Alcantara appears to be the next man up for the Cubs in center field if top option Pete Crow-Armstrong misses time due to injury or struggles to hit, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports. Alcantara made his MLB debut in 2024,

On paper, the Chicago Cubs have one of the best outfields in all of baseball. A projected starting outfield of Ian Happ in LF, Pete Crow-Armstrong in CF, and Kyle Tucker in RF could be put up against any other outfield in MLB.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong plays basketball on the first day of full-squad workouts during spring training at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 14, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) A look inside 2025 Chicago Cubs spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa,

Kevin Ginkel gets Pete Crow-Armstrong to strike out swinging for the first out in the bottom of the 2nd inning against the Cubs

MESA, Ariz. — As groups of two to three players cycled through Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly’s station Saturday at Sloan Park, they talked off to the side as they waited their turn. It was an extension of a theme manager Craig Counsell highlighted last spring: The players are constantly talking about their swings.

There’s no equivalent Plan B if the Chicago Cubs don’t sign Alex Bregman. It’s not like another comparable free agent is still out there in the middle of February. Bregman plays Gold Glove defense at third base,