It appears the could be without 24-year-old second baseman for a while. He strained his hamstring Tuesday night on this play and his frustration probably speaks for itself:The Cubs, predictably, placed Hoerner on the injured list on Wednesday afternoon. In light of that, it Shawn Marion Jersey shouldn't be all too surprising to see that the Cubs have signed free-agent infielder Dee Strange-Gordon to a minor-league deal, .Strange-Gordon, 33, appears to be doing an NL Central tour this season. He signed with the in February and didn't make the team out of camp. He then caught on with the , but was released on May 22.In 33 games with the last season Jalen Smith Jersey , Strange-Gordon hit .200/.268/.213 (39 OPS+). He hasn't really been productive since 2017, but he hit .275 with 22 stolen bases and 1.1 WAR in 2019. As such, this is a depth signing. The Cubs currently have outfielders and on the injured list, Phoenix Suns Hoodie which means they've been playing in the outfield regularly. (The Cubs promote outfielder as the corresponding move to Hoerner's deactivation.) They had settled in with Hoerner at second base and at third. Hoerner is hitting .338/.405/.432 and playing excellent defense while Duffy is hitting .278 with a .377 OBP and has had some clutch hits. Both are now injured.This now leaves to play either second Jason Kidd Jersey or third. Bryant could swing back in to third base with playing right field beside (LF) and (CF). Bryant could also stay in right with Bote at third and at second. The remaining bench player would be .Though one can't really envision much production from Strange-Gordon at this point in his career, it's easy to see why the Cubs signed him. Their depth is really being tested with these injuries. In the meantime, riding a ridiculously hot bullpen, the Cubs are 14-7 this month with all seven lo ses having come by just one run Ty Jerome Jersey . They are now just a half game back in the NL Central and tied with the in the lo s column.