Christian Bethancourt

The Cubs announced today that they have selected the contract of catcher Christian Bethancourt. He’ll take the roster spot of fellow backstop Tom s Nido, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain, retroactive to July 25. To open a 40-man roster spot, right-hander Ben Brown was transferred to the…

The Cubs announced today that they have selected the contract of catcher Christian Bethancourt. He’ll take the roster spot of fellow backstop Tom s Nido, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain, retroactive to July 25. To open a 40-man roster spot, right-hander Ben Brown was transferred to the…

With Tomas Nido (knee) landing on the 10-day injured list on Friday, the Cubs needed to add some depth behind the plate at the big-league level and Bethancourt was the obvious call. The 32-year-old hit just .159/.198/.268 with two homers in 88 plate appearances before getting cut by the Marlins in early July.

Nothing has changed in the recovery timeline for the 24-year-old right-hander, this was done primarily to free up a spot on the team's 40-man roster for the addition of Christian Bethancourt on Friday. Brown -- who has been sidelined since mid-June with a neck strain -- has been slowly working his way back and should be ready to return at some point in late August barring any additional setbacks.

No word yet on just how long the Cubs expect the 30-year-old backstop to be sidelined for. The Cubs selected the contract of Christian Bethancourt from Triple-A Iowa to add depth behind the plate on Friday.