Cubs Claim Bryse Wilson Off Waivers

[Steve Drumwright]

 

As injuries continue to hit the pitching staff, the Chicago Cubs continue to bring in help from wherever they can find it.

The Cubs on Wednesday claimed right-hander Bryse Wilson off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. Right-handed reliever Christian Roa was designated for assignment to make room for Wilson on the 40-man roster. A move regarding the 26-man roster will need to be made once Wilson reports to the Cubs.

Wilson was designated for assignment by the Phillies on Monday. The Cubs are approaching desperation mode after two more starting pitchers went on the 15-day injured list before Wednesday's doubleheader against the New York Mets in Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown. The good news is left-hander Matthew Boyd is set to come off the 15-day IL and rejoin the rotation Thursday.

Wilson made just one appearance with the Phillies, pitching two scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Mets.

 

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[Bertz]

Bryse Wilson *probably* sucks, but I do find it interesting that both Stuff models love the four seam fastball he threw with the Phillies and hate his cutter.

The Phillies are a good pitching dev org so I doubt it's this simple but there appears to be a relatively simple "way more 4s + way fewer Cutters = profit" story just from perusing his Fangraphs page?