TODAY: Right-hander is being placed on the 60-day injured list with a left hand fracture after punching a wall in frustration following his outing against the Angels yesterday, according to . The move clears space on the clubs 40-man and active rosters for the promotion of Bigge. Brewer, 31, has a 5.66 ERA in 20 2/3 innings with the Cubs this year despite a solid 3.12 FIP and a 23.2% strikeout rate. July 6: The Cubs are poised to select the contract of right-hander , according to a report from . Chicago will need to make corresponding moves to clear space on both the active and 40-man rosters to accommodate Bigges selection prior to tomorrows game against the Angels. Bigge, Danuel House Jersey 26, was a 12th-round pick by the Cubs in the 2019 draft out of Harvard. He impre sed in 16 innings of work between the rookie and Low-A levels of the minors the year he was drafted with a 1.13 ERA and a 34.4% strikeout rate in that cameo, but his developmental trajectory was thrown off course somewhat by the cancelled minor league season in 2020. The righty was a signed to the High-A level when minor league play resumed in 2021 but struggled with that a signment, posting a 5.66 ERA in 17 1/3 innings, and he struggled similarly in a 2022 campaign split between the High-A and Double-A levels. Fortunately for Bigge, he started to turn things back around in Double-A last year. The right-hander posted a solid 3.50 ERA in 43 2/3 innings of multi-inning relief work at the level during the 2023 campaign, and he backed those numbers up with strong peripherals. His 28.8% strikeout rate was impre sive and while his 11.4% walk rate was certainly elevated, he helped to make up for it by generating grounders at a strong 44.7% clip and allowing just three home runs. The 25-year-olds performance was enough to earn him a call-up to the Triple-A level late last year, although he struggled badly in that a signment with an ugly 8.71 ERA in 10 1/3 innings that saw him allow more walks (13) than strikeouts (12). Bigges return to Triple-A was slowed this year by an oblique injury that has cost him much of the season to this point, but after returning to the level on June 4 hes done nothing but dominate. In 11 2/3 innings of work at the highest level of the minors this year, the righty has allowed just one run on a solo homer while striking out 44.2% of opponents. Walks are still a concern for Bigge, who has allowed free pa ses to 14% of opponents this year, but the Cubs clearly believe the 26-year-old is ready for his first taste of big league action and want to see how his high-octane arsenal led by an upper-90s fastball will play in the major leagues. The bullpen has been something of an Achilles heel for the Cubs this year as theyve scuffled to a 41-49 record despite the eighth-best rotation in baseball by ERA. The clubs top three leverage relievers from last seasons bullpen , , and are all currently on the injured list and have been joined by key offseason addition . Meanwhile, top offseason relief signing has struggled badly with a 4.11 ERA and 5.02 FIP in 30 2/3 innings this year, leaving the club with very few reliable relief arms to lean on this year. Thats led the club to lean increasingly heavily on unproven youngsters like and to carry the load in the majors, and now Bigge figures to get a similar opportunity to prove himself capable of contributing to a big league relief corps low on quality options. John Wall Jersey