RHP Garrett Kelly placed on the 7-day disabled list
August 28, 2018 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release
The Chicago Cubs have announced the following roster moves affecting the Myrtle Beach Pelicans:
-RHP Garrett Kelly has been placed on the 7-day disabled list.
-LHP James Buckelew has been activated from the 7-day disabled list.
Kelly pitched in five games with Myrtle Beach, going 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA. Over 8.2 innings, he struck out nine against four walks. Signed by the Cubs in March of 2018, the Downey, Calif., native spent 18 games with Low-A South Bend, going 1-1 with a 1.34 ERA. He yielded just 19 hits in 33.2 frames, walking 19 against 32 strikeouts. Kelly starred at Wake Forest University and was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 2016. He pitched with the GCL Twins that season before getting released just before the 2017 campaign. He pitched for Schaumburg of the independent Frontier League during the 2017 season.
Buckelew pitched two scoreless innings in game two of a doubleheader on Tuesday at Potomac before leaving with a back injury. He was signed by the Cubs in July after being released in May by the Miami Marlins. Between Triple-A New Orleans and Double-A Jacksonville and Tennessee, Buckelew has pitched in 17 games, making one start. He is 1-3 with a 3.96 ERA. The left-hander out of Belmont University has given up 43 hits in 38.2 innings, striking out 26 against 17 walks. He was originally selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 45th round of the 2010 draft out of Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga. before attending Belmont.
The Pelicans' roster sits at 25 active players, with five players on the disabled list.
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