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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired Drew
Pomeranz from the Seattle Mariners on Monday, putting another
relief option in their minor league system.
Chicago traded cash to Seattle for the 36-year-old Pomeranz, who
hasn't appeared in a big league game since 2021. The team said
the veteran left-hander would report to Triple-A Iowa.
The Cubs are on top of the NL Central with a 14-10 record, but
their bullpen is off to a shaky start. They have a 5.19 bullpen
ERA going into Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles
Dodgers.
Pomeranz signed a minor league contract with Seattle on March
27. He went 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA and two saves in nine
appearances with Triple-A Tacoma.
Pomeranz has a connection to Cubs manager Craig Counsell. He had
a 2.39 ERA in 25 appearances with Milwaukee in 2019 while
Counsell was in the dugout with the Brewers.
Pomeranz was drafted by Cleveland with the No. 5 pick in the
2010 amateur draft out of the University of Mississippi. He
broke into the majors with Colorado in 2011.
He is 48-58 with a 3.91 ERA in 289 games (140 starts) over 11
years in the majors, also playing for the Athletics, San Diego,
Boston and San Francisco.
The Athletic first reported that Pomeranz had been traded to the
Cubs.
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