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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	C. KellyCarson Kelly	R. McGuireReese McGuire
First Base	M. BuschMichael Busch	J. TurnerJustin Turner	V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2
Second Base	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Appears ready for Opening Day Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Appears ready for Opening Day	J. BertiJon Berti	V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 G. WorkmanGage Workman M. BuschMichael Busch M. ShawMatt Shaw
Shortstop	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Appears ready for Opening Day Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Appears ready for Opening Day	J. BertiJon Berti V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 G. WorkmanGage Workman M. ShawMatt Shaw
Third Base	M. ShawMatt Shaw	J. TurnerJustin Turner	J. BertiJon Berti V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 G. WorkmanGage Workman
Left Field	I. HappIan Happ	V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki G. WorkmanGage Workman P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong J. BertiJon Berti
Center Field	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2	I. HappIan Happ J. BertiJon Berti
Right Field	K. TuckerKyle Tucker	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	V. Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 Vidal Brujan Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Lands on IL with elbow issue Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 2 P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong
Designated Hitter	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	J. TurnerJustin Turner	I. HappIan Happ M. BuschMichael Busch M. AmayaMiguel Amaya M. ShawMatt Shaw K. TuckerKyle Tucker

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	J. SteeleJustin Steele	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	J. Assad Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 11 Javier Assad Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 11

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. PresslyRyan Pressly	P. Hodge Cubs' Porter Hodge: Mixed results this spring Porter Hodge Cubs' Porter Hodge: Mixed results this spring	J. MerryweatherJulian Merryweather N. PearsonNate Pearson R. Brasier Cubs' Ryan Brasier: Goes on IL with hip issue Hip: Expected to be out until at least Apr 9 Ryan Brasier Cubs' Ryan Brasier: Goes on IL with hip issue Hip: Expected to be out until at least Apr 9 E. Morgan Cubs' Eli Morgan: Recalled from Triple-A Elijah Morgan Cubs' Eli Morgan: Recalled from Triple-A C. Rea Cubs' Colin Rea: Relief role likely Colin Rea Cubs' Colin Rea: Relief role likely T. Miller Cubs' Tyson Miller: Goes on 15-day IL Hip: Expected to be out until at least Apr 5 Tyson Miller Cubs' Tyson Miller: Goes on 15-day IL Hip: Expected to be out until at least Apr 5 C. ThielbarCaleb Thielbar B. Keller Cubs' Brad Keller: Added to roster Brad Keller Cubs' Brad Keller: Added to roster