Alec Mills was obtained from the Royals for Donnie Dewees before the 2017 season. Dewees is back now, playing for Iowa, so that’s already a minor win.
Mills made two starts for the 2018 Cubs and five relief appearances. One of the starts was good, the other not so much.
He’s being recalled from Triple-A Iowa (where he’s posted a 4.73 ERA in 15 games) to start tonight’s game, and Martin Maldonado, acquired by trade for Mike Montgomery late Monday, has also been added to the 25-man roster, per a press release from the Cubs.