Going with 11 pitchers and 14 position players!

[Ivy Walls]

The next couple of days will tell but it appear that Piniella is leaning to keeping 14 position players---meaning---an extra defensive OF'er.

 

HEY HEY

 

I have never liked the idea of 12 pitchers. Six healthy relievers are more than fine and if you have use your AAA options than build to it!

 

Position: 1B Lee (Ward), 2B DeRosa (Theriot), SS Izturis (Cedeno) 3B Ramirez, LF Murton (Floyd) CF Soriano (Pagan) RF Jones, C Barrett (Blanco)

 

Pitchers: SP; Zambrano, Lilly, Marquis, Hill, Miller---RP; Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Ohman, Cherry, Cotts(?)

DL: Wood, AAA: Mateo, Guzman, Prior, Wuertz

 

Ideal call up would be to move Prior to SP'ng and Miller or Marquis to RP and option Cherry or Cotts to AAA by May.

 

As June approaches and Pie pushing the envelope with performance trading Jones and moving Pie to CF, Soriano to LF and Murton/Pagan to RF, also getting Theriot on the field more and improving 2 OF defensive spots.

[seanimal]

Pitchers: SP; Zambrano, Lilly, Marquis, Hill, Miller---RP; Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Ohman, Cherry, Cotts(?)

 

I'm pretty sure it's been established that Guzman, not Cherry, will be on the 25-man when camp breaks, unless there's some news that I am not privy to.

[killthegoat06]

Pitchers: SP; Zambrano, Lilly, Marquis, Hill, Miller---RP; Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Ohman, Cherry, Cotts(?)

 

I'm pretty sure it's been established that Guzman, not Cherry, will be on the 25-man when camp breaks, unless there's some news that I am not privy to.

 

Also, it has been established that Weurtz is going to make the team. The 25th spot is between the 2 angels (Pagan and Guzman)

[98navigator]

Pitchers: SP; Zambrano, Lilly, Marquis, Hill, Miller---RP; Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Ohman, Cherry, Cotts(?)

 

I'm pretty sure it's been established that Guzman, not Cherry, will be on the 25-man when camp breaks, unless there's some news that I am not privy to.

 

Also, it has been established that Weurtz is going to make the team. The 25th spot is between the 2 angels (Pagan and Guzman)

 

That's still up in the air as of yesterday...

 

Tribune

 

Piniella previously had said Michael Wuertz was on the team, but Wuertz served up home runs on back-to-back pitches in the fifth inning and may be on his way to Triple-A Iowa to build up arm strength.

 

 

"I am a little bit concerned," Piniella said. "Only because he missed quite a bit and he's behind. I really haven't seen his good stuff yet. The slider is not really sharp, the fastball … he's not quite ready."

[Ivy Walls]

I'm pretty sure it's been established that Guzman, not Cherry, will be on the 25-man when camp breaks, unless there's some news that I am not privy to.

 

NO it hasn't in fact Guzman is more likely going to AAA to perfect himself

 

Also, it has been established that Weurtz is going to make the team. The 25th spot is between the 2 angels (Pagan and Guzman)

 

That's still up in the air as of yesterday...

 

Tribune

 

Piniella previously had said Michael Wuertz was on the team, but Wuertz served up home runs on back-to-back pitches in the fifth inning and may be on his way to Triple-A Iowa to build up arm strength.

 

 

"I am a little bit concerned," Piniella said. "Only because he missed quite a bit and he's behind. I really haven't seen his good stuff yet. The slider is not really sharp, the fastball … he's not quite ready."

 

YES...but again we have many managers in out there...

 

This is the most logical situation, only go north with healthy and capable players, when Wuertz regains his strength and others are ineffective call him up.

 

As for Guzman, when Miller or Marquis falter bring him up

[Southpaw191679666239]

You're wrong on all counts:

 

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[A New Era]

You're wrong on all counts:

 

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YES! Good luck to Guzman this year. Piniella is certainly the type of "teacher" that young men with alot of talent could thrive under. I look foward to seeing how it goes for him, this year. .