Well, so much for my predictions. With five days off in April, three in their first eight games, the Cubs didn’t see a need to carry 13 arms. Add that they’ve not been able to garner an acceptable return for Matt Szczur and you’ve got your final roster.
After pitching two relatively effective innings Tuesday, Brian Duensing has been placed on the DL with back spasms, according to Theo Epstein. MLB frowns on using the DL as a stash for roster-crunch purposes, but this sorta feels like that. But I’m sure the lefty has legit issues.