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Cubs Reinstate Oscar De La Cruz, Transfer Tony Barnette To 60-Day IL

By Steve Adams | May 3, 2019 at 11:34am CDT

The Cubs announced Friday that they’ve reinstated minor league right-hander Oscar De La Cruz from the restricted list now that his 80-game suspension has been completed. In order to open a spot for De La Cruz on the 40-man roster, Chicago transferred Tony Barnette from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

De La Cruz, 24, received an 80-game suspension last July after testing positive for the banned substance furosemide. He’d been working through his first season at the Double-A level and struggling a bit, having pitched to a 5.24 ERA with diminished control through 16 starts.

De La Cruz was the Cubs’ top-ranked prospect by some outlets back in 2017 but has seen his stock dip in recent years — even before being hit with this suspension. He’s made three starts with Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach this season, as the league’s drug policy allows players to make unpaid rehab appearances to get up to speed at the tail end of suspensions. He’ll head to Double-A Tennessee.

As for Barnette, the former Rangers reliever was signed to a big league contract this winter but hit the injured list late in Spring Training due to inflammation in his shoulder. The 35-year-old had been pitching on a rehab assignment in Triple-A Iowa, but the Cubs’ press release indicates that Barnette was pulled back from that assignment. Jordan Bastian of MLB.com tweets that Barnette is still experiencing tightness in his problematic shoulder, so it seems as though he won’t be an option for the Cubs anytime in the near future.

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  1. joshua.barron1

    3 years ago

    Does anybody else think that’s a weird photo?

    Reply
    • chitown311

      3 years ago

      No.

      Reply
    • SimonSwings

      3 years ago

      Not even a little bit.

      Reply
    • skip tracey

      3 years ago

      It looks like he’s biting his bottom lip while putting some extra oomph behind the pitch.

      Reply
  2. skip tracey

    3 years ago

    Note to players: Do not use Furosemide to cut weight or to mask other banned substances.

    Reply
    • chitown311

      3 years ago

      What about Lasix?

      Reply
      • NU Wildcats

        3 years ago

        Same thing

        Reply
  3. ElMagoN9ne

    3 years ago

    Is de la Cruz any good? The Cubs bullpen is their weakness. They need to trade for a closer or open up their checkbook and sign Craig kimbrel

    Reply

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