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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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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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Rule 5 Draft 
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2009 Cubs Draft Tracker Ticker Picker - Day 3

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

ROUND 31 (950): Andrew Clark, 1B (Louisville) 

L/L, 6'3, 220, 21 years old

COMMENT: College junior... Transferred to Louisville after spending freshman year at Ole Miss... Hit 350/479/555 with 9 HR & 55 RBI, with 21 doubles and two triples, and 55/27 BB/K in 317 PA for Cardinals in 2009... 2nd Team All-Big East... Was named Gatorade "Indiana High School Player of the Year" and was an AFLAC All-American his senior year in HS...

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ROUND 32 (980): Trey McNutt, RHP (Shelton State CC)  

R/R, 6'4, 205, 19 years old

COMMENT: JC freshman... Helped lead Shelton State to 2009 JUCO World Series... Went 7-2 with 3.38 ERA, with 42 hits allowed in 61 IP, and 31/75 BB/K for the Bucs in 2009...   

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ROUND 33 (1010): John Lambert, LHP (NC State)  

L/L, 6'7, 220 21 years old

COMMENT: College junior... Struggled in 2009, going 1-5 with a 7.05 ERA in 20 games (8 GS), allowing 47 hits in 47.1 IP (254 OBA but only one HR), with 36/52 BB/K, 10 WP, and 7 HBP... Started college career at Wright State, then spent sophomore year at Santa Fe CC, before transferring to NC State for junior year... Was named a PUMA High School All-American and 1st team All-State his senior year at Chesterton HS - Chesterton, IN... Was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2006 draft and by the Washington Nationals in 2008 draft, but did not sign...  

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ROUND 34 (1040): Rett Varner, RHP/OF (UT - Arlington) 

R/R, 6'4, 190, 21 years old

COMMENT: College junior... Went 2-3 with a 3.95 ERA in 16 games (10 GS) for the Mavericks in 2009, with 65 hits allowed in 57 IP (.286 OBA), and 24/44 BB/K... Transferred to UTA after spending freshman year at BYU... 

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ROUND 35 (1070): Kevin David, C (Oklahoma State)  

R/R, 6'1, 190, 21 years old

COMMENT: Draft-eligible sophomore... Hit 311/390/529 for Cowboys in 2009, with 6 HR & 47 RBI, a team-leading 23 doubles, two triples, and 23/44 BB/K... Threw out only 13% opposing base-stealers in 2009... Missed 2008 season due to arm injury, which gave Luis Flores (Cubs 2008 7th round draft pick) the opportunity to be the #1 catcher at OSU... Older brother Brad was a teammate of Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot on LSU National Championship team in 2000...   

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ROUND 36 (1100): Brandon May, IF-OF (Alabama)  

R/R, 6'1, 205, 21 years old

COMMENT: College junior... Hit 347/424/608 for Crimson Tide in 2009, with 12 HR & 69 RBI, 18 doubles and two triples, and 30/52 B/K in 256 PA... Versatile player, has played 2B-3B-1B-SS-LF-RF in college career... First-team All-SEC in 2008...

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ROUND 37 (1130): Peter Mooney, SS (Palm Beach CC)  

L/R, 5'8, 168, 18 years old

COMMENT: JC freshman... FCCAA "Defensive Player of the Year"... This is the type of player clubs used to draft when the "Draft & Follow" rule was still in effect (where clubs would retain the rights to a drafted JC player until one week prior to the next year's Rule 4 Draft)... 

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ROUND 38 (1160): Bobby Wagner, 3B (Panola JC)  

L/R, 6'6, 230, 22 years old

COMMENT: Big lefty power-hitter batted 313/418/615 with 13 HR & 52 RBI, 12 doubles, two triples, and 29/30 BB/K, with 9 SB (2 CS), for the Ponies in 2009... Is from British Columbia (Canada)... Attended Douglas JC in BC prior to transferring to Panola...  Was drafted by Angels in 2006 but did not sign...   

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ROUND 39 (1190): Nick Struck, RHP (Mt. Hood JC)  

R/R, 5'11, 195, 19 years old

COMMENT: JC freshman... Named NWAACC All-Star in 2009... Was the Oregon 6-A Player of the Year his senior year in HS in 2008... Will transfer to Hawaii if he doesn't sign with Cubs...  

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ROUND 40 (1220): Eric Whaley, RHP (Cardinal Gibbons HS - Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 

R/R, 6'3, 175, 18 years old

COMMENT: Signed NLI with LSU...

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ROUND 41 (1250): Jake Schmidt, RHP (Concordia U. - St. Paul)  

R/R, 6'3, 200, 22 years old

COMMENT: College senior... Went 7-2 with 3.78 ERA for Golden Bears in 2009, allowing 69 hits in 69 IP (.258 OBA), with 26/103 BB/K... Was NCAA Division II Honorable Mention in 2009...  

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ROUND 42 (1280): Trey Ford, SS (Chaparral HS - Scottsdale, AZ)  

R/R, 6'2, 200, 18 years old

COMMENT:  A 4-A Desert Sky Region "Player of the Year"... Will attend Chandler-Gilbert CC if he doesn't sign with Cubs... Would be a perfect "Draft & Follow" candidate, if D&F still existed...

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ROUND 43 (1310): Colin Kaepernick, RHP (Nevada)  

R/R, 6'6, 180, 21 years old

COMMENT:College junior... Hasn't played baseball since high school... Is star QB on Wolf Pack football team... Threw for 2,849 yards in 2008... Was named WAC Freshman of the Year in 2007...  

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ROUND 44 (1340): Frank DeJiulio, RHP (Daytona State JC)

R/R, 6'3, 185, 19 years old  

COMMENT: JC freshman... Went 6-4 with 5.27 ERA for Daytona State in 2009... Father says they want "3rd or 4th round money"...  

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ROUND 45 (1370): Addison Dunn, RHP (Warren Area HS - Warren, PA)  

R/R, 6'0, 18 years old

COMMENT: Has signed NLI with Kent State...

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ROUND 46 (1400): Glenn Cook, OF (U. of Miami)

L/L, 6'1, 220, 24 years old

COMMENT: College senior is oldest player selected by Cubs in 2009 Rule 4 Draft... Was a starting LB on the Cane football team for several seasons after being rated the No. 26 LB prospect in the nation by Super Prep coming out of HS in 2002... A P/OF at Chaminade-Madonna Prep, he did not play baseball at "The U"...    

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ROUND 47 (1430): Joey Jocketty, 3B (Ladue Horton Watkins HS -  St. Louis, MO)

R/R, 5'10, 165, 18 years old

COMMENT: Son of Reds GM Walt Jocketty... Was third-team All-Conference at LHWHS... This was obviously a "fun" pick for Hendry/Wilken...

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ROUND 48 (1460): John Nasshan, RHP (Niles West HS - Skokie, IL)  

L/R, 6'6, 195, 17 years old

COMMENT: Signed NLI with Bradley University... Went 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA, 6/46 BB./K in 44 IP in his junior year at NWHS... Also a member of the Nles West golf squad...   

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ROUND 49 (1490): Christian Segar, CF (McQuaid Jesuit HS -  Brighton, NY)

R/R, 6'1, 185, 18 years old

COMMENT: Also has signed NLI with Bradley University...

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ROUND 50 (1520): Zach Cleveland, RHP (Central Arizona JC) 

R/R, 6'1, 20 years old

COMMENT: JC sophomore... Went 3-2 with a 0.50 ERA for the Vaqueros in 2009, allowing just 27 hits in 36.1 IP, and 15/31 BB/K... Throws 88-92 MPH fastball & a slider... Will transfer to New Mexico if he doesn't sign with Cubs... Was drafted by Phillies out of Golden HS (Golden, CO) in 2007, but did not sign...

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Comments

Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:40 pm

I swear last time I looked Cubs were about 4.5 behind in the standings. I look today and they're 1 behind in the loss column, 2 and half out officially. Normally, I'd be pretty snarky by now but I'd rather they suck now than in October. All is obviously not lost. If they could get their groove back and go on a little run it would be nice, however. BTW, all the draft comments over the last few days have been awesome. Shows me how little knowledge I have about baseball, which is my favorite game even though I played football in high school (I *really* sucked at baseball).

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:49 pm

O & B, as of tonight, the Cubs share the rank of worst in baseball in success with RISP. With Aramis and DeRosa on the team this year, I figure we have 5 more wins in our pocket - easy. The team would be in 1st place!

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:05 pm

The RISP thing is unreal. That is a specialty of Aramis of course. I won't get into a discussion about DeRosa because I just didn't understand that, at such a core level, that I assumed people who are paid to manage major league baseball teams know what they are doing, and maybe Hendry just knew something we didn't. Like DeRosa maybe has cancerous tumors in both eyes or something. I'm not a Hendry hater at all, not his biggest fan, either, but he has made some nice moves and has helped this team get into position to win, in spite of his fascination with the Aaron Mileses of this world. I am hoping he pulls another rabbit out of his hat.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:11 pm

speaking of sucking at RISP...for the second year in a row the guy with the lowest ob% is leading off. last season at least he had enough in his bat to keep the slot. this season being the lowest ob% is kinda scarey given how bad the team is. guy also leads the team in doubles and homers...homers by twice+...27 rbi for 28 xbase hits. btw, no i don't care what he did in the #3 or 5 slot 4+ years ago...i see no method to soriano's ABs...so those that believe in that "mental block outside hitting 1st" you already have your solution and it's fine as it is with what sori doing what he's doing in the #1 slot. for the rest of us, it's getting a bit old.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:16 pm

Usually at least Soriano finds his way out of his slumps. This one has lasted how long? 6 weeks? 8? At some point Lou has to make some serious moves to at least pretend to fix things. We don't have a leadoff man so I guess he's kinda hurt there. But honestly, Fukodome would be better in the leadoff spot than Sori. Lou's comment about not knowing J Fox was 5/6 in pinch hitting did not inspire much confidence. Like I've said a few times. I am so ready for a reboot. But Zell is a douche so even that is getting put on hold. As for Soriano's spot in the order I could never imagine him in the 3 hole. He just isn't a good enough hitter for that. 5 maybe. More like 6 but the poor rich bastard might get upset with that.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:31 pm

I look at Bradley's numbers and his approach at the plate and the two don't mix well. I guess it's hard to get your mojo up when you are always hurt. I was sure his dive yesterday was gonna send him back to the DL but he seemed fine. I know for me, the more I work out, the fewer muscle owwies I get. Just a crazy thought, but maybe him playing the outfield on a regular basis will actually pay off. I know it's a stretch but it makes sense from an athletic standpoint. Lately i've been playing water basketball in the swimming pool and although my imaginary opponent does manage to stuff me still once in awhile, overall, I'm in about as good a shape as I've been in some time because I am using so many muscles out there (I do laps, too, but the water b-ball thing stretches lower back muscles and stuff in a way I don't quite get with laps). My point with that is that DHing does not help a guy stay in shape. If Uncle Milty is gonna come around, he needs to do it in a pattern we may not like, as fans. He is obviously a good athlete. He just needs to keep at it. I'm rambling a bit but I really liked how he shrugged off that dive he took yesterday. He's just not used to playing like that. Of course, as soon as I finish writing this I'll see he's been DL'd.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:40 pm

speaking of sucking at RISP.

Soriano in 2009:

0/7 with bases loaded

164/278/403 681 w/ Runners on

133/286/289 575 w/ RISP

267/316/509  w/ None On

exactly what do you think would get solved with the Cubs if he got moved down? Not that I really think he would be any different hitter if he got moved down, but right now and let me put that in caps, RIGHT NOW, he's an absolute disaster when there are runners on and I don't think putting him in more of those situations is going to remedy anything...other than leaving even more runners on base for the Cubs.

for the rest of us, it's getting a bit old

sort of like you harping about where Soriano bats...

 

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:13 pm

more RBIs and a leadoff hitter without a .305 ob%

what you seem to be failing to grasp through all of this is that more RBI's for Alfonso Soriano doesn't necessarily mean more runs scored for the team. If he continued to hit like he has been this season (which is basically the crux of your argument that no matter where he bats, he hits the same), the team would score even less runs...a significan amount of less runs I would think because there's only one other player on the team stranding more runners on base (percentage-wise) than Soriano and that's Geovany Soto. Would he have higher personal RBI totals? yes...but just by sheer number of having more runners on base when he gets up. Now he may finally hit a little better, since he'd be getting more AB's with runners on and eventually you just tend to hit as well with runners on and as you do without (at least for most major league hitters), but that just hasn't been the case so far and who knows when that "eventual" kicks in.

The way he's hitting right now, he should be batting 7th or 8th...he's just fuckin' abysmal and Lou's wasting 5 PA's a game on him hoping for one HR. I'll think he'll get out of it, and his $18M contract earns him the right to work out his slump.

sorry you don't like the convo. maybe we can get a manager-watch-100-post thread going where we pick lou's every moves apart. that'd be a lot more fun, maybe.

well that would probably only get started if you brought it up...

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:20 pm

"what you seem to be failing to grasp through all of this is that more RBI's for Alfonso Soriano doesn't necessarily mean more runs scored for the team." he's a high-K, low walk, low ob% leadoff hitter with the most power on the team. i'm really confident that he can be put to better use elsewhere in the lineup or i wouldn't try to make the point. i'm fully aware of what i'm grasping.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 06:32 am

When BP and crunch agree... well I think it's pretty safe to say that's a good bet. He doesn't get on base, he doesn't steal bases, yes he has been shitty with runners on, but it just doesn't make sense to have the guy who is least likely on the team to be on base leading the game off.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:55 pm

Rob, are you trying to tell us he really sucks right now? Point taken. I always thought he was overrated, especially when he got paid enough money to buy the Tribune Tower. Still, he's a crappy lead off man. Put him as low in the order as he needs to be to stop pissing me off. And if he hops one more time on a catch I'm gonna turn into a Redbird fan.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 06:34 am

When you're running your body tends to bounce up and down. If you want to steady your glove one way to do it is to hop in the air. That's caused him to drop, what 1 fly ball in 2.3 years? Get over it. When you look up 'non-issue' at wikipedia, I am sure it has a picture of Soriano hopping to catch a fly ball.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:35 pm

I'm on vacation and was trying to stay away, but the past two days made me sick to me stomach and I had to come on. I watched yesterday's game and watched online today. What a joke. The offense is pathetic. While the great starting pitching is being mostly wasted, at least they are keeping us in the games. But I don't know how long the Cubs can just sit back and hope these guys will turn it around. I am not even sure ARam will be able to help this mess. If this team wants to make the playoffs and be a Championship team, they will need to add a good bat of somekind. These players just don't appear to be the kind of players who will hit when it counts again this year.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:57 pm

what do you do, though? bradley/soto aren't guys you give away. soriano is...well, he's soriano...he'll go 4-for-5 two games in a row and we'll forget about his hitting for another couple weeks. the pitching is decent enough...hell, the starting is great, imo. the pen is stabilizing, though i wouldn't complain about an automatic arm being added. be nice to get a solid 3rd base option, but now that we're 3-ish weeks from aram being back it almost seems too late vs. the possible talent tradeoff. the 2nd baseman situation is trashy, but that seems to be a backburner option as the team is constructed, anyway. k.hill is obviously the better player this year in front and behind the plate, but do you take that vs. keeping playing the future? if this was the dusty-era we'd be hearing about how k.hill must play and i'd probably be saying "what?" about that. i wouldn't mind seeing k.hill a little more, but he shouldn't have soto's job, imo. i just dunno what can be done that would be an impact move at this point...and once everyone is healthy (if...) and it's trade deadline time i still can't figure out who the cubs would want to target.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:02 pm

I have no idea. I can't quite figure out how this team, which did so well watching the pitches, has suddenly decided it can't. When they watch a pitch in and it's close, the ump fires up his strike hand. I don't watch as many games as most of you dudes but am I nuts in thinking that they just aren't getting some of the calls they got last year? I think it's not just that every team is playing them harder, and they are, but I think the umps are playing them just a tad harder, too. Which is why I'm not giving up on them. Every team is playing them like it's a playoff game. And the umps, too, are scrutinizing them more closely. IF they survive this, then that means they will be in good shape for the playoffs.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 06:26 am

One thing that really strikes me about this team is that they are without a genuine superstar. They have a $140M payroll and not one legit superstar. Sure, they pay a few guys like they're superstars, but there's not one legitimate MVP/Cy Young candidate on the roster. - Soriano had his big year with the Nationals. Now, he's a possible 30 HR guy who strikes out on sliders in the dirt, can't steal bases, and plays average/below average defense. - DLee had his big year 4 years ago, and though he's coming around with the bat, he just will never be close to that guy again. - Zambrano never matured like we all hoped. His stuff is electric, but inconsistent. He's also not quite as good as he was a couple years ago when he could regularly hit 97 on the gun with a ton of movement. - Aramis is still a really good player, but injury-prone and not a truly great player even when healthy. Baseball is a team game, but one true superstar can keep a team in the race year after year regardless of the supporting cast (a la Pujols and the Cards). Despite the mammoth payroll, the Cubs don't have that guy, and because of the mammoth payroll likely don't have the resources to acquire him. Fuck.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 06:22 am

The problem is that you think most everything anyone says is fucking stupid, just because their opinion differs from yours. Doug was simply giving his thoughts and opinion on the Cubs roster and how it lakes a true superstar. It made me reflect too that yeah, we don't really have a face of the franchise, or that one guy who is always going to be there - like we did with Ryno for so long. So I, for one, appreciated his thoughts. And it would be great to just once read something on here without always seeing you follow everything up by telling the poster how stupid they are simply because they don't agree with you.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 06:51 am

BP's prospect guy on the Cubs draft: Kevin Goldstein: Look, Brett Jackson is not a bad pick. Lots of athleticism, great effort, and he has to curb the strikeouts. You can't get a perfect player at 31. I have very little understanding or love for the LeMahieu pick in the second . . . AT ALL, and most of the pitchers they took later are more pitchability types than arm-strength types. It's not a thrilling list.

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  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    The issue is the Cubs are 11-7 and have been on the road for 12 of those 18.  We should be at least 13-5, maybe 14-4. Jed isn't feeling any pressure to play anyone he doesn't see fit.
    But Canario on the bench, Morel not at 3B for Madrigal and Wisdom in RF wasn't what I thought would happen in this series.
    I was hoping for Morel at 3B, Canario in RF, Wisdom at DH and Madrigal as a pinch hitter or late replacement.
    Maybe Madrigal starts 1 game against the three LHSP for Miami.
    I'm thinking Canario goes back to Iowa on Sunday night for Mastrobuoni after the Miami LHers are gone.
    Canario needs ABs in Iowa and not bench time in MLB.
    With Seiya out for a while Wisdom is safe unless his SOs are just overwhelmingly bad.

    My real issue with the lineup isn't Madrigal. I'm not a fan, but I've given up on that one.
    It's Tauchman getting a large number of ABs as the de factor DH and everyday player.
    I didn't realize that was going to be the case.
    We need a better LH DH. PCA or ONKC need to force the issue in about a month.
    But, even if they do so, Jed doesn't have to change anything if the Cubs stay a few over .500!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally depends on the team and the player involved. If your team’s philosophy is to pay huge dollars to bet on the future performance of past stars in order to win championships then, yes, all of the factors you mentioned are important.

    If on the other hand, if the team’s primary focus is to identify and develop future stars in an effort to win a championship, and you’re a young player looking to establish yourself as a star, that’s a fit too. Otherwise your buried within your own organization.

    Your comment about bringing up Canario for the purposes of sitting him illustrates perfectly the dangers of rewarding a non-performing, highly paid player over a hungry young prospect, like Canario, who is perpetually without a roster spot except as an insurance call up, but too good to trade. Totally disincentivizing the performance of the prospect and likely diminishing it.

    Sticking it to your prospects and providing lousy baseball to your fans, the consumers and source of revenue for your sport, solely so that the next free agent gamble finds your team to be a comfortable landing spot even if he sucks? I suppose  that makes sense to some teams but it’s definitely not the way I want to see my team run.

    Once again, DJL, our differences in philosophy emerge!

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s just kinda how it works though, for every team. No team plays their best guys all the time. No team is comprising of their best 26 even removing injuries.

    When baseball became a business, like REALLY a business, it became important to keep some of the vets happy, which in turn keeps agents happy and keeps the team with a good reputation among players and agents. No one wants to play for a team that has a bad reputation in the same way no one wants to work for a company that has a bad rep.

    Don’t get me wrong, I hate it too. But there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

    On that topic, I find it silly the Cubs brought up Canario to sit as much as he has. He’s going to get Velazquez’d, and it’s a shame.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Of course, McKinstry runs circles around $25 million man Javier Baez on that Tigers team. Guess who gets more playing time?

    But I digress…

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Seems like Jed was trying to corner the market on mediocre infielders with last names starting with "M" in acquiring Madrigal, Mastroboney and Zach McKinstry.  

     

    At least he hasn't given any of them a Bote-esque extension.  

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • 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.

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