MLB: Cubs Finalize Pitching Staff
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CycloneErik
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Sounds good to me.
I like Jeff S's response as well. Nothing wrong with not liking a decision, but being man enough to get excited to do it well and earn your way on to something better, which Lou hinted was a pretty good possibility.
I like Jeff S's response as well. Nothing wrong with not liking a decision, but being man enough to get excited to do it well and earn your way on to something better, which Lou hinted was a pretty good possibility.
As long as they actually use Russell in the pen it will be o.k. Stashing Patten in the pen last year was a horrible decision that took it's toll on the rest of the guys. I knew that Patton was underused last year but after checking his stats he only pitched in 27 innings, and most of that was mop up duty. Lou has to take advantage of the whole bullpen to keep everyone fresh throughout the whole season.
Don't forget that Lilly will be back soon so Tom could be out of the starting rotation in a short period of time.
That will be the interesting thing to see is if there aren't any injuries ho gets moved when Lilly comes back
I believe Patton was a Rule 5 guy that had only pitched at single A. It did suck to have him sitting on the bench, but do you really want someone to pitch who doesn't have the experience?
Didn't we get Silva in the Bradley trade? If we get anything from Silva it will be a bonus because really we just took him to get rid of the cancer in the locker room
Like I said, I just hope he's worth it. Getting rid of Bradley went in sort of a huff, I just hope getting Silva will be just as beneficial. (especially since we got money on top of it) just leaves me a little concerned, that's all.
CycloneErik
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Biggest questions for this team:
-Will the bullpen be reliable enough to close out games
-Will there be another big bat that suffers an extended injury this season
-How much is the lack of LH bats going to hurt them
-Can you get 200+ innings a piece out of Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster & Silva
-Will the bullpen be reliable enough to close out games
-Will there be another big bat that suffers an extended injury this season
-How much is the lack of LH bats going to hurt them
-Can you get 200+ innings a piece out of Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster & Silva
I agree, but if the Cubs can get 5 innings out of Gorzy that's expected. Most #4-5 starters aren't expected to go past the 5th or 6th innning. Get into the sixth and give your team a chance. That's Gorzy's role.
Whoops, meant to quote cysbsball20