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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Let the Lou Piniella Farewell Tour Begin

Submitted by Cubnut on

After 23 years as a manager and many, many victories, though not a single one of them in the post-season as the manager of the Chicago Cubs, Lou Piniella is retiring at season's end.

Piniella, Jim Hendry, and Tom Ricketts are scheduled to meet with the press at about 4:15.

More to come later on.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:59 pm

"Piniella, Jim Hendry, and Tom Ricketts are scheduled to meet with the press at about 4:15." press - "So Lou, are you going to stick around with the club after the season in any capacity?" lou - "Jesus Christ...look, just ask the players?" press - "Ummm?" lou - "Look, I have no explanations. Go ask the players about it. It's their game." press - "This has nothing to do with..." lou - "YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT! Interview over." hendry - "Well, that was...interesting. We just signed Lou to a 3-year backloaded deal as a bench coach by the way, 500K, 500K, and 7m." rickets - "I'd like to thank the media for coming...now who wants my autograph or a picture taken with me?"

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Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:03 pm

You are hilarious! In the worst way you want Cub rookies to FAIL so you can continue your single-handed "Dump Tim Wilken" campaign. You have evidence of Colvin juicing? Would it surprise you if he does not? Most everyone here has acknowledged that just maybe, the "Three C's", have terrific potential. Except you. Because You can't live with the fact that Wilken might know more than some negative internet NAVIGATOR about baseball. Give it a rest, dude.

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Submitted by navigator on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:41 am

Even if that were remotely true...so what? "Teflon" Tim refers only to the fact that at TCR at least, no criticism of Wilken is allowed, he's a saint, but you can slam his picks til they're bloody stumps (Samardzija e.g.). Apparently they drafted themselves. On the other hand, any and all success in the minor league system is attributable to Wilken even if he had nothing to do with it. When the draft is over, Wilken switches over to advising Hendry on trades and player acquisitions. When these don't work out, they're all Hendry's fault. Teflon Tim. That said, I have never advocated getting rid of Wilken. Please show me where I have. He's not even that important a cog, not really in the top management loop, and he's doing better job than Hendry ever did running the draft. But that's not saying much. So, I'll go further and say that if Ricketts ever cleans house and the only guy left is Wilken, I'll be pleased.

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Submitted by Tony S. on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:30 am

Re: Colvin. Nope, it sure as hell wouldn't surprise me, and no one else should be surprised either. I love the kid, but it's SNAC or whatever the next 'barely legal' clinic is we haven't heard of yet. And as for Byrd's #s, you're exactly right, and he's making no secret about it. What scares me is this sounds an awful lot like when that reporter found the andro in McGwire's locker, legal now, not tomorrow.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:10 pm

j.stevens up, m.atkins down ...i was going to post the latest "milton bradley is satan"...i mean "carlos zambrano is satan" blurb from paul sulivan's twitter, but whatever...there will be another 2-3 per day until he's traded or gets hit by a truck.

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Submitted by Pell Mell on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:16 pm

For another Greatest Hit, how about B. Rozner trashing his old whipping boy ARam on The Score this morning? Right, Barry, he's only been OPSing about a billion for three weeks, so good timing for your usual ready-fire-aim job. Then I find out the context was "would or should the White Sox trade for Ramirez?" and of course Rozner's answer was no. Not suggesting the answer should be yes -- just the thought makes me sick -- but only a true chowderhead's chowderhead could look at what the Sox trot out at the hot corner and pronounce it preferable to ARam.

Submitted by DC Tom on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:26 pm

Good PR move for a team that is more of a publicity and ticket-selling machine than a baseball team. Now instead of three months of "fire Piniella" talk radio, we will be treated to pre-game ceremonies in every road city from here on out and a rush of "voices from Piniella's past" to sing the 7th inning stretch and gush in the TV booth. Classic PR move of redirecting attention away from a flawed and aging team. I'm speculating that this was to have been announced the day after the All Star game, but that the death of George Steinbrenner caused the delay (and ultimately the leak).

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Submitted by Tony S. on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:41 am

Don't know about the delay (interesting theory) but I totally agree with the PR aspect. Makes you wonder if Ricketts/Hendry came up with the idea to press Lou into making/announcing his decision now. But being as objective as a lifer Cub fan can be, doesn't it make sense from a baseball standpoint too? We were already fucking swimming in questions about Lou and Hendry for a while now, and they put it all to rest in one afternoon, Lou's gone at the end of the year and Hendry gets to keep his job at least through the offseason. Which then makes me wonder, was Lou pushed into this, overtly or otherwise? Hendry tells Lou that Ricketts doesn't want him around but respects him a ton, Lou says I'll retire at the end of the year if you let me leave with some fucking dignity left and don't fire me from the Cubs. Hendry/Ricketts says deal, but you've gotta announce it now so we can interview whoever MacFail doesn't hire in Baltimore... Random thoughts...

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:00 pm

With Brandon Inge going on the DL with a broken hand and Carlos Guillen a good candidate to move from 2B to 3B, how long can Dave Dombrowski withstand the compulsion he must feel to acquire Ryan Theriot? Over/under anyone?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:39 pm

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 3:33pm. if we don't keep at least one of baker/fontenot/theriot the club will be out looking to sign 2 guys who can fill the role. fonte playing a little SS and taking balls there pre-game is just an option i'd rather gamble on than baker...either i'd rather see on the bench. =============================================== CRUNCH: Darwin Barney will be brought up as soon as one of the three (Theriot/Fontenot/Baker) is moved. That is a lock.

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Submitted by Tony S. on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:56 am

As much as I'd like to bitch about the seemingly mindless nature of your retort, we need a little more of that, here and in 'Cub-world' in general. I don't need either fancy stats or scrappy 'intangibles' to figure out that a) Font is a nice bench piece at best b) Theriot's worth goes down as his price goes up c) where the fuck has baker even been? If Hendry looks at it a little more like you do, maybe a few more aggressive moves get made. Cubs fans of a certain age were seemingly happy for years to simply have somebody swell to root for, with a sporadic division title here or there. Now we want rings like the BoSox got, so a 'feel good' story isn't enough anymore. I'm as guilty of this as anyone else. Prime example is the DeRosa trade. Tons of people here and elsewhere freaked out because Hendry was trading a leader (which I think DeRo was) etc. etc. but the fact is it was the right baseball move at the time. 2 yrs. of 20/80 out of DeRo was more than anyone had any right to expect, and Hendry got a (semi-) serviceable return. We fall in love with players and then bitch when the team doesn't win. One of the biggest problems with this fan base has been accepting 'Good Guys' fucking losing for years. I'm not saying dump DLee for a ham sammich because he has a bad April, but I'd at least be listening to offers for my fucking father if he wasn't hitting .250 by the break. Is DLee going to rebound and get back to solid numbers by the end of the year or is he old and finally washed up??? Fuck, I don't know. These things are what all the 'staff' and 'talent evaluators' get fucking paid for.

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:47 pm

I think they should find a starting 2b for next year and perhaps plug Darwin Barney in as a backup. Fontenot and Baker have done nothing to impress anyone. I think the other thing that has to be considered with keeping Fontenot for next season is his salary. He is overpaid at $1 million this season. Bringing him back once again to be a backup 2b for over $1 million is crazy. He's proven he can't be a starter. Backups, with few exceptions, should be around the MLB minimum. Darwin Barney makes sense in that role, much more than Fontenot. Maybe Barney impresses enough to be in the starting mix. I'm not counting on that though. I like the little I've seen of him but I don't know if he can produce enough offense to start on a team with any aspirations other than simply fielding a team.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:52 pm

Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 3:47pm. I think they should find a starting 2b for next year and perhaps plug Darwin Barney in as a backup. Fontenot and Baker have done nothing to impress anyone. I think the other thing that has to be considered with keeping Fontenot for next season is his salary. He is overpaid at $1 million this season. Bringing him back once again to be a backup 2b for over $1 million is crazy. He's proven he can't be a starter. Backups, with few exceptions, should be around the MLB minimum. Darwin Barney makes sense in that role, much more than Fontenot. Maybe Barney impresses enough to be in the starting mix. I'm not counting on that though. I like the little I've seen of him but I don't know if he can produce enough offense to start on a team with any aspirations other than simply fielding a team =============================================== PAUL N: I think the Cubs will target a 2B in a trade, either as part of the return in a trade deadline deal, or during the upcoming off-season. And then Darwin Barney will be the 2B-SS back-up. I believe Theriot, Fontenot, and Baker will all be gone in 2011,

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Submitted by Tony S. on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:09 pm

This is an interesting question. If that $800K is the last money making the difference between a 3-win 2B and a 2-win 2B, aren't 3 wins more than two and a half??? Say that to say this--I believe in my heart of hearts that some guys are just good bench players (Hollandsworth comes to mind, and there are a bazillion others) and some guys aren't, but spending money on a 'better bench' is something the fucking Yankees would do because they've got money to burn. It's the same mentality that has led us (most MLB teams) to spending millions upon millions on fucking relievers/closers. What happened to the bullpen being filled with guys who just weren't quite good enough to make the big league rotation? Do you need DECENT guys on the bench? Absolutely. Can/should at least 1-2 of them be kids who are there to listen to the old heads as much as anything else? Yes. Is it a team-building category concerning stats and wins you need to 'focus on in the offseason' like the fucking rotation? No. Get a better starting 8 and your bench suddenly isn't the fucking issue anymore. MLB is going the way of everything else, it's like everybody has to get a fucking prize or a ribbon or a pat on the back. Do your fucking job better than the other guy, and you won't be on the bench, you'll earn your trophy.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:02 pm

In other words, you think Barney IS chopped liver. Sandberg may not think so. Barney has made Sandberg a nice #1/#2 hitter this year. The team scores runs and wins games. Barney is one hit from being tied for the lead in the 16-team PCL. And don't confuse that stat with Theriot's leading the NL in singles last year and once or twice before. Good hitters don't always stop at first base. Theriot led in singles in 2009, but was 15th in hits. To put it another way, among players with the most hits in the NL last year, Theriot was 41st in doubles.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 07:29 pm

Barney is a much better glove, so even if he's the exact same hitter as Theriot, it's an upgrade--or he would be, as I said, depending on how many stolen bases you lose. I doubt that either one of us has had a good look at Barney, but he made the PCL all-star team this year and the SL team last year, so he must be making a favorable impression on somebody. I googled around for evidence of Theriot ever being an all star and didn't find any, except, oddly enough, a story about him not making the team when he was at West Tenn:
Inside The Ivy: Were you surprised to be left off the All-Star roster? Ryan Theriot: I'm not playing this game to get on all-star teams; I play to get to the big leagues. It would have been fun, but to tell you the honest truth, I needed to spend time with my newborn son. You don’t get a bonus for making the all-star team anyway.
I just don't think the Cubs should be putting money or effort into the middle infield right now, when a year from now there will be several attractive in-house candidates. At the same time, because of Barney, it's not necessary to hold onto Theriot.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:28 pm

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 3:19pm. anything to get fontenot more ABs this season to see if he's worth carrying into 2011 is fine with me...even if his 2011 role would be bench. the options for 2nd are weak internally and they're probably going to want to carry at least one of theriot/fontenot next year. ============================================= CRUNCH: The Tigers are probably a match for Ted Lilly and possibly Xavier Nady, too, especially if the Cubs pick up some of their remaining salaries. Hendry and Dombrowski are good buddies (Dombrowski gave Hendry his first managerial job in pro ball) and Dombrowski seems to always like Cubs players nobody else much wants (Kyle Farnsworth, Neifi Perez, Jacque Jones, et al).

Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:43 pm

Ricketts has finally spoken and said Hendry will be the GM going into next season: "Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts thanked Piniella for his service and confirmed that general manager Jim Hendry would remain in his role and be in charge of finding a successor... "Jim is our general manager full stop and will be our general manager going into next year," said Ricketts, adding that president Crane Kenney also will be involved in the search. "We have a good organization" http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/07/cubs-piniella-says-retirem…

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Submitted by navigator on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:20 pm

Ricketts expounds:
"When we came in to this organization, I said our opening press conference that Day 1 was square one with everyone in the organization," Ricketts said. "I think from that day going forward we had a very good offseason. I think Jim delivered on bringing in some players who contributed a lot to this season, and we had a good offseason, no question. "I think the second thing that gives me 100 percent confidence in Jim is that we have a good organization. The way you win consistently in baseball is to draft well, to develop players well and to bring those players up to the major leagues to give you the flexibility you need with payroll and trades. I think we have the organization in place. I have the highest confidence in everyone in our organization, and I think that speaks well of Jim."
-ESPN "I have the highest confidence in everyone in our organization, and I think that speaks well of Jim." -Tom "Year 1" Ricketts Love the logic in that quote.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:14 pm

Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 5:10pm. Stability sounds great, and is a huge change for the organization. However, Hendry needs to do a better job of building rosters if he's going to stay. He can't have a team of sluggers who can't run, don't take many walks, and play mediocre to bad defense to boot. He also can't have so much money wasted on backups - backups that do little to help the team. After almost 10 years, or however long Hendry has been the GM, I really doubt he's going to change. =========================================================== PAUL: If Hendry is given a $120M payroll budget for 2011 (which I think is likely), he won't be able to sign anybody to long-term mega-bucks contracts. It will be like sending him to a de-tox center, where he'll just have to learn to live without it. SIGNED FOR 2011: Does not include signing bonuses not actually paid in 2011 + has NO TRADE rights in 2011 + Alfonso Soriano - $18M + Carlos Zambrano - $17.875 + Ryan Dempster - $15M in 2011 (includes $1.5M deferred from 2010) + Aramis Ramirez $14.6M (player option) + Kosuke Fukudome - $13.5M (only partial NO-TRADE) Carlos Silva - $6M (SEA pays additional $5.5M) Marlon Byrd - $5.5M John Grabow - $4.8M + Jeff Samardzija - $2.8M 2011 SUB-TOTAL: $98.275M ELIGIBLE FOR SALARY ARBITRATION POST-2010: Jeff Baker (likely non-tender) Mike Fontenot (likely non-tender) Tom Gorzelanny ($2.5M est) Angel Guzman (likely non-tender) Koyie Hill (likely non-tender) Carlos Marmol ($4M est) Sean Marshall ($2M est) Geovany Soto ($3M est) Ryan Theriot ($4M est) PROJECTED 2011 ESTIMATE: $15.5M AUTO-RENEWAL (PRE-ARBITRATION) POST-2010: James Adduci Mitch Atkins Justin Berg Esmailin Caridad Andrew Cashner Welington Castillo Starlin Castro Tyler Colvin Rafael Dolis Sam Fuld John Gaub Jeff Gray Micah Hoffpauir Marco Mateo Blake Parker James Russell Brian Schlitter Jeff Stevens Randy Wells PROJECTED 2011 ESTIMATED SUB-TOTAL: $4M PROJECTED ESTIMATED TOTAL: $117M+

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:29 pm

Submitted by Tony S. on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 11:14am. Az Phil-- If we non-tender Guzman do you think we bring him back cheap for rehab? ======================================= TONY: Yes. I think the Cubs will very likely non-tender Angel Guzman on 12/12 and then offer him a 2011 minor league contract with a low base salary (maybe $25K per month) with maybe a $150K per month MLB salary if he is added to the 40-man roster at some point in 2011. That way, Gooz can continue his rehab at Fitch Park without having to change facilities or training staff. The Cubs made a similar offer to Neal Cotts (2009 TJS) after they non-tendered him on 12/12/2009, and he declined the offer, instead signing a 2010 minor league contract with Pittsburgh. I don't know if the Pirates offered Cotts more money or if Cotts maybe just wanted to try his luck with a new organization. (Cotts is on the AAA Indianapolis DL and has yet to appear in a game this season).

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:25 pm

Submitted by rokfish on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 4:04pm. So AZ. Phil if any of the three (Theriot,Lilly,Nady) or all go to Detroit what would they have that we could get. ==================================== ROKFISH: It depends on how much of the remaining salaries the Cubs pay. LHPs Andy Oliver, Charles Furbush, and Giovanni Soto would probably be the Cubs main targets, but they also may have at least passing interest in AAA guys like 1B Jeff Larish, 2B Scott Sizemore, and/or RH closer Jay Sborz as more-immediate replacements for players who are traded (like Sizemore for Theriot) or who leave via free-agency post-2010 (perhaps Larish as a possible replacement for D-Lee) or to fill a need (bullpen depth). But again, who the Cubs can get back in any trade they might make would be predicated on how much of the remaining salaries of the traded players the Cubs are willing to pick-up. The more salary the Cubs pay, the better player or players they get back. Oliver, Furbush, and Soto are probably the main guys the Cubs would target.

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:16 pm

Colvin, Castro, Lee, Ramirez, Byrd, Fukudome, Hill, Theriot, Lilly.

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:27 pm

Lou has already mentally retired. Good idea to get Hill (.213 avg, .253 OBP, ZERO HR) in the lineup at the expense of Soto (.400+ OBP, 4HR in last 8 games.) I know it's a day game, but tomorrow's an off day, Lou. Read the damn schedule.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:57 pm

took a late lunch & wangled a pass to the press conference that was to be held this afternoon by the no longer angry pitcher...postponed, supposedly until after tomorrow night's game in which he will supposedly pitch a little...stay tuned

Submitted by Jace on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:54 pm

I can envision no circumstance in which it makes sense for Theriot to take 2nd there....

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 07:24 am

How about how our president was going to fund his health care bill with windfall taxes on the oil companies? I think we did hear about that by now, haven't we Dave? WTF are you talking about? And how is that relevant to anything that you are wrong about here? Lets just say this - Lou's IQ is high enough to know that you can't swap people in a lineup, or pinch hit people who are already in the lineup. By the way... still waiting for the evidence on Lee giving up his charity. And still waiting for you answer on why the Cubs are going to pay Cliff Lee's salary.

Submitted by Jace on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:30 pm

Why did they just walk Colvin to get to Castro?

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:48 pm

they were setting up a double play with theriot on 2nd bunted over by fontenot. now why the fuck they wasted fonenot to bunt him over (his first sac in 2 f'n years) in a tie game...well, wtf?

Submitted by Jace on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:06 pm

I remember this guy made the Cubs look completely hapless when he pitched for Toronto... Not a bad move for the Asstrolls to pick him up...

Submitted by Jace on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:21 pm

Okay, as we have been saying for three weeks now, it is time to PUNT on this season, guys! Enough of all this talk about having a chance. PUNT!

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:44 pm

AZ PHIL: Does any of the below youngsters coming in the Tribe trade for DeRo project out to be anything even moderately successful? (Keep in mind these are all better numbers than John Grabow) Berg - 5.59 1.5 .225 Stevens - 5.71 1.67 .271 Gaub (AAA) - 6.52 1.79 (BAA ?)

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 07:51 am

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 10:44pm. AZ PHIL: Does any of the below youngsters coming in the Tribe trade for DeRo project out to be anything even moderately successful? (Keep in mind these are all better numbers than John Grabow) Berg - 5.59 1.5 .225 Stevens - 5.71 1.67 .271 Gaub (AAA) - 6.52 1.79 (BAA ?) ========================================= E-MAN: Justin Berg was acquired from the Yankees for OF Matt Lawton back in 2006. He projects as nothing more than a journeyman MLB middle-reliever. RHP Jeff Stevsns was a closer at Loyola Marymount and then for Team USA, and has pitched fairly well at the AAA level, but has struggled versus big league hitters. Stevens was drafted out of LMU by Cincinnati and then was traded to Cleveland for Brandon Phillips, before moving to the Cubs in the DeRosa deal. He might be a candidate to get dropped from the Cubs 40-man roster post-2010. LHP John Gaub was a hotshot freshman fireballer at the University of Minnesota before blowing out his shoulder, and that hurt his draft status when he was selected by Cleveland as a college junior in the Rule 4 draft in 2006. But he had a couple of impressive years working out of the bullpen for the Indians in "A" ball in 2008 and then at AA and AAA for the Cubs in 2009 (36 H and 80 K in just 60 IP combined between Tennessee and Iowa last season). He got shelled in the AFL post-2009, however (although he was added to the Cubs 40-man roster on 11/20/09), and then he has not been able to throw strikes at Iowa this year. He left the I-Cubs and went home a couple of weeks ago for some undisclosed reason. When or if he will return is unknown at this time. If he doesn't return, he will probably be transferred from the Temporarily Inactive List to the Restricted List. The third pitcher the Cubs acquired from Cleveland for DeRo was RHP Chris Archer, and he is probably the Cubs 3rd or 4th best pitching prospect right now. He led all Cubs minor league pitchers in strikeouts last season, although he struggled with his control. Then he had problems in the AZ Instructional League post-2009, where he was trying to learn how to pitch-to-contact to cut down on his pitches-per-inning. But he has been outstanding this year, first at Daytona, and then more-recently after his promotion to AA Tennessee. He has improved his control without losing his gas. Barring a catastrophic injury, Archer is a lock to get added to the Cubs 40-man roster post-2010, and is a legitimate MLB pitching prospect.

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    I would have kept Cooper rather than Wisdom, but at least I can understand why they did it.  In a team that lacks dominant power hitters, Wisdom can be a dominant power hitter, at least in streaks.  I suppose that there is always the possibility that the streaks longer in both duration and frequency.  I will be content if they essentially make a 100 % DH commitment to Mervis against righties and Wisdom against lefties.  When a regular needs rest, give them total rest, rather than a DH rest.  Do this for at least 2 months, and then re-evaluate at that point.

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    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

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    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

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    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

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