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Rowan Wick was the best reliever in the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen last year before suffering an intercostal injury late in the season. The injury sidelined the right-hander for the remainder of the 2020, halting all momentum.
Wick finished the year with 17 1/3 innings across 19 appearances. The 28-year-old held a respectable 3.12 ERA — third among all Cubs relievers with substantive sample size. He also flexed a 2.67 FIP which would have put Wick in the top 30 of all relievers last season had he qualified.
As reported by Chicago Sun-Times Cubs beat reporter Russell Dorsey on Sunday, Wick is showing substantial improvement and is set to increase the distance of his throwing program to 105 feet starting Monday.