According to Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register, Jordan Wicks has been scratched from his Friday start for the Iowa Cubs. No word yet on the reasons for it, but this was likely to have been the lefty’s final rehab outing before returning to the big club. Though the Cubs’ starter for the series opener is still listed as TBD on their website, the announced on Wednesday that Shu014dta Imanaga, Javier Assad, and Jameson Taillon were in line to face the Nats.
That said, it would make sense to push everyone back a day and give Craig Counsell a little time to figure out what to do with Kyle Hendricks.