It’s no secret. The Chicago Cubs are rolling the dice with the bullpen this season. After Theo Epstein spent the offseason bargain shopping and focusing on buy-low names, first-year manager David Ross certainly isn’t swimming in arms that inspire a ton of confidence on a daily basis.
With all that in mind, this group certainly has the potential to be solid. There are a lot of high-upside guys and others who have tantalizingly strong stuff. One member of both of those groups is right-hander Dillon Maples.
Maples, 27, has long been one of the guys fans desperately want to see put it all together.