{"id":8544,"date":"2023-01-18T00:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T00:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/chicago-cubs-claim-julian-merryweather-name-manny-rodriguez\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T00:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T00:30:34","slug":"chicago-cubs-claim-julian-merryweather-name-manny-rodriguez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/chicago-cubs-claim-julian-merryweather-name-manny-rodriguez\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs Claim Julian Merryweather, Name Manny Rodriguez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs have claimed right-hander Julian Merryweather has waivers off the Toronto Blue Jays. <\/p>\n<p>Right-hander Manny Rodriguez was named to make room on the 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>Merryweather, 31, has appeared in 47 games in his last three seasons with the Blue Jays, posting a 5.64 ERA. His fastball reached its peak in his late 90s.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, 26, injured his right elbow last season and was sidelined for four months. Rodriguez has gone 2-0 with a 3.29 ERA in his 14 relievers outs for the Cubs in 22 years and he has four saves. He appeared in his 34 career Major League games, all in relief, going 5-3 with a 4.88 ERA and 5 saves.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\"><phoenix-ad class=\"m-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad--slot\" config=\"{&quot;adHtml&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;adReloaderDelay&quot;:0,&quot;maxAdReloads&quot;:5,&quot;adReloaderSizeCodes&quot;:null,&quot;adCloseButton&quot;:false,&quot;classRules&quot;:[{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;728x90&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;is-728x90&quot;]},{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;0x0&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;m-advertisement--fluid-card&quot;]}],&quot;localizedPhrases&quot;:{&quot;advertisement_legend&quot;:&quot;ADVERTISEMENT&quot;,&quot;outstream_clickout&quot;:&quot;Visit 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watching!&quot;},&quot;overrideOutstreamScript&quot;:false,&quot;moduleClass&quot;:&quot;m-in-content-ad&quot;,&quot;slotId&quot;:&quot;ad-1e59215ec6b9482cb77f35159a8aef54&quot;,&quot;visClasses&quot;:[&quot;not-size-a&quot;,&quot;not-size-c&quot;,&quot;not-size-d&quot;],&quot;extraClasses&quot;:null,&quot;zone&quot;:&quot;in_content&quot;,&quot;outstream&quot;:false,&quot;adGroup&quot;:&quot;in_content-0&quot;,&quot;slotConfig&quot;:{&quot;config&quot;:{&quot;sizes&quot;:[[300,250],[728,90],[970,90],&quot;fluid&quot;,[1,2]]},&quot;model&quot;:{&quot;zone&quot;:&quot;in_content&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;isOutstream&quot;:false,&quot;deferLoad&quot;:false,&quot;authorPageview&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02a8ff71900025f2&quot;,&quot;nativeCardType&quot;:&quot;list&quot;},&quot;sizes&quot;:[{&quot;width&quot;:300,&quot;height&quot;:250},{&quot;width&quot;:728,&quot;height&quot;:90},{&quot;width&quot;:970,&quot;height&quot;:90},{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;fluid&quot;},{&quot;width&quot;:1,&quot;height&quot;:2}],&quot;screenSizes&quot;:[&quot;B&quot;],&quot;slotModel&quot;:{&quot;zone&quot;:&quot;in_content&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;isOutstream&quot;:false,&quot;deferLoad&quot;:false,&quot;authorPageview&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02a8ff71900025f2&quot;,&quot;nativeCardType&quot;:&quot;list&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ad-1e59215ec6b9482cb77f35159a8aef54&quot;,&quot;adUnitPath&quot;:&quot;\/88059007\/www.si.com.cubs\/mlb\/cubs\/news&quot;},&quot;showBlockthrough&quot;:true}\" data-class-rules=\"[{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;728x90&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;is-728x90&quot;]},{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;970x90&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;is-970x90&quot;]},{&quot;sizes&quot;:[&quot;0x0&quot;],&quot;classes&quot;:[&quot;m-advertisement--fluid-card&quot;]}]\"\/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\">\n<div class=\"m-header-ad not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-class-rules=\"[]\" data-ad-group=\"header-0\">\n<div class=\"m-header-ad--slot is-placeholder not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Merryweather was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2014 draft from Oklahoma Baptist University.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"more-from-si-s-inside-the-cubs\">More from SI&#8217;s Inside The Cubs<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Can Mike Trout ask the Chicago Cubs to trade him?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Did David Robertson make the Cubs a future star with Ben Brown?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horner is a future Cubs shortstop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cubs could give Canario a chance in September<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Can the Cubs Acquire Trea Turner in the Offseason?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chicago Cubs named new top contender on rankings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Is this top Cubs prospect headed for Wrigley&#8217;s mound?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Steele gets a glimpse into the future of the Cubs rotation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do the Chicago Cubs have the best bullpen in the National League?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Can Christopher Morell be a long-term solution in center field?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\"><phoenix-ad class=\"m-ad not-size-a 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