Cubs Promote Righty Reliever Gavin Hollowell, Option Jordan Wicks

The Cubs announced Tuesday that they have recalled righty reliever Gavin Hollowell from Triple-A Iowa. In order to make room on the roster, they have optioned lefty Jordan Wicks back to Iowa. Hollowell had a 4.26 ERA with 10 strikeouts and three walks in 6.1 innings over five appearances for the I-Cubs. Not a hard thrower, he relies on a big slider to get whiffs.

Hollowell was claimed off waivers from the Diamondbacks last year and made just one appearance for the Cubs, striking out one batter and giving up two hits while recording four outs. He also made 32 appearances for the Rockies, where walks and home runs were a big issue.

Here’s to hoping Hollowell can just get a few outs without walking five batters per innings.