Cubs Sign Pedro Strop to Two-Year Extension

The trade that sent Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger to Baltimore will go down as one of the most lopsided ever, and that’s just considering one of the players the Cubs got back. But while the headliner of that deal, Jake Arrieta, has an uncertain future in Chicago, the other player who came over has just signed an extension with the Cubs.

Pedro Strop agreed Friday to a two-year, $11.85 million deal ($5.5M this year, $5.85M next) that also has a $6.25 million club option for 2019 ($500K buyout). Strop would have been a free agent in 2018, so this extension buys him out of at least one year of free agency. While it might cost him a little in the long run, guaranteed money from a winner is…