Chicago Cubs Top Prospect Gives Inside Look At First Spring Training

Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago Cubs #1 prospect, gives an in depth look at his mindset heading into his first MLB Spring Training.

Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago Cubs’ No. 1 prospect via MLB Pipeline, continues to get acclimated at his first spring training in Mesa, Ariz.

It can be overwhelming but also exhilarating.

“I can't ask for anything much more, really," Crow-Armstrong said in an interview with MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian. "I get to go play defense with Gold Glovers and I get to go hit with the best of them. So, it's about to be good work for me and for everybody else. I'm just excited."

Crow-Armstrong won’t turn 21 until next month and for now, he’s laser focused on learning as much as possible.

"I want to take every little tidbit of information I can get," Crow-Armstrong said. "I'd be foolish if I wasn't here to learn. I think it'd be a big waste of my time if I didn't use it the right way."

In his first complete professional season, Crow-Armstrong slashed .312/.376/.520 with 16 home runs, 20 doubles, 10 triples, 61 RBI, 32 stolen bases and 89 runs in 101 games between Single-A Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend.

The goal now is to stick with the Cubs and play alongside the likes of Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner and Cody Bellinger among others.

"This is very, very exciting for younger guys who had the aspirations of being up there," Crow-Armstrong told MLB.com. "For me, obviously, I want to be up there quick and soon and all that. So seeing the pieces kind of being put together ... it's kind of cool being able to see what we're getting into. You can see how the identity of the Cubs is starting to shape and form."

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