The Cubs have claimed right-handed pitcher Jimmy Herget off waivers from the Braves, (per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune). He has been optioned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. To make room for Herget on the 40-man roster, Chicago recalled Brennen Davis from Iowa and positioned him on the 60-day injured listing. The younger outfielder suffered a fractured ankle earlier this week.
The Braves designated Herget for task on Wednesday to make room for Cavan Biggio on the 40-man roster. The 31-year-old right-hander had appeared in eight video games for Atlanta this season, tossing 12 1/3 low-leverage innings with a 4.38 ERA and three.13 SIERA. He additionally pitched to a 3.06 ERA and a pair of.95 FIP over 17 2/3 innings with the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett.
Herget has additionally pitched for the Reds, Rangers, and Angels all through his six-year MLB tenure, with a profession 3.54 ERA throughout 129 appearances. His finest season got here with the Angels in 2022; he threw 69 innings with 9 saves, six holds, a 2.48 ERA, and a 3.26 SIERA. Sadly, he struggled the next 12 months, placing up a 4.66 ERA and 4.33 SIERA over 29 innings, prompting the Angels to possibility him a number of occasions all through the season. He didn’t make the Opening Day roster in 2024, and the Angels would DFA him earlier than the tip of April and commerce him to the Braves in early Might.
The journeyman reliever will now have a short alternative to show himself to his new group earlier than the tip of the season. The Iowa Cubs have eight video games remaining after in the present day, whereas the Cubs can have 15 video games left on the calendar following their matchup with the Rockies tonight. Herget shall be eligible for arbitration this winter and out choices in 2025, making him a possible non-tender candidate if he fails to make a robust first impression on the Cubs.
Davis, 24, was chosen to the 40-man roster throughout the 2022-23 offseason however has but to make an look in an MLB sport. The younger outfielder had an .828 OPS and a 116 wRC+ in 47 video games at Triple-A this season. Sadly, that is his third time touchdown on the injured listing in 2024. Davis was a consensus high 100 prospect in baseball as not too long ago as 2022, however accidents and poor efficiency in 2022 and ’23 have raised severe questions on his main league future.