Drew Smyly was placed on irrevocable waivers two days ago, which confused a lot of folks who were prematurely celebrating his departure. The lefty was not designated for assignment, so he remained with the team during the waiver process and pitched in Wednesday’s win. Now that he’s cleared and remains in the Cubs’ employ, it should be business as usual in the bullpen.
On the other hand, or maybe the same hand since we’re talking about another lefty, there’s been a lot of speculation about Jed Hoyer targeting Taylor Rogers of the Giants.