Cubs rookie Matt Swarmer is headed back to Triple-A, but this time with a bullpen role in focus.
“There’s growth there,” manager David Ross said of his impression of Swarmer. “He’s still very young in his career. And he’s got to evolve like everybody else, come up, learn how hard it is being able to land that slider for a strike consistently out of the bullpen.”
Optioning Swarmer to Triple-A after the Cubs’ 4-2 loss to the Orioles on Tuesday cleared space on the active roster for the Cubs to activate lefty reliever Daniel Norris (left index finger strain) off the 15-day injured list on Wednesday.