CUBS BITS

TEMPE, Ariz. The club will have an idea today on what players tobring to Denver for weekend games with the Padres. "We'll be up along time tonight going over the whole roster. We have work to do,"general manager Dallas Green said of evaluating 31 players, sevenover his 24-man limit. Manager Gene Michael predicted a good deal of time will be spent onwhether to disable center fielder Bob Dernier for the rotator-cuffstrain he suffered last June. "It's not the injury; it's his armstrength," Michael said. "Early this spring he was throwing worsethan he was last year.". . . Rookie Dave Martinez helped his centerfield cause with three hits yesterday. Left-handed rookie Drew Hall may have a 7.37 ERA with 16 runnersallowed in 7 1/3 innings, but Michael said, "I'm not afraid to takehim (for relief). He and Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer are pushing theveterans. I like that." Rick Sutcliffe's final tuneup toTuesday's opening day is today. Pitching coach Herm Starrette feelsthe 1984 Cy Young Award winner is on schedule for the Cardinals. "Iwant him to use all his pitches to get ahead on the count. Otherthan that, get batters out." The club's award-winning publications department of Bob Ibach, BillGalante and Ellen Jensen is featured in April's "IllinoisEntertainer." . . . It's also rated No. 1 in the major leagues by"Baseball Card News" for its souvenir program, yearbook and fans'newspaper "Vine Line." The definites to pinch-announce for Harry Caray on WGN while he isrecuperating from a stroke are Brent Musburger, April 7 (OpeningDay); George Will, April 10; George Wendt and Danny Breen, April11; Bob Costas, April 12; Ernie Harwell, April 13; Pat Summerall,April 15; Skip Caray, April 16; Steve Daley, April 17; Bob Sirott,April 19; Jack Buck and Stan Musial, April 22-23; Gary Bender,April 24 and 26; Ron Rapoport, April 28; Tom Bosley, April 29; JimKaat, April 30; Dick Stockton, May 4. Bryant Gumbel will not broadcast a game because of his heavyschedule at NBC, and Bill Murray is trying to fit a game into hisschedule.