Cubs Send Right-Hander Javier Assad to Minors to Stretch Out as a Starting Pitcher
Chicago is stretching Assad out in the rotation as injuries thin the staff, with Ty Blach recalled and Hunter Harvey moved to the 60-day injured list.
- On Sunday, the Chicago Cubs optioned right-hander Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa to stretch him out as a starting pitcher.
- Manager Craig Counsell cited rotation instability after injuries to Cade Horton and Justin Steele, noting the need for "somebody equipped" and "stretched out" should further damage occur.
- Assad holds a 3.63 ERA in 57 career starts, while Ben Brown has returned to the rotation but pitched only four innings in each of his first two starts.
- Chicago also promoted left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa and transferred right-hander Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list due to triceps inflammation.
- Caleb Thielbar is nearing a return as soon as Monday after pitching a scoreless rehab inning in South Bend on Saturday.
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Cubs add LHP Ty Blach, option LHP Javier Assad
The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.
The Chicago Cubs sent Mexican law Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday to extend his workload as an opener.
Cubs Roster Move: Javier Assad Gets Shuttled Back to Iowa, But No Caleb Thielbar Yet - Bleacher Nation
Well, we were hoping for Caleb Thielbar to be activated off the IL ahead of today’s finale against the White Sox at Rate Field. But we got a different roster move, which sets that swap up for tomorrow (just my guess). According to multiple reports on X, Javier Assad is headed back down to Triple-A Iowa, where he’ll presumably stretch back out in the rotation, awaiting the inevitable need that will arise again at some point this season. And in hi…
Cubs Select Ty Blach
The Cubs have selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa. In the corresponding moves for the 26-man and 40-man rosters, right-hander Javier Assad was optioned to Triple-A, and right-hander Hunter Harvey was shifted from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL. Blach joins the big league roster a month after signing a minor league deal with Chicago, and posting a 5.23 ERA over 20 2/3 innings in Iowa. While the numbers did…
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