Opening Day for the Cubs is fewer than 10 days away and while things are starting to look more settled on the offensive side of the ledger, with just a handful of questions regarding roles and playing time, there are some bigger question marks for the Cubs rotation.
Specifically, while the Cubs are optimistic that Jameson Taillon won’t be sidelined for long, he will open the season on the IL. Luckily, one of the strengths of the Cubs in recent years has been developing competent back-end pitching, so let’s take a look at some of their options.
As always, there are some caveats to begin the conversation.