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Chicago Cubs Online > News and Transactions > Cubs Set Opening Day Roster

Cubs Set Opening Day Roster

March 28, 2018 8:31 pm By Neil Leave a Comment

Cubs beginning 2018 campaign with 12 position players and 13 pitchers

On the eve of Opening Day, the Cubs have reportedly set the first 25-man roster of the season.

According to a report from The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma, RHP Pedro Strop will begin the year on the active roster and not the disabled list. RHP Eddie Butler, as expected, will take the last spot in Joe Maddon’s pen. Butler is out of options and was expected to make the team out of Spring Training.

RHP Anthony Bass and RHP Justin Hancock, who were both with the Cubs this spring on non-roster invites, will begin the season with Triple-A Iowa.

Cubs 2018 Opening Day Roster

Pitchers

  • Jon Lester
  • Kyle Hendricks
  • Yu Darvish
  • Jose Quintana
  • Tyler Chatwood
  • Eddie Butler
  • Mike Montgomery
  • Brian Duensing
  • Justin Wilson
  • Pedro Strop
  • Steve Cishek
  • Carl Edwards Jr.
  • Brandon Morrow

Catchers

  • Willson Contreras
  • Victor Caratini

Infielders

  • Anthony Rizzo
  • Kris Bryant
  • Addison Russell
  • Javier Baez
  • Tommy La Stella
  • Ben Zobrist

Outfielders

  • Kyle Schwarber
  • Ian Happ
  • Jason Heyward
  • Albert Almora Jr.

The Cubs have not officially announced the Opening Day Roster, but the 25-man roster page on Cubs.com has been updated to reflect the 25 players listed above.

The Cubs 40-man roster has three open spots and currently stands at 37 players.

The Cubs begin the 2018 season on Thursday morning (11::40am CDT) in Miami. Jon Lester takes on Jose Urena.

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