With Kyle Hendricks on the IL due to right shoulder inflammation, the Cubs are going to need to fill his spot for at least one turn in the rotation. Having Monday off means they won’t need a spot-starter until June 22, so now it’s just a matter of determining who will get the job.
Mike Montgomery has excelled in that role in the past but he’s not been all that reliable this season and the Cubs already have three lefties in the rotation. Tyler Chatwood ran with his emergency start opportunity when Jon Lester went down and he seems like the leading in-house candidate.