McCarthy pitched two scoreless innings in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Padres to record the save. He allowed two hits and struck out two.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy joined the Cubs on a minor-league deal in February and is looking to earn a bullpen spot in camp. The 30-year-old owns a 3.80 ERA in 191.2 career major-league innings across five seasons with the Royals, though he spent 2021 toiling at the Triple-A level. McCarthy could earn a role in Chicago but probably won't see enough high-leverage work to have any fantasy relevance.

McCarthy signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Feb. 23.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy owns a 3.80 ERA in 191.2 career major-league innings, all of which came with the Royals. The last of those innings came in 2020, as he spent 2021 struggling to a 7.12 ERA in 43 Triple-A innings with the Red Sox's and White Sox's organizations. If he's able to rebound, the 30-year-old righty should have a shot at carving out a role in the rebuilding Cubs' bullpen.

McCarthy signed a minor-league contract with the White Sox on Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy was released by the Red Sox on Aug. 21, but he'll now serve as organizational depth for the White Sox. The right-hander made 28 appearances (two starts) for Triple-A Worcester to begin the year and recorded a 7.13 ERA and 1.71 WHIP in 35.1 innings.

McCarthy was released by the Red Sox on Saturday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy failed to secure a spot on Boston's Opening Day roster in 2021, and he struggled at Triple-A Worcester to begin the season. The right-hander posted a 7.39 ERA and 1.74 WHIP in 35.1 innings across 28 appearances (two starts) and will now hit free agency.

McCarthy will report to Triple-A Worcester after the Red Sox informed him Monday that he won't be included in the Opening Day bullpen, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy, who had been attending spring training as a non-roster invitee, made a strong case for a spot with the big club after tossing seven scoreless innings in relief during Grapefruit League play. Though his contract included a clause that would have allowed him to head to another organization if extended a 40-man roster spot, no such offers were apparently on the table for McCarthy. He'll look to continue to pitch well at Worcester with the hope of eventually getting a promotion to the big leagues.

McCarthy signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Thursday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy became a free agent at the end of October rather than accepting an outright assignment from the Royals, and he'll now work out of Boston's minor-league system. The 28-year-old has made major-league appearances with the Royals in each of the last five seasons, and he posted a 4.48 ERA and 1.52 WHIP over 66.1 innings during the last two seasons.

McCarthy elected free agency Friday rather than accept an outright assignment to the minors.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy will try his luck on the open market after being removed from the Royals' 40-man roster. The righty threw 191.2 innings over parts of five seasons in Kansas City, recording a 3.80 ERA despite striking out just 14.5 percent of opposing batters.

McCarthy was optioned to the alternate training site after Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Reds, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy has appeared in six games this season and allowed three runs on 10 hits with a 2:2 K:BB over six innings. The 28-year-old had a 4.48 ERA in 56 appearances for the Royals in 2019.

McCarthy (3-2) pitched a scoreless outing while allowing just one hit and striking out a batter across 1.2 innings Sunday in the Royals' 6-4 win over the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy relieved starter, Danny Duffy, in the seventh inning and shut down the Orioles' hitters which allowed for the Royals' to take and keep the lead in the seventh inning. The 27-year-old lowers his ERA to a 4.91 and owns a 27:19 K:BB ratio across 46 innings of work.

McCarthy gave up two hits and struck out two through 2.1 scoreless innings to record his first save in a 6-1 win over the Twins on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

McCarthy entered the game in the seventh inning with a four-run lead and two runners on base before he immediately hit a batter to make things more interesting, but he forced a ground ball to end the inning and shut down the Twins in the next two frames to record his first major league save. The right-hander is not likely to receive many save opportunities of the traditional sense, but he came through when needed in this contest. McCarthy has a 1-1 record with a 5.21 ERA through 19 innings this season.