David Ross has his work cut out for him over the next several days as he sets up the rotation to handle a pair of doubleheaders with the Cardinals following this series with the Brewers. Complicating matters is the health of Tyler Chatwood, which pushed Alec Mills into Friday’s game and now has the Cubs going with a spot-starter.
Colin Rea earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year honors last season with the Iowa Cubs, but he hasn’t taken the mound to start an MLB game in over four years. That’s when he gained infamy as part of a failed trade between the Padres and Marlins that ended up with former Miami exec David Sampson accusing San Diego of keeping two sets of medical records.