This is a surprise.
The Cubs today recalled left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. In a corresponding move, the Cubs placed right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon on the injured list (retroactive to July 1) with a right calf strain.
Wicks has one save, a 4.06 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 12 games (11 starts) with Iowa this season. In his last five starts dating to May 18, he has posted a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) with 20 strikeouts, compared to just three walks, a 0.86 WHIP and a .186 opponent batting average. In Wicks’ first stint with the Cubs this season in April, he made two relief appearances and allowed three earned runs in two innings of work.
Taillon is 7-6 with a 4.44 ERA in 17 starts this season with the Cubs, including a WHIP of 1.11.
Update: The news isn’t good. This sounds similar to what Shōta Imanaga just went through.
“He’s gonna miss a pretty significant amount of time.”
Craig Counsell said that Jameson Taillon sustained a calf strain during his bullpen yesterday. pic.twitter.com/2woHNNVJPc
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