Being named as a team’s Opening Day starting pitcher is considered to be an honor and a privilege for most Major League hurlers, but in recent years, the assignment has turned into a curse for the Milwaukee Brewers. The latest victim is 2019’s opener Jhoulys Chacin, who had been enduring perhaps the worst season of his career before succumbing to a lat injury in his latest start on July 24th. As it turns out, Chacin won’t get the chance to return from that injury, as he has been designated for assignment by the club during a shuffling of the roster this afternoon:
Chacin, 31, has to this point, been David Stearns’ most expensive free agent pitching acquisition during his tenure leading the org.