I thought I’d take a break from free-agent posts and try to address one of the issues facing the Cubs with an internal possibility.
Remember this?
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Andrew Chafin wears a "FAILED STARTER." shirt while walking in the dugout before playing the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field Monday in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/0IQVaBgD7w
— armando l sanchez (@mandophotos) May 17, 2021
Like Caleb Kilian, Andrew Chafin was a starter through most of his minor-league career in the Diamondbacks organization. But when Arizona first brought him to the major leagues full time in 2015 (after three starts late in 2014), they put him in the bullpen.