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  "textContent": "<p>MESA, Ariz. — <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs\" >Cubs</a> manager Craig Counsell marveled at the power. There will be more where that came from, he said.</p><p>The topic was left-handed-hitting catcher Moises Ballesteros’ 441- and 423-foot homers against the Angels in a Cactus League game Tuesday at Sloan Park.</p><p>“Moises has shown more of the same of what he did last year in the short stint with us,” Counsell said. “He’s a gifted hitter, a natural hitter. I suggested to hitting coaches they stay away from him.”</p><p>That was said tongue-in-cheek, but there is something to that.</p><p>“I did have a meeting with the hitting coaches, called them all together at some point this spring and they got a little nervous,” Counsell said. “‘You guys should stay away from Ballesteros.’ Joking, you know, but they got the message.”</p><p>Counsell had a meeting with Ballesteros on Friday, assuring the 22-year-old he was on the team. He will be the Cubs’ primary designated hitter to start the season. Counsell “got a tip” that Ballesteros was “unnecessarily nervous” about it, “so I told him immediately before he sat down.”</p><p>“Moises has earned that opportunity,” Counsell said. “When you have a player who has options, you kind of have to beat down the door to get yourself in the lineup. You almost have to do a little more to get that opportunity.”</p><p>A natural hitter with easy power, Ballesteros pounded on the door with those two bombs in consecutive at-bats against the Angels. He was batting .355 with a 1.007 OPS in 31 Cactus League at-bats with two doubles to go with the home runs entering Friday.</p><p>“There are just some hitters … he’s so young and he does certain things and he’s going to improve,” Counsell said. “Someday, Moises will hit a lot of home runs. I don’t think it will be this year, but someday he’ll hit a lot of home runs. When you see balls hit like that, with his hitting gifts, as he gets more experience, learns pitchers and his swing, he’s capable of doing that.”</p><p>Making his debut in 2025, the prized Venezuelan with the 5-8, 215-pound frame batted .298/.394/.474 with two homers in his 22-game major-league debut. He made the playoff roster, going 0-for-3 as a pinch hitter.</p><p>“Right now, I’m working on timing,” Ballesteros told the Sun-Times. “And being selective, taking pitches and getting really good ones to hit. And staying healthy.”</p><p>Counsell and staffers were impressed with how Ballesteros drove pitches hard to all parts of the field last season.</p><p>“The power, the exit velocity indicate that the home runs will come,” Counsell said. “There are a lot of ingredients to like.”</p><p>He’s third on the catcher depth chart behind Miguel Amaya and Carson Kelly, but “it’s been fun watching him catch,” Counsell said. “Moises is a very instinctual baseball player. He understands the game, a product of probably catching a lot. That’s going to be a strength of his.”</p><p>Ballesteros, who is viewed around the league as a contender for National League Rookie of the Year, said he wants to win above anything else.</p><p>“I always say my goal is always to pass my numbers from last year,” Ballesteros said. “But I want to stay here until I win two championships. When I played in the playoffs last year, especially with the fans here … I saw the game differently in that situation.</p><p>“You need to win, and in the playoffs, you play for the team and you play for a winner. You don’t play for yourself. 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  "title": "Moises Ballesteros’ blasts are just the start, says Craig Counsell, who put him on Cubs' roster",
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