The Cubs may not be making noise on the trade market yet, but they continue to scour independent ball for depth relievers. Their latest addition is 27-year-old lefty Alex Troop, who had been playing for the Kane County Cougars. An Aurora, IL native, Troop was a ninth-round pick by the Nationals in 2017 out of Michigan State and played in the Washington organization for seven seasons without getting a call to the bigs.
Alex Troop is a local player who played for Marmion Academy in Aurora, IL. Had a really nice debut for Kane County with 16 K and no walks in 10 innings.