Will Clay Holmes record a save for the Chicago Cubs before Aug 10?
100% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 3 predictions cast.
Clay Holmes did not record a save for the Chicago Cubs before Aug. 10, 2026, because he was acquired and used exclusively as a starting pitcher, not as a reliever or closer. The Chicago Cubs obtained Holmes, along with outfielder Tyrone Taylor, from the New York Mets on Aug. 3, 2026, in exchange for infielder Jefferson Rojas, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and MLB Trade Rumors. At the time of the trade, Holmes was on the 60-day injured list recovering from a fractured right fibula suffered on a comebacker on May 15, 2026, and had been pitching as a starter for the Mets, going 4-4 with a 2.39 ERA in nine starts before the injury. After completing a three-start minor-league rehab assignment, Holmes was activated and made his Cubs debut as a starting pitcher on Aug. 8, 2026, against the Kansas City Royals, allowing four runs on six hits over four innings in a loss, per NBC Sports and Yahoo Sports. Because Holmes worked exclusively in a starter's role in his only Cubs appearance before the Aug. 10 deadline, no save opportunity arose. The community prediction of 100% YES (3 votes) proved incorrect; the market resolved NO.