In order to make room for recently acquired reliever Brandon Kintzler the Cubs have optioned left handed reliever Randy Rosario to triple-A Iowa.
Rosario, 25, has been dominant in his 32 innings with the club with a 1.97 ERA and a .156/.283/.378 line against lefties. However, Rosario has been benefiting from some pretty extreme luck with a 4.91 xFIP and a 93.6% left on base rate. He doesn't miss many bats, but also walks a lot of batters which is never a good combination. Rosario will most likely be back with the team for September call ups, if not sooner.
The Cubs bullpen has been the biggest bright spot of the pitching staff with a 3.21 ERA that ranks 4th in Major League Baseball behind the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Astros. Collectively they have walked the 3rd most batters in the MLB, but an excellent defense and an ability to limit opponents power has helped limit the damage.
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