Pedro Strop is one of the best relievers in Cubs history and his contributions to the Cubs since 2013 have been well documented on BCB and other sites.
But something is off in 2019. It’s obvious if you glance at Strop’s game logs in 2019. It’s obvious if you watch the team play. So last night after Strop gave up four hits and three earned runs in the eighth inning to blow the Cubs opener against the Giants I spent some time looking at his pitches and some numbers to see if I could figure out what happened to turn Pedro from one of the most effective relievers in baseball to a totally unreliable option in the later innings.