Cubs rotation set, but they hold off announcing plans for John Lackey
The question the Cubs didn't answer when announcing the National League Division Series rotation Wednesday was what they will do with John Lackey.
Kyle Hendricks got the Game 1 nod with Jon Lester, Jose Quintana and Jake Arrieta following, thus leaving Lackey out as expected.
But will Lackey be the long man out of the bullpen, or off the NLDS roster completely?
Cubs President Theo Epstein said they won't announce the final roster until Thursday.
"We're certainly looking at him as a viable option in the pen, but we're not
