A look at some upcoming Cubs roster decisions

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TOKYO — News item (Bluesky link):

All right, so we know a couple of cuts have been made from this active roster, which shows 29 players. There are 15 pitchers listed there, so the 13 pitchers the Cubs will open the season with are as follows:

Starters (5)

Sh\u014dta Imanaga, Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon, Matthew Boyd, Colin Rea

Relievers (8)

(in alphabetical order)

Ryan Brasier, Ben Brown, Porter Hodge, Julian Merryweather, Tyson Miller, Nate Pearson, Ryan Pressly, Caleb…