Marcus Stroman Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 7" / 180 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/1/1991 (32)
- Experience
- 8
- College
- Duke
Marcus Stroman Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Marcus Stroman News
Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has opted out of his contract and will become a free agent this offseason. Stroman had $21 million left and one year left on his deal with Chicago, but he will pass it up and look for a more lucrative deal on the free-agent market after going 10-9 with a 3.95 ERA (3.58 FIP) and 1.26 WHIP while walking 52 and striking out 119 in 136 2/3 innings over 27 outings (25 starts) in 2023 in his second year in Chicago. The 32-year-old had his highest ERA since 2018 but still made his second career All-Star team with the Cubs last season. He had a career-high 3.4 walks per nine innings. Stroman isn't in his prime anymore, but he'll attract plenty of interest on the open market and should be in play as a back-end fantasy starter in 2024.
Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman is set to make his final regular season start this Thursday against the Atlanta Braves. Stroman returned from the injured list on Sept. 15, but he's been used out of the bullpen in two of his three appearances since then, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits while walking two and striking out six for the Cubbies. In his start on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, he allowed three earned runs in just three innings pitched for a no-decision. The 32-year-old is getting built back up for a potential playoff run, but fantasy managers still playing for a championship in the season's final week should look for better options than Stroman against the first-place Braves.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman took the mound for the first time on Saturday since being placed on the injured list. The right-hander didn't look too sharp versus the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Stroman only lasted three innings, while allowing three runs in what ended up being a win for the Cubs. Luckily, Javier Assed pitched extremely well in relief of Stroman. Hopefully, Stroman was able to shake off the rust here and will be better going forward. His next start will likely be against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
Marcus Stroman Stats
Last 10 Games
Marcus Stroman enjoyed a career year in 2021 despite a losing 10-13 record, pitching to a 3.02 ERA over 179 IP. Unfortunately, his underlying numbers suggest that he won't be a good investment for the Cubs or fantasy managers in 2022. His 3.57 xFIP was more than half a tick higher than his ERA, while his 4.33 xERA suggests that Stroman doesn't have any sort of dependable contact management ability. If Stroman somehow repeated his ERA, fantasy managers would still need to deal with his sub-par K%. Last year's mark of 21.6% was a career-best despite being lower than the league average of 23.2%. Worse, Stroman got those strikeouts by throwing his two best K pitches (slider and cutter) less often in favor of a merely decent change (16.1 SwStr%, 35 Zone%, 37.2% chase rate). He probably won't receive a ton of run or bullpen support on the rebuilding Cubbies either, while Francisco Lindor's 20 OAA gave the ground ball specialist a level of defensive support that you would never expect from the Mets and shouldn't anticipate of the 2022 Cubs. Stroman is sort of expensive at an ADP of 160.69, and the next two pitchers off of the board offer much more upside in Luis Severino (162.06) and Ranger Suarez (167.50). Stay away from Stroman in 2022.
