Marmol to Dodgers for Guerrier, July 2 Slot Madness Ensues

[ctcf]

Well holy crap. Never thought I'd see the day. Figured I'd give the news its own thread. Edited July 2, 2013 by ctcf

[weis21]

Holy [expletive], Starlin Fan. That was fast!

[Sammy Sofa]

MARMOL FAN ALREADY HAVING AN IMPACT.

[Pushfrog98]

Damn, I thought I had an edge on this one too.

[Banedon]

Wow. Not sad, but surprised.

[Guest]

Ian Stewart was also released. Wow.

[Schwarber Fan]

So, what's my next move?

[jersey cubs fan]

Do a cardinal

[sneakypower]

goodnight sweet prince

 

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[Banedon]

Theo hiding these moves on the day after the Hawks championship. Sneaky....

[ctcf]

I feel like we all just declared independence from the British or something.

[fallingpieces]

So are they still paying Stewart?

[bukie]

As much as Marmol was maligned, he was really awesome from 2007 to 2010.

[Guest]

Yeah, I wonder if they worked out that partial buyout (on Stewart, I mean). Edited June 25, 2013 by David

[GammonsPocketTweets]

Good riddance!

[Guest]

Chicago Cubs ‏@Cubs 3m

The suspension of Ian Stewart was settled and upheld, and the #Cubs have granted him his unconditional release.

[Guest]

Yeah, I wonder if they worked out that partial buyout (on Stewart, I mean).

 

It seems that the suspension being upheld was that partial buyout. Stewart loses 100k or so for his antics gets to go play somewhere else.

[Hawk4Hall]

Can't say I'm sad to see either go. Marmol hasn't been good for awhile and Stewart was never good as a Cub.

 

Thanks God they trimmed some fat today.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

Maybe a stupid question, but why did we call up another left handed hitting outfielder? I thought Casey Colemam would get another shot in a relief role

[Clem Fandango]

Huzzah!

[Guest]

Maybe a stupid question, but why did we call up another left handed hitting outfielder? I thought Casey Colemam would get another shot in a relief role

 

They had been at 13 pitchers because of previous roster machinations, so this adds a needed bat to the bench.

 

EDIT: As for why Bogusevic instead of another bat like Sappelt or Lake, that's less clear.

[Hawk4Hall]

Maybe a stupid question, but why did we call up another left handed hitting outfielder? I thought Casey Colemam would get another shot in a relief role

I had read the other day the Cubs wanted to bring up a positional player by Tuesday. Bogusevic has been playing really well in Iowa and maybe the Cubs have seen enough of Coleman when you look at his MLB track record.

 

Maybe Bogusevic will inherit some "Ryan Sweeney" magic and rake. :P

[Guest]

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick 5m

City of Chicago could save time and $$ by folding Stanley Cup & Marmol DFA parades into one event. #cubs #blackhawks

[GammonsPocketTweets]

At this risk of sounding like SCS, I'm interested to see Coleman "re-branded" as a reliever. I think I read that he can regularly hit mid 90's over a short period of time.

[ctcf]

Sam Miller @SamMillerBP

Carlos Marmol has thrown more wild pitches than Mark Buehrle

 

Sam Miller @SamMillerBP

Carlos Marmol has hit more batters than Bartolo Colon

 

Sam Miller @SamMillerBP

Carlos Marmol has walked more batters than Jered Weaver