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NL Central Notes: Strop, Cards, Rosenthal, Iglesias

By Zachary Links | August 11, 2016 at 9:28am CDT

Cubs setup man Pedro Strop suffered a left knee injury while sliding to make a play on a weakly hit grounder last night and had to be helped off the field, as MLB.com’s Carrie Muskat writes. Strop will undergo an MRI today, at which point the club will know more about the amount of time he’ll need to miss. The Cubs’ bullpen is a bit thin at the moment as it is, with right-hander Hector Rondon dealing with a triceps issue (though Rondon has not been placed on the disabled list). A significant injury to Strop would be a substantial blow to the Cubs’ late-inning relief corps, as Strop has turned in a very strong 2.89 ERA with 11.5 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 59.6 percent ground-ball rate in 43 2/3 innings. His 50 relief appearances trail only Travis Wood for the team lead.

More from the NL Central…

  • MLB.com’s Jenifer Langosch provides an update on a number of injured Cardinals, noting that left-hander Tyler Lyons’ season could be in jeopardy. The 28-year-old has been diagnosed with a fracture in his right knee and recently received a platelet-rich plasma injection as part of the treatment. It’ll be another three weeks before he’s evaluated, though, and GM John Mozeliak candidly stated: “I definitely feel like his season may be in question.” Shortstop Aledmys Diaz is back with the team and currently sporting a splint on his fractured left thumb. He’ll meet with a hand specialist next Monday to further establish a timeline for his own return. Meanwhile, right-hander Jordan Walden, who has pitched just 10 1/3 innings as a Cardinal since coming over in the Jason Heyward/Shelby Miller trade, hopes to return in September, though the Cardinals are being more cautious about his potential availability.
  • Injured closer Trevor Rosenthal told Jim Hayes of FOX Sports Midwest (video link) that he’s dealing with a “pretty significant” flexor mass strain in his right forearm that has previously not been reported or acknowledged by the Cardinals. (Langosch notes in the above-linked piece that the team has still not confirmed that diagnosis.) Rosenthal is on the disabled list with inflammation in his right rotator cuff and recently received an PRP injection of his own, but the forearm issue, which Rosenthal says may have led to the inflammation in his shoulder, would be a new and possibly greater concern than the previously reported shoulder injury.
  • Raisel Iglesias recorded the first save of his big league career on Wednesday, and there could be quite a few more in his future, writes C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “He’s stepped it up and I think we’re looking at a role that could be very comfortable for him and something we’ll have to weigh moving forward between starter and reliever,” said manager Bryan Price. Iglesias himself expressed an enormous amount of pride in being asked to take the ball in the ninth inning, explaining through a translator that he was as proud to pitch in that role as he was to be named Opening Day starter for the Reds. Said Iglesias: “I feel really proud because I’ve waited for this moment, this is what I’ve wanted to be on the team, this is what I want to do. I want to be the closer.” Iglesias looked like a highly intriguing rotation candidate entering the season, but a shoulder injury sidelined him for two months, and he’s pitched exclusively out of the bullpen since returning. Since being activated from the DL, Iglesias has a sensational 0.65 ERA with a 31-to-12 K/BB ratio in 27 2/3 innings.
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  1. marlins1993

    5 years ago

    Strop is down. Cubs are beatable now!

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    • Mikel Grady

      5 years ago

      Ha ha . Wood 7th Edwards 8th chapman 9th.
      Of course starters have been going 8 or Cubs have been up big. I thought Rondon was good for weekend. Cahill is coming back . It’s all good

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  2. Zippydots

    5 years ago

    Iglesias is a stud

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    • aknott1

      5 years ago

      Yeah, and he’ so fun to watch!

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  3. tim815

    5 years ago

    My hunch is that Joe Nathan, or his people, chatted with Theo Epstein today. Or last night.

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    • csamson11

      5 years ago

      I imagine they’d just call Grimm back up if anything.

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      • tim815

        5 years ago

        They could do that.

        Or, they could release Nathan, re-sign him, and have them both.

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  4. DannyQ3913

    5 years ago

    Call the Phils Cubs! We got plenty of BP arms!

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    • chesteraarthur

      5 years ago

      So do the cubs.

      I’d like to see CJ get the 8th inning duty

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  5. CodyGadbois

    5 years ago

    Edwards got it on lockdown

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    • Outlaws12

      5 years ago

      Yeah, Edwards has something on lockdown. He got 2 outs today and walked 4 and gave up 5 runs. Exactly what does he have on lockdown? Lmao

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  6. Jimbo498

    5 years ago

    Cubs will choke like they always do. Ha ha

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  7. JFisnasty

    5 years ago

    Is this la Stella’s new roster spot? Holding down the eighth inning

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  8. bsteady powers

    5 years ago

    Why isn’t Rondon on the DL?

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  9. DHud

    5 years ago

    Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Reds pay big money for young, talented Cuban pitcher and relegate him to 60 IP a year in the bullpen

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