{"id":18556,"date":"2026-07-27T06:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18556"},"modified":"2026-07-27T06:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:30:41","slug":"daniel-palencia-hunter-harvey-tracking-toward-early-august-rehab-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18556","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Palencia, Hunter Harvey Tracking Toward Early August Rehab Assignments &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.cubsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26163122\/AP26133086507761.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Cubs are very active in the search for pitching help on the trade market, but the deadline could coincide with two internal reinforcements. Relievers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harvehu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.cubsinsider.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hunter Harvey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/palenda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.cubsinsider.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daniel Palencia<\/a> have combined to throw less than 21 innings this season, but both are trending to begin rehab assignments the week of August 3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/counscr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.cubsinsider.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Craig Counsell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MegMontemurro\/status\/2081405336150315438?s=20https:\/\/x.com\/MegMontemurro\/status\/2081405336150315438?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>told reporters<\/strong><\/a> in Pittsburgh that Palencia\u2019s Saturday bullpen went well enough for him to throw an up-down on Tuesday before moving to live BP.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><\/p>\n<p>This is Palencia\u2019s second IL stint of the season, the first of which came from a left oblique strain that shut him down for a little less than three weeks. He\u2019s now been out nearly six weeks with right elbow inflammation, so he\u2019s pitched only 16.2 innings in 19 appearances. He also has just three saves, which is still good enough for a second-place tie with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thorntr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.cubsinsider.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trent Thornton<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=webbja01,webb--014jac,webb--009jac&amp;search=Jacob+Webb&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.cubsinsider.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacob Webb<\/a>\u2018s five saves are the most of 12 Cubs pitchers who\u2019ve closed games this year. Getting Palencia back will be huge.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey is likewise looking good in his recovery from triceps inflammation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubsinsider.com\/2026\/05\/08\/cubs-rp-hunter-harvey-suffers-stress-reaction-near-triceps-shut-down-4-more-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>subsequent stress reaction<\/strong><\/a> that has kept him out since early August. His addition wasn\u2019t just a bit out of character for Jed Hoyer as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubsinsider.com\/2025\/12\/28\/hunter-harvey-represents-rare-gamble-for-jed-hoyer-makes-bullpen-even-more-interesting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>something of a gamble<\/strong><\/a> based on the $6 million price tag, it also ran counter to Harvey\u2019s initial desires. His preference was to avoid big cities, but the Cubs \u201cmesmerized\u201d him with a recruiting pitch based on their ability to keep pitchers healthy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>That was big for a guy who had really struggled to stay on the mound in his career, with an unofficial tally of 12 IL stints prior to joining the Cubs. He made just four appearances before hitting the shelf this season, so getting him back in the bullpen will be almost like trading for a big arm. If he can actually stay on the mound, that is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s throwing the ball really well, so there\u2019s optimism there,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cObviously we have a bunch more steps to get to, but right now everything is going well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acquiring all the relievers in the world won\u2019t matter if the starters spot their opponents half a dozen runs, which is why Hoyer needs to find rotation help as well. That will mean parting with some of their position-player depth, perhaps even an MLB-ready bat or two, but it\u2019ll be worth it if the return is a deep playoff run. This offense is far too good to lose big games because the pitchers can\u2019t make seven runs stand up.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.beehiiv.com\/11db0e4e-6847-44b9-87ea-a9f5c6e29a53\" data-test-id=\"beehiiv-embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\">(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cubs are very active in the search for pitching help on the trade market, but the deadline could coincide with two internal reinforcements. Relievers Hunter Harvey and Daniel Palencia have combined to throw less than 21 innings this season, but both are trending to begin rehab assignments the week of August 3. 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