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Nabs rotation spot
The Cubs informed Brown on Tuesday that he will begin the season as the club's No. 5 starter, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old took the loss out of the bullpen in the season opener in Japan last week as he surrendered three runs (two earned) across 2.2 innings in a loss to the Dodgers, but he apparently showed enough during camp to win the rotation spot. Brown started in eight of his 15 appearances as a rookie last season and had a 3.58 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 64:19 K:BB across 55.1 innings. He may need to perform similarly in 2025 to retain the rotation spot since Javier Assad (oblique) will potentially return early in the season.
The 25-year-old took the loss out of the bullpen in the season opener in Japan last week as he surrendered three runs (two earned) across 2.2 innings in a loss to the Dodgers, but he apparently showed enough during camp to win the rotation spot. Brown started in eight of his 15 appearances as a rookie last season and had a 3.58 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 64:19 K:BB across 55.1 innings. He may need to perform similarly in 2025 to retain the rotation spot since Javier Assad (oblique) will potentially return early in the season.