We now know when Cole Hamels will make his Cubs debut, and also what’s going to happen with Tyler Chatwood:
This will give the Cubs four lefthanded starters, a situation I can’t recall previously. Joe Maddon recalls three lefty starters during his time as bench coach with the Angels:
It’s no issue for manager Joe Maddon, who recalled last season that during his days as an Angels coach, A’s coach Duffy Dyer told him they didn’t like facing the left-handed trio of Chuck Finley, Mark Langston and Jim Abbott.