It’s reached the point with Brandon Morrow where seeing him pitching at Wrigley again in any capacity would be a shock. Getting the flame-throwing righty back and pitching effectively is a pipe dream from which everyone woke up long ago, especially after complications from offseason elbow surgery required an injection of synthetic lubricant typically reserved for arthritic knees.
All the while, the Cubs have maintained cautious optimism that Morrow could return by September to give them a late-season boost. Morrow himself expressed a positive outlook when speaking to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers recently, but the former closer also revealed that he’d had yet another procedure to alleviate symptoms of a compressed nerve in his right elbow.