The Cubs keep trying to fix the pitching mix.
Saturday, they recalled right-hander Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa.
To make room for Assad on the 26-man roster, right-hander Ethan Roberts was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.
Assad has made eight appearances for the Cubs this year (three starts) with a 5.88 ERA and 1.269 WHIP. At Iowa, Assad has posted a 7.88 ERA in five starts. He was sent to Iowa to stretch out to start but threw just one inning and threw only six pitches in his last outing June 3. The short outing might have been to keep him available for this recall.
Roberts has a 1.96 ERA and 1.091 WHIP in 14 relief appearances for the Cubs this year. He’s been fairly reliable, but the Cubs might be looking for someone who can go multiple innings, as Assad can.
As always, we await further developments.
