Bush Joins Iowa Rotation
July 17, 2011 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release
Right-handed pitcher Dave Bush has joined the Iowa Cubs' starting rotation and will pitch in today's 1:05 p.m. game against Oklahoma City. RHP Chris Rusin will piggyback Bush's start. Bush signed a minor-league deal with Chicago on July 15th after being designated for assignment and subsequently released by the Texas Rangers on July 1st. In a corresponding roster move, Marco Carrillo has been reassigned to Double-A Tennessee.
Bush appeared in 17 games (three starts) with Texas this season. Overall, he was 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA in 37.1 innings. In his three starts, Bush had no record with a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings.
Originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 2002 First Year Player Draft, Bush worked his way up through the minor leagues and made his Major League debut with the Blue Jays against the Montreal Expos on July 2, 2004. He was eventually traded to the Brewers in a five-player deal on December 7, 2005.
Bush posted consecutive seasons with a winning record in 2006 and 2007 with Milwaukee and struck out a career-high 166 in 2006. He helped the Brewers make it to the postseason in 2008 and became the first Milwaukee pitcher to win a playoff game since 1982 as he led the Brew Crew over the Phillies in game three of the NLDS.
Carrillo was 2-1 with a 6.10 ERA in 11 games with Iowa. He made two spot starts in Iowa's rotation and was 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA in those games. With Tennessee this season, he is 4-0 with three saves and a 1.21 ERA.
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