Jose Martinez used to be shocked through his business to the Cubs, however after the preliminary surprise wore off, his pleasure grew.
Martinez, who used to be bought from the Rays, has noticed the Cubs so much as an opponent with the Cardinals, and he’s having a look ahead to the chance to play at the North Side.
“You’re always surprised to get traded,” Martinez mentioned Tuesday prior to the sport towards the Pirates. “You don’t be expecting to get traded in any respect. With all of the instances over there, they were given a horny excellent group [in Tampa Bay]. They had a large number of guys, excellent gamers over there. . . . I used to be satisfied after I were given that decision, needless to say, and I’m excited to be right here, 100%.
“You always want to play the Cubs, the atmosphere around the stadium. The fans are into it — a lot of Cubs fans were there at Busch Stadium, too. You always want to play them and compete because there’s a lot of excitement. Playing on this side, it’s going to be better, for sure, because I’m here now.”
The Cubs’ new first baseman and designated hitter goes to look some outdated faces actual quickly because the group takes at the Cardinals for 5 video games beginning Friday at Wrigley Field.
“As soon as I got traded, everybody started sending me the schedule, like, ‘Hey, look! This is what you got.’ I’m excited for that too,” Martinez mentioned. “They have a large number of nice guys over there. Numerous excellent pals over there. But now it’s about competing, and now I’m with a special group.
“It’s going to be fun because I’ve played over there, too, and I’m here now. So I can feel how it is on both sides.”
Martinez went 0-for-Three in his Cubs debut.
Chatwood to IL with forearm pressure
The Cubs put right-hander Tyler Chatwood at the 10-day injured record with a strained correct forearm. Chatwood injured the forearm within the 3rd inning of the Cubs’ 10-1 win Sunday towards the Reds prior to being got rid of from the sport.
“He’s gonna be a little while,” common supervisor Jed Hoyer mentioned Monday. “We’re certainly hopeful that he’s back this year. . . . It was largely good news with his MRI.”
Quintana to begin towards Cardinals
Left-hander Jose Quintana mentioned he sought after to get again into the Cubs’ rotation once imaginable after getting back from the injured record, and he’s going to get his alternative.
With the damage to Chatwood and that five-game collection towards the Cardinals, supervisor David Ross indicated that Quintana gets the nod this weekend.
“Yeah, that’s safe to say,” Ross mentioned. “He’ll start one of those games.”
Osich activated; Sadler DFA’d
Right-hander Casey Sadler used to be designated for project to make room at the energetic roster for left-hander Josh Osich, who used to be bought from the Red Sox on Monday. Sadler had a 5.79 ERA in 10 appearances.