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CHC Julian Merryweather
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
2024 Projected Value: $0
2024 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $0
Based on 10-team NL-only league

Estimated Return From Injury: 5/27/24 Injury

Player Stats      Daily Log
Year W L Sv Hold IP H BB SO ER ERA WHIP Rate
2024 proj 3 2 4 10 63.0 56 28 79 29 4.14 1.333 15.5
2024 0 0 0 1 4.7 4 2 6 1 1.93 1.286 8.4
2023 5 1 2 17 72.0 58 36 98 27 3.38 1.306 30.9
2022 0 3 0 1 26.7 31 7 23 20 6.75 1.425 -9.2
2021 0 1 2 1 13.0 13 4 12 7 4.85 1.308 2.0
2020 0 0 0 1 13.0 11 6 15 6 4.15 1.308 4.7

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4/26/24 Chicago Cubs find bullpen depth from unlikely place. The Chicago Cubs have reportedly signed 28-year-old pitcher Daniel Missaki, a Brazilian-born player who most recently played with the Diablo Rojos in the Mexican League. It's an intriguing move that could provide some depth to a Cubs bullpen that has already taken a major blow with the loss of set-up man Julian Merryweather. Since Merryweather went down in early April, former closer Adbert Alzolay has struggled mightily in the ninth inning, having already surpassed his blown save mark from last year (3) in the first month of 2024. If the bullpen takes another hit via injury or poor performance, perhaps Nissaki can eventually slide in and try to prove himself in MLB again.
Source: https://cubbiescrib.com/posts/chicago-cubs-find-bu...
4/21/24 3 Early trade targets to bolster the Chicago Cubs' bullpen. The Chicago Cubs are performing generally well to start the year, with an overall record of 11-7 through their first 18 games. Julian Merryweather was just transferred to the 60-day IL while the other main set-up man Hector Neris has struggled out of the gate. Not to mention Adbert Alzolay hasn't been that sharp. After just three weeks, the Cubs' closer has already matched his 2023 marks in blown saves (3) and home runs allowed (3), meaning the Cubs may need to bring in somebody else for the ninth inning at some point this year.
Source: https://cubbiescrib.com/posts/3-early-trade-target...
4/10/24 3 relievers the Chicago Cubs should consider calling up for the bullpen. It's way too early in the season to be making proclamations about the Chicago Cubs, but there are already major concerns to be had. Despite a stellar offense that's been grinding out wins and a starting rotation that has enjoyed some strong performances despite injuries, the bullpen is a mess. Julian Merryweather is injured, Adbert Alzolay and Hector Neris haven't looked too sharp to start the year, and, save for Mark Leiter Jr., the rest either have question marks or bright red flags hanging over them. Heading into Tuesday night's game, the Cubs bullpen held a 5.12 ERA through 45 2/3 innings.
Source: https://cubbiescrib.com/posts/3-relievers-the-chic...
4/08/24 Chicago Cubs Reliever To Miss At Least A Month With Injury. Chicago Cubs Reliever To Miss At Least A Month With Injury The Chicago Cubs got bad news on one of their most reliable relievers as they started their three-city road trip on Monday. Author: Matt Postins Apr 09, 2024 In this story: Chicago Cubs Julian Merryweather MLB News Cubs MLB The Chicago Cubs got more information on reliever Julian Merryweather, who moved to the 15-day injured list on Sunday. At the time, the Cubs indicated the injury was a right shoulder strain. But, after further examinations and tests, manager Craig Counsell said that Merryweather has a rib stress fracture in his back. Counsell told reporters, including the Chicago Tribune , that Merryweather will be shut down for four
Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cubs/news/chicago-cubs-reli...
4/07/24 Cubs place Julian Merryweather on injured list, call up Daniel Palencia. The Chicago Cubs made a roster move prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers, placing pitcher Julian Merryweather on the injured list and calling up hurler Daniel Palencia.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-place-julian-merrywe...
3/24/24 Cubs' relievers plan to put to work lessons from last season's fade. Julian Merryweather and some of his Cubs bullpen mates learned the hard way about the rigors of a 162-game season. The bullpen, which helped carry the Cubs to playoff contention through a large chunk of the second half of last season, faded miserably in September, largely because of fatigue and injuries that became magnified during a stretch in which the team lost seven of eight games and lost Adbert Alzolay, Mark Leiter Jr. and Michael Fulmer to injuries. Alzolay, Leiter and Merryweather return with the determination to remain healthy and effective through an entire season and help the Cubs attain the National League playoff berth that seemed a lock last season until their late swoon.
Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/03/24/cubs-...
9/18/23 Why Cubs' David Ross dubbed reliever Julian Merryweather the 'unsung MVP' of the team. When Julian Merryweather jogged out of Chase Field's visitors bullpen on Saturday, he was facing the Diamondbacks for the fourth time in nine days. “He is probably the unsung MVP of our team,” manager David Ross said this weekend. “When we locked things in, his success, him holding down that seventh inning really transitioned us to set a lot of guys up in roles that have really helped.” Merryweather seized that seventh-inning role in June, with splitter-tossing Mark Leiter Jr. both serving as a setup man and solution to the Cubs' lefty matchup equation, and Adbert Alzolay emerging as the closer.
Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2023/9/18/238796...
7/29/23 Cub Tracks goes through some things. Welcome to today's episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers' tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. The Cubs didn't let those stand... Julian Merryweather and Adbert Alzolay spelled relief, and the Cubs have won seven in a row and are a game over .500. Mike Tauchman helped, a little, with a game-saving two-out bottom-of-the-ninth home run theft.
Source: https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/7/29/23811440...
7/19/23 For Chicago Cubs reliever Julian Merryweather, locked-in mechanics and health has been a consistency game changer. Staying healthy has been a challenge at times for right-hander Julian Merryweather. The Chicago Cubs' reliever always possessed electric stuff, but his inconsistencies often stemmed from unreliable mechanics and struggles to stay off the injured list. Both areas have come together as Merryweather and the Cubs hoped when the organization claimed him off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays in January. “Staying within my delivery, my mechanics have had ups and downs this year, but I feel like when my mechanics are right everything comes from there,” Merryweather told the Tribune on Tuesday before the Cubs took a 17-3 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/19/for-chicago-...
7/18/23 For Chicago Cubs reliever Julian Merryweather, locked-in mechanics and health has been a consistency game changer. Staying healthy has been a challenge at times for right-hander Julian Merryweather. The Chicago Cubs’ reliever always possessed electric stuff, but his inconsistencies often stemmed from unreliable mechanics and struggles to stay off the injured list. Both areas have come together as Merryweather and the Cubs hoped when the organization claimed him off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays in ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/chicago-cubs-reliever-jul...
6/17/23 Justin Steele sharp in return as Cubs clip Orioles for fifth straight win. After Steele (7-2) departed, Julian Merryweather got three outs and Mark Leiter Jr. worked two innings. Adbert Alzolay then closed it out for his fourth save. Baltimore put runners on first and second with one out in the seventh, but Anthony Santander struck out looking and Gunnar Henderson bounced to second. Adley Rutschman hit a two-run homer for Baltimore, and Austin Hays had two of the team's seven hits.
Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/17/sports/just...
6/13/23 Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Tuesday 6/13, 7:05 CT. VERY, VERY CLOSE: In the 2,582 games between the teams since 1887, the Cubs have outscored the Pirates by just 69 runs, 11,409-11,340. Through the end of 2018, each had scored exactly 11,068 runs. Since then, the Cubs have outscored the Pirates, 341-272, while winning 41 of 66 games. HE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD: Julian Merryweather allowed five runs in his first outing of 2023.
Source: https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/6/13/23757555...
6/09/23 Cubs Reliever Gets Hot At Right Time ... to be Dealt?. Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Chicago Cubs Reliever Gets Hot At Right Time ... to be Dealt? Julian Merryweather's hot streak has put him on the radars of experts trying to identify potential MLB trade targets. Author: Matthew Postins Publish date: Jun 9, 2023 6:30 PM EDT In this story: Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are trying to figure out if they'll be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. If they become sellers, there is one particular Cubs reliever that might draw interest. MLB.com put together a list of eight potential trade chips that have gotten hot of late and might interest other teams. Cubs reliever Julian Merryweather made the list. The right-hander was a fifth-round pick in
Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cubs/news/chicago-cubs-juli...
3/15/23 Cactus League report: Julian Merryweather's comfort with new slider — and Leury García's hustle impresses new manager. Crunch time is approaching with about two weeks left on the Cactus League schedule. Coming off Monday's day off, Cubs manager David Ross said his conversations with the front office haven't become too serious yet as roster decisions loom. “We've talked to a couple guys already that the bats will get a little more focused, signs will start to be put on and start to implement a lot of that stuff fundamentally,” Ross said before Tuesday's night game against the Colorado Rockies. White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease bounced back Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics at Camelback Ranch.
Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/15/cactus-leag...
3/15/23 Cactus League report: Cubs’ Julian Merryweather gets comfortable with new slider — and Leury García’s hustle impresses White Sox manager Pedro Grifol. Crunch time is approaching with about two weeks left on the Cactus League schedule. Coming off Monday’s day off, Cubs manager David Ross said his conversations with the front office haven’t become too serious yet as roster decisions loom. But his messaging to the team is taking on a different tone. “We’ve talked to a couple guys already that the bats will get a little more focused, signs will ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cactus-league-report-cubs...
1/17/23 Cubs claim pitcher Julian Merryweather off waivers from Blue Jays. The Chicago Cubs have made a roster move, claiming pitcher Julian Merryweather from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-claim-pitcher-julian...
9/21/22 Toronto Blue Jays demote Merryweather, recall Griffin from Triple-A Buffalo. The Toronto Blue Jays optioned reliever Julian Merryweather to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon and recalled left-hander Foster Griffin from the Bisons. Merryweather's demotion came a day after he gave up five earned runs over two-thirds of an inning in an 18-11 win over Philadelphia, hiking his earned-run average to 6.75. The 30-year-old right-hander spent 12 weeks on the injured list with a left abdominal strain before his activation on Sept.
Source: https://www.richmond-news.com/national-sports/toro...
4/05/22 Merryweather, Thornton, Saucedo Make Blue Jays Bullpen, Pearson Out 'A While'. The Blue Jays' bullpen is complete. Putting the final touches on the 2022 Opening Day roster, Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo told the media relievers Julian Merryweather, Trent Thornton, and Tayler Saucedo have made the MLB team. Alongside Andrew Vasquez and Ryan Borucki, the trio of arms were competing for final spots in Toronto's bullpen.
Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/news/blue-jays-mer...
3/30/22 Rosie DiManno: Blue Jays reliever Julian Merryweather, better known as the player to be named later, hopes his later has come.
His two saves in last year’s opening weekend were a glimpse into the promise the Jays had seen. And then he was injured again.
Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2022/03/30...
3/30/22 Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Julian Merryweather. We all know the story.... Julian Merryweather came to us in a rather hastily arranged trade at the deadline in 2018 for Josh Donaldson. The front office seemed to be very anxious to get rid of Donaldson.
Source: https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2022/3/30/23002635/...