The Cubs are looking at options with Tsuyoshi Wada’s status still up in the air.
The Cubs will continue to explore the trade market for a rotation upgrade, but the short-term issue is Wada’s sore left shoulder and who faces the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Busch Stadium.
“We’re not prepared yet to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the next start,” manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday at Wrigley Field. “We’re going to wait probably just a little while longer to evaluate all that. From what I was told, it was better, but we want to be very certain about that.