Bears are promoting pitching prospects Cade Hortonaccording to reports from Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma. Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register first reported this afternoon that Horton headed to New York ahead of the series against the Mets this weekend. The young Righty hasn't made it to the club's 40-man lineup, so they need to open a spot for him.
Chicago's rotation has recently sparked some famous hits. They Justin Steele and shota imanaga As a punch or two above the rotation. Unfortunately, Steele needed UCL surgery last month, allowing him to take action for the rest of the year. A few days ago, Imanaga suffered from a hamstring strain. He is certainly facing a much shorter absence than Steele, but has been placed on the 15-day IL, which means he will miss at least a few laps of spin.
These are the two most obvious losses, but the club hasn't Javier Assad All seasons of the year. He started the season on the 15-day injury roster due to tilting pressure. He started his rehabilitation task last month but re-wears the same muscles and suffers from the stress of grade 2.
These injuries create an opening ceremony for Holden, entering the profession for the first time. The Cubs listed “TBD” as the starter at Citi Field on Saturday, which seemed to be when Holden catches the ball. It seems that the decision about the rotational attractions in Imanaga boils down to promoting Holden or stretching veteran swingers Chris Flexen.
Holden is a senior game. Chicago picked him from Oklahoma with the seventh pick in 2022. 6'1''Righty has been the organization's highest pitching prospect over the past few seasons. His Arsenal was titled with a mid-90s fastball and the slider rated it as a bonus. Holden's fastball speed dropped slightly to the 94 mph range last year, but this season's Triple-A Iowa has stabilized at an average of 95.8 mph.
The 23-year-old performed well in Triple-A. Horton had an ERA of 1.24 while hitting nearly 31% of the batsmen facing 29 innings. He walks with a tall 12% clip, but the high octane thing will give him a chance to get into the rotational position in Imanaga. If the imanaga returns it to its original state in a few weeks, it might be a short call, but the cub could be theoretically pushed Ben Brown or Colin Rea If Horton has a strong performance in his first few games, give it to the bullpen.
It was too late to reach a full year of service in the traditional way. However, he meets the necessary prospects standards to qualify for promotion promotion rewards. This means that if he ranks in the top two in the Rookie of the Year vote, he can win a full service year. If this happens, the Bears won't get a bonus draft because they didn't promote Holden early enough to spend 172 days in the Grand Slam.
