Jed Hoyer has been catching flak nonstop since Thursday's trade deadline - and rightfully so. His team was in dire need of starting pitching reinforcements, but not only did the Chicago Cubs not add the playoff arm they desperately sought, they added just one starter.
That starter? The oft-injured Michael Soroka, whose velocity had been sharply declining in recent starts. To make matters worse, the right-hander left his Cubs debut on Monday night with what has initially been called 'right shoulder discomfort'. His last two fastballs on the night clocked on the gun at just 89 MPH.