Wuertz Makes Club
Well that didn't take long, two spring training innings and Lou has seen enough to say that Michael Wuertz has made the club.
"He competes well, he throws strikes, he's done a nice job," Piniella said of the right-hander, who compiled a 2.66 ERA in 41 games last season for the Cubs. "As long as he stays healthy the rest of the spring and gets his work in, he'll be on the team."First, let's commend Lou for realizing how good Wuertz has been over the past two years (that's what happens when you look at the numbers) and not holding a roster spot over someone's head who clearly deserves it with his past performance. Second, that leaves two open spots in the pen and Neil Cotts looks like a good bet for one helping himself with a nice two inning performance today. That leaves one spot left for either Angel Guzman or Rocky Cherry and Lou says he'd be good with either one. Kerry Wood looks to start the year on the disabled list and will likely stay back in Arizona while he gets use to the bullpen grind. Other notes of interest from the same article are that some roster cuts will happen after Tuesday's game and Lou still isn't decided on whether the 25th man will be an extra infielder or outfielder.
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