After being scratched from his start Friday with a mid-back strain he has now been placed on the 10-day injured list. To fill his place they have brought up RHP Jason Adam from the South Bend squad. To fit Adam on the 40-man roster the team designated RHP Jharel Cotton for assignment.
It's a disappointing turn for Chatwood to say the least. Aside from being roughed up against the Kansas City Royals he had been phenomenal in his first two starts with 23 strikeouts to only four walks in 15 innings pitched. He seemed to finally figure out the control issues that had plagued him. There is currently no timetable for his return.
The Cubs signed Adam to a minor league deal in January after spending 2019 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. The 29-year old made 23 appearances out of the bullpen for the Jays giving up 15 hits in 21.2 innings pitched striking out 18 while walking 10.
Adam throws hard with a four-seam fastball that averages 94.4 MPH, he generates a ton of spin with it as his 2580 RPM ranked 13th in all of baseball last season. Hitters went just 9-55 with 16 strikeouts off the pitch.
He also features a curveball that he will drop in at 77.7 MPH and a change up that he throws just 11 percent of the time. He is a fly ball pitcher with a 30 percent fly ball average that was well above the major league average of 22 percent, he rarely induces ground balls as his 26.7 ground ball percent was well below the major league average of 45 percent. He induces a ton of pop ups as his 18.3 percent rate is significantly better than the major league average of seven percent.
Cotton was purchased by the Cubs from the A's in the offseason and has just never gotten a chance to really show what he's got. The 28-year old last pitched in the big leagues in 2017 and wasn't particularly impressive when he did. The Cubs have 10 days to release, trade, or waive Cotton.
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