The Cubs have signed right-hander Jackson Tetreault to a minor league deal, as noted by Talk Nats on X earlier today. Talk Nats adds that Tetreault had interest from multiple teams, including “advanced talks” with the Blue Jays, before ultimately settling in Chicago.
Tetreault, 28 in June, was a seventh-round pick by the Nationals back in 2017 and worked his way through the club’s minor league system to make his big league debut back in 2022. In four starts with the club that year, Tetreault struggled to a 5.14 ERA and 6.16 FIP in 21 innings of work before suffering a stress fracture in his shoulder that sidelined him for the remainder of the 2022 season. Tetreault was outrighted off the Nationals’ roster that November but remained with the organization for the 2023 season as he rehabbed the injury, ultimately making two appearances at the High-A level, though he struggled badly in the appearances with ten runs (eight earned) allowed over 5 2/3 combined innings as he allowed two walks and fourteen hits including three home runs against four strikeouts.
Those appearances in May of last year were Tetreault’s most recent professional outings, as he was placed on the injured list in June and has not pitched since. He elected free agency back in November but didn’t land a deal anywhere until today, when he signed with the Cubs on a minor league pact. Prior to his injury, Tetreault had the look of an intriguing potential back-end starter with the Nationals, pitching to a 4.34 ERA in 28 starts at the Double-A level and a 4.04 ERA in 14 appearances at Triple-A.
Given his extended layoff in recent years, it’s not clear how healthy Tetreault is or what role he may take up now that he’s signed with Chicago, although the club could surely benefit from upper-level pitching depth with key pieces of the club’s bullpen such as Julian Merryweather, Adbert Alzolay, and Yency Almonte all on the injured list in addition to rookie starter Jordan Wicks. Tetreault figures to act as that sort of non-roster, upper level depth alongside fellow minor league signings such as Julio Teheran, Edwin Escobar, and Carl Edwards Jr.
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Sadly, I fell asleep during this intro…
Wake up and go to sleep, Curly.
Can he hit?
How does Pedro Grifol still have a managers job in the Major League?
Good question. Can the White Sox be considered a major league team?
20 games out after 2 months. I don’t think so.
*2015. Braves would have won the WS if it wasn’t for that BS infield fly rule call in the Wild Card game.
Cubs like win the pennant is Daniel f’n Murphy didn’t turn into Babe Ruth in the NLDS and then continue hitting in the NLCS. If I’m being honest though I’m glad the Cubs didn’t face the Royals in 2015. They wouldn’t have won. That team was stacked. And the 3 headed monster in the bullpen was nearly unhittble.
Fun fact. I have an uncle named Daniel Murphy. And the name of the Billy goat from the 1945 world series that started the “curse of the Billy goat” name was Murphy. Also have an Uncle Mike.