Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Wed 3/23/22 8:20 PM

Stroman gave up two runs on three hits across two innings in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Athletics. He walked two and struck out three.
EDGE Analysis
Stroman wasn't as sharp as he was in his first start of the spring Friday, when he logged two perfect innings with three strikeouts. The numbers don't matter much at this point, of course, as the righty is simply trying to gear up for the regular season. He figures to be a strong fantasy asset in his first year with the Cubs.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Sat 3/19/22 10:47 AM

Stroman pitched two perfect innings in Friday's Cactus League game against the Giants. He struck out three.
EDGE Analysis
Stroman wasn't expected to pitch deep into the game in his spring training debut, but he looked very sharp while he was on the mound. The Cubs' big offseason addition should slot in behind Kyle Hendricks in the rotation this year. Stroman was good in 2021 with the Mets, posting a 3.02 ERA and 1.15 WHIP across 179 innings, and should be a solid fantasy contributor in 2022.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Tue 3/15/22 9:04 PM

Stroman will make his spring training debut Friday against the Giants, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Stroman joined the Cubs in the offseason and will look to make a strong first impression with his new club. Kyle Hendricks will make his spring debut a day earlier, so perhaps that will be the order heading into the regular season. Either way, Stroman will be expected to be a key contributor in the rotation. After not pitching in the shortened 2020 season, the righty registered a solid 3.02 ERA and 1.15 WHIP across 179 innings with the Mets last year.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Wed 12/1/21 6:59 PM

Stroman signed a contract with the Cubs on Wednesday, he confirmed on his personal Twitter account. It's a three-year, $71 million deal that includes an opt out after the second season, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com.
EDGE Analysis
The 30-year-old righty logged a 3.02 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 50.8 percent groundball rate in 179 innings last season. He didn't pitch in 2020, but he has logged 32 or more starts in four of the last five seasons he has pitched. Stroman has never struck out more than 166 batters in a season, as he thrives on generating weak contact, and he is generally good at logging bulk innings and preventing runs.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Wed 9/29/21 1:37 PM

Stroman improved to 10-13 after tossing five innings and giving up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four Tuesday in the Mets' 5-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader with the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Making his MLB-leading 33rd start of the season, Stroman cruised through the first three frames before enduring some turbulence in the top of the fourth. After following up a leadoff walk by allowing a home run to Lewin Diaz, Stroman retired three of the next four batters to limit the damage that inning. The New York bullpen then held down the fort for the final two frames of the seven-inning game, after Stroman departed with a 3-2 lead. Manager Luis Rojas hasn't indicated that Stroman will be shut down following Tuesday's outing, so the right-hander could make one last start in the Mets' season finale Sunday in Atlanta.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Wed 9/22/21 1:58 AM

Stroman (9-13) allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three across five innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Stroman held Boston scoreless through three innings, however he allowed consecutive doubles which resulted in one run in the fourth frame. One inning later, he surrendered two homers in the span of three batters to ruin his outing. Stroman hadn't allowed a home run in his last five starts entering Tuesday, and he had maintained a 3.07 ERA and 1.09 WHIP across 29.1 innings in that span.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Wed 9/15/21 12:59 AM

Stroman pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out eight in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals. He did not factor into the decision.
EDGE Analysis
The 30-year-old was able to limit the damage to two runs in the fourth inning of this one. It was his fifth quality start in his last six outings and he has compiled a 3.22 ERA and 1.07 WHIP over 36.1 innings in that span. He lines up to face the Red Sox next week.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Thu 9/9/21 11:51 PM

Stroman allowed one run on four hits with seven strikeouts over 6.1 innings in Thursday's no-decision against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Stroman just keeps humming along, logging his fourth quality start in his last five outings. He put up zeroes for the first five innings Thursday before a Jazz Chisholm RBI groundout finally got the Marlins on the board in the sixth. Stroman is 9-12 on the year despite a sparkling 2.87 ERA and 143:39 K:BB in 163 innings. He's scheduled for a home start against the Cardinals next week.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Sun 9/5/21 9:22 AM

Stroman didn't factor into the decision during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks over five innings in an 11-9 extra-innings win. He struck out two.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander exited after 94 pitches (54 strikes) in line for the win with the Mets ahead 9-3, but the bullpen coughed up six runs in the next two innings. Stroman issued more than two free passes for the first time since June 27 and saw his quality start streak snapped at three in the mediocre effort. He'll take a 2.93 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 136:39 K:BB through 156.2 innings into his next outing.

Marcus Stroman
SP FA
Sat 8/28/21 10:59 PM

Stroman allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts through six innings, taking a no-decision in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
Stroman loaded the bases in the first and allowed two runs to score in the second but settled in to allow just two singles in the remaining four innings of his outing. The effort was enough to extend his quality start streak to three straight appearances. Hopefully this bodes well for his next start, which is tentatively slated to be against these same Nationals on Friday.