It was really only a matter of time before the Chicago Cubs would move Tyler Chatwood out of the starting rotation and that day has arrived.
Chatwood, who is averaging less than five innings per start and has walked 85 batters in 94 innings through 19 starts, has been moved to the bullpen after the recent acquisition of Cole Hamels.
So, Mike Montgomery stays in and Chatwood is out.
After the news broke Chatwood spoke to reporters and although he's obviously pissed about his performance this season, he views this move as a positive to hopefully return to not being awful anymore. I mean, there's no way that Chatwood thinks he still deserves to be in the rotation, but at least he has a good mindset about the decision.
So, hey all the luck in the world to Chatwood's quest to find whatever the cure is for his yips because that's kinda what's happened to him this year. Let's just hope it doesn't get Rick Ankiel bad.
As I've said before, there's no way Chatwood pitches in another meaningful situation for the Cubs this season. He'll strictly be in during mop-up duty and I guess we'll see if anything has changed. Anyway, hopefully the next time Chatwood starts for the Cubs is next spring training.
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