This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Cubs injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Javier Assad
Injury: Mild left oblique strain
IL date: March 18 (15-day IL)
Expected return: April/May
Status: Assad was scheduled to throw two innings in a game setting in Arizona on April 4, per manager Craig Counsell. The righty will have a few such outings before a Minor League rehab assignment. (updated April 4)
INF Vidal Bruján
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: March 26 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 23)
Expected return: April
Status: Bruj¨˘n's rehab has "stalled," per manager Craig Counsell, due to lingering symptoms in his elbow (injured on March 22). An MRI exam showed "nothing substantial," but the process has been slow. (updated April 4)
RHP Ryan Brasier
Injury: Left groin strain
IL date: March 26 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 25)
Expected return: April
Status: Per manager Craig Counsell, the groin issue seemed manageable at first, but worsened for Brasier during/after the Cubs' trip to Japan. (updated March 27)
RHP Tyson Miller
Injury: Left hip impingement
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 21)
Expected return: April/May
Status: Manager Craig Counsell noted that the hip setback was a factor "off and on" last season for Miller, but persisted this spring and led to some mechanical issues. (updated March 27)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 29
? RHP Cody Poteet: Traded to Orioles for cash considerations
March 26
? RHP Brad Keller: Selected for 40-man roster
? RHP Cody Poteet: Designated for assignment
? RHP Eli Morgan: Recalled from Triple-A Iowa
March 25
? RHP Ryan Brasier: Placed on 15-day injured list (left groin strain)
? INF Vidal Bruján: Placed on 10-day injured list, retroactive to March 23 (right elbow sprain)
? RHP Tyson Miller: Placed on 15-day injured list, retroactive to March 21 (left hip impingement)
March 20
? LHP Jordan Wicks: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa
? RHP Eli Morgan: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa
March 18
? RHP Daniel Palencia: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa
? RHP Javier Assad: Placed on 15-day injured list (left oblique)
? INF Matt Shaw: Selected from Triple-A Iowa
? RHP Keegan Thompson: Designated for assignment