Because he has 2 years left on his deal, and they dont want to piss him off After 99 years of futility, the Cubs shouldn't care about feelings. Marquis hurt me feelings with his mediocre pitching this year. With that said, he won't be the reason we lose the series. Plus he can pinch hit early and not cause Lou to waste a hitter. Did Hart start in the minors? He could have been the longman. He still might be. Hart has no experience starting in the bigs, let alone the playoffs. Im glad hes on the roster over Oh Man, but he needs to be in the role hes been thriving in the past few weeks, and come April, we'll see if he can start. As for Marquis over Marshall, both had dissapointing finishes to the season, but I guess Marquis' experience won him his spot. Im just glad it wasnt Trashel.