Today’s roster move: The Cubs have optioned Javier Assad back to Triple-A Iowa and recalled Jordan Wicks. This would indicate to me that the team thinks Cade Horton is 100 percent, and the rotation thus is Horton, Matthew Boyd, Jameson Taillon, Shōta Imanaga and Colin Rea — for now, at least. Wicks likely works out of the bullpen — for now, at least.
Saturday notes: