The Chicago Cubs were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Wednesday, and manager Joe Maddon isn't planning to put out his top lineup for each game of the club's weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Maddon expects this won't sit well with the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers, who remain in the running to take the National League Central crown from the Cardinals. However, the skipper isn't concerned, according to Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune.

"Of course they're going to b----, and I get it, but quite frankly, there are certain things I really don't give a shit about, and that would be one of them," Maddon said, according to Sullivan.

Maddon got a head start at resting his "A" squad on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Maddon said he'll speak to Anthony Rizzo and Ben Zobrist about their playing time during the season's final three games this weekend, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com.

Nicholas Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber are expected to play at some point since they are pursuing individual milestones, according to Bastian. Castellanos needs two doubles to be the first player since 1936 to reach 60 in a season while Schwarber is three home runs away from 40.

Maddon, 65, is in the final year of his contract, and there has been speculation since last offseason that the Cubs would not bring him back for a sixth campaign in Chicago.