Spring training is about halfway over now, and the Chicago Cubs made their first cuts the other day:
The #Cubs today made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/502eiUyY2u
The cuts made sense since none of those guys were going to make the predicted roster anyway. As it has been since Yu Darvish was signed, the only real questions now (other than health and performance) are who will be the backup catcher to spell Willson Contreras, the eighth reliever in the bullpen, and whether they even want a fifth outfielder considering there are like nine guys already on the roster who can stand in the outfield if they needed to. The 40-man roster is full (with Drew Smyly on the 60-day disabled…
