Well, this isn’t good news. Joe Maddon told reporters prior to Saturday’s game that would-be closer Brandon Morrow has been shut down after not bouncing back well from a throwing session earlier in the week. Things had been going smoothly for the oft-injured righty as he worked back from offseason elbow surgery, but this is obviously a pretty significant setback.
Maddon: Morrow is in a shut-down period right now after not bouncing back well from mound session earlier this week. That slows down the closer’s comeback.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) April 20, 2019
The Cubs don’t have a public timetable for Morrow’s return, which probably should have come at some point in May.