This could be my favorite roster move of the Epstein era. The bullpen is a bit taxed from a series of short starts, and 3-4 days from now, they can call up Bryant completely for baseball reasons.
Interesting article today comparing Baez to early Sosa, which is actually a really interesting comp, as Sosa really needed the strike zone judgment to take his game to an elite level.
Cubs opening day 25-man roster: C: Miguel Montero 1B: Anthony Rizzo 2B: Arismendy Alcantara SS: Starlin Castro 3B: Mike Olt LF: Chris Coghlan CF: Dexter Fowler RF: Jorge Soler Bench IF: Tommy La Stella Bench OF: Ryan Sweeney Bench OF: Matt Szczur Bench C: David Ross Bench C: Wellington Castillo Pitching Rotation SP: Jon Lester SP: Jake Arrieta SP: Jason Hammel SP: Travis Wood SP: Kyle Hendricks Bullpen RP Hector Rondon RP Pedro Strop RP Neil Ramirez RP Phil Coke RP Jason Motte RP Justin Grimm RP Edwin Jackson DL OF Chris Denorfia