Cubs name up hard-throwing Daniel Palencia, choice Hayden Wesneski
MILWAUKEE – Leaving Double-A to work out on the Cubs’ Arizona spring coaching advanced isn’t all the time a straightforward leap to take. However right-hander Daniel Palencia trusted the plan laid out earlier than him.
“I used to be considering, this an enormous probability for me,” Palencia stated. “I believe in that second, the bullpen wants assist. I believe I will be that man to make the staff higher.”
His dedication to the transition from starter to reliever paid off. On Tuesday, about two months after Palencia’ final Double-A begin, the Cubs chosen his contract from Triple-A Iowa. The 23-year-old is in line to make his major-league debut this collection.
The Cubs optioned Hayden Wesneski to Triple-A to stretch him out as a beginning choice, clearing a spot on the lively roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, the membership transferred reliever Brad Boxberger (strained proper forearm) from the 15-day injured checklist to the 60-day.
“[Wesneski] has thrown nicely down there,” president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer stated of Wesneski within the bullpen. “However he’s not pitching sufficient. And he’s a major-league starter.”
The Cubs additionally put third baseman Nick Madrigal on the 10-day IL with a strained proper hamstring and activated Patrick Knowledge (sprained proper wrist).
The Cubs initially acquired Palencia, together with outfielder Greg Deichmann, for lefty Andrew Chafin in a 2021 commerce deadline deal.
The Cubs had been considering transferring Palencia, and his 100 mph fastball, to the bullpen. They dedicated to the change in Could. After he spent a couple of weeks in Arizona, the Cubs promoted him to Triple-A.
Palencia posted a 7.90 ERA with Iowa, however virtually all of these runs got here in three high-scoring appearances out of 13 outings.
“We’ve been speaking about it for a bit,” Hoyer stated of calling up Palencia. “Do I believe his transition is totally full? No. I believe it’s going to take time. He’s nonetheless studying find out how to do the bullpen function and issues like that. However we felt like he’s a man that it was the precise time to see what he can do up right here.”
Madrigal
Madrigal awoke sore Tuesday morning, after pulling himself out of the sport the day earlier than due to tightness in his proper hamstring, supervisor David Ross stated. Madrigal will endure testing Tuesday and imaging doubtless Wednesday to find out the severity of his harm.
“Six extra video games to go [until the All-Star break],’ didn’t really feel like he was gonna be again for that,” Ross stated, “and laborious to play a person brief right here in the direction of the tip.”
The Cubs even have to bear in mind Madrigal’s harm historical past. Two years in the past, he underwent surgical procedure to restore tendon tears in his proper hamstring.
