Like Geovany Soto, there will be less of Carlos Zambrano reporting to spring training (which he already has more than two weeks early, by the way):

"He looks absolutely wonderful, and I think you'll see a heck of a better performance from him just because of that," Piniella said. "The mental part of it? He's mentally strong. He fights himself at times. He needs to harness that a little bit. But you want competitors on the mound, and Carlos certainly competes."

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The Cubs also want him to win 18-20 games this year, the article notes. It would help if the offense gave him a little bit more run support in 2010 than they did in last year.

In eight of Zambrano's losses or no decisions last year, the Cubs scored two runs or fewer. Additionally, Zambrano allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight losses or no decisions.

In other words, Zambrano pitched far better than his 9-7 record indicated.