With a requisite nod to the potential impact of random chaotic events over the next few weeks, we can project with relative certainty a bulk of the Cubs’ roster. The position players, at least. That pitching staff is a different animal entirely, a chimera that’s going to be shifting and showing us different features all season. And while there’s neither need nor great value in penciling in the bench spots just yet, a note from Bruce Levine got me thinking.
Good competition between Tommy LaStella and Jeimer Candelario for Cubs utility infielder spot .
— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) March 5, 2017
I already covered this briefly in Tuesday’s Rundown, but I wanted to switch to more of a wide angle lens here for a bit and examine what’s likely to happen with guys like Jeimer Candelario, Tommy La Stella, Matt Szczur, and even Munenori Kawasaki.