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Cubs To Activate Willson Contreras

By Jeff Todd | September 3, 2019 at 12:18pm CDT

The Cubs will activate catcher Willson Contreras and install him in tonight’s lineup, skipper Joe Maddon (h/t Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, via Twitter). Veteran Ben Zobrist is also set to return to action for the first time since early May.

Contreras has been sidelined for about a month, leaving the team without a key regular. Jonathan Lucroy was added to partner with Victor Caratini and hold down the fort, but the club is well shy of full strength without its first-choice receiver.

The Cubs obviously feel that Contreras has recovered fully from the hamstring strain that forced him to the sideline. Otherwise, he’d presumably remain on ice. The club can ill-afford an aggravation of the malady, which might risk Contreras’s postseason availability. At the same time, he’s certainly needed to help the club as it attempts to chase down the Cardinals and hold off Wild Card contenders over the final month of the season.

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  1. mikevm3

    3 months ago

    Is the Cubs’ 40-man full? If so, I’m guessing Lucroy himself might be the casualty.

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    • rayraynerrayrayner

      3 months ago

      No, need to send anyone down or DFA anybody here. It’s September.

      Caratini did a good job in Willson’s absence.

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      • Sheep8

        3 months ago

        He asked about 40 man, not 25

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    • nemolee.exe

      3 months ago

      No. It’s definitely Caratini. He’s probably going to get traded to prospect depth this offseason.

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      • ChiSoxCity

        3 months ago

        Uh no.

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        • Bocephus

          3 months ago

          Uh, why do you care?

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        • Sheep8

          3 months ago

          Enjoy watching the post season and trolling on cubs fans in October again chisox!

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        • chitown311

          3 months ago

          #163

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        • mike127

          3 months ago

          At this point, 163 would be a good thing.

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        • nemolee.exe

          3 months ago

          He should get traded. I’m not seeing the Cubs get worse for you, White Sox Fan.

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    • Frank Friedlander

      3 months ago

      Probably Barnette or Mills.

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      • nemolee.exe

        3 months ago

        Barnette I would believe.

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  2. willy billiams

    3 months ago

    Contreras was on 10 day IL so no 40 man move required. It’s only the 60 day IL where the player is removed from the 40-man

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  3. HubcapDiamondStarHalo

    3 months ago

    After all the times I’ve seen him written about, this is the first time I’ve noticed that Contreras spells his first name with two Ls.

    Old guy problems.

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    • awc28

      3 months ago

      His Wil(l)son glove is pretty cool too.

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    • dnr7

      3 months ago

      I do my best to watch 162 a year and it took me two seasons to realize it. Thought it was a typo at first

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  4. Honestabe

    3 months ago

    I do like tonight’s linup. They can worry about the 25 man roster if they eek out a playoff birth.

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