Opening day roster projection: How the Cubs could navigate injuries, short spring training

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and the rest of his team are less than a week away from opening day.MESA, Ariz. – The Cubs played the Brewers in one of a pair of split squad games on Friday, less than a week before they face Milwaukee at Wrigley Field for Opening Day.

In the other game, veteran Kyle Hendricks took the mound against the Diamondbacks. Though Cubs manager David Ross hasn’t yet named his opening day starter, Hendricks appears to be the favorite, especially after the Cubs scheduled right-hander Marcus Stroman’s next start for a minor-league game on Sunday. That lines up Stroman to start the Cubs’ second game on a regular five-day schedule.

With bits and pieces of an opening day…