So far:
Imanaga: 0.78 ERA 34.2 IP
Assad 1.97 ERA 32 IP
Taillon 1.50 ERA 18 IP
Steele should be on the bump on Monday.
Hendricks at Tenn: 5 IP 6 H 2 ER 0 BB 7 SO. So that looks like a typical Hendricks line. I'm pretty sure that he rebounds.
Brown lacks a 3rd offering. Most starters bring in 3rd offerings when going through the line up the 3rd time. We saw this glaring issue yesterday as he could not get through the 5th. So he should be in the pen to max out his 2 pitches in shorter stints.
So I expect Brown and Wesneski back in the pen. Hendricks is lined up to replace Brown.
The wild card is Wicks. But forearm strains are a red flag and there is no need to rush him back.
So I see the staff in a good place right now.
other injuries:
OF Cody Bellinger (two right rib fractures)
Expected return:
May/June
Bellinger did some light exercises, played catch and participated in fielding drills with Major League coach Jonathan Mota before the Cubs played the Mets at Citi Field on Monday. This follows his recovery after he
ramped up activity in Boston the series prior.
He wants back but with PCA producing there is no rush needed. June should be more likely.
OF Seiya Suzuki (right oblique strain)
Expected return: Mid-May
Suzuki resumed baseball activities on April 21 and began adding light swinging to his workouts on April 22, per manager Craig Counsell. The manager noted that Suzuki would continue to ramp up his activity through the upcoming road trip (April 26-May 2), and a Minor League rehab assignment could follow soon after that, barring any setbacks.
"Seiya's doing great. We're doing good," Counsell said on April 24. "We should be in a pretty good place once we get through that road trip, in terms of starting to talk about going to play."
We should get word pretty soon on Seiya going on a rehab stint. Getting him back is the biggest impact right now. The O was far better with him in it. Even if it is Tauchman in RF and Seiya doing DH for a month. 100% improvement.
