The Chicago Cubs have finalized their 25-man roster, although “final” may be a little bit of a stretch. The big mystery of Tommy La Stella and Matt Szczur was answered with a “yes”. Both made the Opening Day roster, as the Cubs will go in with one less pitcher as Brian Duensing will start the year on the DL.
The one place the Cubs were confident in was the starting rotation. Even with letting Jason Hammel walk, they felt they had enough pieces in place to move forward.