It’s been some time since the Cubs had a bona-fide ninth-inning man who didn’t inspire gut-wrenching pain and content nervousness. The memories of Carlos Marmol and the rides we all unwillingly went on with the erratic right-hander are still fresh in the minds of Cubs’ fans everywhere.
But, for the most part, Hector Rondon has made the ninth inning a lot easier to stomach.
In 2015, the hard-throwing right-hander set a new career-high with 30 saves, finishing 47 contests for the third-place, 97-win Chicago Cubs. He dropped his earned run average from 2.