Cubs Designate Pitcher for Assignment

The Chicago Cubs have designated pitcher Kervin Castro for assignment. 

Cubs make a few moves official:

• Hayden Wesneski selected from @IowaCubs. No. 12 on @MLBPipeline’s Cubs list. Acquired from Yankees at Trade Deadline.
• Justin Steele (lower-back strain) placed on 15-day IL (retroactive to 9/2).
• Kervin Castro DFA’d to clear 40-man spot.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) September 6, 2022

Castro has posted a brutal 10.22 ERA, 1.78 WHIP along with 11 strikeouts over 12 innings in the majors this season. That's not going to cut it in the major leagues. He's made 10 appearances between the San Francisco Giants and the Cubs. 

In the minors this season, the twenty-three-year-old has registered a 5.19 ERA, a 1.70 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts across 34 innings. In 31 appearances, he holds a 1-4 record. 

Given those numbers, it would not be surprising in the least to see Castro go unclaimed on waivers, and remain with the Cubs as organizational depth. 

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