Wuertz has made the team?

[Laura]

It would make more sense in context if he meant 12 position players, but accidentally said 12 outfielders.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

This is all kinds of bad news. Wuertz is the best reliever on the team, and we don't need Pagan taking up space on the roster so he can be worse in LF than Murton in the late innings.

[Jehrico]

This is all kinds of bad news. Wuertz is the best reliever on the team, and we don't need Pagan taking up space on the roster so he can be worse in LF than Murton in the late innings.

Wuertz must be one of those guys who just starts the year slowly, kind of like Ryno back in his days. He never was great in March or even the first half/all of April. I agree that I think Wuertz is our best reliever, but he's opened the last couple of years in AAA, and has not looked sharp this spring. We haven't really gotten much of a look at him in April before. It might be best for him to start there for 2-4 weeks then come up. I'm optimistic that Lou won't forget about him down there the way Dusty did for half of the season. I'm doubtful that Cotts will hang around too long, I think he's going to pitch his way out of a job and make an opening for Wuertz. I'd like to eventually see a pen of Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Ohman, Wuertz, Cherry, and Guzman for the long man. That could be an awfully tough pen.

[CubColtPacer]

This is all kinds of bad news. Wuertz is the best reliever on the team, and we don't need Pagan taking up space on the roster so he can be worse in LF than Murton in the late innings.

Wuertz must be one of those guys who just starts the year slowly, kind of like Ryno back in his days. He never was great in March or even the first half/all of April. I agree that I think Wuertz is our best reliever, but he's opened the last couple of years in AAA, and has not looked sharp this spring. We haven't really gotten much of a look at him in April before. It might be best for him to start there for 2-4 weeks then come up. I'm optimistic that Lou won't forget about him down there the way Dusty did for half of the season. I'm doubtful that Cotts will hang around too long, I think he's going to pitch his way out of a job and make an opening for Wuertz. I'd like to eventually see a pen of Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Ohman, Wuertz, Cherry, and Guzman for the long man. That could be an awfully tough pen.

 

Actually, we have gotten a decent look at Wuertz in April-he spent the whole month here in 2005 and got 3 appearances in April before being sent down. You're exactly right in that he is a very slow starter.

 

Last year-he had an outing where he came in with the bases loaded and 1 out, and allowed 2 runners to score.

Second outing was 2 scoreless innings

last outing he came in with a guy on first, gave up home run, home run, single, and then was lifted and sent down to the minors.

 

He was not good in April either in 2005-4.38 ERA and 1.57 WHIP.

 

This is a guy who says that he's had this arm problem for 3 ST's in a row. He then has come out and not preformed well at the beginning of the season. I am in favor of sending him down for now, as long as the team brings him up and keeps him up when he gets over this like he has the last couple of years, because he is very effective when that happens.

[Laura]

Actually, we have gotten a decent look at Wuertz in April-he spent the whole month here in 2005 and got 3 appearances in April before being sent down. You're exactly right in that he is a very slow starter.

 

Last year-he had an outing where he came in with the bases loaded and 1 out, and allowed 2 runners to score.

 

That was the Barrett grand slam game. In fairness to Wuertz, he came in with the bases loaded and one out.

 

He

 

struck out Encarnacion

gave up a seeing-eye GB single to Pujols that scored two runs, and

an infield single to SS

before getting yet another groundball to end the inning.

 

I can't speak to his other appearances.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Actually, we have gotten a decent look at Wuertz in April-he spent the whole month here in 2005 and got 3 appearances in April before being sent down. You're exactly right in that he is a very slow starter.

 

Last year-he had an outing where he came in with the bases loaded and 1 out, and allowed 2 runners to score.

 

That was the Barrett grand slam game. In fairness to Wuertz, he came in with the bases loaded and one out.

 

He

 

struck out Encarnacion

gave up a seeing-eye GB single to Pujols that scored two runs, and

an infield single to SS

before getting yet another groundball to end the inning.

 

I can't speak to his other appearances.

 

I still can't believe Pujols got a single on that. It was pretty much a perfect slider outside and he got Albert to roll over on it. Ah, the days when I cared about the '06 Cubs.

[SAMMYWHO]

Fill me in on this kid Cherry, is he a long reliever, short. I've never heard of him.

[CubColtPacer]

Fill me in on this kid Cherry, is he a long reliever, short. I've never heard of him.

 

More of a short reliever-he had 48 2/3 innings in 31 appearances in double A last year. He put up good numbers in double A-2.22 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, over a strikeout per inning, and he was added to the 40 man roster over the winter. He has also impressed during spring training-10 1/3 innings, 1.74 ERA, 15 K/6 BB.

[soccer10k]

If Wuertz gets stuck in AAA for 3 months again this year I'm going to be all kinds of ticked off. He better be in the bullpen this year and stay there unless he gets injured.

 

EDIT: And I have faith that if he's healthy, he will pitch well.