Re: Roster Cuts

[Little Slide Rooter]

Matt Wieters optioned today.

[TruffleShuffle]

from BP:

 

Bumping Robnett gets the Cubs down to 38 on the 40-man, so I think it's beginning to look like Chad Fox is a lock from among the non-roster guys—barring of course yet another sproingy sensation in that trick elbow of his. There are a couple of active campaigns for keepery among the non-roster position players; Esteban German's doing his OBP thing, while "Me" So Taguchi is doing his best to make things interesting to stick as an outfield reserve. Of the pair, German's utility may give him the best shot, while Taguchi could be stuck in the cornfields because Joey Gathright's out of options, and any club willing to give Joey Gathright $800,000 must have done so either with the active intention of playing him, or after a particularly perverse buck bet. ("Betcha you can win the division even with Joey Gathright." "Bah, that's easy." "Gathright and Bako?" "Piece of cake." "Bako, Gathright, and you leave Mark DeRosa on somebody's collection plate." "Uh... OK. You've got this round, right?") The odds of a second NRI making the roster aside, this would also put GM Jim Hendry in a position to make a claim should anyone outright any optionable players because of crunches on their 40-man rosters in the next 10 days or so.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I remember hearing on rhe radio yesterday that todays the day that their supposed to decide who makes the cut, at least as far as pitching goes.

[Tracer Bullet]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

[USSoccer]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

 

German is better than Miles. Frick.

[cubsfan26]

German has been really bad since the second half of 07. I still hope the Cubs can keep in him Triple A though. He would be a good guy to call up, if we have a injury. Or the Cubs feel that Gathright isn't that asset they thought he would be.

[BCVM22]

German being cut would seem to pave the way for the Cubs starting with 12 pitchers, wouldn't it?

 

Rotation (5):

Zambrano

Dempster

Harden

Lilly

Marshall

 

Bullpen (7):

Cotts

Gregg

Marmol

Vizcaino

Heilman

Some permutation of Guzman, Patton, Samardzija, Gaudin for the final two spots

 

Catchers (2):

Soto

Hill/Bako

 

Infielders (6):

Lee

Fontenot

Theriot

Ramirez

Miles

Hoffpauir

 

Outfielders (5):

Soriano

Fukudome

Johnson

Bradley

Gathright

[NCCubFan]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

It's actually 7: Wells, Hart, Johnson, Blanco, Germain, Snyder, and Taguchi.

 

And a Mark Peel sighting on Bruce's blog. Cubsfan26 asked about the possibility of sending Gaudin down. The first reply to that was from mlp, which I'm fairly certain is Peel because the response has the detail about the waivers process that Mark had here.

[Bull]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

It's actually 7: Wells, Hart, Johnson, Blanco, Germain, Snyder, and Taguchi.

 

And a Mark Peel sighting on Bruce's blog. Cubsfan26 asked about the possibility of sending Gaudin down. The first reply to that was from mlp, which I'm fairly certain is Peel because the response has the detail about the waivers process that Mark had here.

 

Was Peel Cubs2003 here?

[Tedward]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

It's actually 7: Wells, Hart, Johnson, Blanco, Germain, Snyder, and Taguchi.

 

And a Mark Peel sighting on Bruce's blog. Cubsfan26 asked about the possibility of sending Gaudin down. The first reply to that was from mlp, which I'm fairly certain is Peel because the response has the detail about the waivers process that Mark had here.

 

Was Peel Cubs2003 here?

 

on Cubs.com he was.

[SCCubbieFAN]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

It's actually 7: Wells, Hart, Johnson, Blanco, Germain, Snyder, and Taguchi.

 

And a Mark Peel sighting on Bruce's blog. Cubsfan26 asked about the possibility of sending Gaudin down. The first reply to that was from mlp, which I'm fairly certain is Peel because the response has the detail about the waivers process that Mark had here.

 

 

Yeh, that is vintage Mark Peel style & substance.

[Guest]

From Bruce's blog, http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1712,

 

5 more guys gone, including So and German.

It's actually 7: Wells, Hart, Johnson, Blanco, Germain, Snyder, and Taguchi.

 

And a Mark Peel sighting on Bruce's blog. Cubsfan26 asked about the possibility of sending Gaudin down. The first reply to that was from mlp, which I'm fairly certain is Peel because the response has the detail about the waivers process that Mark had here.

 

Was Peel Cubs2003 here?

 

on Cubs.com he was.

 

Yep. He's mlpeel here.

[JWCUB]

Cubs Release Paul Bako, Mike Stanton

By Tim Dierkes [March 30 at 12:04pm CST]

According to a press release, the Cubs released catcher Paul Bako and reliever Mike Stanton today. So, it looks like Koyie Hill has the team's backup catcher job.

 

Bako, 36, hit .364/.400/.515 in 35 spring plate appearances. Stanton, 41, allowed six runs and 13 hits in 8.3 innings.

[SouthSideRyan]

Cubs Release Paul Bako, Mike Stanton

By Tim Dierkes [March 30 at 12:04pm CST]

According to a press release, the Cubs released catcher Paul Bako and reliever Mike Stanton today. So, it looks like Koyie Hill has the team's backup catcher job.

 

Bako, 36, hit .364/.400/.515 in 35 spring plate appearances. Stanton, 41, allowed six runs and 13 hits in 8.3 innings.

 

Wow.

[Tracer Bullet]

Bruce says Hoff and Gathright have made the team, barring a trade.

 

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1715

[YearofDaCubs]

Cubs Release Paul Bako, Mike Stanton

By Tim Dierkes [March 30 at 12:04pm CST]

According to a press release, the Cubs released catcher Paul Bako and reliever Mike Stanton today. So, it looks like Koyie Hill has the team's backup catcher job.

 

Bako, 36, hit .364/.400/.515 in 35 spring plate appearances. Stanton, 41, allowed six runs and 13 hits in 8.3 innings.

 

Wow.

I'm not surprised by this. The right moves were made. They probably shouldn't have signed Bako from the beginning to be honest.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Nice job Jimbo.

[Little Slide Rooter]

So does Bako still get the 500k for the pleasure of his company in ST or did he have to make the roster out of ST?

 

So surprse with Stanton. In order to make the team, either he would have had to look spectacular or Cotts would have had to look awful during ST.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

There's a couple catching prospects between Daytona and Tennessee that have to be excited about this.

[YearofDaCubs]

So does Bako still get the 500k for the pleasure of his company in ST or did he have to make the roster out of ST?

 

So surprse with Stanton. In order to make the team, either he would have had to look spectacular or Cotts would have had to look awful during ST.

He gets about 180k.

[questionmarkgrace]

Ive got to applaud lou and Jim for making the right move with Koyie Hill and Marmol. I think we'll be a better team for it.

Lets hope they keep Patton as well it'd be a shame to give him back after the way he has pitched.

[BeerHere]

lol! questionmarkgrace.......I get it. I see what you did there.

[BeerHere]

So does Bako still get the 500k for the pleasure of his company in ST or did he have to make the roster out of ST?

 

So surprse with Stanton. In order to make the team, either he would have had to look spectacular or Cotts would have had to look awful during ST.

He gets about 180k.

 

BEFORE taxes

[dew1679666265]

Cubs Release Paul Bako, Mike Stanton

By Tim Dierkes [March 30 at 12:04pm CST]

According to a press release, the Cubs released catcher Paul Bako and reliever Mike Stanton today. So, it looks like Koyie Hill has the team's backup catcher job.

 

Bako, 36, hit .364/.400/.515 in 35 spring plate appearances. Stanton, 41, allowed six runs and 13 hits in 8.3 innings.

 

Wow.

I'm not surprised by this. The right moves were made. They probably shouldn't have signed Bako from the beginning to be honest.

 

Eh, didn't hurt that much. Maybe it sparked Koyie to have a good spring training, or something.

 

And I do like the move. Might as well go with the younger Hill.

[Backtobanks]

Cubs Release Paul Bako, Mike Stanton

By Tim Dierkes [March 30 at 12:04pm CST]

According to a press release, the Cubs released catcher Paul Bako and reliever Mike Stanton today. So, it looks like Koyie Hill has the team's backup catcher job.

 

Bako, 36, hit .364/.400/.515 in 35 spring plate appearances. Stanton, 41, allowed six runs and 13 hits in 8.3 innings.

 

Wow.

I'm not surprised by this. The right moves were made. They probably shouldn't have signed Bako from the beginning to be honest.

 

Eh, didn't hurt that much. Maybe it sparked Koyie to have a good spring training, or something.

 

And I do like the move. Might as well go with the younger Hill.

 

Not only the fact that he's younger, it helps that he's a switch hitter too.