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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Cubs Actually Really Do Sign Cliff Floyd

After what only seems likes months or perhaps years, the Chicago Tribune and numerous other Chicago media are reporting that the Cubs have (finally, at long last) signed FA OF Cliff Floyd. Terms are being reported as $3M for 2007 plus some type of mutual option for 2008. Although Floyd was rated an MLB Type "A" free-agent, the Cubs will not lose a pick in next June's Rule 4 Draft because the Mets declined to offer arbitration to Floyd.

Comments

Woo hoo. Hope this doesn't take away too much of Murton's PT, but I like it. I'm sure glad the option is mutual.

This deal is fine as long as it really is a mutual option. It will be interesting to see how much time this takes away from Murton.

Judging by what Lou and Hendry said at the Convention, I'd say it seems pretty clear the job is Murton's as long as he doesn't blow it. Floyd, if healthy, is a pretty good piece of insurance if Murton regresses for whatever reason. I agree... solid deal as long as the '08 option is mutual.

Can he play first base to give Dlee a blow once in a while?

I like it even though Floyd screwed me twice in my fantasy league with his injuries. Since he is now hopefully a back-up, injuries will not hurt as much. If we can keep Jones and play Murton 6 days a week, we have a very good lineup and some good pop off the bench. If we trade Jones and Floyd becomes a regular, we have the same Wood/Prior problems of the past in counting on guys with injury histories. That only leads to playing guys that are not ready (Pie) or guys that were never meant to be regulars.

[...] As AZ Phil pointed out, the Floyd deal is finally done. As I’ve mentioned in previous comments, I’m not completing against this deal despite it likely taking at-bats away from Matt Murton. Floyd can most definitely hit the righties (281/368/496 career) and that’s likely all he’ll be asked to do. It’s certainly better than trotting out Todd Hollandsworth off your bench or as a starter, that’s for sure. There is no doubt though that he’s in a slow and steady decline though. Here are his charts (courtesy of Fangraphs.com) for his ISO: [...]

"Can he play first base to give Dlee a blow once in a while?" I thought Neifi! was the official blower... um, what did you mean?

Deal is fine, as long as Pinella doesn't Baker Murton.

jacos — January 24, 2007 @ 3:46 pm Can he play first base to give Dlee a blow once in a while? ======================== JACOS: Cliff Floyd was drafted out of HS as a 1B-OF, and he played mainly 1B the first five years of his pro career, but he has played mostly OF since 1996. He has a weak arm, so he  usually plays LF.

Excellent addition. Cliff Floyd is a good professional who plays hard and is a proven run producer from the left side of the plate. Obviously, his health is the key. But barring the unforseen, I see him grabbing 350 plus at bats and being a significant contributor to the Cub offense.

Towel: This is the most positive thing I have ever read from you. This is a good step in your recovery. TCR readers - can someone explain why Cliff Floyd, who, as CRUNCH would say, is "an injury away from being useless", is getting $3MM/yr., and Ersted is getting $700K? Isn't the breadski a little out of whack here for a guy at the end of his career?

well other than Floyd being a far better hitter when he is healthy, I don't think anyone is too sure about Erstad and his ankle. I imagine the med reports on Floyd's achilles are coming in positive.

ROB: I take your word on it - but I thought Ersted's BA career is in the .280's. If this is true, and he has better numbers from both RH & LH pitchers - is the diference that great? Ersted is a better fielder, I believe. But indeed no one knows how his ankle will do. So, Floyd's medicals are encouraging, you say?

I can only hope E-man in regards to the medicals, but it is the Cubs training staff after all. but beyond batting average, Floyd has a modest advantage in OBP and a huge advantage in power. Defensively though Erstad is one of the best (or was one of the best) at center or first base. I find the need for late-inning defensive replacement who may or may not be a factor far less important than a late-inning hitter who you know if he's put in, is going to get his shot to affect the outcome of the game.

floyd's pay is all about his power...even when 100% healthy he is one of the worst OF'rs in the game. bumbling, misjudging, and straight up missing balls hit toward the wall. that said...damn...that's a hell of a bench player the cubs just picked up. wonder what shannon stewart will go for and if he wants to be a bench guy yet.

Just like Jim Hendry didn't pay Neifi Perez $2.5 million per season and a $1 million signing bonus to collect splinters sitting on the bench, he didn't pay Cliff Floyd $3 million to do the same. Floyd is coming to Chicago to grab meaningful playing time. Most likely at Matt Murton's expense.

Career #'s: Erstad: .286/.341/.416 Floyd: .279/.359/.488 With 100 points in OPS, I would say that Floyd is most definitely a far superior hitter. On top of that, as Rob mentioned, Erstad is a HUGE injury question mark, to the point to which the Angels wanted to offer him a minor league deal.

silent...are you a troll or just forcibly opinionated in the minority almost all the time? you take these stances on things that very few if any have and insist on presenting them as facts. you love to bait people that mark prior will not play for the cubs in 07 and even write things you call realistic ommiting him and working around the reality of the situation.

well, if by meaningful you mean 300-400 AB's, I agree.... I dunno crunch, we all know Prior is there, but until he's mowing down hitters again, even the Cubs are pretending like he doesn't exist.

Apparently some people have difficulty in understanding that this is a chat board populated by people expressing opinion on the Cubs. Oh well.

I think 'silent towel' is a bit of a misnomer, though. How about 'verbose towel' or 'garrulous towel'?

Maybe Hendry is padding his potential weak spots with veteran pillows. I mean Murton has a lot of potential and has shown the ability to adjust, but he isn't exactly a sure thing. Could Hendry be hedging Prior's #5 spot with Wade Miller; maybe Dempster with Wood; Theriot with DeRosa, Barrett's D with Benny Blanco from the Bronx. Call me a sucker but I think we have some healthy competition going into 07 and I think Murton should have to fight for his at bats like a lot of other cusp players. Having Marshall, Guzman, Mateo, Marmol and O'Malley or whoever just waiting for Prior's 4th debilitating injury is the way it should be and gives me weird sense of assurance in the age of guaranteed contracts. Good night.

I've been hoping for this signing all winter and I feel like big Cliff is an excellent addition to the roster. Get him some ABs in a rotation with Murton and Jones and watch him bust it to the short power alleys which are tailor-made for his power. Go Cubs!

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.