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Cubs To Select Jared Young

By Darragh McDonald | June 27, 2023 at 3:35pm CDT

3:30pm: Infielder Miles Mastrobuoni was optioned in a corresponding active roster move, per Sullivan. Left-hander Brandon Hughes, who will require season-ending surgery, has been transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Young.

3:05pm: The Cubs will be selecting the contract of infielder/outfielder Jared Young, reports Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. Young’s presence at Wrigley Field was first reported on Twitter by @crawlyscubs. Young isn’t on the club’s 40-man roster, so they will have to make a corresponding move or moves in order to make room for him.

Young, 27, was selected to the club’s roster in September of last year and got a cup of coffee in the majors. He had a solid .263/.364/.368 line in 22 plate appearances but was outrighted off the roster in November. He’s spent all of this year mashing in Triple-A. He has 13 home runs in 52 games while walking in 13.8% of his plate appearances and striking out at just a 20.5% rate. His .326/.426/.605 batting line amounts to a 154 wRC+, indicating he’s been 54% better than league average.

Defensively, he’s played a bit of third base and the outfield corners but has seen most of his time at first base. The Cubs haven’t gotten much production at the cold corner this year, as Eric Hosmer hit .234/.280/.330 on the year. He was released and replaced by Matt Mervis, who slashed .167/.242/.289 before getting optioned to the minors. The club returned Cody Bellinger from the injured list before he was 100%, hoping to have him at first instead of his usual center field position but he’s hit just .160/.214/.200 since being activated. Trey Mancini has also seen some time there and hit a tepid .245/.317/.364 on the year.

With all those struggles, it’s understandable that the Cubs are looking for new approaches, especially as they’ve now climbed back into contention. Their 37-39 record isn’t especially impressive but they are just three games back of the lead in the wide open National League Central and they have the best run differential in the division. They’ll now give Young a chance to test his skills against big league pitching again, with just over a month before the club will have to decide whether or not to pursue upgrades at the trade deadline.

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  1. rondon

    3 months ago

    Mancini is a great story but he plays first base like Herman Munster. Glad Young gets a shot.

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    • rememberthecoop

      3 months ago

      Hey, don’t denigrate Herman Munster’s good name like that. But yeah, he’s been brutal. He made two bad plays in Stroman’s last start. one was a physical error, and the other was a mental error.

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      • mike127

        3 months ago

        And the mental error was followed by a second physical error. Earlier in the season he actually had his glove fall off his hand on a throw.

        The fact that he was playing first base earlier in the season when Hosmer was horrifying….on both counts.

        And to think this team is somewhat close to the top of the division with that depth chart at first base (along with Mervis) for 60+ games is mind boggling.

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  2. Fred K. Burke

    3 months ago

    Hey-Why not. Can it be any worse?
    Josh Bell was my free agent choice in the off season but he’s also been awful with Cleveland.

    Reply
  3. Unclemike1526

    3 months ago

    What’s the record for 1B used in a season? Gotta be getting close. Also Velasquez and Rodriguez are now listed as ” Taxi Squad”. Huh?

    Reply
    • cah011381

      3 months ago

      The taxi squad was for the London trip.

      Reply
  4. jhanley108

    3 months ago

    This current streak is fool’s gold-trades to stockpile for the future would be more beneficial than pretending to contend in this horrible division. But Daddy’s off spring are all excited as usual, idiots.

    Reply
    • SimonSwings

      3 months ago

      Holy cow this is poorly written, wow!

      Reply
  5. Doug Dascenzo's Mob Boss Dad

    3 months ago

    Remember when the Cubs’ roster moves actually involved good players?

    Reply
  6. MannyBeingMVP

    3 months ago

    They went to Jerad.

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    Reply
    • neubs 2

      3 months ago

      Also, every kiss begins with Kay!

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      Reply
  7. junkyard

    3 months ago

    Anthony’s beard itches

    Reply
  8. settledownitsjustagame

    3 months ago

    Now if they can somehow dump Tyler Chatwood 2.0 aka Jameson Taillon…

    Reply
    • Unclemike1526

      3 months ago

      That’s not gonna happen but Taillon definitely needs to go to the bullpen to figure himself out. Wesneski needs to step back in for awhile. I’m hoping the pressure of living up to the big contract is getting in the way like it has for a lot of guys. But I’ve been wrong about a bunch of things this year. This team is driving me nuts.

      Reply
  9. ruby

    2 months ago

    Wish he would have had more of a shot

    Reply

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