The Cubs have selected the contract of right-hander Adrian Sampson from Triple-A Iowa and designated outfielder Johneshwy Fargas for assignment in a corresponding move, per a club announcement.
Sampson, 29, will be returning to the Majors for the first time since 2019. He’s spent parts of three seasons in the big leagues between the Mariners and Rangers but struggled to a 5.71 ERA in that time. He spent the 2020 season with the Korea Baseball Organization’s Lotte Giants and racked up 130 innings in their rotation, albeit with a lackluster 5.30 ERA in that time.
Sampson has been far from dominant in Iowa this year, but he’s carrying a 4.12 ERA over his past 10 starts — a span of 55 2/3 innings. That includes a seven-run meltdown on Aug. 7, but he’s been largely solid for the better part of two months outside of that hiccup. He’ll give the Cubs a fresh arm to start with Adbert Alzolay hitting the 10-day injured list due to a blister issue.
Fargas, 26, was claimed off waivers earlier in the summer and has gone 7-for-26 in his limited time with the team. He’s hitting .277/.292/.426 through 49 plate appearances this year between the Cubs and the Mets — the first big league action of his career. The longtime Giants minor leaguer is a career .255/.331./346 hitter in parts of eight minor league seasons, but he possesses well above-average speed — as evidenced by 248 minor league steals — and can play all three outfield spots. The Cubs will place him on outright or release waivers in the coming days.
Time to let the young kids play but we get a bunch of journeyman pitchers. Meisinger, Jewel, Sampson, I’m sure there will be more.
Put your money on Cincinnati -2.5 today. You won’t be disappointed
It’s 5-0 Cubs after an 1 2/3
There’s no way chitown311 has a job. He has an alert for every Cubs post and posts almost immediately thereafter.
I rarely comment… and come here only on occasion to see what’s new…. One thing that’s obvious is that the Cubs live in that guy’s head rent free….. I guess I’ll never understand people like him. Sad life.
I PUT MY ENTIRE LIFE SAVINGS ON THE REDS AFTER SEEING THIS POST THEY BETTER COME BACK!!!!
So like $1500?
However much stimmy cash he has left. Maybe $67.50?
Time for chitown311 to disappear back into the bushes until his next HOT take on a Cubs related article.
Homer into the bushes Gif here
Putting Vargas on waivers was the wrong move. Vargas will be a starting oufielder for a playoff team in 2023
Vargas who?
Johnshway Vargas read the article
What sort of name is that?
If your going to troll, get the name right moron
Cubs don’t have any young, MLB-ready starters.
Braylin Marquez. Don’t think he’s pitched that much though. Keegan Thompson and Justin Steele are solid pitchers for the future.
Marquez isn’t close to bein
Marquez isn’t close to being MLB ready and Steele and Thompson are at most back of the rotation starters.
Can’t the cubs do like white sox? Sign a Lance Lynn & Dallas keuchel ? Trade for a giolito and cease ? They didn’t develop .
The Cubs had the choice between signing Lynn or Darvish.
I’d say they were wrong in that choice.
Not really. At least 2 of the prospects they.got back are now in their top 30. One in their top 10. They are extremely deep at SS. So if they really wanted to wintin a few years they can flip a couple of them.
You have to wonder how Ian Happ continues to get so much playing time. He’s receded pretty far from the imaginary ceiling he ostensibly had. Does anyone really see him as a cornerstone of a rebuilding, or retooling, or possibly competitive Cub team in the future? I don’t know. Maybe I’m missing something that’s obvious to others, especially in management.
They only have two years of control remaining. His salary will probably be about $6 million at the most next year. If he bounces back, he’ll be a good trade chip at the deadline. If not, they can non-tender him for 2023.
But he’s also a possible non-tender this coming offseason. We’ll see if he can avoid that with a strong finish.
They must have a lot of deck chairs on this Titanic
Awesome comment….
Right. Because they should totally be trying to win the rest of the way…
And if the Cubs win today, your next comment will be about the blind squirrel finding an acorn. So hilarious! But hey, 8 upvotes – you’re a hit with the LCD.
“with Adbert Alzolay hitting the 10-day injured list due to a blister issue.”
This is not correct. His current injured list stint is because of a hamstring strain. He did have an issue with a blister that sent him to the IL, but that was a couple of months ago.
Is the scouting department paid by transaction?? Their like that guy in your fantasy baseball league that picks up every guy that gets promoted from AAA thinking they have the next Fernando Tatis….
Note to Sandy Alderson: bring back Farcas!
I expect David Ross to resign at the end of the season.
Why would he quit? He has no reason too.
Simple-David didn’t expect to go through this BS! He’ll go back to ESPN .
He knew this was a possibility though. It’s not a surprise they gutted his teamn. The only surprise was Anthony Rizzo being traded.
And not spending money in 2021, 2022 and 2023. They will throw some dollars around this off season but don’t expect players like Seager or other higher profile free agents. Think aging vets like McCutchen or Dickerson. Reclamation or bounce back starters. They will attempt to bridge the gap until the 2024 season.
BS! Ross knew exactly what they were planning & was full on-board with it! Job will now get easier for him with his “buddies” gone. Cubs had a plan before Theo left and both Jed & Ross are all-in to create their own legacies.
Man! This Cubs GM poster is almost as clueless as Andy McFail!
You know nothing.
We will soon find out who’s clueless in 8 weeks or so.
Fargas is quality, I’m confused why teams keep dropping him
Because he’s not quality. It is you who are mistaken in this, not every team in the MLB.
Oh no, not Jones highway:)
I like Fargas
Why even sign this Billy Hamilton light guy, if you do not give him a chance? Just my Cubs thought for the day!
Billy Hamilton can’t hit for beans. This guy shows a clue at the plate. I’d be interested to see the Mets bring him back for another look in case they catch lightning in a bottle.
He’ll be DFA’ed in 24 hours
These is one more example of how the short 2020 season’s poisons linger into 2021. Thanks both to innings limits, increased injury rates despite those limits, and the Saber metric vision that once through part of a lineup is more than enough for any pitcher, teams are so desperate for fresh arms that they will sacrifice productive hitters to get barely productive arms. I would bet everything in my wallet that Sampson will be DFAed in a week and that the churn of warm bodies will continue.
The Cubs are hardly the only team doing this.
*This*, not “These.”
Remind me never to use a phone to comment on web pages that don’t allow you to edit.
-“both”
Remind me not to submit a comment anywhere without proofreading it.
*This*, not “These.”
Remind me never to use a phone to comment on web pages that don’t allow you to edit.
-“both”
“Saber metric” s/b “sabermetric.”
Remind me not to submit a comment anywhere without proofreading it.
Remind me never to post on a website that leaves a “submit” dialogue open after you submit something.
Johneshwy Fargas sounds like a Tim and Eric character.
Like the reference great job
May the luck o’ the irish smile on ya
Why???
I understand he doesn’t hit homeruns but a homerun is only 1 run unless you have men on. Fargas is a table setter with a decent glove. Shouldn’t be dfa’d to begin with
Silly comment. Home runs are on average worth a lot more than one run.
He doesn’t get on base enough to be a table setter. Maybe the entire league is onto something here. He keeps getting released for good reason: he’s a 5th OFr
Mrs Fargas, I appreciate your love for your son, but he’s not good.
I’m gonna name my son Johneshwy Fargas