Michael Sorokas Debut with the Cubs could hardly have become worse. The right side has only achieved two innings before he left the game with shoulderongemak. Manager Craig Counsell said Postgame that Soroka is on his way to the 15-day wounded list; The severity of the injury and repair time line is not clear (passed on by Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times And ESPN’s Jesse Rogers).
The Cubs took over Soroka from the Nationals on Wednesday. They sent Rookie Ball Infielder Ronny Cruz and triple-a outfielder Christian Franklin In exchange to Washington. Soroka had made his last start for the NATS the evening before the trade. That prevented him from appearing his first performance with Chicago until tonight. Soroka fanned three while he allowed one point in his two innings of work against the Reds. Cincinnati -Starter Nick Lodolo Also left in the second inning with an injury – a blister on his throwing hand, in his case.
Shoulder discomfort seems to be a greater care than a blister. Soroka’s Fastball was in the range of 90-91. His seasonal average is 93.6 mph. The speed of Soroka has plummeted from the All-Star break. His four -fisted was more than 93 km / h except for one, except for one start in the first half of the season. It was until 91.7 in its first performance of the second half, then to about 91 flat over his last two performances in a Washington uniform.
Said Soroka tonight (Via Rogers) that he underwent an MRI before the trade that confirmed that he was healthy. He indicated that he felt the inconvenience tonight when he tried to come back for a little extra speed. Soroka has recorded his toughest workload in six years. The Canadian right -handed 174 2/3 innings achieved more than 29 starts as Rookie at Atlanta in 2019.
Successive Achilles-Tears essentially robbed him of the next three-plus seasons. Soroka also missed time with shoulder injuries in both 2023 and ’24. He spent a large part of last year with the White Sox in the Bullpen and started only nine of 25 performances. Last season he reached 79 2/3 MLB -Innings and this year is a maximum of 83 1/3 frames. Tonight was his 17th start, his most since his excellent Rookie season.
The Cubs assumed around $ 2.9 million for the $ 9 mm salary from Soroka on the market. He will be a free agent at the end of the season. Jameson Tallon Is not far away from his return from a calf tribe, but he is expected to start at least one rehabilitation with Triple-A Iowa. In the meantime, they will probably go with a rotation of Matthew Boyd” Shota Imanaga” Horton gift” Colin Rea And Ben Brown. The Soroka acquisition was intended to push Brown to the bull pen; Tonight he threw four innings of one-run ball into relief.
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