John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – As spring training approaches its finale, starting pitchers are going deeper into games, which leads to a scarcity of relief innings.
It’s a challenge every team has to navigate in the last week of camp. The Cubs have 22 pitchers on their spring training roster and decisions to make regarding the back end of the rotation and the bullpen.
On Wednesday, the Cubs tackled the innings shortage issue by throwing a bullpen day against the A’s and having Shota Imanaga and Jordan Wicks start in minor-league games against the Giants’ High-A and Single-A teams.