Surprise Name Left Off Cubs Playoff Roster

One of the mainstays in the Chicago Cubs bullpen over the past five years has been left off the playoff roster. Hector Rondon, who had been the Cubs closer up until they traded for Aroldis Chapman at the 2016 trade deadline, has been left off of the team’s NLDS roster. Instead, the Cubs elected to add another outfielder in Leonys Martin, the speedy outfielder.

There were some questions on whether Tommy La Stella or Justin Wilson would make the roster as well. Tommy had proved to be an extremely valuable bat off the bench, and locked a spot when the team elected to run with 11 pitchers. Wilson surprises many, since he wasn’t exactly impressive since coming to Chicago. But with the Nationals big lefties, it will be important to be able to matchup late in games. Many disagree, but he will provide some big outs in high-leverage situations before he leaves this team.

Here is the entire roster, via MLB.com.

PITCHERS (11)
Jake Arrieta
Wade Davis
Brian Duensing
Carl Edwards Jr.
Kyle Hendricks
John Lackey
Jon Lester
Mike Montgomery
Jose Quintana
Pedro Strop
Justin Wilson

CATCHERS (2)
Alex Avila
Willson Contreras

INFIELDERS (7)
Javier Baez
Kris Bryant
Ian Happ
Tommy La Stella
Anthony Rizzo
Addison Russell
Ben Zobrist

OUTFIELDERS (5)
Albert Almora Jr.
Jason Heyward
Jon Jay
Leonys Martin
Kyle Schwarber

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