Which Cubs Reliever Has Options Left?

[CubsWin]

I know Wellemeyer does not. Of Novoa, Wuertz & Ohman, does anyone have options left? I don't think they do, do they? I'm pretty sure Koronka does, but I don't know for certain.

 

Someone, not necessarily Wellemeyer, is going to have to be dealt in the couple of weeks...

[NCCubFan]

I think I read on this board that Novoa does, but I'm not positive.

[Diffusion]

Options left

 

Wellemeyer - 0

Ohman -1 (but would need to clear waivers)

Novoa - 1

Wuertz - 2

Koronka - 2

[CP_414]

I think I read on this board that Novoa does, but I'm not positive.

 

 

Off topic, but I think your Sig is wrong. Indiana won their 1st round Tourney game in 2003 as the 7 seed over 10th seeded Alabama. IU then lost to Pittsburgh (the 2 seed) in the 2nd round at the Fleet Center.

 

BEAT THE ZAGS!

[CubsWin]

Options left

 

Wellemeyer - 0

Ohman -1 (but would need to clear waivers)

Novoa - 1

Wuertz - 2

Koronka - 2

Thanks, Diffusion.

 

Is there a site that has this information? If it's NSBB, I'll be :oops:

[Diffusion]

Options left

 

Wellemeyer - 0

Ohman -1 (but would need to clear waivers)

Novoa - 1

Wuertz - 2

Koronka - 2

Thanks, Diffusion.

 

Is there a site that has this information? If it's NSBB, I'll be :oops:

 

Not that I know of.

 

I worked them out. You just need to try and establish when they were purchased, and whether they've been optioned out in certain years. There are a few extra rules you need to know as well. But that's it.

 

Ohman was a pain to work out, but the rest were relatively straight forward.

[CuseCubFan69]

So what team will Welly be traded to for a PTBNL?

[TrueBlueCubFan]

So what team will Welly be traded to for a PTBNL?

Colorado was rumored to interested early in the off-season.

[NCCubFan]

Off topic, but I think your Sig is wrong. Indiana won their 1st round Tourney game in 2003 as the 7 seed over 10th seeded Alabama. IU then lost to Pittsburgh (the 2 seed) in the 2nd round at the Fleet Center.

 

BEAT THE ZAGS!

You're right; I remember the big loss to Pittsburgh but forgot what round it was in.

 

Today made my signature a moot point anyway. :cry:

[CubsWin]

So what team will Welly be traded to for a PTBNL?

Colorado was rumored to interested early in the off-season.

True. I remember reading that.

 

But the point is with Novoa still recovering from pneumonia, what's to say that he won't be sent to AAA to start the season since he still has options left and Wellemeyer won't be traded at all? At least not before the season as many were suspecting he would be. This is assuming, of course, that Wellemeyer continues to pitch well the rest of spring training.

[CubsWin]

Now the Cubs are saying that Novoa has valley fever instead of pneumonia. This is far more serious because it can lay you up for several months, sometimes up to a year or more.

 

With Novoa out of the picture, at least for the start of the season, does Wellemeyer make the team?

 

Dempster

Howry

Eyre

Williamson

Ohman

Wuertz

Wellemeyer?

 

Dusty usually breaks camp with a 7-man bullpen because his starters aren't stretched out to go more than 5-6 innings. If he does, once again, go with 7, who else is Wellemeyer in competition with? Actually, we might want to be asking who is in competition with Wuertz for that 7th spot. He continues to get rocked this spring.

[Illini Iceman]

Now the Cubs are saying that Novoa has valley fever instead of pneumonia. This is far more serious because it can lay you up for several months, sometimes up to a year or more.

 

With Novoa out of the picture, at least for the start of the season, does Wellemeyer make the team?

 

Dempster

Howry

Eyre

Williamson

Ohman

Wuertz

Wellemeyer?

 

Dusty usually breaks camp with a 7-man bullpen because his starters aren't stretched out to go more than 5-6 innings. If he does, once again, go with 7, who else is Wellemeyer in competition with? Actually, we might want to be asking who is in competition with Wuertz for that 7th spot. He continues to get rocked this spring.

 

I think Wellemeyer and Wuertz are both in, at least to start the season. No one else has stepped up to take the spot and Hendry will not want to risk losing Wellemeyer to waivers when the organization's pitching is so thin right now due to injuries. Wuertz has enough of a track record from last year that he does not lose his position just due to a couple rough spring outings.

I also have a feeling Pagan is going to get the last bench spot though personally I would prefer Restovich. Pagan is already on the 40 man and Hendry will already need to clear one spot for Grissom. He will probably not want to have to drop two players from the 40 man to get Restovich a spot, especially when you consider that he will also have to clear room again in May when Miller is ready (hopefully!).

[CubsWin]

Most likely both Wellemeyer and Wuertz will make it. There are still two weeks left of spring training which is plenty of time for Wuertz to find it.

 

But if he doesn't, I think next in line would be Koronka. He was up last season as a fill-in starter and was inconsistent. But then the Cubs sent him to the Arizona Fall League where he pitched exclusively as a reliever and he dominated.

 

The Cubs have a track record of turning starters who had success at the lower levels of the minor leagues but then struggle at AAA into relievers. It worked with Wuertz, at least last year. Maybe Koronka will be next in line.

[CubsWin]

With Wellemeyer gone and Novoa back from his illness, the bullpen situation has changed dramatically in the last 24 hours.

 

It was uncertain how long it would take Novoa to return from what was reported to be Valley Fever. It was also uncertain how long Williamson was going to be out with a strained back. Both pitched in today's spring training game although sparingly, Williamson only a third of an inning and Novoa two thirds.

 

Adding another wrinkle was the successful 9th inning Wuertz pitched. He didn't allow a hit or a walk and struck out one and the solid play of Koronka out of the pen. With four games left on the spring schedule, the back end of the pen is still up for grabs. Even Ryu's name is being mentioned as a long reliever. That gives the Cubs 5 names for 3 spots. I guess Ryu or Koronka look to be first in line to take a spot if:

 

1. Wuertz can't continue the turn around

2. Williamson's back flares up

3. Novoa missed too much time and won't be ready to break camp with the team.

 

Personally, I would take Koronka over Ryu if any of those 3 contingencies comes to pass. When was the last time the Cubs had 3 lefties in the pen?

[Neuby]

I highly doubt Nova will break with the big league club . If the Cubs do bring him along it will be a waste he lost a of weight and hasn't pitched all spring. They should let him get his strength back at extended spring trainging or Iowa.

 

Ohman

Eyre

Howry

Wuertz

Dempster

Williamson

 

I think Williamson is healthy and Wuertz will be fine.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

I highly doubt Nova will break with the big league club . If the Cubs do bring him along it will be a waste he lost a of weight and hasn't pitched all spring. They should let him get his strength back at extended spring trainging or Iowa.

 

Ohman

Eyre

Howry

Wuertz

Dempster

Williamson

 

I think Williamson is healthy and Wuertz will be fine.

With a 4 man rotation to start the season, expect 7 out of the BP. It looks like it's down to Koronka &Novoa, unless both Hill & Marshall are put into the rotation & they go with Williams out of the pen, which I doubt.

[CubsWin]

I highly doubt Nova will break with the big league club . If the Cubs do bring him along it will be a waste he lost a of weight and hasn't pitched all spring. They should let him get his strength back at extended spring trainging or Iowa.

 

Ohman

Eyre

Howry

Wuertz

Dempster

Williamson

 

I think Williamson is healthy and Wuertz will be fine.

With a 4 man rotation to start the season, expect 7 out of the BP. It looks like it's down to Koronka &Novoa, unless both Hill & Marshall are put into the rotation & they go with Williams out of the pen, which I doubt.

We'll see how he does in AAA this season, but during this spring Aardsma has looked pretty good. I wouldn't be surprised if his name was in the mix come July when the Cubs may trade someone like Williamson.

[Blueheart05]

I highly doubt Nova will break with the big league club . If the Cubs do bring him along it will be a waste he lost a of weight and hasn't pitched all spring. They should let him get his strength back at extended spring trainging or Iowa.

 

Ohman

Eyre

Howry

Wuertz

Dempster

Williamson

 

I think Williamson is healthy and Wuertz will be fine.

With a 4 man rotation to start the season, expect 7 out of the BP. It looks like it's down to Koronka &Novoa, unless both Hill & Marshall are put into the rotation & they go with Williams out of the pen, which I doubt.

 

It's down to Koronka and Novoa because Hill was sent down today.

[Rob]

I'm not a huge Novoa fan by any means, but I'd much rather have him up than Koronka. "[expletive]" is about all the soft-tossing lefty I can handle.

[Blueheart05]

I'm not a huge Novoa fan by any means, but I'd much rather have him up than Koronka. "[expletive]" is about all the soft-tossing lefty I can handle.

 

Novoa probably would have made the team without the illness. I think it will force him to pitch in AAA.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

Guaranteed major league contracts (cannot be sent to the minors):

 

Pitchers: (eight)

Dempster

Eyre

Howry

Williamson

Ohman

Maddux

Rusch

Zambrano

 

Position players: (11)

Bynum

Lee

Ramirez

Perez

Hairston

Walker

Pierre

Jones

Mabry

Barrett

Blanco

 

6 left:

Marshall,Williams,Murton,Cedeno & Weurtz all with options left

 

Pagan signed a minor league deal, but made the 25 man roster.

 

When Wood is ready in about 3 weeks either Marshall or Williams will be sent down.