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Cubs Designate Daniel Norris, Select Erich Uelmen

By Darragh McDonald | July 23, 2022 at 1:40pm CDT

July 23: Daniel Norris has been granted his unconditional release, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune (via Twitter). The veteran southpaw is now free to sign with any team.

July 17: The Cubs announced to reporters, including Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, that they have selected the contract of right-hander Erich Uelmen. Lefty Daniel Norris has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Norris, 29, was considered one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball during his time with the Blue Jays. Baseball America ranked him one of the top 100 prospects in the sport in 2012 and again in 2015. He moved to Detroit as part of the package that resulted in David Price going to Toronto, with the Tigers surely hoping that Norris could be a building block in their rotation for years to come.

Unfortunately, Norris couldn’t make the best of the opportunity, registering an ERA north of 5.00 in both 2017 and 2018, followed by a 4.49 in 2019. A move to the bullpen in 2020 seemed to unlock a new gear for him, however, as he put up a 3.25 ERA with a 24.1% strikeout rate, 6% walk rate and 55.7% ground ball rate. The next year, his ERA shot up to 5.89 as a Tiger, though his peripherals were still encouraging enough for the Brewers to take a shot on him, acquiring him in a deadline deal. Things went in the wrong direction, though, as his ERA as a Brewer was 6.64, eventually getting left of the club’s postseason roster.

The rebuilding Cubs took a flier on him for this year, surely hoping that he could right the ship enough to turn himself into a trade candidate. But 2022 has been yet another setback for the southpaw, as he has a 6.90 ERA as a Cub. His 32.1% strikeout rate on the season is very encouraging, but it’s come with a 15.7% walk rate, almost double the 8.3% league average. The Cubs will now have one week to trade him, pass him through waivers or release him. As a veteran with more than five years of MLB service time, Norris can reject an outright assignment without forfeiting any salary.

Uelmen, 26, was a fourth round pick of the Cubs in 2017. He was primarily a starter on his way up but switched to a full-time bullpen role upon reaching Triple-A. His first taste of action with the Iowa Cubs didn’t go so well last year, but he’s having an excellent showing here in 2022, working in a multi-inning role. Through 42 frames in 28 games, he has a 2.79 ERA, 55.3% ground ball rate and 29.1% strikeout rate, though the walk rate is high at 12.8%. He’ll now get a shot to see if he can translate any of that into the big leagues, making his MLB debut as soon as he gets into a game.

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35 Comments

  1. Eovaldismemes

    3 years ago

    NOT VANMAN

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    Reply
  2. Wowwwwww

    3 years ago

    Finally!!!!!!!

    2
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    • User 163535993

      3 years ago

      I guess the finger tendonitis excuse couldn’t pass the League Censors twice, Oh well.

      Reply
  3. Ully

    3 years ago

    Back to living in a van down by the river in Des Moines.

    4
    Reply
    • Monkey’s Uncle

      3 years ago

      “Well, la-dee-freakin-da!”

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      Reply
  4. User 3663041837

    3 years ago

    What took them so long?

    1
    Reply
  5. LordD99

    3 years ago

    Daniel Norris was once a top 20 prospect. Don’t overvalue prospects.

    9
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    • rondon

      3 years ago

      Man, the ‘homer’ comes out on here when it comes to everybody’s fav team’s precious prospects.

      Reply
    • Capi

      3 years ago

      So… Your suggestion is that the team should ditch the farm system?

      I wish the Cubs had Mike Trout but… Oh wait, wasn’t he a prospect too? Must be a miracle that a good player was once a prospect…

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      • rondon

        3 years ago

        You totally missed the point. There’s a whole lot of ‘sure thing’ prospects for every Mike Trout that never do squat. Duh

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        Reply
  6. Cmurphy

    3 years ago

    The Cubs are already losing at a high clip, why not dump the veterans and see what their prospects can do?

    2
    Reply
    • pt57

      3 years ago

      What prospects?

      2
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      • rondon

        3 years ago

        lame.

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        Reply
        • pt57

          3 years ago

          Lame? Who’s in the minors that should be in Majors??

          1
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        • drasco036

          3 years ago

          You sir (or ma’am) have a valid point. Very few cubs prospects are deserving of “the call”.

          It’s people love to say “bring the kids up” but fail to realize that it may be detrimental to guys development. Also, why the start the clock?

          After the deadline, we will continue to see Velazquez and a couple other guys that might be bench players and then we will also see a bunch of 4-A players like we did last year.

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        • EasternLeagueVeteran

          3 years ago

          It will be painful to rebuild, but it is time to trade Contreras and separately, Happ for prospects and young mlb talent. Probably has to happen, and sooner than later. Look at the Astros from 2009-2014. They were going down down down, but rebuilt into a consistent winning team even after losing Correa and Springer

          Reply
        • pt57

          3 years ago

          There’s no hope for re-signing Contreras, but they should keep Happ and try to extend him.

          Reply
  7. warnbeeb

    3 years ago

    Norris back to Tigers???!!!!

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    • Tacoshells

      3 years ago

      You mean blue Jays?

      Reply
    • User 163535993

      3 years ago

      Don’t they have enough problems? The Tigers I mean, this got moved down a spot.

      Reply
  8. Monkey’s Uncle

    3 years ago

    For a second there I thought the Cubs called up Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitzweimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönendanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.

    Let’s we how many Monty Python fans are out there today.

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    • BobGibsonFan

      3 years ago

      It’s Grumble-Mayer 🙂

      1
      Reply
  9. LouWhitakerHOF

    3 years ago

    I really thought Norris was going to be a great pitcher. Great velocity and it seemed like little effort.

    1
    Reply
  10. desertbull

    3 years ago

    The Norris Era is over.

    2
    Reply
  11. jdgoat

    3 years ago

    I thought Norris was going to make the Blue Jays regret that trade for years afterwords. Just goes to show there really is no such thing as a pitching prospect.

    1
    Reply
  12. Jizmean

    3 years ago

    Maybe the red Sox can get him and fix him like they did with Andrew Miller

    1
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    • User 3595123227

      3 years ago

      Yes. Ok. That’s probably going to happen.

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      Reply
  13. Tacoshells

    3 years ago

    I hope the As pick him up I bet they can fix him like they did with Liam Hendricks

    Reply
  14. Holy Cow!

    3 years ago

    Chris Martin was supposed to fix him while they were in the Cubs bullpen, but Norris thought he was a sap and it looks like Daniel will be hanging out in his van at Walmart while he ponders his next move.

    1
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    • Capi

      3 years ago

      Maybe he asked the wrong Chris Martin and learned to sing instead…

      1
      Reply
  15. I Like Big Bunts

    3 years ago

    Finally

    Reply
  16. hitztheball

    3 years ago

    Fake News! I have been told that everyone Avila trades away becomes superstars!

    Reply
  17. Holy Cow!

    3 years ago

    Hey, the Mets need a lefty reliever. Daniel wants to set up camp in Flushing Meadows.

    Reply
  18. wifflemeister

    3 years ago

    Atlanta needs to pick this guy up and give him a chance to sort it out back in the south, where he comes from. He has huge potential and just needs some familiar surroundings to pull it together. A nicer guy you will never meet. Pulling for him.

    Reply
  19. Logjammer D"Baggagecling

    3 years ago

    Only 2 months late. Better late than never.

    Reply

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