The Cubs made a few moves during todays off day designating Phil Coke for assignment, optioning Brian Schlitter to AAA Iowa, and recalling Tsuyoshi Wada and Junior Lake from Iowa.
Phil Coke, 32, was signed by the Cubs to a minor league deal at the beginning of Spring Training and made the roster, but struggled posting a 6.30 ERA. His BABIP was way inflated at .406 and that made his FIP 3.55 and xFIP 2.95, which are very good indicators that he had been getting unlucky.
Schlitter, 29, struggled as well posting a 8.10 ERA in 9 appearances but a .400 BABIP and a 6.75 FIP and 3.95 xFIP suggests that he was going through some bad luck.
Wada, 34, is making his first appearance of the year after starting the year on the disabled list with a groin injury. He had a fantastic rookie year for the Cubs last year with a 3.25 ERA in 13 starts and 69.1 innings pitched.
Lake, 25, has received 14 plate appearances this year for the Cubs going 4-14 with a double and a steal. He has spent the majority of his time in AAA Iowa with a .250/.353/.291 slash line in 85 plate appearances and a 26% strikeout rate and a 14% walk rate.
The Cubs 40-man roster stands at 38.
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