Cubs prospects Matt Mervis and Brennen Davis aren’t waiting for spring training to start making their cases for spots on the 2023 roster.
"Talking to a lot of these outfielders, left and right are taken," said Ross of Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki during the final series in Cincinnati.
"Pretty simple. There’s an open spot, and it’s in center field. That’s where I would put in my work." Mervis and Davis are among the Cubs prospects currently playing in the prestigious Arizona Fall League, and they’re already making their cases for jobs next spring — at Sloan Park, the Cubs’ spring training home, no less.Minor League Player of the YearHe went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs Thursday night, and in five games with the Mesa Solar Sox is hitting .263/.333/.842 with three homers.
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