After adding some big names this winter, Chicago isn't shying away from expectations as spring training begins.

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Major League Baseball season is upon us at long last. Though the Hot Stove flame still flickers while teams look to tweak ...

Notes: Shota Imanaga is lined up to pitch in the Tokyo Series, and Nico Hoerner has begun throwing and hitting.