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Cubs Claim David Rollins

By Jeff Todd | November 18, 2016 at 1:18pm CDT

The Cubs have claimed lefty David Rollins off waivers from the Mariners, per a team announcement. He can be controlled at the league minimum salary.

It could be that Chicago intends to try to slip Rollins through waivers itself. After all, the Cubs are at the end of the line for waiver claims, meaning that every other organization passed on a chance to snag the 26-year-old.

There’s plenty to like about the numbers Rollins has posted at Triple-A over the past three years. Over 60 2/3 innings, he owns a 2.82 ERA with 7.1 K/9 against just 1.2 BB/9. But things haven’t quite worked out yet in the majors. He owns a grisly 7.60 ERA in 34 1/3 frames over the past two years, and struggled in particular in 2016 — with 12 hits and seven walks against just six strikeouts in his 9 91/3 innings. Rollins also showed a drop in average fastball velocity in 2016 (91.1 mph) as against his debut year (92.4 mph).

Clearly, though, the Cubs are intrigued enough by Rollins to place a claim. Whether or not he’ll have much of a shot there, or whether he’ll instead largely serve as depth, remains to be seen.

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  1. 24TheKid

    4 years ago

    I’m so sad

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    • tim815

      4 years ago

      Tell me about him. He looks to be a MiLB strike thrower that hadn’t transferred it yet to MLB.

      A 40 Man deadline casualty.

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      • 24TheKid

        4 years ago

        In 2015 he needed to spend time in the minors but couldn’t because he was rule 5 draft pick, he did get a few AAA innings tho when he came back from an 80 game suspension(I’m pretty sure that’s what happened), but he just wasn’t ready then. Last season he just had absolutely had no control. I’d say he needs one more season in AAA until he’s ready for the majors. I guess I basically just told you the storie of his life and I diddnt really talk about his “stuff”, sorry if that’s what you wanted.

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        • tim815

          4 years ago

          Triples my knowledge on hin.

          Aces

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  2. CubsFanFrank

    4 years ago

    Sounds like your classic waiver claim who’s quickly re-waived, and if someone claims him, more power to them, if not, free AAA depth.

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  3. BaseballFuries

    4 years ago

    with 12 hits and seven walks against just six strikeouts in his 9 91/3 innings

    Are we supposed to convert this? I was told there would be no math.

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    • krillin

      4 years ago

      lol that was good

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  4. Mikel Grady

    4 years ago

    Good pickup . Won’t need chapman now

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  5. 37santobanks

    4 years ago

    Anyone have a short list of players the Cubs are/should add to the 40-man today, to avoid being selected in rule 5? Caratini appears to be one, though with only AA experience, it would be difficult to imagine a team putting him on the 25 man for all of 2017.

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    • Mikel Grady

      4 years ago

      Jacob hannamann and Duane underwood

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    • JT19

      4 years ago

      Didn’t the D’Backs keep a catcher on their roster who never made it past AA or A ball? Forgot his name and the exact story about him, but I do remember them taking a catcher in the Rule 5 draft like two or three years ago even though he had no real experience.

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    • tim815

      4 years ago

      My choices? Caratini, Underwood, Paulino, Rivero.

      Leathersich a coinflip.

      Hannemann, Andreoli, Rademacher, Black outside looking in. Might lose someone.

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      • 37santobanks

        4 years ago

        Very nice. Thanks!

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        • tim815

          4 years ago

          Not a problem.

          If I can educate someone, and make someone else laugh, I’ve had a productive day.

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    • bsteady powers

      4 years ago

      Hope they keep Caratini.. I hoped he be the long term backup switch hitting backstop for Contreras for some years

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  6. mack22

    4 years ago

    With an ERA over 7.5 I don’t think he’s ready for prime time

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    • tim815

      4 years ago

      Doesn’t have to be.

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  7. boognailz4

    4 years ago

    He spot starts in the WS and cubbies win

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