17 Cubs on WBC Rosters
MLB has released the 45-man provisional rosters of the national teams that will be playing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Rosters will need to be cut-down to 28 (with at least 13 pitchers) by February 24th.
There are presently a total of 17 Cubs major leaguers and minor leaguers on the provisional rosters of the WBC teams:
AUSTRALIA:
Ryan Searle, RHP
CANADA:
Rich Harden, RHP
Vince Perkins, RHP
Chris Robinson, C
CHINESE TAIPEI:
Hung-Wen Chen, RHP
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Carlos Marmol, RHP
Aramis Ramirez, 3B
Alfonso Soriano, OF
ITALY:
Alessandro Maestri, RHP
JAPAN:
Kosuke Fukudome, OF
NETHERLANDS:
Dwayne Kemp, 2B
PUERTO PICO:
Geovany Soto, C
USA:
Derrek Lee, 1B
Ted Lilly, LHP
VENEZUELA:
Jose Ascanio, RHP
Angel Guzman, RHP
Carlos Zambrano, RHP
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