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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Shota Imanaga wasn’t trusted for more than 2 2/3 innings in the National League Division Series last fall. Jameson Taillon is having a bad spring. Matthew Boyd’s start against Class A minor-leaguers Sunday didn’t exactly result in a line score suggesting “Opening Day-ready.”
No one will be shocked if all five members of the Cubs’ rotation — Boyd, Cade Horton, Imanaga, Edward Cabrera and Taillon, in that order — have five- or six-inning quality starts out of the gate this season. But for now, some cringing is allowed, even over spring results, especially if Taillon himself was wincing after the Dodgers blitzed him for 10 runs Sunday.