MESA, ARIZ. – The Cubs made another round of major-league spring training camp cuts and finalized their Opening Day rotation on Thursday, but they still have difficult decisions to make a week before their first game of the regular season.
The Cubs optioned Daniel Palencia to Triple-A Iowa and assigned four non-roster invitees to minor-league camp — right-handed pitcher Colten Brewer, left-handed pitchers Richard Lovelady and Thomas Pannone and infielder David Bote. The moves reduced the Cubs spring training roster to 37 players.
The team also notified non-roster invitee catchers Jorge Alfaro and Joe Hudson that they won’t be making the Opening Day roster, but they will remain in camp for now.