3 years agoChicago Cubs right-hander
Alec Mills (back) underwent a successful lower-back discectomy on Wednesday, according to the team. Mills has been out of action since early July and was moved to the 60-day injured late last month, so he obviously won't pitch again in 2022. The 30-year-old only appeared in seven games (two starts) for the Cubbies in 2022 before his injury this summer. In those seven appearances, he allowed 19 earned runs on 28 hits (seven home runs given up) while walking three and striking out 11 in 17 2/3 innings pitched.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Jordan Bastian
3 years agoThe Chicago Cubs placed right-hander
Alec Mills (back) on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a low back strain. Mills was removed from his start against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday after facing just two batters. He was experiencing back pain during the start and he said that the pain was reminiscent to the back strain he suffered in spring training. The 30-year-old has been limited to just seven appearances (two starts) this year due to injuries. He has an ugly 9.68 ERA and 1.75 WHIP on the year. The Cubs called up right-handed pitcher
Michael Rucker to fill Mills' roster spot.
--Andrew Ericksen - RotoBallerSource: Chicago Cubs
3 years agoChicago Cubs right-handed pitcher
Alec Mills (back, quad) is set to pitch three innings in a rehab start at Triple-A Iowa on Friday. The 30-year-old has been out all season. He began the year on the injured list due to a lower back strain, then went on to suffer a quad injury while rehabbing the back injury. On Sunday, he made his first rehab outing in about a month, pitching 2 1/3 innings at Triple-A and allowing two hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out two. Assuming he has no further setbacks, we could be looking at a return to the majors in early-to-mid June for Mills. There's a chance he'll join the team's rotation upon his return, but he could also work in long relief.
--Andrew Ericksen - RotoBallerSource: Meghan Montemurro
3 years agoChicago Cubs starting pitcher
Alec Mills (back) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday. He has been sidelined all of April due to a lower back strain. Mills has been able to throw without any issues. The hope is that Mills is only going to need one rehab appearance before rejoining the Cubs rotation. There could be some deep league appeal or NL-only value for Mills, but he's unlikely to carry much fantasy value.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Ryan Herrera
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