11:39PM: The Cubs formally introduced Martin’s choice and Horton’s transfer to the 60-day IL.
11:04AM: The Cubs will choose the contract of right-hander Corbin Martin previous to at this time’s recreation with the Mets, The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney experiences. Cade Horton (who underwent Tommy John surgical procedure yesterday) can be moved to the 60-day injured listing to open up a 40-man roster spot for Martin, and the Cubs already had an open spot on their lively roster after Daniel Palencia was positioned on the 15-day IL yesterday.
Horton and Palencia are two of a whopping 10 pitchers on Chicago’s injured listing, leaving the Cubs scrambling for further arms. The state of affairs has given Martin a path again to the majors after the righty signed a minor league deal again in January.
Martin is himself no stranger to accidents, as he missed the whole lot of the 2020 season on account of a TJ surgical procedure and all of 2023 recovering from a lat tendon surgical procedure. In the wake of the latter process, Martin spent all of 2024 within the minors earlier than making his return to the Show to publish a 6.00 ERA over 18 innings with the Orioles final season.
Over components of 4 MLB seasons, Martin has a 6.54 ERA, 20.7% strikeout price, and 12.8% stroll price throughout 75 2/3 innings with the Astros, Diamondbacks, and Orioles. Since his lat surgical procedure, Martin has labored nearly solely as a reduction pitcher, however the function change hasn’t helped alleviate the management issues which have plagued Martin for a lot of his profession.
Martin is out of minor league choices, so Chicago must designate the righty for task and expose him to waivers earlier than making an attempt to ship him again all the way down to Triple-A by way of an outright. Given how the Cubs are hurting for pitching, Martin most likely gained’t be DFA’ed any time quickly if he can present first rate outcomes and eat a number of innings out of the pen.
