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Cubs Select Trevor Megill

By Connor Byrne | April 26, 2021 at 3:39pm CDT

The Cubs have selected the contract of right-hander Trevor Megill, placed righty Rowan Wick on the 60-day injured list and optioned RHP Jason Adam, Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun-Times tweets.

Megill, 27, entered the professional ranks as a seventh-round pick of the Padres in 2015, but they lost him to the Cubs during the 2019 Rule 5 Draft. Thanks in part to the lack of a minor league season, the 6-foor-8 Megill didn’t pitch a year ago, though he did log solid production among High-A, Double-A and Triple-A in 2019. That year, Megill tossed 60 2/3 innings of 3.86 ERA ball and averaged 10 strikeouts against 1.9 walks per nine. Megill added a 4.32 ERA with 12 strikeouts and two walks in 8 1/3 innings this past spring.

Wick was one of the Cubs’ most effective relievers from 2019-20, during which he combined for a 2.66 ERA with a 25.7 percent strikeout rate, a 10.3 percent walk rate and a 48.1 percent groundball rate over 50 1/3 frames. An intercostal strain has prevented Wick from taking the mound this year.

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Chicago Cubs Transactions Rowan Wick Trevor Megill

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  1. nottinghamforest13

    2 years ago

    He calls himself Lill, but everyone knows him as Nancy.

    Reply
    • connfyoozed

      2 years ago

      Very nice one.

      Reply
    • Cubs Dynasty

      2 years ago

      Hah Rocky!

      Reply
  2. TXCubfan

    2 years ago

    This is the spark we needed in the bullpen. Print the postseason tickets now !! (smh)

    Reply
    • IACub

      2 years ago

      calm down

      Reply
  3. phattboy4 2

    2 years ago

    Megil is my friends husband. Cool to see him make it

    Reply
  4. RemovePitcherWinsFromTheRecordBooks

    2 years ago

    The Chicago Padres castoffs

    Reply
  5. GabeOfThrones

    2 years ago

    If he was a Rule 5 pick how did he pitch in the minors the year he was selected? I thought Rule 5 picks had to stay on the major league roster for an entire season for their rights to convey.

    Reply
  6. unclemike1525

    2 years ago

    They have to be offered back to their former team. It’s possible they worked out a deal for cash or a prospect.

    Reply

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