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Cubs Promote Brailyn Marquez, Designate Patrick Wisdom

By Mark Polishuk | September 27, 2020 at 11:58am CDT

The Cubs have selected the contract of left-handed pitching prospect Brailyn Marquez, the team announced.  Infielder/outfielder Patrick Wisdom has been designated for assignment to create roster room.

Marquez is expected to make his Major League debut in today’s game, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein told reporters (including MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian).  The plan is for Marquez to toss an inning of work that could serve as an audition for the postseason roster.

With a fastball that hits the 100mph threshold, Marquez represents a very intriguing x-factor for the Cubs’ playoff run if he can adjust quickly to big league hitters.  The 21-year-old has never even pitched in Double-A ball, posting a 3.19 ERA, 2.84 K/BB rate, and 10.1 K/9 over 257 innings in Chicago’s farm system.

An international signing out of the Dominican Republic in 2015, Marquez emerged on top-100 prospect lists prior to the 2020 season.  Baseball America ranked him 37th on their list, with MLB.com (68th), Keith Law (80th), and Baseball Prospectus (84th) all being a bit more reserved in their praise.  BA’s scouting report cited Marquez’s potential front-of-the-rotation arsenal, including his big fastball, a “spike slider,” and also a changeup that was lacking in polish as a legitimate third pitch.

If everything is working, Marquez could be an ace of the future, though the issue is that his delivery doesn’t lend itself to repetition.  Law thinks Marquez will eventually end up as “a very high-end closer” who can pitch multiple innings, and the Cubs certainly wouldn’t mind a preview of that potential future in this year’s playoffs, though obviously the long-term goal is that Marquez will develop into a quality starter.

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  1. anthonyd4412

    7 months ago

    Good move! Hoping he’s a post season piece. A lefty who throws 101

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    • sidewinder11

      7 months ago

      Not sure he’s eligible for the postseason. I remember hearing that a player had to be on the roster by September 1 to be eligible.

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      • Awesom-O

        7 months ago

        Pretty sure that’s not applicable this year. I think he’s still eligible.

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      • tim815

        7 months ago

        He’s eligible.

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      • windycitykid89

        7 months ago

        You had to be in the organization by 9/15 to be eligible. He’s eligible for the playoffs.

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      • wrek305

        7 months ago

        He was in the 60 player pool so he’s eligible.

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    • thebare54

      7 months ago

      Tru dat

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  2. Patches O'Houlihan

    7 months ago

    Great to see, he is a big piece of the future for the Cubs.

    2021 Rotation:

    1. Darvish
    2. Hendricks
    3. Alzolay
    4. Maqruez
    5. Veteran starter (Likely bring Lester back on a 1 year deal)

    Not a bad rotation, Alzolay and Marquez are going to have a lot of growing pains in 2021 but Cubs will likely be taking a step back and re-tool for 2022 and beyond anyhow.

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    • nmendoza7

      7 months ago

      Drop the crack pipe

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      • Awesom-O

        7 months ago

        What’s so insane about what he said?

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        • windycitykid89

          7 months ago

          Probably a Sox fan lol

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    • egrossen

      7 months ago

      Marquez won’t be in the rotation until at least mid season 2021.

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    • Mikel Grady

      7 months ago

      Like the 4 players in future rotation but go big and get Bauer
      Bauer
      Darvish
      Hendricks
      Alzolay
      Marquez
      Stroman would be nice if no Bauer

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  3. Ryan The Riot Theriot

    7 months ago

    Wise move.

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    • DarkSide830

      7 months ago

      beat me to it. though i would have said unwise

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      • Ryan The Riot Theriot

        7 months ago

        Good call.

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  4. tim815

    7 months ago

    AlzolayDay on Marquez Network

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  5. wrigleyhawkeye

    7 months ago

    Judging by today’s performance I don’t think he’ll be looked at to do much.

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    • Mikel Grady

      7 months ago

      Wrigleyhawkeye, really? Whatever you do in life are you better then when you first started ? What was Mike Trout or Mickey Mantle in their first game ? Tom Brady throw a pick? Get of them the suck? Wow

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    • wrek305

      7 months ago

      Dude he’s never pitched above Single A Ball. Did you expect him to strike out 10?

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