Brooks Raley has been called up

[Old Style]

He's on his way to San Diego. Got the news from a Texas A&M source.

[Theo]

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[BCVM22]

Muskat confirms.

[jersey cubs fan]

finally

[Magnetic Curses]

that's the guy with the crow in shawshank redemption that hung himself because he couldn't hack it on the outside

[ctcf]

Brett Taylor ‏@BleacherNation

RT @CarrieMuskat: LHP Brooks Raley, 6th round pick in '09, will get 1st ML start Tue nite for #Cubs

[davell]

Honestly, I'm not expecting much, but he's got more of a shot at contributing longterm than any of the other options.

[Theo]

The good news is every pitcher is a rockstar @ Petco.

[El Duderino]

It's like Christmas in the WSR household.

[Guest]

The good news is every pitcher is a rockstar @ Petco.

 

Yeah, especially since they're facing the Padres' offense. I hope WSR prepares himself for a letdown after the first start.

[Proven Veteran]

It's like Christmas in the WSR household.

It's been a good few weeks for him, with this and the Reed Johnson trade.

[Little Slide Rooter]

It's like Christmas in the WSR household.

 

Jackson and Vitters were the Christmas gifts. Raley's more the type of trinket that I used to get for day 3 of Chanukah. Part of why I married into Christmas. Anything's better than a lump of cole(man) in my stocking.

[Cubswin11]

Should certainly help our chances of securing a top 3 pick

[questionmarkgrace]

Certainly has to be better than watching Coleman every fifth day.

[El Duderino]

Certainly has to be better than watching Coleman every fifth day.

 

I'd rather watch Shawn Estes than Coleman.

[CincyCubsFan]

Truly. Will there ever be a game referred to as "the Casey Coleman game?" I don't think so.

[XZero771679666304]

Certainly has to be better than watching Coleman every fifth day.

 

I'd rather watch Shawn Estes than Coleman.

 

I'd rather watch 2012 Shawn Estes than Coleman.

[ScrubMD]

It's like Christmas in the WSR household.

 

Jackson and Vitters were the Christmas gifts. Raley's more the type of trinket that I used to get for day 3 of Chanukah. Part of why I married into Christmas. Anything's better than a lump of cole(man) in my stocking.

 

I was starting to worry about the strength of your Christmas metaphor, but you really brought it home.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Shark/Wood/Volstad/Germano/Raley might not be a pretty rotation, but before anyone calls it the worst ever, I challenge them to take every single Cubs starter between Madduxes '92 departure and Wood's '98 debut and put together a rotation that would be much better.

[dew1679666265]

Shark/Wood/Volstad/Germano/Raley might not be a pretty rotation, but before anyone calls it the worst ever, I challenge them to take every single Cubs starter between Madduxes '92 departure and Wood's '98 debut and put together a rotation that would be much better.

 

Career ERA+:

Shark - 94

Wood - 91

Volstad - 86

Germano - 83

Raley - 3.74 ERA/1.428 WHIP

 

Jose Guzman - 102

Kevin Tapani - 101

Steve Trachsel - 99

Greg Hibbard - 98

Mike Morgan - 97

[NOLA]

Shark/Wood/Volstad/Germano/Raley might not be a pretty rotation, but before anyone calls it the worst ever, I challenge them to take every single Cubs starter between Madduxes '92 departure and Wood's '98 debut and put together a rotation that would be much better.

 

Career ERA+:

Shark - 94

Wood - 91

Volstad - 86

Germano - 83

Raley - 3.74 ERA/1.428 WHIP

 

Jose Guzman - 102

Kevin Tapani - 101

Steve Trachsel - 99

Greg Hibbard - 98

Mike Morgan - 97

 

No Kevin Foster?

[Guest]

R.I.P.

[dew1679666265]

No Kevin Foster?

 

He was part of the rotation I immediately thought of (Trachsel/Tapani/Clark/Foster/Gonzalez), but going by ERA+ he wasn't as good as the guys I listed. He had a 93 (I think) ERA+ - same as Mulholland, who I thought might make it.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Shark/Wood/Volstad/Germano/Raley might not be a pretty rotation, but before anyone calls it the worst ever, I challenge them to take every single Cubs starter between Madduxes '92 departure and Wood's '98 debut and put together a rotation that would be much better.

 

Career ERA+:

Shark - 94

Wood - 91

Volstad - 86

Germano - 83

Raley - 3.74 ERA/1.428 WHIP

 

Jose Guzman - 102

Kevin Tapani - 101

Steve Trachsel - 99

Greg Hibbard - 98

Mike Morgan - 97

 

The fact that when putting together a 5 man rotation from 5 seasons worth of Cubs teams, and that's the best you came up with speaks volumes about the Cubs teams of that era.

[dew1679666265]

The fact that when putting together a 5 man rotation from 5 seasons worth of Cubs teams, and that's the best you came up with speaks volumes about the Cubs teams of that era.

 

True. It's still better than the current rotation, though.