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Angel Guzman Drawing More Interest Than Chad Gaudin
The Chicago Cubs are going to have to move at least one of the four pitchers competing for two bullpen spots, and the two likely candidates for moving are Chad Gaudin and Angel Guzman. Each has stunk it up in Spring Training. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry continues to work the phones to try to [...]
Bullpen Battlewatch: No One Stepping Up
The four men competing for the last two bullpen spots are running out of time to dazzle – and none are stepping up to the… er, rubber. Two pitched yesterday, two the day before, and all four disappointed. Chad Gaudin continued to show that whatever he hurt at the end of last year is not [...]
The Bullpen Will Be Settled This Weekend, and No One Is Going on Waivers
Chad Fox is no longer in the running for a bullpen spot after being told he’ll start the season at AAA Iowa, so it’s down to a competition between Jeff Samardzija, Chad Gaudin, Angel Guzman and David Patton for the two remaining spots. The team gave a pretty huge clue as to how things are [...]
Cubs Considering Offers for Pitchers Chad Gaudin and Angel Guzman
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 [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: The Bullpen
Yesterday’s game against the Rockies was a big one with the bats, but more importantly, it showcased many of the arms trying to make the Cubs bullpen. Chad Gaudin started, though the spot he’s trying to secure is a bullpen spot, and gave up two runs (one earned) in two innings. Struck out two, walked [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: Lou Spills Some Beans
Today, instead of looking at box scores, let’s just look at some things manager Lou Piniella said yesterday. “There are two jobs open in that bullpen as far as I’m concerned,” Piniella said. “We’ve got probably about six candidates, and we’ll let them compete here the last two weeks and see who wants to grab [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: March 7, 2009
The Chicago Cubs get blanked by the Milwaukee Brewers. Who kerrs. On to the roster battles: Micah Hoffpauir has cooled considerably, and he put up an 0-fer. Considering the Cubs’ lack of a second reserve infielder, Hoffpauir is going to have to be so good with the bat that the Cubs have to find a [...]
The End of Spring Training Battlewatch: Why the Cubs/Yankees Series Isn’t Meaningless
By Brett on April 4, 2009
As you know by now, the Chicago Cubs are helping open up the new Yankee Stadium – $1.5 billion worth of ill-timed lavishness – with a couple exhibition games. Yesterday the Cubs lost to the Yanks, and the item of note was Ted Lilly’s poor outting. He’s only had three true Spring starts with the [...]
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