Well, we were hoping for Caleb Thielbar to be activated off the IL ahead of today’s finale against the White Sox at Rate Field. But we got a different roster move, which sets that swap up for tomorrow (just my guess).
According to multiple reports on X, Javier Assad is headed back down to Triple-A Iowa, where he’ll presumably stretch back out in the rotation, awaiting the inevitable need that will arise again at some point this season. And in his place, the Cubs are calling up left-hander Ty Blach.
Blach, 35, has made five appearances with Iowa this season, effectively as a starter (20.2 IP, but two long outings came in relief), to fairly meh results: 5.23 ERA. He did have one particularly bad outing, however, which is skewing that ERA further north than it should be.
Either way, I don’t think there’s much use in getting to know him too deeply right now, because I suspect this move is a one-day thing, with Blach being replaced by Thielbar tomorrow.
#Cubs Roster Moves:-LHP Ty Blach contract selected from Iowa. -Javier Assad optioned to Iowa. -Hunter Harvey transferred to the 60-day IL.
— Taylor McGregor (@Taylor_McGregor) May 17, 2026Because Blach wasn’t on the 40-man roster, the Cubs had to make space for him there, too. To do so, they moved Hunter Harvey to the 60-Day injured list. That puts him back on the Cubs no earlier than June 8. As a reminder, Harvey, who was already on the IL with triceps inflammation, suffered a setback about 10 days ago (stress reaction in triceps), which shut him down for another month anyway. So there’s no new loss there. Merely an on-paper transaction.
And that’s that. Go Cubs. Win today, please.
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