Esmailin Caridad, Justin Berg, James Russell: Three Rookies in the Cubs Bullpen

With just over a week remaining until opening day, the prospects of another long season for Cubs fans is finally starting to settle in.

Spring training helped clear up some minor position battles and lineup tweaks, such as Ryan Theriot serving as the full-time leadoff hitter and Mike Fontenot appearing to be the front-runner at second base. But lots of questions remain in arguably the most overlooked aspect of any ballclub: the bullpen.

The Cubs are not going to be featured on MLB Network’s new reality television show The Club (that honor goes to the White Sox), but if the Northsiders were on t...

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