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“Anderson was a little behind due to a visa issue so he didn’t quite get the full spring,” Hahn said. “He came in not too dissimilar from Bennett Sousa as one of our young lefties we were excited to see in camp. Anderson’s experience in spring was a little uneven because of his late arrival perhaps. But the stuff is there, plus fastball, slider, real nice mix to keep guys off balance and dominate an AB.

Last year, El Milagro employees saw a round of raises that ranged between $1 to $3 per hour followed by a second raise of 36 cents across the board in December, said Shelly Ruzicka, Arise Chicago’s communications and development director. Before the raises, Ruzicka said, workers made approximately $15 to $17 an hour, with few reaching the higher end. Now, employees are starting at about $16.50 an hour, with most others making about $17 to $20 an hour. Arise Chicago estimates the raises affected 450 workers.

Fuel prices are displayed as motorists line up for free gas at the BP station at Pulaski Road and Montrose Avenue on Thursday, March 17, 2022 in Chicago. The Labor Department said Tuesday its consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March from 12 months earlier, with gas and food prices serving as drivers. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

“For me, it’s just finishing the ball, finishing with the wrist at the very end and throwing it like a fastball instead of thinking changeup, which was a hard thing to get out of my head,” Kilian said. “Having a changeup is huge. A lot of hitters think that’s the best pitch in the game, so now that I actually have a decent one, I think it will make all my pitches better.”