Anthony Rizzo not starting Sunday’s game against Milwaukee won’t raise too many eyebrows.
Yu Darvish? That’s a different story.
Darvish was scratched from his turn due to right forearm tightness and replaced by Tyler Chatwood. The Cubs said Darvish had been dealing with the problem for the past month, that the decision to skip him was precautionary, and he’s still fully expected to make his start Saturday against the Brewers.
However, any developments around Darvish and forearm issues are disconcerting at best. His first season with the Cubs was wrecked by arm problems, and forearm troubles can be precursors to serious elbow issues, which Darvish had when he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2015.