# Cubs Pitcher Palencia Placed on IL Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-cubs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7460433/cubs-pitcher-palencia-placed-on-il Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-cubs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7460433/cubs-pitcher-palencia-placed-on-il.md Podcast: [Chicago Cubs News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-cubs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7460433) Published: 2026-06-17T00:08:56+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0948b1c9-d419-4856-b92c-98eac413980d.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0948b1c9-d419-4856-b92c-98eac413980d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chicago-cubs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7460433/episodes/cubs-pitcher-palencia-placed-on-il Duration seconds: 103 ## Resource The Cubs’ bullpen takes a hit as pitcher Daniel Palencia lands on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, just days after pitching through discomfort in a key ninth-inning appearance. Manager Craig Counsell noticed something was off and made a mound visit. Despite having four days off, the elbow persisted, prompting the move — with no imaging planned yet. This isn’t Palencia’s first injury this season, nor his first since a heavy WBC workload for Venezuela. His absence opens the door for relievers like Thielbar, Milner, and Webb to step into high-leverage roles. Though he hadn’t recorded a save since mid-May, his 2.70 ERA made him a reliable closer. Losing him stings — Counsell called it tough — but the bullpen must adapt and keep getting outs, even without the same pitching order every night. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/cd487f94e2512fed ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chicago-cubs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7460433/episodes/cubs-pitcher-palencia-placed-on-il/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-cubs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7460433/cubs-pitcher-palencia-placed-on-il.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.