Craig Counsell and the Cubs are making some adjustments to the rotation, as the Cubs head into the final weekend before the August 3rd trade deadline. Shota Imanaga was scheduled to pitch Thursday's day game finale with the Cardinals but will now start Friday at Wrigley Field for the opener vs the Yankees. Javier Assad will make the start Thursday and is assumed to be the other arm joining the Cubs rotation, with Jameson Taillon DFA'd earlier this week. Giving him another day to prepare for a home start isn't a bad idea, but it also sets up the Cubs' rotation nicely post-trade deadline. Assad can now make that start and allow the rest of the rotation to pitch as normal.