One More Sim Game for Borowski

Good news for Cubs fans - potential closer Joe Borowski, who has been on the DL since March 25 with a broken wrist, will be traveling with the team to Houston.

Unfortunately, the only in-game action he'll see in Clutch City will be of the simulated variety. This will be JoBo's second, and presumably final, sim game.

As Mike Kiley of the Sun-Times noted today, "Borowski was impressive in a simulated game Wednesday, but pitching coach Larry Rothschild wanted to see him throw one more time to build up his strength before allowing him to face minor-league hitters." So, he'll pitch a simulated game on Saturday or Sunday at Minute Maid Park.

The word out of Wrigley was that Borowski's velocity was great on Wednesday, but that he needed some work on his control. Which is expected after a month on the shelf with a broken pitching wrist, of course, but pinpoint control is 90% of Borowski's game, so he'll need a bit more practice before he starts seeing any save ops.

The Cubs are off to Milwaukee next week, but you can expect JoBo to catch a flight from Houston to Des Moines, where he'll spend a few games tuning up with the I-Cubs. When he gets back to Chicago, it's probably only a matter of time before he reclaims the closer role.