MAY 24, 2022•THEATHLETIC.COM
Patrick Mooney: While the Cubs are still optimistic that... - The AthleticWhile the Cubs are still optimistic that Willson Contreras (right hamstring) will avoid the injured list and be available to DH soon, catche...
Alfonso Rivas - Late addition to lineupRivas is starting at first base and batting seventh Tuesday against the Reds, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
ImpactThe 25-year-old was absent from Chicago's initial lineup, but he'll join the starting ninth with Tuesday's designated hitter, Yan Gomes, a late scratch with an oblique issue. Rivas is 3-for-26 with 12 strikeouts across his past 10 games.
MAY 24, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Yan Gomes - Scratched with oblique tightnessGomes was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Reds due to left oblique tightness, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
ImpactThe 34-year-old was set to serve as Chicago's designated hitter but is now out of the starting nine with the oblique issue. Starting catcher Willson Contreras (hamstring) is also banged up, leaving P.J. Higgins to work behind the plate.
MAY 24, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Why Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Minor needed another rehab startMike Minor has missed the first quarter of the season with a sore shoulder. He explained the final steps he's going through to return for th...
MAY 24, 2022•CINCINNATI.COM
Lucas Sims - Set to begin throwing programReds manager David Bell said Sims (back) will begin a throwing program Tuesday or Wednesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ImpactSince he's a reliever, Sims shouldn't require too extensive of a ramp-up period, but he'll still need to advance from playing catch to throwing off a mound to facing hitters before he's cleared to head out on what should be a brief minor-league rehab assignment. Before lower-back spasms forced him to the 15-day injured list May 12, Sims looked to be near the front of the pecking order for saves out of the Cincinnati bullpen, but it's unclear where he'll stand in the Reds' late-inning plans once he eventually returns. Alexis Diaz, Art Warren and Tony Santillan have all picked up one save apiece since Sims was placed on the IL.
MAY 24, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Jonathan India - Rehab assignment could come in JuneReds manager David Bell said Tuesday that India (hamstring) is approximately 10 days to two weeks away from heading out on a minor-league rehab assignment, Bobby Nightengale of The...
ImpactIndia's potential return timeline from the right hamstring injury looks as though it's been pushed back again, as Bell said exactly one week ago that the reigning National League Rookie of the Year could begin playing in minor-league games by the end of May. The 25-year-old doesn't appear to have hit a snag in his recovery over the past week, but the non-contending Reds may be reluctant to rush India back from a hamstring issue that has already forced him to the 10-day injured list on two occasions through the first quarter of the season. Brandon Drury is expected to continue serving as the Reds' everyday second baseman for the duration of India's absence, which looks set to extend through at least the first week of June.
MAY 24, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Jonathan Villar - Gets Tuesday offVillar is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
ImpactHe'll give way at second base to rookie Christopher Morel, who has been one of the Cubs' hotter bats since getting a promotion from Double-A Tennessee last week. For his part, Villar has been starting to heat up after a brutal start to the season, as he's slashing .320/.346/.640 with three stolen bases over his last six games. Morel doesn't look like an imminent threat to usurping Villar on the depth chart, but the looming returns of Nick Madrigal (back) and Nico Hoerner (ankle) from the injured list could wind up pushing the veteran back into a utility role.
MAY 24, 2022•ROTOWIRE
