The Cubs have selected the contract of righty Justin Hancock, per a club announcement. He’ll be making his way onto an MLB roster for the first time.
Outfielder Mark Zagunis is also coming up to the active roster after briefly debuting in 2017. In corresponding moves, the Cubs have optioned righty Jen-Ho Tseng and southpaw Rob Zastryzny.
It’s obviously a big day for Hancock, who was originally selected by the Padres in the ninth round of the 2011 draft out of Lincoln Trail College in southern Illinois. At that time, Cubs GM Jed Hoyer was at the helm in San Diego.
Hancock has worked exclusively out of the bullpen since landing in the Cubs organization in the deal that sent Matt Szczur to the Friars. He continued to struggle with command last year but seems to have righted the ship thus far in 2018, with 14 1/3 innings of 3.77 ERA ball over which he has recorded 19 strikeouts against just four walks.
tim815
Cubs getting a degree of value from the Matt Szczur DFA.
sportsfan101
All depends how he pitches in MLB.. or there degree of value will end up being dfa
Mikel Grady
Respectable today
Jockstrapper
Wrong photo. Who the heck is that?
kidbryant
It Mark Zagunis in the picture.
Jockstrapper
Wrong again.
Bryzzo2016
It’s clearly Jen-Ho Tseng
Jockstrapper
Clearly.
michaelw
He did well today