Cubs Option Pitcher

The Cubs have optioned pitcher Adrian Sampson to Triple-A Iowa.

The move comes as a result of teams having to reduce their pitching staff from 14 to 13 pitchers on Monday, as a result of the league's roster requirements.

Cubs have optioned RHP Adrian Sampson. The move now gives them 13 pitchers on the active roster to meet the MLB requirement that goes into effect today.

Cubs will have a corresponding move later this afternoon to add position player.
— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) June 20, 2022

Unfortunate news for Sampson who was great on Sunday, against Atlanta, throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings, with just one hit and five strikeouts. On the season, Sampson has thrown 5.2 innings, allowing no runs and striking out five batters.

Cubs manager had high praise for Sampson:

Cubs manager David Ross on Adrian Sampson's impressive relief appearance:

"I had a pitching coach a long time ago tell me, 'You know a guy's got good stuff when he's getting a lot of weak contact back to him.' A lot of those today. ... He was in cruise control the entire time."
— Ryan Herrera (@ryan_a_herrera) June 19, 2022