A reliever with a wipeout slider and fastball near 100 mph seems like an obvious candidate for a promotion to the Chicago Cubs’ roster, right?
At quick glance, the answer is yes, promoting Dillon Maples to the big leagues is a no-brainer. The Cubs’ bullpen has dominated in 2018, pitching to a 2.72 ERA. Maples seemingly would add to the relief corps’ dominance.
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Promoting Maples would also continue the trend of calling up relievers from Triple-A Iowa. Anthony Bass, Luke Farrell, Justin Hancock, Cory Mazzoni, Randy Rosario and Rob Zastryzny have relocated the Iowa bullpen to Chicago, in a sense.