Cubs fans exhale after Cade Horton breaks silence on injury

It seemed like a painful sense of irony that during a broadcast where Cade Horton's comparisons to Mark Prior were being discussed, Horton was pulled from his start against the Milwaukee Brewers due to a blister. It was clear that the blister was impacting Horton's command, and while it wasn't ideal, the Cubs were left with no choice but to pull their rookie starting pitcher.

The silver lining is that Horton expects to make his next scheduled start. It seems that the Cubs caught the injury before it festered into a situation that would require a stint on the IL. Horton said as much while speaking to reporters after the game.

“It’s really frustrating,” Horton said. “Big series. Big game. The competitor in me wants to be out there and try to give my team a chance to win. But it’s probably better, looking at it from a bigger picture, to go ahead and call it before it gets worse and I end up missing a lot of time.”

Cade Horton just calmed Cubs fans with one post-injury comment

With the second game of Monday's doubleheader postponed due to rain, the Cubs and Brewers are set to try again with a doubleheader on Tuesday. Gavin Hollowell will almost certainly be replaced as the 27th man for Tuesday's game, and that likely won't be the only roster move made. Along those lines, Jordan Wicks was believed to be traveling to Chicago on Monday night.

Jameson Taillon is also expected to start for the Cubs on Tuesday night. A corresponding roster move will be necessary to activate Taillon from the IL. Sending Luke Little to Triple-A feels like a certainty, considering the command issues that plagued him at the start of the season returned on Monday afternoon.

In theory, the Cubs could place Horton on the IL as well, allowing them to bring up a fresh arm for the remainder of this series. A move that does carry risk since it means that Horton would miss his next two scheduled starts. As much as the Cubs need fresh arms for the bullpen, ruling Horton out for the 15 days doesn't seem like a move the team can afford to make right now.

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