Pedro Strop earns an annual average salary of $ 6.25 million as of 2019.
Pedro Ángel Strop is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs.
Strop was originally signed as an international free agent by the Colorado Rockies in 2002. He was a position player in the Rockies minor league system from 2002 to 2005, primarily playing shortstop.
Strop was also signed by the Texas Rangers as a free agent on September 23, 2008. On August 28, 2009, Pedro made his MLB debut and struck out his first batter, the Twins star catcher Joe Mauer.
On August 31, 2011, Strop was traded from the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles as the player to be named later in the trade for Mike Gonzalez. He finished his 2011 season going 2–0 for Baltimore with a 0.73 ERA. His pitching success continued for the majority of 2012.
Strop was traded along with Jake Arrieta to the Cubs in exchange for Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger on July 2, 2013.
January 30, 2020, Strop was signed by the Cincinnati Reds for a 1-year deal worth $1.8 million. Strop was designated for assignment by the Reds on August 26, 2020, and released on August 31.
Strop was selected to the active roster in April 2021. He was removed from the 40-man roster on April 17 after 2 scoreless innings in 2 appearances. On May 5, 2021, Strop requested and was granted his release from the organization.
On June 24, 2021, Strop signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He was released on March 1, 2022.