Chicago Cubs urged to acquire this intriguing pitcher amid freefall

The Chicago Cubs have certainly seen better days over the last couple of weeks, as they have lost eight of their last 10 games to fall into third place in the NL Central division.

The Cubs will wrap up a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, and toward the end of the month, they will have four games on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates followed by three games in Missouri versus the St. Louis Cardinals.

It’s a pretty brutal stretch for Chicago, which put together a pair of 10-game winning streaks earlier in the season only to watch things completely unravel of late.

A big reason for the Cubs’ recent demise has been poor pitching, which should not come as much of a surprise that their starting rotation has been absolutely decimated by injuries, not to mention the fact that Edward Cabrera has fallen off a cliff. The bullpen has been less than stellar, as well.

Chicago is expected to add pitching help by the trade deadline, but it may want to stop the bleeding now.

Chicago Cubs urged to sign Matt Bowman

The Minnesota Twins just released veteran reliever Matt Bowman, who did not even get a chance to pitch for the team’s big-league club this season due to 40-man issues.

While he isn’t exactly the most exciting option, Jordan Campbell of Cubbies Crib feels that the Cubs should give Bowman a chance.

“More or less, the Cubs front office should continue adding names to the mix until the bullpen is stabilized,” Campbell wrote. “There certainly will be trade talks for bullpen help later this summer, but signing Bowman is the type of move the Cubs have executed brilliantly in past years. A trend where they identify the right veteran arm to add to the bullpen early in the season, and it’s the needed step toward the staff stabilizing.”

Bowman last appeared in the majors with the Baltimore Orioles last season, logging a 6.20 ERA over 20 relief appearances. Since entering the bigs with the Cardinals back in 2016, Bowman has pitched to the tune of a 4.38 ERA and 1.301 WHIP, with his best showing coming during his rookie campaign when he posted a 3.46 ERA while allowing 59 hits over 67.2 innings of work.

Again, the 34-year-old is not going to be anyone’s favorite solution, but for a Chicago bullpen that is in desperate need of a boost, he may not represent a bad pickup.

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