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Cubs start meetings to plan postseason roster
- Updated: September 23, 2016
CHICAGO — Manager Joe Maddon and the front office began preliminary meetings regarding the postseason roster, and the Cubs have created different scenarios depending on who they may play in the National League Division Series, which starts Oct. 7.
“We have plenty of time to make these decisions,” general manager Jed Hoyer said Friday. “We’ll keep revisiting the stuff over the course of the weekend, over the course of next week. We did it early enough that we could have those thoughts. Part of it, too, is talking about different ways we want to use guys in the last 10 games.”
That means talking about who needs more at-bats, who may need more innings or who may need less.
“It’s a fine balance between being rested and being sharp, and we’re trying to thread that needle,” Hoyer said. “There’s no guide book for it.”
Hoyer knows the NL Wild Card Game winner cannot be taken lightly. The Cubs beat the Pirates in Pittsburgh last year in the NL Wild Card Game.
“We’re going to play a good team in the [NLDS]. We’re going to play a team that gets off the plane feeling awesome about [the Wild Card win],” Hoyer said. “We were that team last year. You feel like world beaters after winning that game on the road. We’ll play a good team that feels good about themselves, …
