We’ll see what happens with the day-after-clinching lineup tonight in Cincinnati, but we now know the Cubs are going to modify the rotation a little bit with the playoff spot secured.
Specifically, and laudably, the Cubs are inserting Javier Assad into the rotation this time through, which will yield an extra day of rest for everyone:
Cubs probables vs. CIN: Thursday: Colin ReaFriday: Shota ImanagaSaturday: Javier AssadSunday: Jameson Taillon
— Andy Martínez (@amartinez_11) September 17, 2025Among other things, this pushes Cade Horton’s next start to the Mets series next week when the Cubs return to Wrigley Field, and would THEORETICALLY line him up to take Game One of the Wild Card series on five or six day’s rest, depending on when he goes. I like it.
The Cubs would also be able to play with Shōta Imanaga’s start next week to line him up for Game One or Game Two (or Game Three, I suppose, but I always kinda hate doing that), and could also be buying Matthew Boyd time to make only one more start before the postseason and really stretch out his rest.
It’s a simple thing, sliding Assad in there for a start, but together with Monday’s off-day, it really does give the Cubs a lot of flexibility. That’ll especially be true if they were to clinch the top Wild Card spot by mid-week, and thus have nothing more to play for in the final few games of the regular season.
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