Marcus Stroman has three months to salvage an injury-plagued season that would be even gloomier if Keegan Thompson and Justin Steele hadn’t picked up the slack in the Cubs’ starting rotation.
‘‘I’m looking forward to those next three months,’’ said Stroman, who will start a rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Iowa. ‘‘The group of guys we have here is incredible.’’
The Cubs might have their projected rotation together for the first time shortly before the trade deadline Aug. 2, but the damage has been done.
Stroman, 31, who signed a three-year, $71 million contract in November, has been limited to nine starts because of a bout with COVID-19 and inflammation in his right shoulder.