{"id":109808,"date":"2024-03-25T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/?p=109808"},"modified":"2024-03-25T03:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T03:55:15","slug":"cubs-set-starting-rotation-for-opening-day-and-beyond-hong-nhung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/cubs-set-starting-rotation-for-opening-day-and-beyond-hong-nhung\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Set Starting Rotation For Opening Day and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Chicago Cubs&#8217; starting rotation is set for the first five games of the season. With Jameson Taillon unavailable due to a back issue, Javier Assad and Jordan Wicks\u00a0will be\u00a0in the rotation to open the season. In addition,\u00a0Justin Steele\u00a0is\u00a0undoubtedly\u00a0the team&#8217;s Opening Day starter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_36\/c_fill,f_auto,h_1215,q_auto,w_2160\/v1\/m\/1\/5\/152e3a8159bbbe20f58e2f7138882df7ffc9831c\/shota-imanaga-spring-training.jpg\" alt=\"Cubs Set Starting Rotation For Opening Day and Beyond | Yardbarker\" width=\"533\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, there is a little wrinkle in the remainder of the rotation. According to Counsell, Steele,\u00a0Kyle Hendricks, and Wicks will take the ball in the Texas Rangers series,\u00a0lining up\u00a0LHP\u00a0Shota Imanaga\u00a0to make his Cubs debut at Wrigley Field in the team&#8217;s home opener.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s how Cubs\u2019 rotation lines up to start the season, barring any injuries that pop up next few days:<\/p>\n<p>Opening day at Rangers \u2014 Justin Steele<br \/>Saturday at Rangers \u2014 Kyle Hendricks<br \/>Sunday at Rangers \u2014 Jordan Wicks<br \/>Home opener vs COL \u2014 Shota Imanaga<br \/>April 2 vs COL \u2014 Javier Assad<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Montemurro\/status\/1771945298178220365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Javier Assad\u00a0will serve as the fifth starter to open the season. Once Taillon returns, its likely that Assad will return to the bullpen. However, depending on the amount of time that Taillon is on the shelf, one of the other pitchers, such as Wicks, could ultimately be bumped in favor of the big righty depending on the production from others.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, Imanaga&#8217;s debut in the home opener will excite fans. April 1 has already been circled on so many Cubs fan&#8217;s calendars, and now the event has even more excitement tied to it. The Cubs\u00a0signed\u00a0Imanaga to a\u00a0four-year deal\u00a0just before the annual Cubs Convention, setting up a series of moves including the\u00a0Michael Busch\u00a0trade and Cody Bellinger re-signing with the club. Imanaga will be expected to play a big role in the rotation after the departure of Marcus Stroman.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs open the season on Thursday against the defending champions in Arlington, TX. First pitch is set for\u00a06:35 p.m. CDT. The Cubs will finish up with the Rangers on Saturday and Sunday following the Friday off-day before opening up against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, Apr. 1 at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Chicago Cubs&#8217; starting rotation is set for the first five games of the season. With Jameson Taillon unavailable due to a back issue, Javier Assad and Jordan&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":109814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}