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Supersub

Lou Piniella says his pitching coach won’t let him keep fewer than twelve pitchers on the 25-man active roster. That leaves thirteen position players, of whom ten, I would say, have already made the team. The ten includes two catchers (Soto, Hill), four infielders (Lee, Fontenot, Theriot, Ramirez) and four outfielders (Soriano, Byrd, Fukudome, Nady). [...]

Posted 19 March 2010 † Phil § Hendry § Piniella § prospect ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Bradley’s replacement

The Cubs’ second biggest problem with Milton Bradley was his personality. Larger even than the chip on Bradley’s shoulder was his inability to fulfill the role of run producer, the proper role of a right fielder. Bradley ended the season (via suspension on September 20) with forty runs batted in and a slugging percentage below [...]

Posted 08 February 2010 † Phil § Hendry § bradley § lineup § prospect ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,