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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
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

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




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Why Not Gain an Edge? (Might As Well)

Submitted by Arizona Phil on
The All-Star break will give Jim Hendry and the Cubs a great chance to minimize the effect on the 25-man roster of Derrek Lee's impending suspension. Here's how: It seems likely that D-Lee will get his hearing with MLB sometime between the All-Star Game next Tuesday and the Cubs' resumption of the regular season on Friday 7/13. Whether Lee will end up having to serve the full five games or have the suspension reduced to maybe four games is still unknown, but one thing that is known for sure is that while D. Lee is serving his suspension, the Cubs will have to play with a 24-man roster. As of right now, the Cubs roster has an extra man on the bench, but is one-man short in the bullpen. If the seventh-man in the bullpen is restored, the bench goes back to five, and then to four while D-Lee sits out. Unless... Because the Cubs will not need a fifth starter again until Tuesday 7/17, Sean Marshall could be optioned to the minors immediately after tonight's game. Then the Cubs can bring up a 7th reliever (like Clay Rapada), who would remain with the Cubs until whenever Ryan Dempster is reactivated. Meanwhile, Marshall could get a minor league start at AA Tennessee next Wednesday to stay sharp between tonight's game and his next start with the Cubs on 7/17. In fact, if Hendry really exercises his brain, Rich Hill could also be optioned to the minors for ten days (starting today), because his next start isn't until Monday 7/16. (And because R. Hill would be spending less than 20 days on optional asignment, he would continue to accrue MLB service time AND the Cubs would not burn an option). Then the Cubs could add another extra man to the bench (like Cedeno, Murton, Coats, or Moore) for this weekend's series at Pittsburgh and the three-game series versus HOU at Wrigley immediately after the ASB, before recalling R. Hill and Marshall from their minor league optional assignments on 7/16-7/17. The idea is to gain an edge--admittedly a slight edge--but sometimes such an edge is the difference between winning or losing one game, and that one game could make a difference at the end of the season if the N. L. Central and/or Wild Card is a "photo-finish." Might as well take advantage of the All-Star Break and MLB roster rules to maximize the number of bullets available for each game.

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Submitted by Guancous on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:44 am

Brilliant. I hope Hendry uses this website as a free resource. I also hope that Marshall and/or Hill understand that this is just a procedural move.

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:10 am

I vote for Scott Moore as the call up in this situation. Left handed bat with the most defensive flexibility to cover for DLee's absence. Plus he can spot Aramis for his enevitable day off during DLee's suspention.

Submitted by JustanoldCubfan on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:16 am

Somebody will pick him up. His ERA at 4.40 isn't that bad and his cost is minimal.

Submitted by JustanoldCubfan on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:17 am

Arizona Phil: .................Your plan makes too much sense. Hendry will never go for it.

Submitted by GEO. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:22 am

It doesn't matter how they maneuver the roster as long as they replace a pitcher with a hitter during Lee's suspension. Micah Hoffpauir seems to be the logical choice to play first base in Lee's absence. Maybe they can convince Hill that he needs a minor league tune-up during the break. It may hurt his confidance; however, he certainly can't be gaining any confidence with the recent shellings either.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:25 am

GEO. — July 5, 2007 @ 9:22 am It doesn’t matter how they maneuver the roster as long as they replace a pitcher with a hitter during Lee’s suspension. Micah Hoffpauir seems to be the logical choice to play first base in Lee’s absence. ========================= GEO: Micah Hoffpauir is on the Iowa DL with a knee injury. Hopefully it's not too serious. (Hoff- POWER!). Also, RHP Sean Gallagher has left the Iowa Cubs (he did not make his planned scheduled start last night versus New Orleans, so he has a fresh arm) and I would presume he is en route to WAS to join the Cubs to be the 7th man in the pen (at least until Ryan Dempster is reactivated).

Submitted by Andrew on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:35 am

Wow. I think Crane Kenny, aka International Man of Mystery, needs to step aside. This makes so much sense.

Submitted by Rory on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:13 am

I would advocate that Rich Hill get his act together and work on something other than his fastball or curve. He needs to use his offspeed stuff more.

Submitted by Mr. Whipple on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:30 am

Can we vote on who our GM is? I nominate AZPhil. What's the over/under on whether Hendry will do any or all of what AZPhil has suggested? Does anyone have an email address of someone in the Cub's organization? Can you email them a link to AZPhil's article to pass along to the donut king of Greater Chicago? Please?

Submitted by Rynox on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:38 am

Did anyone see this? I figured this would stoke up the waning Murton-love... The trade between the Padres and Cubs that brought catcher Michael Barrett was the third between the teams in two seasons. As part of the clubs' discussions last month, the Padres also inquired about Cubs corner outfielder Matt Murton, a right-handed hitter whose ability to work the count fits a Padres preference. But the Cubs firmly made it known that they highly value Murton, 25. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070705/news_1s5padnotes.html

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:53 am

Reliever Doug Brocail, who is on the DL because of a buttocks strain, threw two scoreless innings for Lake Elsinore last night.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:56 am

great idea AZ Phil... suspension is only 5 games though right now, Lee's hoping to get it reduced to 3 or 4 games fwiw...

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:59 am

mlb.com is broken....I planned on spending the next 5 hours voting for carlos, but it's not working.

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:01 am

"Can we vote on who our GM is? I nominate AZPhil..." I think Phil would not want the headache. Plus, he would not be able to speculate anymore for us as it would be a clear conflict of interest. Don't DO IT AZ PHIL!

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:03 am

I am hoping that not only the team resigns Z (which will be current management's HUGE mistake as time goes on in Cub history, imo), but they lure away a coveted, experienced GM from a successful org.

Submitted by George Altman on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:06 am

Great strategy, AZ Phil. It makes the most sense in the world to juggle the roster in this way. Too bad Hendry continues to forget to take his 'Anti-dumbass' medicine regularly. The only chance any part of this happens is if Lou forces the issue and/or makes these moves a demand to Jimbo. I mean, he hasn't figured out his manager is playing with only 12 position players for the past 3 weeks. It's not like Lou is suddenly going to start playing Jones and Izturis even 3-4 starts a week in the near future, if ever. All your proposed moves would cost is travel expenses (probably already budgeted to some extent anyway). Hopefully Lou has figured out that with Jimbo he not only has to connect the dots, but must color in the picture as well.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:08 am

hendry runs his teams and shares a lot of views on talent positives from his mentor dombrowski...partial architect of past florida and current det teams. it was almost predictable that if anyone would take neifi and his contract it'd be dom...though i was wikid surprised, honestly. they both think anyone who can throw 95+ is a kid worth having even if theyve killed people with it from lack of control. still...think all the high end GMs are under contract and happy where theyre currently at.

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:17 am

Paul DePodesta would be one I might consider, crunch. He's currently holding down some VP position in the Padres organization. He's probably the best GM who is currently not one. Don't know if you consider him high end, but I think he's a better fit than Hendry. He's a sabr guy, though. Take that for what it's worth.

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:18 am

Cliff Floyd was on WSCR today and said there is "alot of pressure" by the fans for the Cubs to win. I heard KC, Pittsburgh, and Tampa are nice this time of year. How about this scenerio- Cubs fall short of playoffs this year, new ownership stays pat, loses Z and no additions. Does Loupa get disgruntled ala Tampa and walk?

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:19 am

No, no Depodesta is pure evil. He ruined the Dodgers. blah, blah, blah, blah. Stupid Brad Penny trade.... I'd love DePo, but he has a hard time communicating his vision with those around him. That's why he got run out of town. He really expected to be handed the job and be able to make his moves without anyone looking over him and the Dodger higher ups didn't care for it.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:25 am

Cubs minor league news... Iowa signs P Mike Nannini (bonus pts if you can remember the name) and INF/OF John Nelson. Peoria moves: Added 1b Derek Schermerhorn, LHP Casey Lambert (6th round pick this year) and RHP Michael Bartek. Released 1B Ryan Norwood. RHP Adam Harben (the Phil Nevin trade) might resume pitching by the end of July.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:26 am

I nominate Dayton Moore as the next cubs GM. Can he bring Alex Gordon and Billy Butler with him?

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:27 am

ack..umm....#30 is in reference to rob's "remember the name" question... WILLIS HAS NOT BEEN TRADED. doh...heh

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:31 am

right team, wrong trade crunch and he was actually involved in 2 previous Cubs trades, once we got him from a team and then we sent him off.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:36 am

Rob G. — July 5, 2007 @ 11:25 am Cubs minor league news… Iowa signs P Mike Nannini (bonus pts if you can remember the name) and INF/OF John Nelson. ============================ ROB G: Mike Nannini was the PTBNL sent to FLA in the Derrek Lee for Hee Seop Choi deal of November 2003. But back right atcha... There was a specific reason why Mike Nannini was a PTBNL at the time. What was this reason?

Submitted by 10man on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:37 am

Sorry to say everyone that the only "out-of-the-box" thinking you'll get from Hendry is how to get those donuts out of the box and into his mouth.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:40 am

hehe, got me on that one AZ Phil. Nannini was also part of the trade that sent Tom Gordon to the Astros for Russ Rohlicek in 2002. Some guy named Travis Anderson was involved too...

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:42 am

Rob G. — July 5, 2007 @ 10:56 am great idea AZ Phil… suspension is only 5 games though right now, Lee’s hoping to get it reduced to 3 or 4 games fwiw… =========================== ROB G: I have made the correction in the article. Thanks for checking.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:45 am

Dammit Phil! Can you call Hendry? If you don't there is no way he'll pull that off. It was clever, thoughtful, smart...all things that I don't think Jimbo is capable of. You should really be a special assistant to a GM with that kind of insight.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:46 am

They had to wait for the Rule 5 draft to be completed, also if I recall we got Nannini as a PTBNL for Tom Gordon along with some other useless parts.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:47 am

Rob G. — July 5, 2007 @ 11:40 am hehe, got me on that one AZ Phil. Nannini was also part of the trade that sent Tom Gordon to the Astros for Russ Rohlicek in 2002. Some guy named Travis Anderson was involved too… ========================= ROB G: And then Travis Anderson was subsequently flipped in another deal, going to COL with Mark Bellhorn for Jose Hernandez in May 2003, and then Hernandez, Matt Bruback, and Bobby Hill got traded to PIT a month later for Kenny Lofton and Aramis Ramirez. So we've got some sort of "degrees of separation" thing between the Flash Gordon stretch drive deal of '02 and acquiring Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:49 am

yeah, as Rob said, Anderson and Rohlicek were those useless parts, neither ever played a game for the Cubs I don't think.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:51 am

WISCGRAD — July 5, 2007 @ 11:46 am They had to wait for the Rule 5 draft to be completed, also if I recall we got Nannini as a PTBNL for Tom Gordon along with some other useless parts. ========================= WISCGRAD: You are correct, sir! The Derrek Lee for Hee Seop Choi deal was made after minor league rosters were frozen on November 20th, but prior to the Rule 5 Draft the first week of December. Because Nannini was "frozen" on the Iowa roster, the Marlins and Cubs had to wait until the Rule 5 Draft had concluded before Nannini could be sent to FLA.

Submitted by Virginia Phil on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:54 am

Give Hendry more credit. Calling Cherry up so they could put him on the DL and recall Petrick was pretty slick. They must have had that in mind when they sent Petrick down. He looked good the first time up.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:00 am

doh...yeah, screwed up that one. btw, smoltz has pulled outta the AS game...looks like there's more room now.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:13 am

rotoworld blurb says they already named oswalt as smoltz's replacement. A bit odd since he's part of the vote.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:14 am

I guess oswalt was next on the players vote ballot and smoltz was elected by player vote. The more you know...

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:22 am

Young was still leading the vote as of this morning with Z behind him. The Boston faithful have put Okajima ahead for the AL.

Submitted by BillyBucks on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:22 am

FYI -- Brewers currenly in a rain dely at Pitt -- and forecast for D.C. is thunderstorms tonight

Submitted by Danville Joe on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:45 am

"I nominate Dayton Moore as the next cubs GM." I nominate Clayton Moore as next Cubs GM.

Submitted by BillyBucks on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:01 pm

Brewers-Bucs still delayed -- I hope they play, because I'd rather see Gorzelanny face the Brewers tonight than the Cubs tomorrow.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:08 pm

Clayton Bixby? How about Bill Bixby. Other GMs wouldn't want to make him angry. They wouldn't like him if he gets angry.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 07/05/2007 - 07:37 pm

Bill Hall leaves game. Don't know why. I will never rejoice about an injured player but that would be an important piece out of the Brewer's puzzle.

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