The versatile infielder is still having shoulder issues."

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The news wasn’t any better Friday:Opening Day is now just 12 days away, and with no baseball activities on his calendar and no timetable for his return, it’s possible Descalso will have to start the season on the injured list.If that happens, the Cubs will need an extra bench player. Who will that be? Here are a few possibilities, in alphabetical order.Cristhian AdamesAdames has had a great spring camp at the plate: .429/.462/.829 (15-for-35) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 12 runs scored and 11 RBI. He hasn’t hit much in parts of four seasons with the Rockies: .206/.283/.278. The three homers he’s hit this spring are more than the two he has in 306 big-league at-bats, and he spent all of 2018 in Triple-A.The advantage for Adames is that he plays shortstop, and the Cubs could use a backup shortstop while Addison Russell is on suspension. The disadvantage for him is that there’s almost no way he keeps hitting the way he has this spring. Adames is also not on the 40-man roster, so someone would have to be dropped to add him.Ryan CourtCourt has now been in two Cubs spring camps; he hit well enough last spring (.360/.458/.660 with four home runs) that the team kept him at Iowa all year Sammy Sosa Jersey , though he never got a callup. This year he’s hitting .274/.324/.333, and the usual caveats to a small sample of spring at-bats apply in both cases.Court can also play shortstop, as well as all the other infield positions in addition to left field if needed. Not that any team would put someone on its roster for this reason, but Court grew up in the Chicago area (Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville) and has always been a huge Cubs fan. He’s 30, so he’s not really a prospect.Like Adames, Court is not on the 40-man roster.Phillip EvansEvans has been kind of under-the-radar this spring. Mostly a late-inning replacement, he has hit .300/.323/.467 (9-for-30) with three doubles and a triple. He has played in 34 big-league games over the last two years for the Mets and is primarily a second and third baseman, though he did play some shortstop at Triple-A Las Vegas last year.Evans would also have to be added to the 40-man roster.Trent GiambroneGiambrone has often been referred to as “this year’s David Bote,” and his progression through the system has been rapid. After a good showing in Double-A and in the Arizona Fall League in 2018, Giambrone is hitting .333/.394/.633 (10-for-30) this spring with three doubles and two home runs.This would be an outside-the-box promotion. Giambrone has only 294 professional games played, and Theo & Co. probably would like him to start the year at Triple-A. Like Court and Adames, Giambrone would have to be added to the 40-man roster.Mark ZagunisThe best part of Zagunis’ game is his on-base skills. He’s got a .400 career OBP in the minor leagues. That could be useful off the bench.After showing decent power his first four years in the system, though, his SLG dropped to .375 at Iowa in 2018. In brief big-league callups he’s 2-for-19, though with five walks.The disadvantage for Zagunis is that defensively Joe Maddon Jersey , he plays only the two corner outfield positions (though he did start in the system as a catcher). The Cubs would seem to have enough outfielders. The advantage for him is that he’s on the 40-man roster already and so no one would have to be dropped.Who would you choose? Here’s a thought from Joe Maddon:Also, last Saturday the team announced roster cuts. With just 12 days remaining until Opening Day, it would seem about time for more, and Jordan Bastian mentioned this Friday:It’s possible there will be an announcement later this morning. There are currently 55 players still in camp. New York Yankees (11-10, second in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (9-13, fifth in the AL West)Anaheim, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: J.A. Happ (0-2, 7.23 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) Angels: Matt Harvey (0-2, 9.64 ERA, 1.82 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)LINE: Yankees favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts New York to begin a four game series.The Angels are 7-4 on their home turf. Los Angeles’s lineup has 26 home runs this season, Tommy La Stella leads the club with six homers.The Yankees are 3-3 on the road. New York has hit 37 home runs this season Willson Contreras Jersey , fourth in the American League. Clint Frazier leads them with six, averaging one every 10.3 at-bats.TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout leads the Angels with 10 extra base hits and is batting .333. Andrelton Simmons is 14-for-45 with six doubles and six RBIs over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.Brett Gardner leads the Yankees with eight extra base hits and is slugging .467. Gary Sanchez is 10-for-37 with a double, six home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games for New York.LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 3-7, .263 batting average, 6.17 ERA, outscored by 14 runsYankees: 6-4, .258 batting average, 4.12 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runsAngels Injuries: Nick Tropeano: 10-day IL (shoulder), Tyler Skaggs: 10-day IL (ankle), JC Ramirez: 60-day IL (elbow), Keynan Middleton: 60-day IL (elbow), Andrew Heaney: 10-day IL (elbow), Justin Upton: 10-day IL (toe), Michael Hermosillo: 10-day IL (groin) http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , Shohei Ohtani: 10-day IL (elbow).Yankees Injuries: Luis Severino: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-day IL (elbow), Ben Heller: 60-day IL (elbow), Dellin Betances: 10-day IL (shoulder), Aaron Judge: 10-day IL (oblique), Aaron Hicks: 10-day IL (back), Jacoby Ellsbury: 60-day IL (hip), Troy Tulowitzki: 10-day IL (calf), Didi Gregorius: 60-day IL (elbow), Greg Bird: 10-day IL (foot), Miguel Andujar: 10-day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-day IL (bicep), Gary Sanchez: 10-day IL (calf).