The Cubs reinstated right-hander from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. The club had a couple of 40-man roster vacancies after their recent deadline dealings, so their count goes from 38 to 39 with this move. Additionally, catcher had surgery on his right meniscus and will be out for four to six weeks. Both pieces of news were relayed on X by of the . Kilian, 27, was diagnosed with a teres major strain during Spring Training and was slated to mi s several months. He landed on the 60-day injured list on Opening Day and has been there until today. He began a rehab a signment at the start of July and has made eight minor league appearances in recent weeks. Rehab a signments for pitchers come with a 30-day maximum, so Kilian was reaching the end of that window. Hell now provide the Chicago pitching staff with some depth. He has a 12.42 earned run average in his big league career, but in a small sample of 16 2/3 innings. He pitched 227 Triple-A innings over the previous two seasons with a 4.40 ERA, 22.2% strikeout Paul Reed Jersey rate and 9.6% walk rate. He came into 2024 with 20 days of majors league service time and added roughly four months worth here on the IL, but is still shy of the 172 needed to get to a full year. He also came into 2024 with just one option season remaining and is now likely to be out of options next year. A player needs to spend at least 20 days on optional a signment in a season for that to count as one of his option years, so Kilian will use his final one here in 2024 if hes not recalled again in the next 20 days. Nido landed on the 10-day IL last week due to a right knee sprain. It appears it was determined that he needed to go under the knife to get the i sue taken care of. The Cubs selected to take Nidos roster spot and share the catching duties with . Given Nidos timeline, he could be back in the mix in September. Those are the only three backstops on the 40-man roster at the moment, so the Cubs will have only non-roster depth if someone else gets hurt while Nido is out. might be next in line, despite his lack of major league experience, as hes considered one of the top 100 prospects in the league and is currently in Triple-A. Norvel Pelle Jersey