Cubs Announce NLDS Roster, Brown Replaces Rogers

No big surprises here, as this is nearly the same roster they carried for the Wild Card series. The exception is Ben Brown for lefty Taylor Rogers. I suppose some folks might have been holding out hope for Cade Horton‘s inclusion, but that was never going to happen. He’s not eligible to come off the IL until Game 5, and you can’t waste a spot on the staff for four games. In the event that he happens to be healthy enough to pitch by then, which is highly doubtful, someone else can surely come down with a timely injury.

Pitchers (12)
16 – Matthew Boyd, LHP
18 – Shota Imanaga, LHP
24 – Caleb Thielbar, LHP
32 – Ben Brown, RHP
38 – Aaron Civale, RHP
40 – Brad Keller, RHP
45 – Drew Pomeranz, LHP
48 – Daniel Palencia, RHP
50 – Jameson Taillon, RHP
53 – Colin Rea, RHP
59 – Andrew Kittredge, RHP
99 – Michael Soroka, RHP

Catchers (3)
15 – Carson Kelly
20 – Reese McGuire (L)
25 – Moisés Ballesteros (L)

Infielders (5)
2 – Nico Hoerner
3 – Justin Turner
6 – Matt Shaw
7 – Dansby Swanson
29 – Michael Busch (L)

Outfielders (5)
4 – Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)
8 – Ian Happ (S)
13 – Kevin Alcántara
27 – Seiya Suzuki
30 – Kyle Tucker (L)

Infielder/Outfielders (1)
1 – Willi Castro (S)