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Chicago Cubs Tuesday Notes: Wisdom, Suzuki, Injuries

The Chicago Cubs have received plenty of good news on the injury front, even if the start to their 2023 MLB season has gone awry.

Kade Kistner

Chicago Cubs Tuesday Notes: Wisdom, Suzuki, Injuries
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After an active offseason in which the Chicago Cubs spent over $300 million to revamp their roster, a 1-3 start is now how they imagined to open up the 2023 MLB season. 

It's been a perfect storm for the Cubs who, when they have a solid outing from their starter can't seem to get any offense going. And when they score plenty of runs in support, their starter (looking at you Drew Smyly) fails them on the mound. 

But such is life and baseball.

In some good news, right fielder Seiya Suzuki seems to be progressing well. He played in Arizona on Monday in an intra-squad game. A few plate appearances and four innings in the field. He is progressing quickly and we could see him up at Wrigley on the "sooner" end of the timetable.

As we wrote about this morning, Patrick Wisdom was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning of last night's game. He had X-Rays that came back negative and apparently it didn't factor into manager David Ross's decision to have him bunt in a key moment. 

Ross has, once again, made questionable decisions to start this season, a criticism he has faced at nearly every turn during his tenure in Chicago. A 1-3 start is only making the noise louder. Is he a championship caliber manager?

Overall good news on the injury front. Not so much on the on-field product and performance front. 

The Cubs will have a chance to get back to winning ways when they face the Cincinnati Reds in the second of a three game series on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 5:40 p.m. CT.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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