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March 2009
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Spring Training Battlewatch: the Bench is Complete
Well, it appears that the Chicago Cubs bench is set: Koyie Hill, Joey Gathright, Reed Johnson, Aaron Miles, and Micah Hoffpauir. No one has shook Micah Hoffpauir’s hand yet to tell him he’s made the Opening Day roster, but Piniella did say the position players are set. That means Hoffpauir is in. “I thought I [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: Bako Shuffled Loose the Cubbie Coil, Koyie Hill it is
The Cubs have released Paul Bako, which means the backup catcher job goes to 30-year-old career minor leaguer – and chainsaw wielding badass – Koyie Hill. The decision saves the Cubs about $150k after the difference in Hill’s and Bako’s salaries is coupled with the termination pay Bako gets. It’s funny how $150k is such [...]
Another Cubs First Round Pick is Looking for Work
A really great string of first round picks the Cubs have had in the 2000s, eh? Some news from the Cubs’ Minor League camp: left-handed pitcher Mark Pawelek, the No. 1 Draft pick in 2005, was released. Muskat Ramblings. Including the release of Ryan Harvey last week, the Cubs have now parted company with every [...]
Obsessive Peavywatch: Moorad’s in Control, and Willing to Move Peavy
Now that Jeff Moorad has taken over the Padres, and has some indeterminate amount of control over player personnel decisions, he was bound to start getting peppered with Jake Peavy questions. And here are his first thoughts. The good news: he’s clearly willing to move Peavy. “[Jake] Peavy has been a terrific performer for the [...]
So Taguchi In, Joey Gathright Out?
This one comes from way out of left field. I have been fairly vocal in my position that Joey Gathright is completely superfluous, and should not be guaranteed a spot on the 25-man roster. Until recently, my calls went largely unnoticed. Now Bruce Miles has joined the party, and says Gathright may not make the [...]
The Seventh Cut is the Predictablest
Not to proclaim myself Nostradamus or anything, but when I predicted yesterday that pitchers Randy Wells and Kevin Hart had just seen their last days in big league camp, I was right on the money. I’m Nostradamus. The Cubs got their roster down to 30 today. They optioned pitchers Randy Wells and Kevin Hart to [...]
Closerwatch: It’s Kevin Gregg
I can’t say I’m surprised: Lou Piniella today announced that Kevin Gregg – and not Carlos Marmol – will begin the season as the Chicago Cubs closer. Rue if you must, but this is the correct decision, and not simply because of the Cubs’ strong financial incentive to make Gregg the closer. Gregg is an [...]
Cubs Considering Offers for Pitchers Chad Gaudin and Angel Guzman
By Brett on March 31, 2009
There are no fewer than five remaining pitchers in camp who are battling for just two bullpen spots – Jeff Samardzija, David Patton, Chad Fox, Chad Gaudin, and Angel Guzman (assuming Luis Vizcaino’s spot is assured). The matter of how to fit five into two is the last remaining item on the Chicago Cubs’ agenda [...]
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