Cub Game Comments

[Butcher]

I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist, but I would bet that Stroman did something stupid (a la Madison Bumgarner) that led to his broken rib. Fielding ground balls doesn't result in a cracked rib. He's been kind of vague when discussing the injury and kind of talks around it. It sucks because we really needed him down the stretch -- removing him from the rotation (assuming he's "normal" Stroman and not the 9+ ERA Stroman) hurts a lot.