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Frye to IL / Bummer to 45 day IL / Team adds Alex Mcrae


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Ugh, sucks about Bummer. You can see the strain losing our best guy has impacted our bullpen. This is why it always amazes me when people say Chapman wasn't important to the Cubs world series season. Remove your elite, #1 relief pitcher and your bullpen will feel it. 

 

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1 hour ago, Timmy U said:

Alex McRae?! We now know the extent of our pitching depth.  It ended at Flores.  Hmm, I have a strong suspicion that Stiever is not 100% back from whatever was going on in March.

Stiever is fine. Putting him on the 40-man and burning an option is an issue though. He's not Rule 5 eligible until December of 2021 and he'll be starting in the minors next year. If they brought up Stiever to pitch out of the bullpen, he'd be in AA next year but on the 40-man prematurely. This stuff matters. Mcrae was with the team on the taxi squad which is why he is the choice. 

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