After a rough stretch of Chicago winter filled with snow, ice and bone-chilling temperatures, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are looking forward to pitchers and catchers reporting to Arizona. The Athletic writers explain why the offseason still doesn’t feel over yet in February, what they’ll be paying attention to in Mesa and how the pitching staff will have to come together (or not). Follow North Side Territory throughout spring training, when Sharma and Mooney will be in the clubhouse and around the complex gathering information and insights.

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