Piecing together the 25 Man Roster

[Banedon]

Hahaha....Barney is hitting .450, but his OBP is .477.

[Guest]

Hahaha....Barney is hitting .450, but his OBP is .477.

 

the walks will come when pitchers come to respect his newfound prodigious power

[bukie]

Hahaha....Barney is hitting .450, but his OBP is .477.

 

the walks will come when pitchers come to respect his newfound prodigious power

Once they start pitching around him to get to Castro, the walk floodgates will open.

[jersey cubs fan]

and lahair beating up on AAA to the tune of an MVP probably beats soto being terrible in the majors

 

What? How the hell is that true?

[Guest]

and lahair beating up on AAA to the tune of an MVP probably beats soto being terrible in the majors

 

What? How the hell is that true?

 

i'm not sure what the MLE's would be, but soto was pretty damn bad

 

 

and lahair was pretty damn good at beating up on minor leaguers

 

 

i'm guessing it's "probably" close

[dew1679666265]

and lahair beating up on AAA to the tune of an MVP probably beats soto being terrible in the majors

 

What? How the hell is that true?

 

i'm not sure what the MLE's would be, but soto was pretty damn bad

 

 

and lahair was pretty damn good at beating up on minor leaguers

 

 

i'm guessing it's "probably" close

 

LaHair MLE: .851 OPS

Soto actual: .721 OPS

 

Not sure how BABIP would affect each of those.

[Little Slide Rooter]

@BleacherNation: RT @Buster_ESPN The Cubs are looking for bullpen help, now that Jeff Samardzija has been locked into the Chicago rotation.

 

I'm not seeing the point. The internal options might not be great, but at this point what are we going to get that's worth paying for the minimal upgrade? Even if it's just some $250 K vet, I'd just as soon try Parker, Caridad, Gaub, etc.

[Sammy Sofa]

@BleacherNation: RT @Buster_ESPN The Cubs are looking for bullpen help, now that Jeff Samardzija has been locked into the Chicago rotation.

 

I'm not seeing the point. The internal options might not be great, but at this point what are we going to get that's worth paying for the minimal upgrade? Even if it's just some $250 K vet, I'd just as soon try Parker, Caridad, Gaub, etc.

 

Devil's advocate: it's not like they don't have more than enough money. Obviously we don't want them going out there and giving out Eyre/Howry/Grabow contracts, but I'm really not going to lose sleep if they pay someone a small 1-year-deal.

[Little Slide Rooter]

@BleacherNation: RT @Buster_ESPN The Cubs are looking for bullpen help, now that Jeff Samardzija has been locked into the Chicago rotation.

 

I'm not seeing the point. The internal options might not be great, but at this point what are we going to get that's worth paying for the minimal upgrade? Even if it's just some $250 K vet, I'd just as soon try Parker, Caridad, Gaub, etc.

 

Devil's advocate: it's not like they don't have more than enough money. Obviously we don't want them going out there and giving out Eyre/Howry/Grabow contracts, but I'm really not going to lose sleep if they pay someone a small 1-year-deal.

 

If there was someone out there who would be a legit upgrade for that, I'd be all for it, but at this point guys like Grabow are going to be what's out there. If we're looking for a middle reliever, cycling through internal options is likely the best bet, especially guys like Caridad and Parker whose days could be numbered.

[El Duderino]

who is even out there?

[Little Slide Rooter]

who is even out there?

 

Thats just it. Probably various encarnayions of Manny Corpas, Trevor Miller, and John Grabow. Middle relief is something that teams are always scrounging for around this time. I know Mike Wuertz us out there, but if there was any gas left in that tank someone would have scooped him up by now.

 

There's nothing available through FA that would be a significant upgrade, and if they're thinking trade, how much are we willing to give up for mop up men?

 

Once somewhat regarded Alfredo Simon was waived by the O's, so he'd be an option.

 

It doesnt seem tbat long ago that I was thinking that our pen of Marmol, Marshall, Shark, Cashner, Carpenter, Russell and Dolis would be our strong suit.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

who is even out there?

Eyre/Howry/Grabow

[Sammy Sofa]

Paying Eyre/Howry/Grabow and their ilk a 1-year-deal wasn't the problem.

[wastra]

I wonder if Jeff Fassero or Joe Borowski are still unsigned...

[Little Slide Rooter]

Paying Eyre/Howry/Grabow and their ilk a 1-year-deal wasn't the problem.

 

It's not a problem, but we already have Camp and Corpas, and whatever we'd get on the cheap at this point would just be a lateral move. And why not give Castillo a month before sending him back to Philly?

[ManCrushOnNomar]

I wonder if Jeff Fassero or Joe Borowski are still unsigned...

What is Sweaty JoeBo up to these days?

[El Duderino]

according to wiki he's a broadcaster for the diamondbacks.

[Guest]

Doug Padilla saying that Camp and Castillo are in the clubhouse, but Corpas is not. Haven't heard anything from the team.

[Guest]

Jed says that Camp and Castillo are the last 2 in the 6 man pen, joining Marmol, Wood, Russell, and Dolis.

[treebird]

Jed says that Camp and Castillo are the last 2 in the 6 man pen, joining Marmol, Wood, Russell, and Dolis.

 

yay six man pen

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jed says that Camp and Castillo are the last 2 in the 6 man pen, joining Marmol, Wood, Russell, and Dolis.

 

yay six man pen

 

Gotta have room for Johnson, Dewitt *and* Mather.

[davell]

Campana's still there, in case LaHair has to go on the DL.

[bukie]

So...

 

C: Geovany Soto

1B: Bryan LaHair

2B: Darwin Barney

3B: Ian Stewart

SS: Starlin Castro

LF: Alfonso Soriano

CF: Marlon Byrd

RF: David DeJesus

 

SP: Matt Garza

SP: Ryan Dempster

SP: Paul Maholm

SP: Jeff Samardzija

SP: Chris Volstad

 

RP: Carlos Marmol

RP: Kerry Wood

RP: James Russell

RP: Rafael Dolis

RP: Lendy Castillo

RP: Rodrigo Lopez Shawn Camp

 

Bench:

C: Steve Clevenger

IF: Jeff Baker

IF: Blake DeWitt

OF: Reed Johnson

OF: Joe Mather

OF: Tony Campana IF Luis Valbuena

 

Since there wasn't really a backup SS on the roster, Valbuena makes it?

[davell]

Yeah, Valbuena is in. Campana and Lopez look to be the first 2 call ups. With our pen, I could see Lopez and others getting moved up and down constantly.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

We've already broken the Hendry-era record for bad backup infielders on the roster at the same time.