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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	W. Contreras Willson Contreras	V. Caratini Victor Caratini	—
First Base	A. Rizzo Anthony Rizzo	D. Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs Daniel Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs	V. Caratini Victor Caratini W. Contreras Willson Contreras B. Zobrist Ben Zobrist K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January I. Happ Ian Happ J. Baez Javier Baez
Second Base	B. Zobrist Ben Zobrist	J. Baez Javier Baez	D. Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs Daniel Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs D. Bote David Bote I. Happ Ian Happ
Shortstop	J. Baez Javier Baez	A. Russell Cubs' Addison Russell: Tendered contract Suspension: Suspended until May 1, 2019 Addison Russell Cubs' Addison Russell: Tendered contract Suspension: Suspended until May 1, 2019	B. Zobrist Ben Zobrist
Third Base	K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January	D. Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs Daniel Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs	J. Baez Javier Baez D. Bote David Bote I. Happ Ian Happ W. Contreras Willson Contreras
Left Field	K. Schwarber Kyle Schwarber	B. Zobrist Ben Zobrist	D. Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs Daniel Descalso Cubs' Daniel Descalso: Reaches deal with Cubs I. Happ Ian Happ A. Almora Albert Almora K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January W. Contreras Willson Contreras M. Zagunis Mark Zagunis
Center Field	I. Happ Ian Happ	A. Almora Albert Almora	J. Heyward Jason Heyward J. Baez Javier Baez
Right Field	J. Heyward Jason Heyward	I. Happ Ian Happ	K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Set to resume hitting in January B. Zobrist Ben Zobrist A. Almora Albert Almora D. Bote David Bote

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
K. Hendricks Kyle Hendricks	J. Lester Jon Lester	C. Hamels Cubs' Cole Hamels: Cubs pick up 2019 option Cole Hamels Cubs' Cole Hamels: Cubs pick up 2019 option	J. Quintana Cubs' Jose Quintana: Cubs pick up 2019 option Jose Quintana Cubs' Jose Quintana: Cubs pick up 2019 option	Y. Darvish Cubs' Yu Darvish: Weeks away from throwing Yu Darvish Cubs' Yu Darvish: Weeks away from throwing

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
B. Morrow Cubs' Brandon Morrow: Status for Opening Day in question Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2019 Brandon Morrow Cubs' Brandon Morrow: Status for Opening Day in question Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2019 P. Strop Cubs' Pedro Strop: Club option picked up Pedro Strop Cubs' Pedro Strop: Club option picked up	C. Edwards Carl Edwards	S. Cishek Steve Cishek M. Montgomery Mike Montgomery B. Kintzler Cubs' Brandon Kintzler: Exercises player option Brandon Kintzler Cubs' Brandon Kintzler: Exercises player option R. Rosario Randy Rosario B. Duensing Brian Duensing A. Mills Alec Mills D. Maples Dillon Maples J. De La Rosa Jorge De La Rosa K. Ryan Cubs' Kyle Ryan: Agrees to deal with Cubs Kyle Ryan Cubs' Kyle Ryan: Agrees to deal with Cubs