The Chicago Cubs are set for their first playoff appearance in five years, but how will their roster look against the San Diego Padres?

The Cubs have limited experience in the best-of-three game format, but with only one day off after the end of the regular season, they’ll have to balance the need for fresh pitching with the need for additional offense to help them advance into the next round of the playoffs.

So how will their roster shake out? Since the Cubs will only be playing at most a three-game series, our assumption is that they will go with 14 position players and 12 pitchers.

Starting Pitchers: Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga, Colin Rea, Jameson Taillon

The Cubs have already named Boyd their Game 1 starter, and while they haven’t decided on which player will take the ball in Game

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