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15 seconds agoWith Chicago Cubs right-hander Javier Assad (oblique) potentially opening the season on the injured list, right-hander Ben Brown is competing with Colin Rea and Jordan Wicks for the No. 5 starting rotation spot to open the 2025 campaign. Brown dealt with a nagging neck injury that ended his season early in 2024, but the injury is behind him now. "Very pleased with how Ben looks and feels. No restrictions. Go after it and see where we're at," manager Craig Counsell said. Over his final 53 2/3 innings, the 25-year-old had a 2.68 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate and 8.1% walk rate. And of his 15 outings in 2024, eight were starts. If Brown makes the rotation, he'll have the best swing-and-miss stuff on the staff. Working against Brown, though, is the fact that he has minor-league options left, so the Cubs could opt to send him to Triple-A Iowa and keep him stretched out.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: The Athletic - Sahadev Sharma

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