Opening Day for the Cubs is usually meet with ‘This Year’s Our Year’ signs and silly goat tributes, a slew of some fan-lore good juju created in hopes of increasing the Cubs chances of finally breaking the curse and winning their elusive World Series title.
Well, they did that all last year, and now it’s time to just actually talk baseball for once instead of wondering if they’ll do it, and the Cubs have some questions that have yet to be answered this late in spring training.
The roster was just recently cut to 31 players Monday afternoon, and while it’s becoming clear who is in competition for roster spots, nobody has a clue what Joe Maddon plans on doing with his opening day lineup. We know Jon Lester will be involved, being the opening day starter, and it’s safe to assume regulars like reigning-MVP Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Ben Zobrist, and Kyle Schwarber should find their names on the lineup card. But beyond that, it’s really a mystery, and Joe Maddon is trying to keep it that way.
