PT TODAY: Anderson nails down spot in Cubs' rotation

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Cubs | Brett Anderson cracks Cubs rotation
Chicago Cubs SP Brett Anderson has made the starting rotation and will be the team's No. 5 starter going into the 2017 season.  Source: MLB.com - Carrie Muskat
 
BHQ take: The final decision here, according to CHC Manager Joe Maddon, rested largely on the fact that Anderson lacks previous relief experience. Conversely, Anderson's competitor for the rotation opening, fellow LHP Mike Montgomery, thrived in 2016 in a hybrid role, including both starting and relieving. Maddon reportedly envisions Montgomery filling such a hybrid role again in 2017. Therefore,...

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