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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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Zambrano's Own Trap Sets His Own Trap

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Well, what do you think about Carlos Zambrano maybe getting traded?
He's got a no-trade clause in his $91.5 million dollar contact which would keep him a Cub through 2012 (there's a vesting option for 2013 too).
But he's apparently going to be shopped by the Cubs, which makes sense only if the Cubs have an idea that Carlos would approve something.
There's a pretty good interview with Steve Stone on the Mully and Hanley show on the Score about this.
"Carlos has told some people that he'd be willing to go. More than one or two people, by the way." he said.
If that's true, and I think it is, then it's kinda Carlos' own trap setting his own trap.
The other news was that Jim Hendry will be returning for 2010 (plus more about Carlos Zambrano being shopped - read the end).
That's a pretty large story there.
It has seemed (to me at least) like Carlos has been sort of ambivalent about being a Cub for awhile now.
That "joke" about loving the White Sox earlier didn't sit so well, you know?
Anyway, changes are gonna come, and we should all be expecting them to.
If Carlos goes somewhere, well then I would hope the Cubs get something serious in return.


Tim Souers is the illustrator and author of Cubby Blue and appreciates the opportunity to guest blog here at The Cub Reporter.
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Comments

I just think that mediocre pitchers - even guys fresh of TJ surgery - are the most sought-after players. As you say, if we cannot get something truly of value for a number of years - fuck it. Carlos is entertaining and certainly puts butts in seats. I am surprised he has not been marketed more. If he had more success instead of letting his emotions get the better of him, he is such a personality that I could see him marketing numerous national brands. "Red Bull" is a perfect fit, for example. Anyway, he has always been one of my favorites, but something is always holding him back from becoming a true NL Ace, which he has not achieved to this point. I'd rather dump Bradley, or Soriano, if I had the choice - but I don't. FWIW, he has pitched well in the Playoffs for the most part in 2007 and 2008.

Maybe it would be smarter to find a manager and a pitching coach who can actually manage Big Z. and help him achieve the potential that he clearly has. Lou has seemed tired all year, and without leadership, it is no wonder that this frustrating season has brought out the worst in some of his players.

Well this is odd... We probably want the Cards beating the Marlins, but it's strangely satisfying to watch them a lose few games...finally! My FairyTale 1000 says the Cubs could be within 4 games if the the Cards/Marlins score holds and the Cubs win out the rest of the week. Bad news is that Carpenter pitches Saturday. I think we miss Wainwright though. The other bad news is that Bobby Scales is playing LF most every game.

I would rather take a chance on Milton being more productive than watching Ian Kennedy try and figure out how to walk as many people as he strikes out. if you want a sure fire way to last place. Trade Zambrano.

According to the chart on the right, we are actually paying $875,000 of Marquis's salary this year, so we are paying for him to win 15 games for the wild card leader. Nice.

Yeah, keep Zambrano. I am so sick of corporate media artificially stirring up shit about players in order to make it easier to make really stupid decisions for the club (and covering their own ineptitude). Classic case was last year was the Boston media turning on Manny so the Red Sox could trade him (again, they can trade him if they want but it is really stupid to feed the ignorance about "attitude"). If this is a bad year for Carlos, I want him on my team even more.

Final Fla 5 Stl 2 Sanchez GO, BB, Double (DeRosa), then Leo Nunez did a Marmol impersonation Ludwick HBP, Pujols HBP (rbi) finally Holiday 4-6-3 Double Play.

The wins lately have been nice, but people... it ain't happening. I guess they're not mathematically eliminated, so anything can happen, but let's not get go overboard with optimism.

I don't think it's official that Kenney and Hendry are staying till Ricketts says so. He's still just the "guest owner" until it's approved by the league and the court.

ESPN announcers on LAA @ BOS game (sorry, don't know the names): Announcer #1: Cubs have a realistic shot at the wildcard with their recent wins. Announcer #2: No they don't.

Recent comments

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    Looks like he might the cliche veteran pitcher in spring not really ramping it up and just “forking on stuff” in spring. If he gets to 94 on the regular he’ll do just fine. 

  • crunch (view)

    topped out a 94mph, threw 4 of those.  feeling a lot better about neris.

  • crunch (view)

    neris has thrown 2 pitches at 93mph out of his first 5 pitches.  that's a positive turn.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I really am not interested in the wesneski head case experience again any time soon. Give me smyly over wesneski. Hell give me keegan Thompson over wesneski every day of the week. His stuff isn’t as good but at least he doesn’t melt down mentally every time something goes mildly awry. 

  • crunch (view)

    they might not want to start the clock on brown and give us wesn.  hopefully it won't come to that.

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal ground rule double!

    he blows a play and hits a double.  we're getting bizarro madrigal.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Close up video shows Steele saying to the Trainer "no it just cramped up"

    Hope so

    Ben Brown and not Smyly please

  • crunch (view)

    agreed and agreed.

    he walked off on his own, but we may not find out for a few days how this will impact the club.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    Looked like a hamstring rather than a knee, not sure if that’s better or worse. 

  • crunch (view)

    steele leaves the game with a hamstring or knee injury.  sigh.