Before Saturday’s game, the Cubs announced that they had activated lefthanded reliever Brandon Hughes from the injured list and optioned Nelson Velázquez to Triple-A Iowa.
Hughes had some minor knee inflammation during Spring Training and appeared in just four games during camp with a 6.75 ERA. He also made three appearances for Iowa, which did not go well (numbers here). It’s all about the process, right?
It will help to have a lefty in the bullpen for matchups, though the Cubs have sort of been using Mark Leiter Jr. in that role, since he has pretty good reverse splits.