Earlier Saturday, the Cubs traded Chris Martin to the Dodgers for Zach McKinstry.
For now, McKinstry stands optioned to Triple-A Iowa, but I would expect he’ll join the active roster soon, possibly after other trades occur.
Also for now, the Cubs needed another pitcher to join the active roster, so righthander Mark Leiter Jr. has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa.
Leiter has pitched in 14 games (four starts) for the Cubs this year and has posted a 5.35 ERA and 1.267 WHIP. He did have one really good outing against the Red Sox when he threw 5u2153 innings of one-run relief after Alec Mills left a start after eight pitches.