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Cubs manager David Ross hopes to announce his Opening Day starting pitcher soon.

Asked on Wednesday if he was ready to name the Opening Day starter, Ross told reporters, “I need to talk to my pitchers before I talk to you guys. Hopefully that’s coming down the pipe soon, but not yet.”

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Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy also said on Monday that this week would be an important one for rotation-related decisions.

“A lot of this is going to be how we get through this next week healthy, with the testing protocols in place,” he said. “And then we can start really lining up what we want to do when it starts.”

Right-hander Kyle Hendricks is a strong candidate for the job, after throwing over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s intrasquad scrimmage.

 

 

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