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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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It's a Threepeat—Cards Beat Punchless Cubs to Complete the Sweep

Submitted by Cubnut on

Let the autopsy report on this ghastly series read: three games, two runs, 14 hits, three losses.

Lou Piniella made a lineup change on Thursday night, sliding Mike Fontenot from third base to the more familiar ground at second and starting the seldom-used Ryan Freel at third. The moves paid dividends...to the Cardinals:

In the third inning, Freel gloved a hard-hit grounder by Tyler Greene, then launched a throw about five feet over Derrek Lee's head, leading to an unearned run.

Fontenot, meanwhile, went hitless in three at-bats and is now in a 2-for-39 sinkhole, one which Lou Piniella characterized this way:

"Fontenot, God almighty. I don't know what to do there. I think I need a Corona. It's been a while. I think maybe we'll just sit him for a while and see." 

Sean Marshall was charged with two earned runs in five innings, both of those coming on solo homers, by Albert Pujols and Brian Barden.

Kosuke Fukudome accounted for the only Cubs run of the night with an RBI single, plating Bobby Scales in the sixth. 

In closing, we turn tonight to Paul Sullivan in the Tribune:

The Cubs will get one of their best bats back in the lineup Friday night in San Diego, when Carlos Zambrano returns from the disabled list to face Jake Peavy.

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Comments

Submitted by dc60124 on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:31 am

who'll score more tonight, the cubs or the blackhawks? and i hope z gets pencilled in the 5th spot, behind lee and ahead of hoffy and soto and bradley. with a soriano to 2nd scenario, will we see more throws like the one freel launched? happy holiday weekend.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:09 am

I say fuck defense for a week or two, put Hoff in left, Soriano at second, and call up Fox to play third. It would be abysmal at times, but it would be fun to watch a lineup of Soriano, Theriot, Fukudome, Lee, Bradley, Hoffpauir, Fox, and Soto hit on a daily basis

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Submitted by springs on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:21 am

with Ryne Sandberg. He would be a hall of fame 2b with another team. I am a big believer in giving top prospects a chance to prove themselves and failing while doing so. With a mix of veterans and kids, the struggles shouldn't hurt the team too much, but will help the player develop. I hope we take a more relaxed approach if/when the hitters from AA Tennessee (Thomas, Barney, Clevenger and/or Smith) get here in the next few years. Clevenger should be a good utility guy/back up catcher (if not a starter at some position), Thomas could be starting at 2b, Barney...SS challenge for Theriot. Marquez Smith is a very good 3b who likely (from Baseball America reports on winter ball) could play 2b and he is hitting a ton. Unfortunately there is not room for all of them and we may see a circus of call-ups/demotions if these players do not produce right away.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:01 am

Okay fellas, the I-Cubs are back from the road, but our son is graduating from HS this weekend & all that hoopla will keep me from being @ the ballpark as much as otherwise. For now I can tell you that Jake Fox caught again last night - the official reason being that Chris Robinson has a stiff back & Mark Johnson has a stiff neck...Atkins got roughed up again as the Cub cubs were thumped 9-2 by Fresno which jumped to a 4-0 first-inning lead & refrained from use of the SB despite the presence of the reputedly defenseless Fox behind the plate...all this catching [2 games] may be wearing on JF; he only got one hit last night, that a mere single...

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:55 am

Because we are all depressed does not mean we can have a little fun at the expense of our Sox brethren. At 12:40 ask your Sox friend "what time is it?" And they reply " 20 to 1", you say you don't want to know the Sox score but what time is it. GET IT!?!?!? GET IT ?!?!? (this weekend can't come fast enough)

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:05 pm

This is how bad its gotten with the 4-game losing streak: you folks are actually spending time out of your lives, that you will never get back again, discussing Brooks Kieschnik. Isn't there more pertinent things to discuss? Like the Cubs RPG average in 29 games of 3.33? Or, the fact that out of 16 teams, the team is 14th with RISP? With a $140mm payroll! Or, the nice streak pitched by "Guz"? Fontenot's 2 for his last six weeks? Instead: you're discussing Brooks Kieschnik. - sigh -

Submitted by Tito on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:48 pm

It's tough to dance a jig while typing, so no, I am not doing that. I have concerns. I also stay away from ledges. I have to think that at some point, the guys who have hit in the past will hit again. I'm not concerned that the Padres have won six in a row. I hated the DeRosa trade then, and I hate it now.

Submitted by rokfish on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:11 pm

i also think talking about b.keischneik is useless a bad draft pick when we drafted alot of bad ones. would the cubs make 2 roster moves today a pitcher and a position player. hendry should be on the phone trying to make a trade.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:58 pm

Let's get this straight: The Cubs keep lamenting the team can't hit, they're getting even worse, while they have a guy in AAA hitting over .400 but they won't even call him up because their multi-million dollar busts will continue to get the majority of ab's and it's not fair to call up Fox to sit on the bench. My view is, are you trying to win? It's not fair to Fox to have him rot in AAA hitting .400 without getting a shot in the majors. He deserves a shot more than Scales did, based on production. If Hendry won't call up Fox then trade him to a crappy team like the White Sox where he could get a few ab's at DH, 1b, etc. I think Hendry dislikes Fox because Fox can't play 2b, the position Hendry has sloppy donut wet dreams about.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

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