While they won’t even start playing spring games for another week, the Cubs already have their Opening Day 25-man roster more or less set. That’s one of the benefits of assembling a core group that has remained healthy and (mostly) productive over the past few seasons.
There had really only been two question marks when it came to who would break camp when the Cubs head to Miami to open the season, but Joe Maddon came very close to answering both Thursday.
“When you look at the names among the relievers, it’s hard to imagine less than 13,” the skipper admitted.