Luke Farrell Named Tentative Starter for Wednesday

Boy, the Cubs really want to string us along when it comes to getting a look at their top pitching prospects. David Ross told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s doubleheader that 31-year-old Luke Farrell is in line to start Wednesday night against the Cardinals, though that could change based on how things play out.

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Farrell is in his second stint with the Cubs after appearing in 20 big league games back in 2018. He rejoined the organization earlier this season on a minor league deal and has made 11 starts out of 17 total appearances for the Iowa Cubs. Farrell has a 5.03 ERA with 49 strikeouts and 28 walks in that time, which is more or less in keeping with what he’s done over 87.2 MLB innings.

There will have to be a corresponding move because Farrell isn’t on the 40-man roster, but it feels like this will also be a short-lived promotion. Barring a very surprising turn of events, the righty won’t factor in the Cubs’ future plans and will likely be DFA’d to make room for Wesneski or another pitcher to come up.