Cubs designated INF/OF Scott Kingery for assignment.

Oof. It looked like Kingery was just going to get optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Friday to make room for Nicky Lopez, but with Caleb Thielbar hitting the injured list and the Cubs needing to create a spot on their 40-man roster for Vince Velasquez, Kingery will lose his spot there as well. There’s a chance that he could pique another team’s interest on waivers.