The Chicago Cubs’ Manuel Rodriguez stayed at camp to rehab the arm injured March 1–11 days before the MLB shut down over the coronavirus –and it takes an untrained eye not to see his potential. He was throwing 99+ MPH before a Grade 2 biceps strain.
He has yet to pitch above Class A, and his injury signals caution for Rodriguez. Mark Prior was supposed to be ‘uninjurable.’ He got injured. It just goes to show everyone can get hurt. Even Prior. But 99 MPH? He deserves a chance.
“He’s one of those guys that’s matured, and the time in Mexico helped him prepare for the big stage,” Louie Eljaua, the Cubs director of international operations, said before the shutdown.