Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-10-11

[Guest]

At what point does Brooks Raley move to outfield?

 

You have to give him a full season.

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related question, can logan watkins pitch?

[NCCubFan]

Any reason that Doug Davis was pulled as aly as it was? Not that it matters if Wells and Cashner are as close to returning as they say.

 

Bruce Miles tweeted that he thinks that both Davis and Castillo may be on their way to Chicago. I dont know how many times, or if at all we'll need that 5th starter between now and when Wells returns, but better him than Russell.

 

Hill out the door or to the DL? :-k

 

Sadly, no. Soto to the DL if it happens. I just hope that if this does happen, Castillo gets the bulk, or at least a fair share of the playing time. Our offense is not good enough to have a 2nd pitchers spot in the lineup.

According to cubs.com Soto will undergo an MRI today and probably miss "a few games." Castillo was pulled from yesterday's game and is reportedly on the way to Chicago as insurance. It seems to me that one possible scenario, if Soto really does need to miss just a few games and doesn't need to go on the DL, would be to send down a pitcher (perhaps Berg) and call up Castillo today, then send Castillo back down and call up a pitcher (perhaps Davis) for the start on Sunday.

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too bad randy wells isn't healthy, he could probably serve as the backup catcher... not much dropoff on defense and probably better offensively than koyie [expletive] hill.