When Bryan Woo returned to the Mariners, the club DFA’d RHP Tyson Miller to make room for Woo, as he didn’t have options left. Miller has been solid filling in in Seattle’s depleted ‘pen, striking out 12 batters and walking just one in 11.2 innings of work, so it was very likely a team would jump on the opportunity to claim him. Yesterday the Cubs opted to jump the waiver claim line by trading for Miller, sending corner infielder Jake Slaughter back to Seattle.
Slaughter was a late-round draft choice by the Cubs in the 2018 draft out of LSU.