4 things Tom Ricketts addressed at Chicago Cubs camp, including the payroll, Cody Bellinger and an All-Star Game at Wrigley Field

MESA, Ariz. — For the last 15 years, Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts’ speech to the team on the first full-squad workout day has remained consistent.

Treat Cubs fans like gold. Remember how much this team means to so many people.

Ricketts again conveyed that to the 59 players in big-league camp before the Cubs’ first workout Monday. Although the players in front of him remained largely the same from last season’s squad that fell a win short of the postseason, this camp represents the first opportunity for manager Craig Counsell to put his mark on the team.

Ricketts believes the Cubs “absolutely” have what they need to be better than last year and said he felt president