Fansided · Sep 26, 2018
Chicago Cubs: Pedro Strop throws off the mound for the first time
With just days left in their quest to win another division title, the Chicago Cubs received some much-needed good news on right-hander Pedro Strop.
As we know, Pedro Strop strained his hamstring while running out a ground ball against the Washington Nationals on Sept. 13. It was a very controversial decision to let Strop bat in that situation, definitely one of manager Joe Maddon‘s more questioned moves of the year. That rings especially true with closer Brandon Morrow out for the year.
Tommy La Stella was still on the bench and could have entered the game. Randy Rosario was already warming up in the bullpen. In short, it made pretty much no sense at all.