TEAM STATS
CHC 4.9 R 4.3
.249 AVG .245
223 HR 148
161 SB 89
3.79 ERA 4.29
.239 OAV .259
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Daniel Palencia CHC #48 - P
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Palencia will open the season as the team's closer, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
Phil Maton CHC #88 - P
With Daniel Palencia being named Chicago's closer to start the regular season, per Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com, Maton will likely handle a setup role in the early going.
Ivan Herrera STL #48 - C
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Thursday that Herrera (elbow) remains limited with his throwing and hitting, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Victor Scott II STL #11 - CF
Scott reengineered his swing over the offseason after a motion-capture study, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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