At long last, the Chicago Cubs finally provided an update on injured starting pitcher Michael Soroka. After trading for Soroka last month, the oft-injured starting pitcher only lasted two innings before he had to be shut down with a shoulder strain. Since then, the team has been mum on their status of their deadline addition, but that changed on Tuesday when pitching coach Tommy Hottovy spoke with Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune.
“He’s feeling better every single day, starting to progress to where he wants to be. So I think we’ve kind of turned the corner on the throwing side.