After clearing waivers, Shane Greene has been outrighted to the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, as per the right-hander’s MLB.com profile web page. Chicago designated Greene for task on Wednesday, and it isn’t but recognized if he’ll settle for the outright or (as is his proper for a participant together with his quantity of MLB service time) choose without spending a dime company.
Greene has chosen free company over previous outright assignments, although the equation could possibly be just a little totally different this time since he already had an prolonged stint on the open market earlier than signing a minor league cope with the Cubs in late June. Given the late date on the calendar, Greene may choose to remain in a well-known group and bide his time for an additional call-up reasonably than roll the cube on touchdown with one other crew earlier than the 2023 is over.
The Cubs chosen Greene’s contract on September 1, and he threw one inning of scoreless ball in a single look within the Present earlier than being DFA’ed. Whereas only a cup of espresso on the energetic roster, it nonetheless signifies that Greene has now appeared in every of the final 10 Main League seasons, even when his 2022 participation additionally got here in restricted vogue (two video games and 6 complete innings with the Dodgers and Yankees).
The 34-year-old Greene is greatest recognized for his time because the Tigers’ nearer, highlighted by a 2019 All-Star look. After posting a 3.25 ERA over 221 1/3 reduction innings from 2017-20 with Detroit and Atlanta, Greene hasn’t been the identical since one other prolonged keep in free company. Hitting the market through the 2020-21 offseason, Greene ended up not discovering one other massive league deal till Might 2021, re-signing with the Braves. The righty has simply 21 2/3 MLB innings below his belt since, with a 6.83 ERA.
Greene’s time with Triple-A Iowa consisted of 5 begins, which is notable since he hadn’t began a recreation at any degree since 2016. This might have been the Cubs’ manner of rebuilding Greene’s arm energy since he didn’t take pleasure in a Spring Coaching, or it could possibly be Greene’s manner of attempting to reinvent himself as one thing of a swingman reasonably than as a full-time reliever. With a 2.21 ERA in 20 1/3 innings in Iowa, the outcomes had been intriguing sufficient that the experiment will most likely proceed if Greene stays within the group, or this (albeit restricted) success might additionally issue into Greene’s choice to doubtlessly look to a brand new crew.
