With all the talk about who the Cubs will add via trade, they will also be getting reinforcements from the injured list by the deadline or even earlier. Javier Assad has yet to pitch this season due to an oblique injury suffered early in camp that flared up during his rehab stint. Miguel Amaya was off to an incredible start both behind and at the plate, but he’s missed the five-plus weeks with his own oblique issue.
Both are progressing in their respective recoveries, as Carter Hawkins shared with the Mully & Haugh Show on 670 The Score.