Bleed Cubbie Blue Aug 4, 2022
Cubs roster move: Sean Newcomb added, David Bote optioned to Iowa
Photo by Rich Schultz/ Here’s a bit of a surprise. The Cubs let it be known this morning that Sean Newcomb was going to be added to the active roster to start tonight’s game against the Cardinals. In order to add Newcomb, someone had to be removed. And here’s that someone: Cubs selected contract of Sean Newcomb from Triple-A Iowa. The lefty is starting Game 2. David Bote optioned to Iowa.— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 4, 2022 This is a bit of a surprise. David Bote took quite some time to recover from shoulder surgery, and was hitting .260/.327/.380...
