According to just about everyone on the internet it seems, including the following tweet, Iowa Cubs pitcher Eric Jokisch will take the remaining open spot on the Cubs 40-man roster on September 1:

Per a post from his sister on Facebook, Virginia's own Eric Jokisch is getting a September 1st Call Up from the Chicago Cubs... — Chris Duerr (@ChrisDuerr) September 1, 2014

There's also all this:

This is great for a number of reasons for Cubs fans, and for Jokisch himself, who is an Illinois native and went to Northwestern for college. Jokisch had been pitching very well in Iowa with great peripherals (i.e. doesn't walk people, strikes out a bunch, eats innings, keeps the ball in the park, etc) and was probably Rule 5 eligible this offseason anyway, having been drafted in 2010 and playing for four seasons in the minors past his 19th birthday. The rule is wacky but I think that's right. Anyway, this gives the Cubs a chance to see if his stuff translates to the majors on the short term against contending teams, and it makes sense too given their preference to go with a six-man rotation in September. So Jokisch will likely get somewhere like three or four starts before the end of the season and the Cubs will re-evaluate over the offseason to see whether he's worth protecting (my guess: he is).

There are other guys who probably could be called up as well, and players would either have to be traded (there's still like three-plus hours left as of this writing, plus September), designated for assignment or in the case of guys on the disabled list already, moved to the 60-day DL to create spots. I'm thinking Rafael Lopez, the catcher with little pop but mad on-base skills, and Armando Rivero, the Cuban reliever who likes to strike people out, could perhaps force their way into the conversation, but that really depends on how the Cubs feel about the guys currently on the roster.

Good for Jokisch, stay tuned for more moves!

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