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Who’s in and who’s out as Cubs roster gets healthy
- Updated: July 29, 2016
9:27 PM ET
CHICAGO – It sounds like a good problem to have, but roster decisions like those the Chicago Cubs soon will have to make never feel “good.” With outfielders Jorge Soler (hamstring) and Chris Coghlan (rib cage) nearing a return from their rehab stints, who will stay and who will go?
“There’s all kinds of conversations taking place when you’re going through these moments,” manager Joe Maddon said Thursday afternoon. “It’s not an easy conversation, but it has to be done.”
Jorge Soler hasn’t played since June 6. In that time others have stepped up. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
The difficulty for Maddon and the Cubs front office is that the players who could be sent to the minors without clearing waivers – like Willson Contreras and Carl Edwards Jr. – are contributing. And if the Cubs instead choose someone to designate for assignment, they’d lose some much-needed depth. Sometimes the easiest decision is to simply send down the players with options because it buys time with …
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