Theo and Jed added Heyward, Zobrist and Lackey this week.
Schoenfield & ESPN Chicago calling them the team to beat in 2016.
Here's his projected lineup as of December 11, recognizing that plenty can change between now and Opening Day:
CF Jason Heyward
2B Ben Zobrist
3B Kris Bryant
1B Anthony Rizzo
LF Kyle Schwarber
RF Jorge Soler
C Miguel Montero
SS Addison Russell
Bench - Chris Coughlin, Javier Baez, David Ross, Tommy LaStella
Rotation:
SP1 - Jake Arrieta
SP2 - Jon Lester
SP3 - John Lackey
SP4 - Kyle Hendricks
SP5 - Jason Hammel
Bullpen:
CL - Hector Rondon
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Justin Grimm
RP - Trevor Cahill
RP - Adam Warren
RP - Travis Wood
Not bad for December. Will be fun to see what happens between now and opening day in Anaheim.
Schoenfield & ESPN Chicago calling them the team to beat in 2016.
Here's his projected lineup as of December 11, recognizing that plenty can change between now and Opening Day:
CF Jason Heyward
2B Ben Zobrist
3B Kris Bryant
1B Anthony Rizzo
LF Kyle Schwarber
RF Jorge Soler
C Miguel Montero
SS Addison Russell
Bench - Chris Coughlin, Javier Baez, David Ross, Tommy LaStella
Rotation:
SP1 - Jake Arrieta
SP2 - Jon Lester
SP3 - John Lackey
SP4 - Kyle Hendricks
SP5 - Jason Hammel
Bullpen:
CL - Hector Rondon
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Justin Grimm
RP - Trevor Cahill
RP - Adam Warren
RP - Travis Wood
Not bad for December. Will be fun to see what happens between now and opening day in Anaheim.