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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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Submitted by Rob G. on
Get a bunch of Cubs together in a hotel and you get some actual Cubs stories. - Lou Piniella is warming up to the Soriano in centerfield talk .
"If Soriano can do it, that would take care of a lot."
Welcome to the party, Lou. - Then of course, Piniella says Ryan Theriot will get a shot as well at centerfield. Theriot is up to the challenge:
''So I ordered me an outfield glove and started messing around and getting after it,'' Theriot said. ''The single-mindedness of guys putting themselves before the team has hurt us in the past. If every player can do that, say, 'You know what, if you got to move, you got to move."
- The same article says that Piniella talked to Jacque Jones for about 20 minutes and let him know that there's room for him on the team and that he Piniella did not get any sense from Jones that he wanted out. - Carlos Zambrano says the deadline for an extension is Opening Day, otherwise he plans to test the free agent waters. Let's not play chicken on this one Jim. - In "This Moments in False Hope" with Mark Prior, he says he's ready to go for Spring Training and that he's already had five to six bullpen sessions and feels good.

Comments

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:19 pm

‘’The single-mindedness of guys putting themselves before the team has hurt us in the past. If every player can do that, say, ‘You know what, if you got to move, you got to move.” wow...he's been with the team all of 1/2 of a year split over 2 years...wonder what he's speaking on. not that i doubt him, but i wonder if its clubhouse word-of-mouth or something he witnessed.

Submitted by Carlos on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:56 pm

IIRC, when Nevin left he talked about the same thing Theriot mentioned. I guess there were some players last year who weren't willing to cooperate with the team; maybe Todd Walker wasn't happy playing 1B?

Submitted by jacos on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:54 pm

There is a picture of Piniella throwing out the first pitch of the convention in today's Sun-Times. In the back ground is Mark Prior with a longing look probably because Lou can actually make a pitch.

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:28 pm

From Rogers column in the Trib today: "Unless the Cubs have one more big move in them, the early projections of their 2007 payroll were way too high. They currently have 21 players signed or offered arbitration at a range of $100.5 million-$105.5 million (including pro-rated signing bonuses), the range representing the low and high end of Carlos Zambrano and Mark Prior's arbitration filings. … "

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:28 pm

And if anyone is still keep track of such things, I've had problems with the website all day.

Submitted by MikeC on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:55 pm

Well what Theriot said is what I have noticed over the last couple years. We played baseball in Dusty's years as a bunch of individuals going after individual goals on a team instead of playing as a team. There is all sorts of hints, indications and rumors of this over the last couple years. Guys worrying more about what is being said on TV than winning a damn division is the biggest example. That is automatically putting yourself above the team. No one cares what you think of the announcers, just winning games should have been the most important thing on their mind and it wasn't. It never changed after that 2004 season. Always worried about how "THEY" are being represented in the media than actually doing their job. Theriot probably feels a lot more comfortable speaking his mind now with Dusty gone. His job isn't tied to how well he can kiss Baker's ass anymore.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:03 pm

yeah, you should see the emails going back and forth behind the scenes and I imagine everyone has seen the yellow banner on top. It seems the web host isn't living up to his bargain....

Submitted by 10man on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:34 pm

isn't it funny how the link to the first article about soriano in CF is filed under the pirates website? strange.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 01/20/2007 - 01:49 pm

sometimes they distribute the same article to all the same mlb sites and that was the first one that showed up on my sportspyder feed.....

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:33 am

GO BEARS!! Nobody is giving da Bearss a chance EXCEPT Las Vegas where they have been installed as 2-3 point favorites: Stardust Caesars- Hilton MGM- Mirage Stations Jan. 21 New Orleans 12 a.m. at Chicago Favorite CHI CHI CHI Point spread -2½ -2½ -3 Total 43o/u 42½o/u 43o/u Total money line -110 -110 -110

Submitted by dc60124 on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:35 am

1. the cubs win the world series. or 2. the cub reporter reaches 72 un-interrupted hours of availibility. place your bets now.

Submitted by twcoffee on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:57 am

I know this is a bit off-topic, but has anyone else read about the report where MLB is going to move the Extra Innings package exclusivley to DirectTV (ala the NFL)? I don't know how many of you don't live in the Chicago area (I am in Chandler, AZ), but I am outraged. Seems like MLB is again taking the money up front rather than looking at the overall picture.

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:10 am

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Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:34 am

Having read most of the behind-the-scenes emails: Rob G. has been absolutely heroic in fighting for TCR as MVN makes this transfer. Also in the article at Cubs.com, Lou mentions that Hendry had told him that Hendry would look for a stop-gap solution in Center Field, if need be. I'm sure Darren Lewis would pick up if we phoned.

Submitted by dc60124 on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:46 am

does soriano to centerfield mean pie is now trade bait? or, soriano to center means jj is here until july 31, and then pie brought in to play rf? or, no pie until 2008? i only recall soriano's adamance at not coming here and playing musical outfield spots; once he moves to cf it would sure seem he is there to stay. perhaps i remember arizona phil believing pie would be just as good if not better in rf vs cf?

Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:12 am

So, I take it that if Neifi ever goes blind, AZ Phil and I would get to be his "I"s.

Submitted by Super Hozey on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:24 am

Greetings friends. Perhaps lost in all of hte news/rumors has been who is being taken off the 40 man roster to make room for Jeff Samardzija? Who would be removed if they sign Floyd like for the millionth time that they are reported close to doing?

Submitted by Ryan on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:30 am

It's possible Theriot is speaking in generalities of how "single-mindedness" hurts teams, but he probably is relating it to what he saw with the Cubs. He could be referring to Walker, Neifi's bunt, or Juan Pierre's refusal to take more than 2 pitches per PA. Hell, he could be talking about Dusty's inability to use common sense when making a double-switch (aw snap, now manny's gonna come after me, j/k). Soriano would make more sense in CF, especially given the intense sun in RF during day games at Wrigley. He definitely has the speed to catch a lot of balls, so if he knows how to/can learn how to take good direct routes, why not? As for Floyd, I am really not a fan of signing him at all, but it seems like Murton has really impressed LouPa, so hopefully Floyd won't take time away from Murton in LF. I think the Red Menace has a great approach at the plate, he'll hit for average and have a nice OBP, and I think his power is still developing.

Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:33 am

yeah, everything I've read from LouPa, regarding MaMu, indicates that MaMu is going to be the regular LFer. May this only be so....

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:38 am

if this team can keep soriano away from 2nd and keep j.jones...im happy for now.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:01 am

"does soriano to centerfield mean pie is now trade bait?" unless a baldelli or crawford (more likely from the cubs stance, crawford) comes about...pie going anywhere is doubtful. much like l.millage in NYM, pie's future is thought of a lot more highly than his present worth. speaking of which...r.hill is probally valued in the fantasy and prospecting community a lot more than some cubs fans give him credit. there's more than a few people that already think of hill as a #2 type starter capable of putting up #1 type number sooner than later. lotta projections have him as a 200ip 200K low-ERA type...both SABR nerds and scouting nerds...

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:07 am

well first Soriano actually has to show he can play CF, so let's see what happens in the spring. Second, Pie can play any of the OF positions, so no reason to move him. Wow, on the Utley deal, he's gotta get some serious incentives and bonuses I imagine, but what a steal.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:10 am

thnx for the host recommendations vorare and Mr. Whipple, I'll pass it along.

Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:36 am

Yeah, the Phillies now control Utley through the peak of his career. Second Basemen historically have tended to fade a bit faster than other positions (See Alomar, Roberto) and Utley's contract is up at almost exactly the moment he hits the Alomar Age. Nice work.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:59 pm

That contract isn't that bad for Utley, when you consider NPV. I am pretty sure he wasn't going to get $6.5 million in arbitration this year. Catchers have historically aged faster than other positions. Plenty of 2nd basemen have aged fine (see Biggio, Craig or Phillips, Tony or Whitaker, Lou or Kent, Jeff) but the vast majority of players are done with their best seasons by the age of 35.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 01:24 pm

I didn't realize Utley was so old, so not as great as I originally thought, but he seems like he could hit well enough to move to 1b without much problem. Of course they have that Howard kid...

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 01/22/2007 - 01:55 am

Super Hozey — January 21, 2007 @ 10:24 am Greetings friends. Perhaps lost in all of hte news/rumors has been who is being taken off the 40 man roster to make room for Jeff Samardzija? Who would be removed if they sign Floyd like for the millionth time that they are reported close to doing? =================================== HOZEY: It wasn't lost. I mentioned this subject last Friday in a comment following the Samardzija article: Arizona Phil — January 19, 2007 @ 3:53 pm A couple or three minor items of note regarding the Samardzija signing, presuming Samardzija did in fact sign a Major League contract: 1. He will have to be added to the 40-man roster. 2. Someone now on the 40 will have to be dropped (DFA’d or trade)… most-likely Buck Coats (unless a Jacque Jones-for-prospects deal is imminent), 3. Samardzija will get four minor league options instead of three, as long as he uses the four options prior to the 2012 season. ================================ Also, as for who would be removed if the Cubs sign Clifff Floyd, they could sign Floyd to a Minor League contract, promising to add him to the 40-man roster prior to Opening Day. The Cubs did that last year with Wade Miller, and the year before with Scott Williamson. Glendon Rusch will likely start the season on the 60-day day DL and Floyd could take his slot, but clubs can't place a player on the 60-day DL (which does not count toward the 40-man roster) until March 1st. The Cubs have not made any announcement yet regarding who will be removed from the 40 to make room for Samardzija, but that's because Samardzija's contract is probably still "pending." Once the contract is filed with the MLB office, the Cubs will need to make a move. And again, I believe it will likely be Buck Coats who gets the DFA.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • 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.

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