The Cubs have clinched the #2 spot in the 2013 draft. Congrats?
2013 Draft Pick Order
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Last updated 5-23-2013
Cubs Depth Chart
Cubs 40-Man Roster Info
MLB Rules Info
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39 players are on 40-MAN ROSTER (one slot is open)
One player is on 15-DAY DL
One player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT(does not count against 40-man roster)
Three players are on 60-DAY DL (do not count against 40-man roster)
13 players have been optioned to the minors
* bats or throws left
# bats both
PITCHERS (12)
Rafael Dolis
Scott Feldman
Kyuji Fujikawa
Matt Garza
Kevin Gregg
Edwin Jackson
Carlos Marmol
Hector Rondon
* James Russell
Jeff Samardzija
Carlos Villanueva
* Travis Wood
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CATCHERS (2):
Welington Castillo
# Dioner Navarro
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INFIELDERS (5):
Darwin Barney
Starlin Castro
Cody Ransom
* Anthony Rizzo
* Luis Valbuena
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OUTFIELDERS (6):
* Julio Borbon
* David DeJesus
Scott Hairston
* Nate Schierholtz
Alfonso Soriano
* Ryan Sweeney
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15-DAY DL (1):
Shawn Camp, P
60-DAY DL (3):
Scott Baker, P
* Steve Clevenger, C-IF
Arodys Vizcaino, P
OPTIONED (13):
Alberto Cabrera, P
* Brett Jackson, OF
Junior Lake, IF-OF
Trey McNutt, P
* Brooks Raley, P
* Chris Rusin, P
Eduardo Sanchez, P
Dave Sappelt, OF
Jorge Soler, OF
Matt Szczur, OF
Christian Villanueva, 3B
Josh Vitters, 3B-1B
* Logan Watkins, INF
DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT:
Michael Bowden, P

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i'm just used to bob knowing a lot more about the team...noticing when someone is off their swing or a pitch and recalling when he's been better...comparative analysis of what was done in the past vs what's going on now. it's not like i pine for the days of bob vs aram...because that got old, but bob really dug down in his analysis of players without getting preachy or doing "i'm steve stone and here's how he could be perfect" type analysis.
bob also seemed to not only know who was in the minors, but how they were doing down there beyond the numbers and would talk about them.
I actually enjoy this team much more than last years squad. My twtw(the will to watch) is up 25%-30% from last year. If it wasn't for the shit bullpen, this team would be totally average! If they could dump E. Jax and his entire salary and replace him with one of the college arms, then we are on to something. Make a trade for Price, which I don't see happening, and you've got yourself a fantastic rotation.
Garza
Ninja
Wood II
College guy
Feldman
Let's hear some examples. It's a bit of a reach to suggest that you know he's not doing his homework without providing specifics.
I haven't been able to watch many games (and there is some apathy involved, too), but he's been fine as far as I'm concerned.
Also seems to be a lot of dead air time -- he and Len don't tseem to be in sync yet.
Almora goes 4-7 in yesterday's 14-inning Kane County loss, dropping his average to .636.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-2013-cubs-bette...
FG article from yesterday about the overwhelming underperformance of the 2013 Cubs. If I understand their 'Clutch' stat correctly, then the Cubs this year are 40% less clutch than the 29th-most clutch team in baseball.
I still love TCR, please don't hate me.
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Garbage song, I Hate Love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOcVhBu0YjE
scrubbies lose...18-28
as an aside...though jim d. hasn't been awful in the booth, it's a bit disappointing he didn't/doesn't do the amount of "homework" getting to know the team or critiquing things being done like bob did.
so far, when i hear jim d. calling a game it feels like he's a national "game of the week" generic type announcer that doesn't know the team well.
he's a full-on 100% replacement for "bad joke bob" type humor, though.
link is fine
MLB.com's error page
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2013/5/23/4359426/mlb-error-page-gifs
Now pitching for the Pirates --- Jose Contreras?!
welly gets his 2nd walk of the season in his 141st PA.
I imagine that things will pick up a bit with the draft, promotions, and trades. It seems that most of the remaining posters are on board with the rebuilding process so the discussions have been slim.
all kidding aside, this team really has been running on a single bright spot (the starting rotation) and rizzo pounding the ball hard when he's not slumping (and his extension)
welly's doing as expected (though a few more homers/doubles would be nice)...valbuena is helping people forget about i.stewart, though he's not doing anything extraordinary...kevin gregg has been a nice surprise as the new closer...castro is being castro, though a few more walks or hits would be nice since he's performing slightly below expectations...
It's definitely hard to get excited about this team. When they suck like this it feels like a huge part of my summer is just completely missing, so I want to come here and get a little bit of a Cubs fix, but lately it's 100% split squad games at Fitch Park. I can't stand any of the major newspapers' coverage, and I really don't like BCB or any of the other Cubs blogs. I guess I just miss the good old days with 200+ comment threads, even if 90% of it was just The Real Neal arguing with himself.
The people demand more free entertainment, Rob G!
broken link...probably cuz MLB protects their rights on the innerweb on a scale music + film industries should be jealous of.
click this... http://mlb.com/ajkls
refresh for different lulz.
official Cubs MLB squad post for april/may - everyone sucks except for the starting pitching (sans e.jackson) and when a.rizzo isn't on a no-hit, major-K streak
save to cut/paste for june-september
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Comments
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 10:32am Permalink
The catch is whoever gets Castro must also take Crane Kenney. This condition drastically cooled the trade market for Starlin Castro.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 10:54am Permalink
Has anyone noticed that the girl wearing the SnorgTees T-shirt that says, "Meh" looks like she's related to former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash? Sweet Child 'O Mine, indeed!
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 10:59am Permalink
Funny, I can't make my mind think of Slash when I see her.
By the way, according to my daughter's animal books, a goat says "maa" and a sheep says "baa."
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 9:35am Permalink
Your daughters books are correct. I'm questioning our daughter's See n Say that tells us a rabbit says boing, boing, boing. That's not what a fucking rabbit says.
That meh girl should start a new genre of porn. Hipster porn.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 10:53am Permalink
Hipster porn
Newport, a quick Google search would show you that genre of porn already exists. I mean, come on. Do your research.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 12:29pm Permalink
I would watch it
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 11:53am Permalink
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php...
Goldstein mock draft has Cubs taking Zunino.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:23pm Permalink
They were talking about Castro on the Score 670 ( Chicago) today and said with his footwork
the only place to move him to is 3rd base.
Felt like calling and telling them Az. Phil said his best defensive position is 2nd base.
No way Theo trades him.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:30pm Permalink
a very goatse post
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:50pm Permalink
In the duh files...
Garza/Yankees/Red Sox rumors begin floating.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 1:10pm Permalink
@keithlaw: Cubs claimed RHP Jairo Asencio off waivers from Cleveland, designated RHP Michael Bowden for assignment
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 1:39pm Permalink
Bowden did look awful. Maybe they just wanted a last look to remind themselves not to make a similar mistake next week.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 1:54pm Permalink
he'll most certainly clear waivers and be assigned to Iowa.
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 2:11pm Permalink
One of the Cubs interns must have pulled off the Bowden-Asencio transaction, as everyone knows that Theo and Jed are only focused on the draft right now...
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 3:26pm Permalink
Nice art Tim.
I was hoping you would have done something on: "Cubs Braintrust Huddles For Draft", but may e next time...
Cool!
Re: Friday Funnies: Starlin Castro trade rumor - who is ...
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 4:10pm Permalink
Thanks E-Man. I gotta read about the draft here before I understand what the hell's going on. For as oddly slow and redundant and filled with losing this season is, there's actually so much going on I can't keep up.
5 Cubs make FSL All-Star Team
on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 4:35pm Permalink
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2012...
Szczur, Alcantara, Rohan, N. Perez and A. Kirk