Mike Fontenot and Scott McClain

[HoopsCubs]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

[Roast]

Holy crap. If we DFA macias, i'd be more excited then if we wouldve gotten dunn.

 

Do you really see that happening, Hoops?

 

 

Also, I'd like to see fontenot.

[HoopsCubs]

Holy crap. If we DFA macias, i'd be more excited then if we wouldve gotten dunn.

 

Do you really see that happening, Hoops?

 

 

Also, I'd like to see fontenot.

 

I see Hendry taking more control of the roster now that it is crunch time.

I haven't figured out, though, if Macias is Dusty's boy or Hendry's boy.

 

At any rate, here are the moves I'd make by next weekend:

 

Subtractions: Mitre optioned, Wuertz optioned, Remlinger DFAd, Cedeno optioned, Macias DFAd.

 

Additions: Wood activated, Williamson activated, Garciaparra activated, Fontenot called up, McClain called up.

[Roast]

Holy crap. If we DFA macias, i'd be more excited then if we wouldve gotten dunn.

 

Do you really see that happening, Hoops?

 

 

Also, I'd like to see fontenot.

 

I see Hendry taking more control of the roster now that it is crunch time.

I haven't figured out, though, if Macias is Dusty's boy or Hendry's boy.

 

At any rate, here are the moves I'd make by next weekend:

 

Subtractions: Mitre optioned, Wuertz optioned, Remlinger DFAd, Cedeno optioned, Macias DFAd.

 

Additions: Wood activated, Williamson activated, Garciaparra activated, Fontenot called up, McClain called up.

 

I agree with each and every one of those moves.

[HoopsCubs]

I agree with each and every one of those moves.

 

By the way, of the 5 subtractions, 4 clearly because of performance issues. Lone exception: Ronnie Cedeno - no real knock on him, but he will get zero at bats with Nomar and Neifi around, so best to see him back in AAA.

[USSoccer]

Holy crap. If we DFA macias, i'd be more excited then if we wouldve gotten dunn.

 

Do you really see that happening, Hoops?

 

 

Also, I'd like to see fontenot.

 

I see Hendry taking more control of the roster now that it is crunch time.

I haven't figured out, though, if Macias is Dusty's boy or Hendry's boy.

 

At any rate, here are the moves I'd make by next weekend:

 

Subtractions: Mitre optioned, Wuertz optioned, Remlinger DFAd, Cedeno optioned, Macias DFAd.

 

Additions: Wood activated, Williamson activated, Garciaparra activated, Fontenot called up, McClain called up.

 

What about Hollandsworth?

[Outshined_One]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

 

I dunno, bro. Can either of those dudes be an emergency catcher? A team without an emergency catcher is like a fly fisherman without any jigs.

[HoopsCubs]

What about Hollandsworth?

 

He stays. Here's my 25 man roster:

 

Lineup:

 

(1) Lawton - LF

(2) Walker - 2B

(3) Lee - 1B

(4) Ramirez - 3B

(5) Burnitz - CF

(6) Garciaparra - SS

(7) Barrett - C

(8) Murton - RF

 

Starters:

 

(9) Prior

(10) Zambrano

(11) Maddux

(12) Hill

(13) Williams

 

Relief:

 

(14) Dempster

(15) Wood

(16) Williamson

(17) Rusch

(18) Ohman

(19) Novoa

 

Bench:

 

(20) Blanco

(21) Hollandsworth

(22) Hairston

(23) McClain

(24) Fontenot

(25) Perez

[Roast]

I agree with each and every one of those moves.

 

By the way, of the 5 subtractions, 4 clearly because of performance issues. Lone exception: Ronnie Cedeno - no real knock on him, but he will get zero at bats with Nomar and Neifi around, so best to see him back in AAA.

 

Yea, thats what I'm thinking too. Cedeno does not need to sit on the bench. He needs to play. And that wont happen with nomar back.

[ManCrushOnNomar]

Looks good hoops, but remember this is Dusty we're talking about.

 

There will be 12 pitchers and Macias will be in there somehow. Think he'd rework his contract to be a batboy?

[Iceblink]

Sounds good, but I'd bet:

 

Mitre, Cedeno, Wuertz optioned to make room for Williamson, Wood, and Nomar. Nothing else happens.

[HoopsCubs]

Sounds good, but I'd bet:

 

Mitre, Cedeno, Wuertz optioned to make room for Williamson, Wood, and Nomar. Nothing else happens.

 

And you're probably right. But we should continue to think outside the box, and maybe, just maybe, someone will notice.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I think I'd rather see Frese or Kelton before McClain.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

As much as I'd like to see a former Hawkeye (Frese) get a call, he is not exactly someone I would feel comfortable with taking a roster spot. He is nearing 30, and has never really enjoyed much success at any level (except for 1 good season at A ball).

[Tracer Bullet]

Holy crap. If we DFA macias, i'd be more excited then if we wouldve gotten dunn.

 

Do you really see that happening, Hoops?

 

 

Also, I'd like to see fontenot.

 

I see Hendry taking more control of the roster now that it is crunch time.

I haven't figured out, though, if Macias is Dusty's boy or Hendry's boy.

 

At any rate, here are the moves I'd make by next weekend:

 

Subtractions: Mitre optioned, Wuertz optioned, Remlinger DFAd, Cedeno optioned, Macias DFAd.

 

Additions: Wood activated, Williamson activated, Garciaparra activated, Fontenot called up, McClain called up.

 

I suggested almost the exact same thing last week in the "what happens when Nomar returns" thread. Only differences were I kept Wuertz and brought up Grieve, instead of bringing up Fontenot and McClain. I wouldn't mind seeing Fontenot instead of Grieve though. But as inconsistent as our starters have been, we may need 12 pitchers for a while.

[Sammy Who]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

Wrong. Macias is a utilty man who can play all 9 positions, and he's the emergancy catcher. But you're right. He has to go.

[sethuel1]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

Wrong. Macias is a utilty man who can play all 9 positions, and he's the emergancy catcher. But you're right. He has to go.

The thought of the 5'8" gremlin at first amuses me.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

Wrong. Macias is a utilty man who can play all 9 positions, and he's the emergancy catcher. But you're right. He has to go.

The thought of the 5'8" gremlin at first amuses me.

 

Moreso than him pitching?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

Wrong. Macias is a utilty man who can play all 9 positions, and he's the emergancy catcher. But you're right. He has to go.

The thought of the 5'8" gremlin at first amuses me.

 

The thought of the gremlin pitching made me throw up in my mouth. #-o

[VVMattVV]

What about Hollandsworth?

 

He stays. Here's my 25 man roster:

 

Lineup:

 

(1) Lawton - LF

(2) Walker - 2B

(3) Lee - 1B

(4) Ramirez - 3B

(5) Burnitz - CF

(6) Garciaparra - SS

(7) Barrett - C

(8) Murton - RF

 

Starters:

 

(9) Prior

(10) Zambrano

(11) Maddux

(12) Hill

(13) Williams

 

Relief:

 

(14) Dempster

(15) Wood

(16) Williamson

(17) Rusch

(18) Ohman

(19) Novoa

 

Bench:

 

(20) Blanco

(21) Hollandsworth

(22) Hairston

(23) McClain

(24) Fontenot

(25) Perez

 

The only problem I see is that the only OF on the bench really is Holla. Hairston can back up at CF, but essentially you have 4 IF, 1 Catcher, and 1 OF. I wouldn't mind McClain being replaced with Grieve, who could be a solid bat off the bench.

[Wheelimus]

You know, I love this idea, simply because I hate Macias, and McClain has always seemed to be a great guy and I'd love to get him one more taste of the big leagues.

[Roast]

The only problem I see is that the only OF on the bench really is Holla. Hairston can back up at CF, but essentially you have 4 IF, 1 Catcher, and 1 OF. I wouldn't mind McClain being replaced with Grieve, who could be a solid bat off the bench.

 

Nah. I have no doubt hairston can play left. Even so, 5 outfielders is plenty. we have our three every day starters. Then we have a guy who can back up right and left (holla) and a guy who can do center (hairston). We have ourselves covered pretty well.

[LoneStarCubFan]

There are 39 guys on the 40-man right now, not counting Williamson and Garciaparra who are on the 60-day DL. So not only will three guys need to go down but somebody has to get DFA'd to clear a 40-man spot.

 

McClain is not on the 40-man so the chances of him coming up are pretty slim.

 

As others have said, I think Mitre, Wuertz and Cedeno are ticketed for Des Moines when the DL trio is activated. My guess is that Grieve gets DFA'd to clear a 40-man spot or Greenberg gets moved to the 60-day DL so Chad Fox doesn't get lonely.

 

The position players on the 40-man and not on the DL are Soto, Fontenot, Lewis, Grieve and Patterson. Soto and Lewis are right-handed hitters. Soto is a catcher.

 

Assuming Nomar moves back into the starting line-up, the bench will look like this by Friday:

 

Murton ®

Blanco ®

Hollandsworth (L)

Perez (S)

Macias (S)

 

While Macias is a waste of a roster spot, there's nobody immediately available at Iowa who's any better and hits from the right side of the plate. Given that Blanco is rarely used a pinch hitter and Dusty would rather be locked in a phone booth with a pack of rabid beavers than use a rookie in a key situation, we can only hope Neifi gets used as the first RH PH instead of the Panamanian Service Station Attendant.

 

The other problem with having Macias on the roster instead of a serviceable corner infielder is that Baker is going to run Lee and Ramirez into the ground again this year. ARam could probably use a day or two to rest his leg but Macias is his only back-up. Lee's only missed three games all year and could use a break once in awhile but there's no true back-up for him either.

[Tracer Bullet]

There are 39 guys on the 40-man right now, not counting Williamson and Garciaparra who are on the 60-day DL. So not only will three guys need to go down but somebody has to get DFA'd to clear a 40-man spot.

 

McClain is not on the 40-man so the chances of him coming up are pretty slim.

 

As others have said, I think Mitre, Wuertz and Cedeno are ticketed for Des Moines when the DL trio is activated. My guess is that Grieve gets DFA'd to clear a 40-man spot or Greenberg gets moved to the 60-day DL so Chad Fox doesn't get lonely.

 

The position players on the 40-man and not on the DL are Soto, Fontenot, Lewis, Grieve and Patterson. Soto and Lewis are right-handed hitters. Soto is a catcher.

 

Assuming Nomar moves back into the starting line-up, the bench will look like this by Friday:

 

Murton ®

Blanco ®

Hollandsworth (L)

Perez (S)

Macias (S)

 

While Macias is a waste of a roster spot, there's nobody immediately available at Iowa who's any better and hits from the right side of the plate. Given that Blanco is rarely used a pinch hitter and Dusty would rather be locked in a phone booth with a pack of rabid beavers than use a rookie in a key situation, we can only hope Neifi gets used as the first RH PH instead of the Panamanian Service Station Attendant.

 

The other problem with having Macias on the roster instead of a serviceable corner infielder is that Baker is going to run Lee and Ramirez into the ground again this year. ARam could probably use a day or two to rest his leg but Macias is his only back-up. Lee's only missed three games all year and could use a break once in awhile but there's no true back-up for him either.

 

So your starting OF is Lawton, Hairston, Burny (left to right)? Personally, I hope Hairston goes back to the bench and we have Murton, Burny, and Lawton (left to right).

 

I'm glad he was given a chance to leadoff, but he didn't do so hot. He's got a .302 OBP in July, and .268 since the ASG - take away the 2/3 we took from StL and we've been a horrid 8-7 against 4 teams with losing records - 3 of which are among the 4 or 5 worst teams in the NL. He apparently isn't the spark at the top that we needed and if he's not getting on base, he doesn't do enough to warrant starting (whereas Murton deserves a chance to play every day).

 

I hope we DFA Macias and bring up Fontenot or Grieve (and Neifi can backup 3B - I believe someone pointed out that Neifi can and has played 3B before, though not often). That also gives us Hairston as a righty PH in addition to Perez. I guess I'd still rather have Grieve than Fontenot b/c he's shown some ability to PH at this level, has some power, and takes some pitches. Just not sure how well Fontenot would do as a PH.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Any chance we could see one of these 2 guys brought to the big leagues in the next 10 days just in case Jose Macias gets DFAd?

 

They can both play 3B - after all, that is the only useful purpose Macias serves, right?

 

 

Hoops

Wrong. Macias is a utilty man who can play all 9 positions POORLY, and he's the emergancy catcher. But you're right. He has to go.

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