In a move that should be made official shortly, the Cubs will option Carl Edwards Jr. to Triple-A Iowa to work on his mechanics and mindset. The lithe reliever has struggled with his command after being forced to abandon a pause he had worked on throughout the offseason and spring training, but the issues run deeper than that.
Edwards has long had trouble getting out of jams and has too frequently allowed adversity to dictate his results. Whether it’s an early ball or an umpire’s borderline call not going his way, there were simply too many times you could tell how Edwards’ performance would go right from the start.