Heading into this season in Spring Training, one of the major questions for the Cubs was who would land the fifth spot in the starting rotation (assuming Kyle Hendricks was the fourth starter).
Travis Wood ended up winning the job, mostly because a majority of the competition was injured or ineffective.
But Wood is now in the bullpen, and one of those injured candidates — Tsuyoshi Wada — is healthy and now in the rotation.
Wada made his debut Wednesday night, with mixed-but-overall-positive results. The veteran lefty struck out nine but only lasted 4.2 innings (69 pitches).