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Cubs Select Narciso Crook, Place Jason Heyward On Injured List

By Anthony Franco | June 30, 2022 at 5:11pm CDT

The Cubs announced that corner outfielder Narciso Crook has been selected onto the major league roster. Center fielder Jason Heyward is headed to the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 27, due to right knee inflammation. In order to create a 40-man roster spot for Crook, Michael Hermosillo has been transferred from the 10-day to the 60-day IL.

Crook, 27 next month, is in position to make his major league debut. He’s spent almost a decade in pro ball, originally entering the affiliated ranks as a 23rd round pick of the Reds back in 2013. A New Jersey junior college product, Crook played in the Cincinnati farm system until last year. His performance was generally inconsistent, but the 6’3″ outfielder slowly played his way as high as Triple-A. He spent the bulk of last season at that level, hitting .245/.360/.448 in 86 games.

The Reds never selected Crook onto their 40-man roster, and he qualified for minor league free agency at the end of the year. He inked a non-roster pact with the Cubs and has spent the whole season at Triple-A Iowa. Crook is hitting .268/.375/.510 with nine home runs through 184 plate appearances, drawing walks at a strong 11.4% rate along the way. He’s striking out nearly 30% of the time with Iowa, but the power and plate discipline were enough to get him his long-awaited big league look.

Crook adds a right-handed bat to the corner outfield and designated hitter mix for manager David Ross. The trio of Ian Happ, Christopher Morel and Rafael Ortega figure to assume much of the playing time. Heyward had already begun losing reps of late, as he’s having another very rough season. Through 151 plate appearances, he owns a .204/.278/.277 line with a single longball.

Hermosillo has been out since May 8 with a left quad strain. Today’s transfer rules him out for sixty days from that time, pushing his return window back to early July. The 27-year-old outfielder began some baseball activities last week but has yet to start a minor league rehab assignment.

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Comments

  1. Jacksson13

    2 months ago

    Cubs Players: Put a door and a lock on your Clubhouse Locker.
    The Team is bringing up a player known for being a CROOK !!

    Reply
    • tstats

      2 months ago

      The only crook is Heyward for stealing all that money from the cubs

      Reply
    • citizen

      2 months ago

      a crook and and narc

      Reply
      • Domingo111

        2 months ago

        Crooked narc

        Reply
  2. Robert

    2 months ago

    He hits righty, not lefty. Hope he can bring some pop to the lineup.

    Reply
  3. JerryBird

    2 months ago

    One Crook replacing another… so to speak.

    Reply
  4. NatsFan90

    2 months ago

    TIL Jason Heyward still plays baseball.

    Reply
    • Kev83

      2 months ago

      EEE! … “play” might be a bit too liberal. How about “consumes a roster space in” baseball.

      Reply
    • solaris602

      2 months ago

      When I saw Heyward in the headline I thought they finally DFAd him. Then I saw he was just placed on the IL. Some dreams just take a little longer to come true.

      Reply
  5. DHud

    2 months ago

    Was at Spring Training last year and he gave my daughter a signed bat

    Love seeing him make the show finally!

    Reply
  6. Lloyd Emerson

    2 months ago

    Maybe they will forget they put Heyward on the injured list and he’ll just stay there collecting dust the rest of the year.

    Reply
  7. Monkey’s Uncle

    2 months ago

    That is an A+ baseball name right there.

    Reply
  8. HidekiMatsuimalemodel

    2 months ago

    Will be DFA in about 12hrs

    Reply
  9. Wowwwwww

    2 months ago

    Hopefully it’s the 730 day DL

    Reply
    • solaris602

      2 months ago

      I’m a CLE fan, and a few years ago I kept a countdown to the end of Jason Kipnis’ contract on FB. It was literally the same situation – he was in that lineup daily because of his contract, not his performance. At least CHC can afford to eat the last year of Heyward’s deal

      Reply
  10. Datashark

    2 months ago

    Heyward placed the bar so high – I wonder if Crook can achieve better.

    Heyward might as well stay on DL he bats better there

    Reply
    • Dunk Dunkington

      2 months ago

      If Crook can hit weak ground balls to 2nd base with authority, he got a 8 year 180. Million dollar deal coming his way

      Reply
  11. pinstripes17

    2 months ago

    When it comes to legalized bank robbery, Heyward is the best.

    Reply
  12. Clown show

    2 months ago

    Now the Cubs have a crook on their roster.

    Reply
  13. ahh

    2 months ago

    Narciso Crook sounds like history’s judgment on that guy at Mar-a-Lago.

    Reply
  14. Fink Ployed

    2 months ago

    With a name like that, I was hoping to see more stolen bases in his stat line.

    Reply
  15. Mikel Grady

    2 months ago

    Please address him as World Series champion and 108 year curse killer Jason Heyward

    Reply
    • Yanks4life22

      2 months ago

      Thank goodness the cubs had him and his .150 World Series average with 0 runs and 0 RBI’s. Complete nonfactor.

      Reply
      • Mikel Grady

        2 months ago

        And cubs had Chapman while you have Torres and 0 World Series . Heyward made spectacular catches saving runs during playoff run. Yes he should be on bench now but has a ring . Trout ?

        Reply
        • Lloyd Emerson

          2 months ago

          Heyward does not deserve a roster spot in 2022 because of what he did 6 years ago. He’s one of the worst hitters in MLB and his defense isn’t even that good anymore. Let the young guys play. See what you’ve got. All you’ve got in Heyward is a paperweight.

  16. Yanks4life22

    2 months ago

    Name your top 5 worst free agent contracts of all time go!

    For me:
    Chris Davis
    Jason Heyward
    Jacoby Ellsbury
    David Price
    Josh Hamilton

    Reply
    • Cmurphy

      2 months ago

      Milton Bradley
      Edwin Jackson
      Mike Hampton
      Carl Crawford
      Albert Pujols
      and a shout out to Bobby Bonilla

      Reply
    • John Rocker Fan Club

      2 months ago

      Josh Hamilton
      Pablo Sandoval
      Jacoby Ellsbury
      Carl Pavano
      Albert Belle

      Honorable mention to Strasberg who will probably be number 1 if he doesn’t stay healthy.

      Reply
    • drasco036

      2 months ago

      Chris Davis was an extension…

      Crawford
      Hamilton
      Ellsbury
      King fu panda
      Hampton

      It’s amazing Heyward probably isn’t even a top 10 all time free agent disaster.

      Reply
  17. golga333

    2 months ago

    FYI, Rowan is not a junior college.

    Reply
  18. carlos15

    2 months ago

    I think he meant Heyward was put on the not good at baseball list.

    Reply

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