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March 2010
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God’s, Um, Wrath Watch? Carlos Silva Leaves with Leg Issue
I really don’t know what to make of today’s news that Carlos Silva had to leave his Spring outing a bit early with leg issues. Is that the product of a vengeful God, or a benevolent one? You know, a broken road kind of deal? Carlos Silva left his start two innings with what was [...]
One More Bullpen Spot Up for Grabs
The Chicago Cubs will indeed carry seven pitchers in the bullpen, manager Lou Piniella confirmed yesterday. And six of those seven are already known, with four guys trying to win that last spot. Lou Piniella said there are four pitchers competing for one spot and that group includes John Gaub, James Russell, Marcus Mateo and [...]
The Fourth Cut is the Prospectiest: Starlin Castro Gets Axed
The Chicago Cubs clipped two more guys from the Spring roster, and although Starlin Castro will get all the headlines, it was the other guy who actually had a shot to make the big club. The Cubs trimmed two more players Saturday and sent highly touted shortstop Starlin Castro and outfielder Brad Snyder to the Minor [...]
Spring Training Battle Watch: March 20, 2010
Half the Cubs took down the Royals, while the other half lost to Ben Sheets and the A’s. Wouldn’t you know it, Sheets had been God-awful all Spring until he faced the Cubs. Just keep reminding yourself, it’s just Spring Training… Jeff Baker, in what is a perfectly recurring theme, played third base and went [...]
The Third Cut is the Unsurprisingest: Cubs Cut Eight
Yesterday, the Chicago Cubs made their third set of Spring Training roster cuts, and although it included a few guys who had legitimate shots to make the team, none was a huge surprise. The Cubs trimmed eight players from the spring camp roster, including 2008 No. 1 Draft pick Andrew Cashner. Cashner, who was on [...]
Spring Training Battle Watch: March 19, 2010
The Chicago Cubs were homer happy yesterday against the White Sox, but all of those homers came from guys who are certain to make the team. And we don’t care about that in this space… Chad Tracy and Kevin Millar each got just one at bat, coming into the game late, and neither did anything. [...]
Piniella: Not Only Is Justin Berg in the Pen, He Might Set-Up
We’ve received very few insights into the open spots in the Chicago Cubs bullpen. Obviously we know who is pitching well and who isn’t, but we don’t have too many comments from manager Lou Piniella on whom he believes will be heading north with the Cubs. And then he casually dropped a bombshell. The Cubs [...]
Chicago Cubs Minor Leaguer Busted for Steroids – Again
A youngster in the Chicago Cubs’ system – don’t worry, you haven’t heard of him – has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. For the second time. Cubs outfielder Gregorio Robles has tested positive twice for a banned performance-enhancing drug. His 100-game suspension will begin with the start of the 2010 season. He still has 43 [...]
