They finally did it, the Cubs have promoted lefty flamethrower Brailyn Marquez for the last game of the regular season. He will wear number 61 and is available out of the bullpen for Sunday’s game against the White Sox.
The 21-year-old Marquez was ranked as the organization’s top prospect by Baseball America coming into the 2020 season and has been absolutely shoving at the alternate site. He combined to go 9-5 with a 3.13 ERA last year in 22 starts between low-A South Bend and high-A Myrtle Beach, earning Midwest League All-Star honors and setting a single-game strikeout record for the SB Cubs.