Matt Mervis, Hayden Wesneski, Luke Little Called Up

[LBiittner]

1 minute ago, chibears55 said:

What if they move someone to the 60 like they do sometimes 

Goofy question by me: is there a limitation for how many players can be on the 60 at the same time?

[Jason Ross]

Just now, chibears55 said:

What if they move someone to the 60 like they do sometimes 

Does not change this. That would open up a 40-man roster spot for someone, but wouldn't change the clock here as the player being transferred would already be on the IL. Now, if a current player goes from the 26-man directly to the 60-day, then yes, Luke Little or Hayden Wesneski would be eligible, but it has to be a 26-man roster player entering the IL for their clock to not matter.

[Rcal10]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

What if they move someone to the 60 like they do sometimes 

That is just to put someone on the 40 man. That isn’t the issue here. I think 2 guys have to go on the IL. Hope He sticks is one of them and really hope Lieter isn’t one. 

[chibears55]

Just now, 1908_Cubs said:

Does not change this. That would open up a 40-man roster spot for someone, but wouldn't change the clock here as the player being transferred would already be on the IL. Now, if a current player goes from the 26-man directly to the 60-day, then yes, Luke Little or Hayden Wesneski would be eligible, but it has to be a 26-man roster player entering the IL for their clock to not matter.

That right, that happens when they need to add to the 40 in order to bring up.

[chibears55]

Are we sure Little returning, have seen anything except for when he returned for Saturday and then sent back Sunday...

[KCCub]

I bet the Red Sox are already on the phone about Cooper. I do feel bad for him as he played fine, but this is getting us closer to a bench that actually has some upside and can play matchups better. I just wish they would get out of the dumpster diving mindset in the off-season and quit spending money on vets who clearly are toast or provide no upside. 

[squally1313]

17 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Somewhere Squally is screaming into his pillow rn 

Just happy for you guys that you have someone new to complain about 

[Jason Ross]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Are we sure Little returning, have seen anything except for when he returned for Saturday and then sent back Sunday...

Jesse Rogers said it on ESPN 1000. "A slew" of roster moves. Nothing definitive yet from the Cubs.

[LBiittner]

2 minutes ago, KCCub said:

I bet the Red Sox are already on the phone about Cooper. I do feel bad for him as he played fine, but this is getting us closer to a bench that actually has some upside and can play matchups better. I just wish they would get out of the dumpster diving mindset in the off-season and quit spending money on vets who clearly are toast or provide no upside. 

Cubs are improving, because we are dumping a better quality jag this year

[thawv]

38 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Why is that? Hasn’t he been down long enough? 

I think it's been like 5-6 days.  Maybe Kyle to the IL?

[chibears55]

If theyre bringing up both Wesneski and Little, and need to have 2 ILs, then one has to be Hendricks and im guessing the other might be Nevis.

[Derwood]

Cubs Twitter hasn't updated since Sunday

[LBiittner]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Cubs Twitter hasn't updated since Sunday

Probably because Sundays game was too painful 

[Rcal10]

45 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Cubs are improving, because we are dumping a better quality jag this year

This is very true. Do so earlier too. Look how long Hosmer stuck around. And he was way worse than Cooper. Mancini stayed even longer and he was worse than Cooper. A quick move tells me they actually believe this team can be good and are not going to wait around like they did last year. Good to see.

[Jason Ross]

Per Rogers: Hendricks to IL.

Smyly to IL. 

Little, Mervis, Wes up.

 

[Rcal10]

4 minutes ago, 1908_Cubs said:

Per Rogers: Hendricks to IL.

Smyly to IL. 

Little, Mervis, Wes up.

 

Wonder what happened with Smyly.. I know it says hip impingement, but what exactly is that and when did it happen? 

Edited April 23, 2024 by Rcal10

[KCCub]

Look at this team doing extremely obvious things that will make the team better. Good job Jed.

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Rcal10 said:

Wonder what happened with Smyly.. 

Hip-impingement. 

Hendricks: Lower back

[WhyCantWeWin]

Two of the worst arms off the MLB roster , wish they had taken Hendricks out sooner. If they miss the playoffs again by a game or two then this will be a really bad look

Edited April 23, 2024 by WhyCantWeWin

[UMFan83]

I didnt even realize how bad Smyly was doing.  ER allowed in 5 of his last 7 appearances, and in 1 of the other 2 appearances, he pitched 0.0 IP and allowed an unearned run.

Edited April 23, 2024 by UMFan83

[chibears55]

20 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Wonder what happened with Smyly.. I know it says hip impingement, but what exactly is that and when did it happen? 

They got tired of him too...lol

[chibears55]

Good to see the younger arms getting an opportunity now...

Let celebrate by sweeping the Astros 😆

[KCCub]

22 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Wonder what happened with Smyly.. I know it says hip impingement, but what exactly is that and when did it happen? 

He was actually showing signs of being hurt his last outing. Training staff was working with him in the dugout as he was twisting his back/hips. Shockingly, he came back out for another inning after that...

[chibears55]

So, guessing with both Hendricks and Smyly down, Saturday start will go to Ben Brown 

Edited April 23, 2024 by chibears55

[Rcal10]

5 hours ago, KCCub said:

He was actually showing signs of being hurt his last outing. Training staff was working with him in the dugout as he was twisting his back/hips. Shockingly, he came back out for another inning after that...

That’s right. I forgot about that.

Edited April 24, 2024 by Rcal10