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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Richard Lovelady
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 4
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P
* Jordan Wicks, P    

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Cubs @ Rockies Series Preview

Submitted by Rob G. on
cubs_rockies Let's hope this goes a little better than the last series...
Category Cubs Rockies
Runs Scored 517 (9th) 576 (2nd)
Runs Allowed 473 (2nd) 534 (8th)
Team Defensive Efficiency .716 (2nd) .699 (7th)
Starters ERA 3.95 (2nd) 4.58 (8th)
Relievers ERA 3.93 (8th) 4.17 (11th)
Batting Average .268 (7th) .277 (3rd)
On-Base Percentage .329 (8th) .351 (2nd)
Slugging Percentage .407 (9th) .428 (5th)
Good luck Cubs pitchers, that be one good offense. Sean Marshall's ERA has gone from 3.10 to 4.17 over his last two starts. I don't even think he pitched bad the last game. Besides the Jason Lane homer he pretty much got nickled and dimed by the Astros offense and Kerry couldn't strand his runners. The Matchups
Player W L ERA IP K BB HR FIP
T. Lilly 12 5 3.53 145.3 119 36 18 4.02
U. Jimenez 1 1 5.16 22.7 20 13 2 4.74
Player W L ERA IP K BB HR FIP
J. Marquis 8 7 4.39 133.3 73 55 17 5.18
A. Cook 8 6 4.16 160 57 41 14 4.45
Player W L ERA IP K BB HR FIP
R. Hill 6 6 3.54 134.7 124 46 22 4.66
J. Fogg 6 7 4.73 112.3 63 37 16 5.04
Player W L ERA IP K BB HR FIP
S. Marshall 5 6 4.17 77.7 52 23 8 4.05
J. Hirsh 5 7 4.81 112.3 75 48 18 5.19

Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:03 am

ROB G: Jason Hirsh is out with a fractured fibula, so he won't be pitching on Sunday.

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:54 am

Suntimes has Colorado pitcher for Sunday as TBA. Is Denny Neagel driving around somewhere in Denver?

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:06 pm

I sure wish we were even as good as our season stats, but this isn't the same team at all. We stink. We're truly fielding a AAAA club. An amazing number of Cubs have also played for Iowa this year (and vice-versa), including: Pie Cedeno Soto Fontenot Murton Hill Fox Patterson Pagan Marmol Ward Miller Guzman Cotts Marshall Rapada Gallagher Cherry Petrick Dempster

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:08 pm

Maybe I was too harsh. Subsitute "spring training" for "AAAA" above.

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:23 pm

The thing is cubs, it's the AAA players carrying this team. Theriot, Fontenot, Marshall, Marmol, Ward. Where would be without them this year? It's the veteran players who've disappointed, such as Soriano, Floyd, Kendall, Marquis now, Jones at the beginning, Izturis, Zambrano at the beginning. We've been carried repeatedly by younger players, and I think it's shortsighted to think simply having more veteran presence might somehow help this team.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:34 pm

Jason Hirsh is out with a fractured fibula, so he won’t be pitching on Sunday. Yeah I knew that, I actually mentioned in the comments yesterday. They did say he was going to test it and yahoo still had him as the scheduled starter, so I left it for now. Sorry for the confusion.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:45 pm

Soriano is disappointing? We are being carried by younger players? I got news for you, we have been carried by Soriano. When he got hot, we got hot. When he got cold/injured we shit the bed. Sure, he's not going 40/40 this year but he's done plenty.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:48 pm

he’s done plenty. Well... for 18 million a year you would prefer the guy to do more than "plenty." And it is amazing how little A-Ram and D-Lee did while the Cubs got hot. It is also amazing at how little the starting pitching and bullpen did when the Cubs got hot. Soriano must be really strong.

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:49 pm

Soriano has reverted to career norms after a career season last year. Not really his fault. Definately not an 18 million a year guy. Carlos Lee would have been a better sign. Unless you prefer fast running to actual production.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:51 pm

Soriano by month - Cubs record in parenthesis: April: 270/308/392 (10-14) May: 302/362/500 (12-15) June: 336/379/697 (17-11) July: 265/276/425 (17-9) Aug: 316/350/368 (5 games) (2-6)

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:53 pm

Soriano was great in June, pretty good in May, and below average in April, July and August. He's been quite bad since the All-Star break. This guy is getting paid obscene amounts of money for an obscene length for someone who can only seem to play LF and bat leadoff. We cannot afford a contract like that for someone if they are only going to play part of the season. If this were some guy like Fontenot who we called up from AAA and is making less then a million a year, then that's one thing, but when you're supposedly the corner stone of a club, then his play has been overall piss poor.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:54 pm

dave you think it's a coincidence that the team started to play really well when Sori was playing well?

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:58 pm

"We cannot afford a contract like that for someone if they are only going to play part of the season." What the hell does this even mean? It's his fault that he got hurt? And piss poor? Considering these stats: .297 .336 .511 2007 .281 .327 .510 career and still playing excellent defense I don't know what more you want from him.

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:00 pm

By only part of the season, I mean he's seemingly taken entire months off from playing well. I'm sorry, but with the amount of money we have invested in him, month long slumps simply aren't acceptable. And looking at those career numbers, that's exactly why I didn't want to give him a huge contract to hit in the leadoff spot. Ugh. Those #s so belong in the 5th spot.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:02 pm

dave you think it’s a coincidence that the team started to play really well when Sori was playing well? Uh... look at the stats that Rob posted - he already showed that the Cubs' record and Soriano's stats do not support this argument.

Submitted by Dmac on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:12 pm

"Carlos Lee would have been a better sign." Perhaps for this year - but one look at the guy and his future screams "DH" further down the line on his contract. You lose defense no matter where you play Lee, so I'm not sure he would've been a better sign for the Cubs.

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:19 pm

Carlos Lee only signed for 6 years. If Soriano flames out there is an extra 2 years and 40 million added onto the woodpile. Carlos Lee could have played LF. Batted 3-4-5th for 6 years. And given the cubs the run producer that we needed. Unfortunately the cubs prefer to think of themselves as the Wrigleyville track and field club. Therefore they value "tools" as opposed to baseball accumen and baseball "skill"

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:20 pm

You're wrong dave. Soriano got hot, the Cubs got hot. If Soriano cooled off and the team didn't doesn't mean anything. The Cubs needed a jump start and Sori gave it to them. and Johann, slumps are part of the game. Sori is a streaky player. That's who he is. Many players are. Look at this guy: Mar/April .355 .415 .882 May .235 .361 .422 June .402 .496 .773 July .206 .361 .474 He's going to get 30 million dollars next year. So don't give me this month by month bullshit.

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:26 pm

Dunno if you guys have had the chance to see the U-Ball pitch for the Rockies. This kid is filthy. Although, we'll at least miss Francis.

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:51 pm

And when Alex Rodriguez slumps, he at least gets on base because he has patience and can walk. Same with Derrek Lee, who batted .257 in July but still had a .398 OBP and a .500 SLG. When Soriano slumps, he brings nothing to the team. He swings blindly at horrible pitches and so Theriot is forced to act as the proper leadoff man. Let's repeat, if Soriano were some nobody player making 3 million a year, that'd be one thing, but he has the third highest salary on the team and yet he's someone who cannot hit offspeed pitching, cannot hit anywhere but leadoff, can't get on base when he's slumping, has a pretty bad CS% relative to other top stealers and is signed till he's going to be old and slow, thus losing a major part of his game.

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:53 pm

Actually, the 54 (June 3-Aug 2) game stretch where the Cubs went 35-19 (best record in baseball), Soriano went .311/.341/.566 including .333/.367/.619 during our 22-12 stretch from June 3 to the break. After the break, the Cubs had gone just 14-9 before Soriano's injury, with Soriano going .255/.277/.439 INLCUDING just 5-35 at bat in our 9 losses. I think Chad has a point.

Submitted by Ted Lilly Fan Club on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:53 pm

I think the Cubs may have seen value in Soriano's perceived durability ability to play multiple positions. Let's say Alf stuck in Center, then who's a better sign? Now we comparing them as corner outfielders, you have to take into account that El Cabyo plays in a launching pad and Alfy hit 40 HR's in a hitters wasteland. You can claim it's a toss up all you want, but to outright say that the jury is out and Lee was a better sign is a little short sited. Just put on our face paint for TL tonight. The Cage Fighter is going to put a stop to this. We'll have a TLFCSC line up once the lineups are posted

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:00 pm

That is impossible Brian! Stats can only be looked at by month!!! (Thanks for the assist there)

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:03 pm

I think Chad has a point. Chad's original points were that the team got hot when Soriano got hot, implying that as soon as Soriano started hitting, the team started winning. The May numbers prove otherwise. Chad also said when he got cold, we stopped winning. Also not true when you look at the July numbers. Now the numbers Vegas Brian showed do demonstrate that Soriano hit well during the Cubs 2 month hot streak, but that is certainly not what Chad said.

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:04 pm

Most Cub free-agent hitters don't perform well their first year here- I'm not looking at stats but I think Alou struggled in 2002, I know Lee did a bit in 2004 and now Soriano. I don't know if its the day games, the park, or fan pressure, but I would give Soriano another year before I would judge him.

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:05 pm

Of course has sort of a point. But we started winning because everyone was playing well. Fontenot was lights out, Zambrano was playing well, Derrek Lee was playing well, Ramirez was playing well, Floyd was playing well, Lilly was playing well, Rich Hill was playing well, Marquis was playing well, Marshall was playing well, DeRosa was playing well. And when Soriano started slumping, we still were playing well. It's when Marquis, Fontenot, Hill, DeRosa, Floyd and Ramirez all started slumping that the team has slumped.

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:05 pm

INLCUDING = INCLUDING (it would help my credibility if I could actually spell...) By the way, Soriano went 20-67 (.298) in those 14 wins after the break (thus the .255 overall average since the break when combined).

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:07 pm

Of course Chad has a point* And again, the larger issue here is considering the amount of money Sori is making, it is simply not acceptable for him to have a .276 OBP ever in the leadoff spot.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:09 pm

A. It's not your money B. Pay roll has not been an issue for the Cubs in recent years. this year not withstanding due to the impeding sale.

Submitted by CT_Steve on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:09 pm

"Most Cub free-agent hitters don’t perform well their first year here." I think it's more that most Cub free agent hitters don't perform well during their time as Cubs...

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:13 pm

June 3-Aug 2nd numbers: Derrek Lee: 299/412/483 Aramis: 345/376/540 DeRosa: 319/384/416 Floyd: 294/364/396 Theriot: 298/376/398 Fontenot: 299/350/443 Jones: 248/317/327 As a Team: 275/337/409

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:14 pm

jacos, many free agents have a rough first year (Carlos Beltran) but DLee wasn't a free agent signing in 04.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:19 pm

Wow... I was just looking through Cot's Baseball Contracts, and the Cubs have so many back loaded contracts it is ridiculous. A-Ram is only making 8 million this year. Soriano is only making 9 million. Ted Lilly is only making 5 million. And there are several others. Is this man back loaded contracts normal around the league?

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:22 pm

it is when you're selling the team and not worried about the bill. Free credit baby!!!

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:24 pm

You are correct about May. In the Cubs' 12 wins, Soriano batted 16-54 (.296) and 19-62 (.307) in their 15 losses. But numbers also back up Chad for July: In the Cubs' 17 wins, Soriano went 26-79 (.329) and just 4-34 (.118) in their 9 losses. So aside from May, the numbers are backing Chad. As you can see, I have nothing better to do at work right now :-)

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:24 pm

Chad- I know he came in a trade, their first year here is rough, but second year dlee 2005, alou 2003 are really good. The only exception I can think of is Dawson.

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:28 pm

“Most Cub free-agent hitters don’t perform well their first year here.” I think it’s more that most Cub free agent hitters don’t perform well during their time as Cubs… -------------------------------------------------------------------- What about Mel Roj..., er, Danny Jack..., um, Dave Smith...., okay--you win.

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:29 pm

RobG- You are exaclty right on the back loads, we may be sitting here four years from now with a below .500 team with a $ 150 million pay roll. ugh.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:33 pm

The only exception I can think of is Dawson. You all may laugh at me, but Jock Jones ended up performing quite well last year in his first year with the Cubs. He was above his career averages in almost every category.

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:34 pm

I am not killing the Soriano signing per se. It was nice to see the cubs finally NOT finish 2nd on a desirable free agent. I just think Carlos Lee is the superior hitter. If Soriano were to play a competent 2nd base? Then I consider him money well spent. As a LFer with Neifi-esque plate discipline. Not so much.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:37 pm

I just think Carlos Lee is the superior hitter. Why? The stats show that they have been almost identical offensively, with the only real difference is the advantage Soriano has in stolen bases. On top of that, Soriano is a vastly superior defensive player.

Submitted by Carlos Rubi on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:37 pm

"What about Mel Roj…, er, Danny Jack…, um, Dave Smith…., okay–you win." LaTroy was pretty good here when not misused. Remlinger, too. Dempster was a free agent. Rusch was useful and overperformed when healthy. Hmm... I could go on (not really).

Submitted by Carlos Rubi on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:39 pm

"Neifi was lights out when he first came to Chicago." He was a waiver wire pickup.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:42 pm

ADDENDUM: Carlos Lee has a pretty significant advantage in Walks/Strikeouts. Though what that in part means is that Carlos Lee hits into more double plays. (average of 16 for Lee, 7 for Soriano).

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:44 pm

did I miss the day that Soriano became a good defender? I guess so... He rates among the best LF in the NL in almost every defensive metric.

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:45 pm

And for the record. OPS+ since 2004: Soriano 04 98 05 110 06 132 07 115 Carlos Lee 04 110 05 125 06 125 07 133 Soriano had a career year last year and cashed in. Good for him. But the facts state. Carlos Lee has been the superior hitter 3 of the last 4 years. He is also 7 months younger, cheaper and signed to a shorter contract........Just Sayin

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:45 pm

Soriano: 117 Rate2 4.1 Defensive Win Shares (tops among LF'ers in the NL) .886 RZR Rating (THT's Zone Rating) - also tops amongs LF'ers in the NL

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:46 pm

Carlos Lee is a middle of the order hitter. He is going to hit into more DPs than a leadoff guy. It's science

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:48 pm

Can Soriano and his superior defense play Right? Then I will concede that he is pulling his weight.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:49 pm

we're talking about a 6 to 8 yr contract between Lee vs Soriano, a bit early to declare a winner. Beltran was a bust his first year in New York, seem to bounce back okay that 2nd year. I think Soriano will age a little better, but there's little doubt that 8 years is going to be too much, but that's the cost of free agency, 90% of the deals are for too long and too much. Cubs wanted a leadoff hitter, that's why they targeted Soriano. But he is quite an athlete, I really don't think he'll be a leadoff hitting left-fielder his entire time here.

Submitted by Vegas Brian on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:50 pm

While the numbers are skewed due to time in the outfield, Carlos Lee has a FPCT of .984 while Soriano has .973. Slight advantage to Lee...

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:51 pm

El Caballo also hits into more DP's because he runs less like a caballo and more like a hippo.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:53 pm

with 3 lefties in our rotation and something like 70% (I'm guessing) of hitters in baseball right-handed, shouldn't the better defender play LF? I always wondered that... I know the theory is that you want the strong arm in right to keep guys from going to third and you don't want doubles being turned into triples, but it seems like Soriano has had a a lot more opportunities to throw guys out than the RF'ers have this year. That all being said, Murton in left, Soriano in right is fine by me. Hope that's what happens next year.

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:54 pm

While the numbers are skewed due to time in the outfield, Carlos Lee has a FPCT of .984 while Soriano has .973. Well... I would rather have an outfielder that gets to more balls and makes a couple more errors. Soriano has better coverage of balls within his zone (.886 compared to .826) and gets to more balls outside of his zone (29 in 802 innings compared to 24 in 985 innings)

Submitted by aaronb on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:54 pm

Entering 3/44 territory here, but. Would Soriano at 2nd be any worse than what we have seen this year defensively at 2nd?

Submitted by Carlos Rubi on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:55 pm

"While the numbers are skewed due to time in the outfield, Carlos Lee has a FPCT of .984 while Soriano has .973. Slight advantage to Lee…" You don't make errors if you don't get to balls.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:56 pm

Carlos Lee is a very, very bad defensive left-fielder: Don't let fielding percentages fool you. Rate2: 91 (career 97) 1.6 Defensive Win Shares (a lot closer to the bottom then the top) .826 RZR (7 of 11 amongst qualified NL Lf'ers) not to mention the Juice Park is a real easy LF.

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:57 pm

" really don’t think he’ll be a leadoff hitting left-fielder his entire time here" I imagine he will be the first baseman at the end of that contract.

Submitted by Borowski on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:11 pm

Completely in on this thread late...but I had no idea that Sam Fuld was a diabetic. That would make him the first one in the bigs since Santo wouldn't it?

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:15 pm

is it bad that I'm thinking about picking up some Rockies pitchers for my fantasy teams for the weekend?

Submitted by Derek Nelson on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:19 pm

What the hell is a Ubaldo Jimenez? Feel free to pick him up against me, Rob.

Submitted by Wes on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:25 pm

Jason Johnson was diabetic. He wore an insulin pump while he pitched. He threw for the Tigers and Indians a year or two ago. Believe he's in Japan now,

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:32 pm

Dmitri Young & David Wells also have diabetes. I'm guessing there's quite a few more as the technology has advanced.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:47 pm

Wes — August 9, 2007 @ 4:25 pm Jason Johnson was diabetic. He wore an insulin pump while he pitched. He threw for the Tigers and Indians a year or two ago. Believe he’s in Japan now, ========================= The Seattle Mariners 2006 #1 pick RHP Bryan Morrow (Cal) is a Type 1 diabetic and carries an insulin pump in his back pocket when he pitches. Morrow made it to big leagues in less than a year, and has been with the Mariners the entire 2007 season, working out of their bullpen. .

Submitted by Virginia Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:48 pm

He rates among the best LF in the NL in almost every defensive metric. Except the smell test.

Submitted by Virginia Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:53 pm

Left field is where teams put players who don't hit quite as well as the defensive liability that they've tried to hide at first base. Or maybe it's the other way around. That's Soriano's competition in these ratings. He has a strong arm. I'm not sure I've ever seen him make a good grab, or expect to. Outfielders who run fast don't always get an error when they miss the ball.

Submitted by Virginia Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:57 pm

is it bad that I’m thinking about picking up some Rockies pitchers for my fantasy teams for the weekend? Bad for you. Pie, Patterson, Murton and Fontenot are going to pick it up!

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:03 pm

I'm really getting tired of this "Rockies Pennant Fever" crap. Let them wait 99 years since their last World Series victory and 62 years since their last pennant, and then they can start talking "Pennant Fever." MEMO TO CUBS: Please do me a favor, and just beat their ass. You can do what you want when you get back to Wrigley next week, but this weekend, suck it up, find some energy, and sweep 'em four straight. I don't care how you do it, just do it. Thank you.

Submitted by My strategy on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:10 pm

My strategy for this series is to pick up each Rockie starter for my fantasy team....I've NEVER been able to pick up guys for spot starts and have any success and I'm hoping that the trend will continue.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:14 pm

My strategy — August 9, 2007 @ 5:10 pm My strategy for this series is to pick up each Rockie starter for my fantasy team….I’ve NEVER been able to pick up guys for spot starts and have any success and I’m hoping that the trend will continue. =========================== MY STRATEGY: My big concern is that TBD guy who's pitching for the Rockies on Sunday. The Cubs always seem to struggle against him.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:17 pm

The philosophy that I would like the Cubs to take on is that of the Chicago Bears. PLAY ANGRY. That was their mantra that got them to the Super Bowl. "Get mad, you sonnovabitches, GET MAD!" - Glengarry Glen Ross

Submitted by dave on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:18 pm

Would Soriano at 2nd be any worse than what we have seen this year defensively at 2nd? Yes... much worse. First of all, DeRosa is a very decent defensive second baseman. But Soriano was awful.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:56 pm

Dodgers get Sweeney from SF Phillies get Branyon from Indians ...the waiver wire is hoppin'

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:00 pm

and it sounds like Scott Spiezio is a user... Spiezio was treated with an IV after becoming sick Monday and missed his third straight game Wednesday, but manager Tony La Russa refused to comment on the exact nature of his problem other than to say that he expects Spiezio to return this season. Spiezio has entered a voluntary treatment program.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:01 pm

new medical type post is up...remember to click on the themesong link at the end of the article :D

Submitted by Johann on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:04 pm

I don't like Soriano, and I'll admit he's a very good defender. As has been mentioned, tops in ZR, which means he's making the plays in the areas he's supposed to make them in. Also, Rob, one of the reasons RF at Wrigley is such a big deal is because of the wind and sun issues sometimes. Supposedly it's a much more difficult place to play on certain days. Read an article on that I'll try to link to.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 08:25 pm

yeah, I know all that about Wrigley and the mythical RF. But we don't play that many day games anymore. An $18 mil a year player probably should be eased into that environment if it is that bad. JJ handled RF quite well last year I thought in terms of the well and bullpen and short foul area.

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    RHP Mat Peters has been throwing regularly in Cactus League Extended Spring Training games, but he received a PED suspension this past January that will cover the entire 2024 ACL season, so once the ACL season starts on Saturday, the earliest he can return to the mound will be at AZ Instructs (post-ACL) in August.  

    Among the rehab pitchers currently at Cubs Extended Spring Training, the ones who would appear to be closest to seeing game action are RHP Jaxon Wiggins, RHP Ethan Roberts, RHP Sam Thoresen, RHP Ben Leeper, and RHP JP Wheat. (Wiggins and Roberts threw "live" BP last week, and the others have been throwing bullpen sides on a regular basis once or twice a week).  

  • crunch (view)

    my fandom has been beat the hell up the past 2 games.  i didn't need a mets leadoff homer.

  • crunch (view)

    seiya was spotted doing work with the team pre-game saturday and sunday, but counsell says he's not anywhere near a rehab assigment.

    looking a lot like late may return rather than early/mid may return.

    steele may return to the bigs after his wednesday AAA start.

    hendricks has been throwing off a mound and may get rehab game work later this week.

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    Wow. I knew he recorded it, but never heard the Grobstein part before. I'm savoring!

     

  • crunch (view)

    bleh.

    at least MIL has lost the past 2 nights, too.

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal pinch hitting for matt mervis vs jansen?

    okay.

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