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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* 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: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Red Alert! Lou Says Something About the Lineup Order

I don't put much stock in what Lou says about the lineup order a month before the season, but he seemed to indicate that Kosuke Fukudome is in line to bat second after the outfielder dropped by camp today with Team Japan.

"He looks wonderful," Piniella said of Fukudome. "He's in really good shape. I told him we're holding a spot for him, and we'll put him out in center field and we'll try him in the No. 2 hole in the lineup. 

 

and

"We're going to try it initially with Soriano and Fukudome, one-two, against right-handed pitching and see how that works," he said. "I think that'll work quite well."

You have to assume that means Soriano, Fukudome, Lee, Bradley, Ramirez, Fontenot, Soto, Theriot, Pitcher, with the possibility of Soto and Fontenot getting flipped. You also have to assume that Lou will change his mind a dozen more times during the course of the season.

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If Lou bats Soto 7th, he's a fucktard. I bet he'll hit Ramirez 5th and Soto 6th, with Fonty and Theriot 7th and 8th respectively. Personally, if this is what he wants to run with, I'd like to see Sori, Fuku, Ramirez, Bradley, Soto, Lee, Fontenot, Theriot, P.

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In reply to by Jace

Who else? Aramis? Lee's .291 (behind only the Riot), 181 hits, 61 XBH beg to differ. Granted he had far more at bats than anyone, but who else do you plug in there? Soriano would be an ideal 3 hitter I think, but that's not happening. Ramirez I could buy, but then Lee is just 4th, so who cares? Bradley I could live with. If he can repeat last year. Milton isn't too much more productive than Lee (higher average, fewer doubles, fewer GIDP's too) DeRosa would be a great 3 hole hitter...oh... I just don't see anyone else to plug in there besides Lee. He's a solid hitter. He'll never be back to '05 form, but no one else will be that player for the Cubs this season.

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In reply to by CPH2133

I really think that as long as the Cubs are throwing out convention and batting Soriano first, they might as well just do this and get their most threatening hitters as many at bats as possible: Soriano Lee Bradley Ramirez Soto Fontenot Fukudome Theriot Pitcher I realize that won't happen for a variety of reasons (including having two lefties bat back-to-back 6th and 7th), but it gives you lots of power from 1-5 and OBP from 2-8, or at least OBP from 2-5. Lee makes plenty of sense as a number two hitter and the only thing you really miss in that lineup is power at the bottom of the order, though Fontenot's pop is just fine for 6th (if maybe below average). Again, Lou won't do this, but if it makes sense to bat Soriano leadoff then it makes sense to organize your lineup this way.

I don't know what Lou has seen in Fuk to put him #2. Since I have no life, I've seen every game Japan played, and without looking at stats (to either make or break my argument) he's looked...average at best. Not really looking to swing, but just there to take pitches. I don't know, I want to love this guy (in a non-Chad way), but to let him hit 2nd? If he looks that good, why not just have him hit first (and TheRiot 2nd)? ...NO good will come of this one.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...