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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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Red Alert! Lou Says Something About the Lineup Order

Submitted by Rob G. on

I don't put much stock in what Lou says about the lineup order a month before the season, but he seemed to indicate that Kosuke Fukudome is in line to bat second after the outfielder dropped by camp today with Team Japan.

"He looks wonderful," Piniella said of Fukudome. "He's in really good shape. I told him we're holding a spot for him, and we'll put him out in center field and we'll try him in the No. 2 hole in the lineup. 

 

and

"We're going to try it initially with Soriano and Fukudome, one-two, against right-handed pitching and see how that works," he said. "I think that'll work quite well."

You have to assume that means Soriano, Fukudome, Lee, Bradley, Ramirez, Fontenot, Soto, Theriot, Pitcher, with the possibility of Soto and Fontenot getting flipped. You also have to assume that Lou will change his mind a dozen more times during the course of the season.

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Submitted by Andrew on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 03:49 am

If Lou bats Soto 7th, he's a fucktard. I bet he'll hit Ramirez 5th and Soto 6th, with Fonty and Theriot 7th and 8th respectively. Personally, if this is what he wants to run with, I'd like to see Sori, Fuku, Ramirez, Bradley, Soto, Lee, Fontenot, Theriot, P.

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Submitted by CPH2133 on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 03:33 am

Who else? Aramis? Lee's .291 (behind only the Riot), 181 hits, 61 XBH beg to differ. Granted he had far more at bats than anyone, but who else do you plug in there? Soriano would be an ideal 3 hitter I think, but that's not happening. Ramirez I could buy, but then Lee is just 4th, so who cares? Bradley I could live with. If he can repeat last year. Milton isn't too much more productive than Lee (higher average, fewer doubles, fewer GIDP's too) DeRosa would be a great 3 hole hitter...oh... I just don't see anyone else to plug in there besides Lee. He's a solid hitter. He'll never be back to '05 form, but no one else will be that player for the Cubs this season.

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Submitted by Charlie on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 03:46 am

I really think that as long as the Cubs are throwing out convention and batting Soriano first, they might as well just do this and get their most threatening hitters as many at bats as possible: Soriano Lee Bradley Ramirez Soto Fontenot Fukudome Theriot Pitcher I realize that won't happen for a variety of reasons (including having two lefties bat back-to-back 6th and 7th), but it gives you lots of power from 1-5 and OBP from 2-8, or at least OBP from 2-5. Lee makes plenty of sense as a number two hitter and the only thing you really miss in that lineup is power at the bottom of the order, though Fontenot's pop is just fine for 6th (if maybe below average). Again, Lou won't do this, but if it makes sense to bat Soriano leadoff then it makes sense to organize your lineup this way.

Submitted by SJS on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 03:16 pm

I don't know what Lou has seen in Fuk to put him #2. Since I have no life, I've seen every game Japan played, and without looking at stats (to either make or break my argument) he's looked...average at best. Not really looking to swing, but just there to take pitches. I don't know, I want to love this guy (in a non-Chad way), but to let him hit 2nd? If he looks that good, why not just have him hit first (and TheRiot 2nd)? ...NO good will come of this one.

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