
Cubs catcher Willson Contreras stood in the hallway of the visiting clubhouse at Truist Park in Atlanta, his whole body engaged in an earnest conversation with left-hander Justin Steele. The young starter smiled as Contreras told him a guy with his stuff didn’t need to rush.
‘‘One example that I pulled out was Jonny Lester pitching,’’ Contreras told the Sun-Times, referring to the former Cubs lefty. “And he never rushed. He just made sure he executed as many pitches as he could.’’