Three games remain in the 2023 regular season, and the Cubs will have their closer, Adbert Alzolay, back in the bullpen. Hopefully this will make a difference. The team activated Alzolay from the 15-day injured list before Friday’s game and optioned Keegan Thompson to the Cubs Arizona Complex League roster. The option is simply a procedural move, as the minor league season is over.
Alzolay has a 2.71 ERA and 1.016 WHIP in 57 appearances covering 63 innings this year, with 22 saves in 25 opportunities. In those 63 innings he’s walked just 12 and struck out 66, both very good rates.