No one saw it coming but Pedro Strop is trending down in a big way this year. Not only has he experienced tenures on the injured list, but he hasn’t been the late-inning reliever the Chicago Cubs have needed for most of the season, posting career-worst marks in ERA, FIP and HR/9 since his first season way back in 2010.
It sucks to see the veteran right-hander struggle like he has this season, and if this was April, I might react differently – but it’s not. It’s mid-July and the division race is tight.