The Chicago Cubs are swapping pitchers ahead of today’s series finale in Denver, with Porter Hodge coming up and Jordan Wicks going down.
Although he initially went to Iowa in a rehab-type situation, Hodge ultimately stayed down even after he was fully healthy so that he and the Cubs could try to get him back on track. He hasn’t allowed a run in August, and has a whopping 40.8% strikeout rate in that time. Mercy. The concern, though, is that he also has an 18.4% walk rate, which is kind of a terrifying signal. We can safely assume the stuff is back to being super nasty, but the control has not been there. We’ll see what happens when he’s back to facing big league bats. My guess is he’ll pitch in somewhat lower leverage spots for a bit.
Hodge, who has struggled this year when healthy and has unfortunately not been all that healthy, will hopefully see a real corner turn from here. How nice would it be to have the 2024 version of Porter Hodge available down the stretch and into the postseason?
Wicks, who has pitched in relief with the big league team Because Reasons, may well go back to starting at Triple-A Iowa, which he had been doing very well.
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