By Connor Byrne|August 24, 2020 at 10:02 pm CDT
Cubs southpaw Jose Quintana and righty Tyler Chatwood will come off the hurt list Tuesday, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports. Quintana, who has been out all season after undergoing left thumb surgery, will work from the bullpen upon his return. Thats relatively brand-new territory for Quintana, who has actually amounted to just 4 relief looks out of 250 in his profession. As Wittenmyer notes, however, Quintana could discover himself back in a starting function quickly if Chatwood or Alec Mills fails (Mills didnt in a win over Detroit on Monday). Chatwood, who will start Tuesday, turned in a set of fantastic outings to open the season, but he went on the IL with a back problem after the Royals shellacked him for 8 earned work on 11 hits in 2 1/3 innings on Aug. 6. Hes now set to rejoin Mills, Yu Darvish, Kyle Hendricks and Jon Lester in the Cubs rotation.
Manager Dusty Baker released an update on Verlander on Monday, stating to Mark Berman of Fox 26 and other reporters: “I think he threw 20 pitches the other day. Its still unidentified whether Verlander will make it back this year, especially with only about a month remaining in the routine season. Houston has actually begun 15-13 despite just one appearance from Verlander (and several other notable injuries), putting the group 2 video games back of a wild-card area.
Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray is drawing interest from “a few groups” as a bullpen possibility, Bob Nightengale of USA Today writes. The 28-year-old left-hander has actually just made three relief appearances in his career (none considering that his very first season in 2014); nevertheless, after several decent seasons as a starter, the soon-to-be totally free representative has tanked in 2020. He owns a dreadful 8.33 ERA/7.77 FIP with 8.33 BB/9 throughout 27 innings this year, though some clubs might have hope that Rays high-strikeout ways will lead to success in the bullpen during the stretch run of the season. That said, theres no assurance the Diamondbacks will move Ray prior to the Aug. 31 deadline, as they entered Monday a manageable two games back of a wild-card area.
More on the Diamondbacks, who made righty Merrill Kelly a late scratch prior to his start Monday. It was simple to hypothesize on a potential trade when that took place, however it turns out Kelly is handling a nerve impingement in his pitching shoulder, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic tweets. The club has put Kelly on the 10-day hurt list as a result and recalled righty Riley Smith. Kelly has actually been rather effective this season, as MLBTRs Steve Adams discussed Monday, so losing him is a blow to the D-backs playoff hopes and maybe a less-than-ideal development heading into the deadline.
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Chatwood, who will begin Tuesday, turned in a pair of excellent getaways to open the season, however he went on the IL with a back concern after the Royals shellacked him for 8 earned runs on 11 hits in 2 1/3 innings on Aug. 6. Its still unidentified whether Verlander will make it back this year, especially with just about a month remaining in the routine season.
The 28-year-old left-hander has just made three relief appearances in his profession (none since his very first season in 2014); nevertheless, after several respectable seasons as a starter, the soon-to-be totally free representative has tanked in 2020. Kelly has actually been quite efficient this season, as MLBTRs Steve Adams explained Monday, so losing him is a blow to the D-backs playoff hopes and maybe a less-than-ideal advancement heading into the deadline.
