John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – Beginning the season in Japan adds a twist to setting the Opening Day roster. And the Cubs need to have their travel roster set before boarding the plane in a week, following their Cactus League game against the Brewers on March 11.
Though the Cubs would prefer to make most decisions on non-roster invitees and players without options before the Tokyo Series, there is extra flexibility for the pair of early regular season games so that the teams involved aren’t put at a disadvantage.