With Marlon Byrd and Reed Johnson on the D.L., playing time has become available for 25-year old lefty swinging Tony Campana. Campana has played in 11 games for the Cubs so far this year and he is 6 for 21 (.286 avg, .652 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 RBI and 5 stolen bases (he stole 4 bases last night against the Astros). Campana played in 30 games in AAA-ball before his promotion to Chicago and he was 41 for 120 (.342 avg, .824 OPS) with 27 runs scored, 0 homers, 9 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Campana has stole 144 bases in his first four years in the minors, so he’s bringing speed to the table for the Cubbies. Campana will likely be the starting CF for the Cubs until either Johnson or Byrd are ready to return to action, as long as he can handle it.

The Cubs have designated 27-year old righty reliever Jeff Stevens for assignment. Stevens pitched in 4 games (0 starts) for the Cubs so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 5.14 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. He has pitched in 33 games (0 starts) in his three years with the Cubs and he is 1-0 with a 6.27 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. It will be interesting to see if the Cubs want to keep Stevens if he clears waivers as he has shown no signs of improvement as a pitcher.

The Cubs have placed 29-year old righty swinging infielder Jeff Baker on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin. Baker has played in 31 games for the Cubs so far this year and he is 32 for 87 (.368 avg, .865 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 1 homer and 14 RBIs. The Cubs have called up 23-year old righty swinging infielder D.J. LeMahieu to replace Baker on the active roster. LeMahieu has played in 50 games in AA-ball so far this year and he is 67 for 187 (.358 avg, .878 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 2 homers, 27 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. He has now played in 226 games in his first three years in the minors and he is 294 for 905 (.325 avg, .767 OPS) with 116 runs scored, 4 homers, 134 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. LeMahieu came into this season as the Cubs’ #13 prospect according to Baseball America.

The Cubs have placed 34-year old outfielder Reed Johnson on the 15-day disabled list. Johnson has played in 34 games for the Cubs so far this year and he is 22 for 60 (.367 avg, 1.068 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 18 RBIs. The Cubs have called up 29-year old lefty swinging outfielder Brad Snyder to replace Johnson on the active roster. He has played in 38 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 50 for 146 (.342 avg, .943 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 7 homers, 29 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. His first taste of the majors came last season for the Cubbies. He played in 12 games for the Cubs last year and he was 5 for 27 (.185 avg, .437 OPS) with 1 run scored and 5 RBIs.

The Cubs have designated 26-year old righty starting pitcher Robert Coello for assignment. Coello pitched in 9 games (all starts) in AAA-ball for the Cubs this year and he was 3-5 with a 7.82 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. He walked 24 batters and he gave up 61 hits (11 homers) in 48 1/3 innings in the minors this year, so he was wild and he didn’t miss many bats. Coello’s only major league experience came back in 2010 with the Red Sox. Coello pitched in 6 games (0 starts) for the Red Sox last year and he was 0-0 with a 4.76 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. Coello will likely hook on with another team but the Cubs won’t miss him.