Ramirez optioned, Parker up.

[Little Slide Rooter]

@BleacherNation: Blake Parker to Chicago, Neil Ramirez to Iowa http://t.co/aUskz9AZAZ #Cubs

 

Very weird, but I'm not bothered. Some seem to think it's to be stretched to start, others to give his arm a rest. Could simply be that I Cubs are winning, C Cubs, not so much.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

With Ramirez in Iowa, who would you take in one game as the favorite:

 

Iowa Cubs starting Kyle Hendricks (I know, he's not on them anymore)

 

vs.

 

Chicago Cubs starting Travis Wood (a bad lefty going up against all those RH power hitters)

[davell]

C Castillo Lopez

1B Rizzo Olt

2B Bonifacio Watkins

SS Castro Javy

3B Valbuena KB

LF Ruggiano Szczur

CF Alcantara Brett

RF Schierholtz Soler

 

If they played 20 games and it was Wood/Hendricks each time, I'd go 13-7 or 12-8 for the major league team.

[HendryWallet]

C Castillo Lopez

1B Rizzo Olt

2B Bonifacio Watkins

SS Castro Javy

3B Valbuena KB

LF Ruggiano Szczur

CF Alcantara Brett

RF Schierholtz Soler

 

If they played 20 games and it was Wood/Hendricks each time, I'd go 13-7 or 12-8 for the major league team.

 

If it was Jackson/Hendricks, 18-2 for I-Cubs

[Guest]

@SahadevSharma Neil Ramirez to DL with triceps soreness

[Guest]

@SahadevSharma Neil Ramirez to DL with triceps soreness

 

damn damn damn damn damn

[Hairyducked Idiot]

@SahadevSharma Neil Ramirez to DL with triceps soreness

 

damn damn damn damn damn

 

"Just needs some rest" is *never* just rest.

[d_money]

Damn that sucks.

[Guest]

How serious can the injury be if this is being talked about?

 

@CSNMooney: GM Hoyer says Cubs haven't made decision re: stretching Neil Ramirez out as a starter, but says they're "happy with his work as a reliever."

 

Of course Sahadev Sharma has a vaguer quote:

 

@sahadevsharma: Hoyer says they haven't talked through whether they'd extend Ramirez/Grimm & make them starters. Maybe something they revisit in offseason

[jersey cubs fan]

How serious can the injury be if this is being talked about?

 

@CSNMooney: GM Hoyer says Cubs haven't made decision re: stretching Neil Ramirez out as a starter, but says they're "happy with his work as a reliever."

 

Of course Sahadev Sharma has a vaguer quote:

 

@sahadevsharma: Hoyer says they haven't talked through whether they'd extend Ramirez/Grimm & make them starters. Maybe something they revisit in offseason

 

If it was a serious injury I would expect the response to such a question to be something to the effect of we haven't made a decision.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Why would there be any discussions about Grimm as a starter. He's been awful for quite awhile now.

[Guest]

Why would there be any discussions about Grimm as a starter. He's been awful for quite awhile now.

Well, TIL that you wouldn't want to convert a successful reliever.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Why would there be any discussions about Grimm as a starter. He's been awful for quite awhile now.

Well, TIL that you wouldn't want to convert a successful reliever.

Because Neil Ramirez is really comparable to Aroldis Chapman.

[Guest]

Why would there be any discussions about Grimm as a starter. He's been awful for quite awhile now.

Well, TIL that you wouldn't want to convert a successful reliever.

 

 

Perhaps more innings and regular work would help improve his command?