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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
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Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
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Hayden Wesneski 
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Yan Gomes

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Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

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Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

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Luis Vazquez, INF 

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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* Justin Steele, P   

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Julian Merryweather, P

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Lilly Breaks Sweat [& One Bat]

Submitted by Mike Wellman on

After four efficient innings and a mere 51 pitches Ted Lilly called it a rehab at Principal Park tonight and headed for the clubhouse, maybe to call ahead and order a postgame spread for his temporary teammates.

Lilly fanned four, all swinging, and walked only one. He permitted only one hit, a wind-blown home run by Tyler Greene in the top of the 1st. His pitch counts by inning were 17, 12, 13 and 9.

There was no hint that he was removed due to the stiff back that's nagged him lately since his relief, Jay Jackson, was warming throughout the 4th inning and Lilly was even allowed to bat for himself and make the final out in the bottom of the frame. He had been expected to throw at least 60 pitches.

TRL III threw first-pitch strikes to 9 of the 14 hitters he faced. He picked the only baserunner he allowed off of 2nd base but Bobby Scales was daydreaming at 3rd and neglected to cover the bag. No matter - Lilly struck out Greene with his next pitch on a 3-2 count to end the top of the 3rd.

When he left the I-Cubs had scratched out a 2-1 lead, thanks in part to some aggressive managing by you-know-who. With the game knotted at one in the bottom of the 3rd and runners at first and second, #23 called for a hit-and-run with Scales at the plate. His bouncer up the middle was knocked down by the Memphis second baseman. Matt Camp never stopped running [I wanna say Sandberg Wendelled him around 3rd but I wasn't looking at him]and dove safely across the plate on a close play.

Lilly didn't reach the mid-80's with his fastball until the 4th but was sharp with his command of all his stuff throughout.

If he stays for another outing I would think it would be strictly for arm-stretching purposes based on how he looked tonight. We'll see if the post-game reveals any ailment-based reason for his early removal. I left as soon as he did to get home and put this up.

Oh yeah; it was Matt Pagnozzi's bat that he sawed off on a grounder to short to end the 2nd.

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Submitted by Ross_Barnes on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 04:56 pm

Cashner tonight: 10 K + 0 BB in 6+ innings. Only 2 hits. He now has 20 Ks in his first two starts against 2 BB in 10.1 innings. Smokies are up 14-2. Looks like Brett Jackson is heating up in Daytona - OBP up around .500 and two hits including a 2B so far tonight. Great news on Lilly.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 04:20 pm

Cashner, wow! Wasn't he walking everybody in ST? Sounds like we may have a look @ him in DM later in the summer...

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 04:44 pm

Jeff Gray (1-0), called up from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the day, picked up the win, although he had an ugly inning of relief. He gave up back-to-back RBI triples to Carlos Gomez and Alcides Escobar in the eighth, which is still a trouble spot after eight games. "We're working on that," Piniella said about finding a reliable setup pitcher. "I've got some thoughts, and we'll share them down the road."
per Lou's Hint: one of the current 5 starters moves to the 8th inning...and since Marshall has been solid, I'm thinking the 8th will become Silva/Marshall turf once Lilly comes back. That could work as long as Gorzellany keeps pitching OK as a starter. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100414&content_id=92…

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Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 04:03 pm

Thanks Mike Wellman! Love the "Cubs West" reports. From BRUUUUUCE Levine's Blog: "Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee had a cortisone shot on Monday after sustaining an injury diving for a ball in Monday’s game. Lee expects to play Thursday. Normally a baseball player or athlete must sit out three days after a cortisone shot is administered in order for the medication to take its effect." I did not know he hurt himself in this manner (as well as the thumb). Strangely, while we do not have another DLEE in the house, The X-Man is a very capable sub, and a professional hitter. Certainly a step up from "Hoff". I am not sure I feel the same way about Chad Tracy.

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Submitted by Sweet Lou on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:05 am

TRN -- I think you are underappreciating Nady. Not only does he have a better hitting line than Hoffpauir, but he has two season of 20 or more homeruns under his belt. Also, the Yankees thought enough of him last year that he was their opening day right fielder. I don't think anyone expects Hoffpauir to reach those heights in his career. I'm not claiming that Nady is a HOFer, but I think he is clearly better than Hoffpauir.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:33 am

Hoffpauir has had the misfortune to be stuck behind Lee. If you look at their Total Averages (or any other park-adjusted and league adjusted all incompassing stat) for the last three years - there's not a real big difference: 0.264 0.279 0.301 0.304 0.230 0.255 If you project Hoffpauir's HR rate out accross 607 PA's (what Nady got in his career year) that comes to 21.6 HRs. Then you lose defense, and you force more at bats for Fukudome against right handers.

Submitted by Jumbo on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:34 am

I posted this in the other thread, too, but would the Cubs consider adding Cashner to to Cubs pen to audition as setup man? Or do they really see him as a starter in the big leagues and want to let him continue on that course. It seems as though he could be doing better than a majority of the pen at the moment.

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Submitted by Andrew on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:10 am

Don't want to answer for him, but I believe AZ Phil said around the end of ST that the Cubs seem to be intent on seeing what Cashner can do as a starter. He's obviously more valuable that way. The question was how efficient he could be and his first view outings are impressive in that regard.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:22 am

Re: Lilly's velocity last night, or lack thereof, he's quoted in the local paper this morning as saying that he was, in effect, breezing; didn't attempt to throw his hardest...hopes his next outing is for the C-Cubs...

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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    Phil,

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  • crunch (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

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