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Cubs Claim Asencio, DFA Bowden

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 1, 2012 at 1:08pm CDT

The Cubs claimed right-hander Jairo Asencio off of waivers from the Indians, ESPN.com's Keith Law tweets. Chicago designated right-hander Michael Bowden for assignment in a corresponding move.

The Indians acquired Asencio from the Braves for cash at the end of March then designated him for assignment four days ago. The out of options reliever posted a 5.96 ERA with 7.4 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 in 25 2/3 innings for the Indians this year. He led the International League in saves in 2009 and 2011 and posted a 1.81 ERA with 11.5 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in 54 2/3 innings at Triple-A last year.

The Cubs acquired Bowden from the Red Sox in the April trade that sent Marlon Byrd to Boston. The 25-year-old has a 7.45 ERA with 7.4 K/9 and 4.7 BB/9 in 9 2/3 innings with the Cubs since the trade.

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  1. sourbob

    13 years ago

    Ascencio to the Cubs… called that one. I can’t be wrong every time, I guess.

    He’s got to be better than Dolis, anyway.

    I’m always fuzzy on the DFA thing… does that mean Bowden’s time with the Cub organization is over, or can they still assign him to the minors if he clears waivers and accepts the assignment?

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    • Adam

      13 years ago

      When a player is designated for assignment, the player is removed from the 40-man roster.  The club then has 10 days to trade, release, or place the player on outright waivers.  DFA’ing a player essentially allows the team to make a move to add a player to the 40-man immediately, while stalling for time to consider what the best course of action would be for the player being removed from the roster.

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    • Conthemonkeyman

      13 years ago

       Dolis is not bad is like only 23-24 give it some time

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  2. Brandon T.

    13 years ago

    @sourbob:disqus DFA means they have 10 days to either Trade him, release him or assign him to the minor leagues if he clears waivers. It also removes him from the 40 man roster.

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  3. familyberserker

    13 years ago

    Cubs are like that Gin player who picks up everybody else’s discards.

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  4. Adam

    13 years ago

    Poor Mike Bowden.  He was really excited to be pitching for his hometown team…

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  5. Grtsm1

    13 years ago

    So what did they get for Marlon Byrd?  This is a head scratcher, as I would have thought the Cubs saw something in Bowden just one month ago.  Guess not.

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    • User 4245925809

      13 years ago

       Want Byrd back? You are welcome to him. He can’t hit or catch. Pods even is better…

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    • roger207

      13 years ago

       Theo knew what he was getting in Bowden since they both came from the red sox

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    • Pat Rick

      13 years ago

      Have you….seen Marlon Byrd play? That we got anything out of him is amazing in itself.
      And this just means they want to move bowden down, not cut him, most likely. 

      Reply
  6. Smrtbusnisman04

    13 years ago

    The Pirates should call the CUbs and try to pick up Michael Bowden. They could make him a starter at AAA and he could be really useful down the stretch.

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  7. The Quiet One

    13 years ago

    One kind of interesting thing I have noticed when looking at Jairo Asencio’s splits is that, generally, he pitches better the more he pitches. Generally speaking, with a lot of days of rest between pitching, he doesn’t pitch as well. Maybe he can be used more and be up there with Camp as far as no flash, but consistently good.

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  8. Sid Simelia

    13 years ago

    I’m guessing they didn’t know Asencio would become available when they traded Byrd.

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