Cubs make several roster moves |
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Chicago Cubs today selected right-handed pitcher Chris Flexen. In corresponding moves, left-handed pitcher Tom Cosgrove was optioned to Triple-A Iowa and right-handed pitcher Javier Assad was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Flexen, 30, is 3-0 with a 1.16 ERA (3 ER/23.1 IP) in five games – all starts – with Iowa this season. His ERA leads all Triple-A pitchers with at least five starts and he is the only Triple-A starter to have three wins (tied for the most) and not have suffered a loss. He has the second-most innings pitched and fourth-most strikeouts (21) among I-Cubs pitchers. Flexen has a 30-49 record with two saves and a 4.95 ERA (356 ER/647.2 IP) in 153 career major league games (110 starts) across seven seasons with the Mets (2017-19), the Mariners (2021-23), the Rockies (2023) and the White Sox (2024). The Newark, Calif., native was selected by the Mets in the 14th round of the 2012 draft and signed a minor league contract with the Cubs on February 18, 2025. Cosgrove, 28, who was recalled on April 27, made one appearance for the Cubs, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings. He was acquired by Chicago for cash considerations from San Diego on April 30. Assad, 27, was originally placed on the 15-day injured list on March 17 with a left oblique strain. The Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates today at 5:40 p.m. CT at PNC Park in a game that can be seen on Marquee Sports Network and heard on 670 the Score and, in Spanish, on WRTO 1200 AM.
