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With the announcement that Angel Guzman is most likely out for the season, there is now a big hole at the back end of the bullpen, as well as another open roster spot when camp opens.
The Cubs will be counting on a young and relatively unproven group to bridge the gap between the starters and Carlos Marmol this season, and someone will need to step up as the right handed set up man alongside lefty John Grabow for this bullpen to be a successful one.
The Cubs will more than likely carry 12 pitchers out of camp, and Carlos Zambrano, ...
With Spring Training baseball getting fully underway, this is the time of year where predictions are made. Who will make the 25-man cut?
I can tell you one young kid who will for the Cubs.
Call me crazy, but Tom Gorzelanny is going to get the fifth starter spot on the Cubs' staff.
We know who the first four are. In no particular order: Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster, and Wells will be the top four. The fifth is up for grabs.
Off-Speed
Gorzelanny has an off-speed pitch—something former Notre Dame standout Jeff Samardizja has not really developed yet.
An off-speed pitch is something that needs to ...
This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , my blog covering the Chicago Cubs throughout the season.
This is going to be the first in a four-part series breaking down four positions for the Chicago Cubs.
Part one is going to be break down the Chicago Cubs’ pitching, after this article I will be taking on the infield, outfield, and bullpen.
The Cubs have been known for having solid starting pitching, and this season should be no different. Here is the expected rotation:
1. Carlos Zambrano 2. Ted Lilly 3. Ryan Dempster 4. Randy Wells 5. Tom Gorzelanny Others who could start games: Sean ...
This is not some knee-jerk reaction to what happened in yesterday's 15-3 blowout loss to the Sox. Sure, the right-hander gave up seven hits and six runs in two innings of work, including a pair of home runs.
But Carlos Silva has got to go.
Now this should not be a surprise to anyone who knows anything about baseball. The fact that Silva is a lousy pitcher is one of the biggest "Duh!'s" in history. It is an understatement similar to saying that Tiger Woods likes the ladies.
Look, if that's not Silva's face atop the list of the worst starting pitchers in ...
Good Morning everyone, here is our third installment of The Saturday Report , bringing you player news from around the league. This week features some interesting updates such as Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s current health update and whether or not Hideki Matsui will become a total bust and more; so let’s take a look.
National League Player News: March 7, 2010:
Huston Street – Rockies: The marquis fireballer-reliever for Colorado did some more work on Saturday throwing about 40 balls from 110 feet, reports Inside the Rockies.
Street has been dealing with some inflammation in his throwing shoulder over the past two weeks or ...
Ivy covered walls.
Day baseball.
Ernie Banks and “Let’s play two.”
Harry Carey and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”
All of these are Wrigley Field in Chicago, home of the Chicago Cubs for 94 years.
Wrigley Field was built in 1914 and is the second oldest baseball field in continuous existence, second only to Fenway Park in Boston.
On the north side of Chicago, this baseball venue has existed ever since, although at first it was not called “Wrigley Field,” and it was not the home of the Cubs.
Charles Weeghman first built the stadium here, and it was built in just over a month beginning ...
This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , a blog dedicated to giving you quality Cubs content.
The Cubs were pretty quiet this past off-season. They didn’t make too many moves, and the ones that they did make were more to shore up the bench rather than to provide a punch to the lineup.
They were, however, able to get rid of last season’s big mistake. Milton Bradley will be ruining the Seattle Mariners this season, after his work of art in Chicago.
However, if you ask Bradley, it was Chicago that ruined him, not the other way around, just ask the wordsmith ...
This continues my 2010 MLB preview. I intend to touch on every team in the major leagues in installments by division. The lineups I provide will be what I predict will be the most productive for each team for the MAJORITY of the season (e.g., Jason Heyward will be listed as the Braves RF even though he may not begin the season as the starter).
I will also provide the stereotypical letter grade to each team's lineup, rotation, bullpen, and depth/bench. Though it is trite, I think all baseball fans can identify with the letter grade system.
Teams will be addressed respective ...
Derrek Lee enters 2010 as the Cubs' starting first baseman, the seventh season in which he has done so since being acquired from the Florida Marlins in November 2003.
During his impressive Cubs tenure, Lee boasts one batting title, a .304/.384/.539 batting line, and a pair of Gold Glove awards.
He also has made two All-Star teams, won one Silver Slugger, and clubbed 163 home runs.
Lee will turn 35 in September, however, and when his current contract expires after the season, the Cubs have a difficult decision to make: Should they hang on to their most consistent leader and contributor of the ...
For centuries in the United States, a certain groundhog has been granted the power of determining the birth of the spring season and the fate of the waning months ahead.
However, fortunately for Hawks and Cubs fans alike, the Cactus League home opener has proven this devilish rodent wrong and introduced spring fever like no other can.
Seven former Hawks competed for a roster position against the Athletics Thursday, though Tyler Colvin (2006) made the most noise in route to a six-run win over Oakland.
In front of an eager crowd at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona, Colvin went 3-for-3 by way of ...
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