CINCINNATI -- The Cubs will have discussions Sunday and Monday about finalizing the postseason roster for next Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser, and they are trying hard not to overthink the process.
"Your decisions are fairly defined," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said Thursday. "There's only so many things you can do with the roster. Because it's one game, you can spend a lot of time thinking through it. There's a tendency to overthink it and think about every permutation. When you get too far in the weeds, you try to remember that."
Hoyer said he recalled adding Curt Leskanic to the Red Sox's roster in 2004, even though the reliever had not been used in high-leverage situations.