Fansided · Feb 25, 2017
Chicago Cubs: Is the next pitching project already on the staff?
On Friday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs extended Pedro Strop through 2018, with a team option for 2019. Could this be an indicator of the team’s plans moving forward? Do they already have a plan in place?
It’s pure speculation to take the extension of a player–in this case the Chicago Cubs’ Pedro Strop–and predict the future of a team’s offseason. But it’s possible that Strop’s extension might be an indicator of Jake Arrieta‘s future. The two came over from Baltimore together in the lopsided deal that sent Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger to the O’s. Is 2018 going to be their final year together as teammates?