Another day, another Cubs pitcher down after pitching through elbow issues. Righty changeup specialist Eli Morgan was acquired from the Guardians in exchange for Low-A outfielder Alfonsin Rosario back in November after a season in which he posted a 1.93 ERA across 42 innings in 32 appearances. The compact reliever did a tremendous job avoiding barrels and hard contact, limiting opponents to just four homers despite allowing a lot of fly balls.
That success hasn’t carried over to Chicago, where Morgan has already allowed three homers after serving up back-to-back jobs to Fernando Tatis Jr.