Cavicchi Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hey guys, just checkin in on you from sunny San Diego. Sorry the latest rosters didn't work, I'll make sure to get them fixed once I get back home in about 2 weeks. Still shootin for a mid-april release... Why did you have to go on vacation now?! You should have waited until getting the new roster out before going on vacation. You certainly have a lot of nerve keeping us waiting. Just kidding! I hope you keep Francisco Castillo on the Yankee "A" team. Enjoy your vacation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Some recent Cub A-AAA news. Position changes AAA C Koyie Hill (make 2nd position 1B) Roster moves RP Shingo Takatsu A to FA RP Tim Layden A to FA CF Chris Walker AA to FA SP Jeff Samardzija A to AA 3B Kyle Reynolds A to AAA 1B Brian Dopirak A to AA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slateman Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hey, will Juan Duran be in Cincy's system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 More Cubs postition changes. AA C Jake Fox (change 1st position to 1B and 2nd position to OF) AA 2B Issmael Salas (change 1st position to 1B and 2nd position to 3B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Cubs MLB rotation set. 1. Zambrano 2. Lilly 3. Dempster 4. Hill 5. Marquis This really sucks, and it's a pretty cowardly move by Piniella IMO. He knew Marquis and Dempster would ***** and moan about going to the pen. So if the competion was close he was gonna take the easy way out and put the one guy (Lieber) who says I would do anything the Cubs ask of me. The numbers speak for themselves. Lieber career numbers- 129-121, 4.28 career era Marquis career numbers- 68-61,4.56 career era Dempster career numbers(as SP)-52-59, 4.99 career era Spring training numbers Lieber-2-0, 1.80 era, 15 IP, 0 HR, 2 BB, 12 SO Marquis-1-1, 2.95 era, 18 IP, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO Dempster-2-1, 4.50 era, 16 IP, 2 HR, 8 BB, 13 SO So it's pretty obvious to me that Lieber is the much better career pitcher then those guys, and pitched better then both of those guys this spring. This is a stupid move by Piniella. Rant over. Bullpen not totally set. Scott Eyre might be hurt to start the year and Marshall and Pignatiello will compete for his spot. These guys have spots so far. CL: Wood SU: Marmol SU: Howery LR: Lieber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Cubs opening day lineup announced also. 1. Ryan Theriot, SS 2. Alfonso, Soriano, LF 3. Derrek Lee, 1B 4. Aramis Ramirez, 3B 5. Kosuke Fukudome, RF 6. Mark DeRosa, 2B 7. Geovany Soto, C 8. Felix Pie, CF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 1 noteworthy Cub minor league move today C Alan Rick A to FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Don't have the means to check who all is in the rosters anymore, but here are some Giants releases as of yesterday (from scout.com): The latest round of releases included: Marcus Sanders Patrick Dobson Joey Dyche Henry Gutierrez Juan Jean Santiago Lara Chad Rothford Will Thompson Tyler Von Schell Matt Weston Gregorio Geronimo Yosandy Ibanez The most notable on that list is Marcus Sanders, as he was one of the top ranked prospects in the system as recently as last season. Too many injury problems though. Just thought I'd let you know - these were always my rosters of choice :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Cubs Roster Moves Signed LF Reed Johnson to a 1 year 1.3 million dollar deal. He was formally was with Toronto. Change position to 1st position to CF (leave 2nd position as OF) and number to 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 More Cubs moves AA RP Kevin Hart to Cubs SS Alex Cintron to FA 3B Kyle Reynolds AAA to AA LF Matt Murton is going to AAA or will be traded RP Scott Eyre is going to start the season on the 15 Day DL So the opening day roster is basically set SS-Theriot LF-Soriano 1b- Lee 3b- Ramirez RF- Fukudome 2b-DeRosa C-Soto CF-Pie OF/IF-Ward OF- Johnson C-Blanco IF- Cedeno IF- Fontenot Starting Pichers 1. Zambrano 2. Lilly 3. Dempster 4. Hill 5. Marquis LR Lieber MR Marshall-(Pignatiello still has a small chance to win the spot if Marshall struggles) MR Hart MR Wuertz SU Marmol SU Howry CL Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Quick overview of where the Cubs A-AAA guys are now in camp. I know this might change in the next week but it'll be easier for me to post the moves based off where they are as of today. Injuries AAA Iowa RP Angel Guzman (60-day - TJ surgery rehab) AAA Iowa RP Jose Ascanio (has labrum injury - minor league option will probably be canceled and he'll go on MLB 15-day or 60-day DL) A Daytona LF Jeff Culpepper (limited physical activity – knee injury rehab) Suspensions A SP Scott Taylor (serving 50-game illegal substance suspension) Moves RP Carmen Pignatiello AAA to Cubs (either he or Marshall will get optioned to AAA) RP Tim Lahey AAA to Cubs (Chicago will likely try to get Lahey through waivers and if they can he'll probably be PTBNL in Craig Monroe deal with MIN) RP Chad Fox A to Cubs (likely will get released) 1B Jake Fox AA to AAA RP Adam Harden A to AA RP Matt Avery AA to AAA SP Mark Holliman AA to AAA RP Geoff Jones AA to AAA SP Ryan O'Malley AA to AAA RP Rocky Roquet A to AAA SP Chris Shaver A to AA C Tony Richie AA to AAA 3B Matt Craig AA to AAA SS Carlos Rojas AA to AAA 2B Matt Matulia A to AA 2B Nate Spears A to AA LF Corey Coles AAA to AA Players not created P Corey Bailey AAA P Derrick Ellison AAA P Jessie Estrada AAA P Jim Henderson AAA (limited physical activity - unknown-type injury) P Edward Campusano AA P Michael Cooper AA (limited physical activity – injury rehab torn rotator cuff surgery) P Darin Downs AA P Jayson Ruhlman AA P Tanner Wilson AA P Jose Ceda A (Top Prospect) P Chris Huseby A (Top Prospect) P Billy Muldowney A P Larry Suarez A (limited physical activity – injury rehab) P Ryan Searle A P Jon Mueller A (limited physical activity – injury rehab) C Jake Muyco AA C Welington Castillo A C/1B Steve Clevenger A SS Darwin Barney A 2B Tony Thomas A (Top Prospect) 1B Russ Canzler A OF Matt Camp AA OF James Adduci A OF Kyler Burke A OF Dylan Johnston A WHEREBOUTS UNKNOWN (to me): RP John Webb AA RP Mike Nannini AA 2B Gary Cates AA SS John Nelson AA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Cates was released by Colorado earlier this week; he's a FA. Nelson was a FA after 07, and I haven't seen anything about him resigning. Webb is also a FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Cates was released by Colorado earlier this week; he's a FA. Nelson was a FA after 07, and I haven't seen anything about him resigning. Webb is also a FA. Thanks KG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilfisch Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The Detroit Tigers announce the retirement of P Matt Mantei The San Francisco Giants release P Scott Williamson The Colorado Rockies release P Sean Thompson The Florida Marlins release OF Jorge Piedra The Los Angeles Dodgers release P Tom Martin The New York Yankees sign C Chad Moeller to a minor eague contract The Seattle Mariners release OF Bubba Crosby The Texas Rangers sign P Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract The Washington Nationals sign P Chris Booker and IF Tony Batista to minor league contracts and release C Chad Moeller The Chicago Cubs release P Shingo Takatsu The Toronto Blue Jays sign P Armando Benitez to a minor league contract The Cincinnati Reds claim P Jose Capellan off waivers from the San Francisco Giants The Seattle Mariners release P Horacio Ramirez The Boston Red Sox release C Doug Mirabelli The St.Louis Cardinals sign P Kyle Lohse to a 1yr contract The Atlanta Braves sign OF Reggie Taylor to a minor league contract The Pittsburgh Pirates sign P Ian Snell to a 3yr contract extension The Oakland A's release C Matt LeCroy The Toronto Blue Jays claim P Bill Murphy off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks The Washington Nationals release C Humberto Cota The Kansas City Royals acquire P Brad Salmon from the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later The San Diego Padres return P Michael Gardner to the New York Yankees The St.Louis Cardinals sign P Adam Wainwright to a 4yr contract extension The Washington Nationals release P John Patterson and OF Alex Escobar The Atlanta Braves announce the retirement of C Javy Lopez The San Diego Padres release 1B Robert Fick and OF Jeff DaVanon The Cleveland Indians claim P Craig Breslow off waivers from the Boston Red Sox The Colorado Rockies sign C Humberto Cota to a minor league contract The Minnesota Twins trade OF Garrett Guzman to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later The San Francisco Giants claim IF Jose Castillo off waivers from the Florida Marlins The Toronto Blue Jays release OF Reed Johnson The Washington Nationals return 1B Matt Whitney to the Cleveland Indians The Minnesota Twins sign P Joe Nathan to a 3yr contract extension The Texas Rangers sign P John Patterson to a minor league contract The Chicago Cubs sign OF Reed Johnson to a 1yr contract The Detroit Tigers sign 3B Miguel Cabrera to a 7yr contract extension The Milwaukee Brewers release P Claudio Vargas The Toronto Blue Jays release C Sal Fasano The Atlanta Braves trade P Tyler Yates to the Pittsburgh Pirates for P Todd Redmond The Colorado Rockies trade P Ramon Ramirez to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later The Detroit Tigers release P Tim Byrdak The Kansas City Royals trade 1B Justin Huber to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later The Los Angeles Dodgers release P Rudy Seanez The Pittsburgh Pirates release P's Byung Hyun Kim Juan Perez and Jaret Wright and announce the retirement of P Masumi Kuwata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 More Cub A-AAA moves (lots of options to create after this) RP Mike Nannini AA to FA SS John Nelson AA to FA RP Adalberto Mendez AA to AA Carolina (via AA phase of Rule 5 Draft) SP Fabian Jimenez A to FA RF Andrew Lopez A to FA Jeremy Papelbon will very likely be a rotation starter at A Daytona now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil1182 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 The Mets have given up trying to trade for Rule 5 pick Steven Register, and are letting him go back to Colorado. He'll report to AAA. Ruben Gotay, who had been DFA'd by the Mets, has been picked up by the Braves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 More Cubs Roster movement today The Phillies claimed righthander Tim Lahey off waivers from the Cubs 1B Brian Dopriak AA to FA (He was one a major prospect check out his monster 2004 A ball stats below) 541 ABs, .307/.363/.593/.956, 38 2Bs, 39 HRs, 120 RBIs, 123 Ks, 48 BBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanRobinson Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 LAA releases OF Nathan Haynes Tampa Bay claims Nathan Haynes off waivers from LAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 More Cub moves SP Joel Santo A to FA SP Ryan O'Malley AAA to FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Various MLB roster news. Kyle Sleeth, the third overall pick in the 2003 draft, told the Tigers this week that he's retiring. Sleeth never made it all of the way back Tommy John surgery and was removed from Detroit's 40-man roster in August. "My arm's at full strength now, but I never got back the velocity where I was previously," Sleeth said. "With some guys, their velocity goes up afterward and with some guys it doesn't. I didn't gain any velocity, I lost velocity, but that's what I had to work with." He finished a 2007 season spent mostly at Single-A Lakeland with an 8.11 ERA in 77 2/3 IP. Source: Erie Times-News The Houston Astros announced today that the club has asked for waivers on right-handed pitcher Woody Williams for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. The Rangers have reportedly acquired right-hander Dustin Nippert from the Diamondbacks for right-hander Jose Marte. Nippert was the favorite to win the last spot in Arizona's bullpen going in, but he had an awful spring and greatly frustrated the Diamondbacks in the process. Now the talented 26-year-old will be the Rangers' problem. It's a great pickup for them, especially since they didn't have to give up a key piece of their deep farm system. Source: Dallas Morning News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Cub moves Matt Murton LF Cubs to AAA Sean Marshall SP Cubs to AAA Carmen Pignatello won the final spot on the Cubs roster, but that spot was open because Scott Eyre will start the season on the 15 day DL. If you want you can keep Eyre on the Cubs, and sent Carmen to AAA. Opening Day Roster PITCHERS (12 + 2 D.L.): 21-Jason Marquis, RHP 22-Kevin Hart, RHP 30-Ted Lilly, LHP 32-Jon Lieber, RHP 34-Kerry Wood, RHP 37-Angel Guzman, RHP (60-day DL) 38-Carlos Zambrano, RHP 43-Michael Wuertz, RHP 46-Ryan Dempster, RHP 47-Scott Eyre, LHP (15-day DL) 49-Carlos Marmol, RHP 53-Rich Hill, LHP 62-Bob Howry, RHP 63-Carmen Pignatiello, LHP CATCHERS (2): 18-Geovany Soto 24-Henry Blanco INFIELDERS (7): 2-Ryan Theriot 5-Ronny Cedeno 7-Mark DeRosa 16-Aramis Ramirez 17-Mike Fontenot 25-Derrek Lee 33-Daryle Ward OUTFIELDERS (4): 1-Kosuke Fukudome 9-Reed Johnson 12-Alfonso Soriano 20-Felix Pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Jay Gibbons was released Sunday by the Baltimore Orioles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big O Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Jay Gibbons was released Sunday by the Baltimore Orioles Scott Moore gets his roster spot Totte, I also e-mailed you the minor league depth chart. Here's how the Opening Day lineup looks 2B Roberts 3B Mora RF Markakis 1B Millar DH Huff C Hernandez LF Scott CF Jones SS Hernandez Bench: Payton, Quiroz, Moore, Fahey Rotation: Guthrie Cabrera Trachsel Loewen Burres Bullpen: LR Albers LR Bierd MR Sarfate MR Walker MR Bradford SU Aquino CL Sherrill You can send Penn, Ray, Baez, Bynum and Cormier to AAA and if you want Baez can go to A ball because he's out for the season. Patton is also out for the season. Callup: Moore, Sarfate, Albers and Burres Add RP Randor Bierd, Rule V pick from the Tigers Also need to add Jake Arrieta SP probably to Frederick. He's one of their top 10 prospects. # Changes: #40 Daniel Cabrera, #17 Aubrey Huff, #51 Randor Bierd, #35 Greg Aquino, #24 Guillermo Quiroz, #9 Scott Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 AAA Iowa C J.D. Closser C Koyie Hill C/3B Casey McGehee 1B Micah Hoffpauir IF Andres Blanco IF Luis Figueroa 2B/OF Eric Patterson OF Jake Fox OF Sam Fuld OF Josh Kroeger OF Matt Murton OF Bobby Scales OF Andres Torres Starting Pitchers (in order): LHP Sean Marshall RHP Sean Gallagher LHP J.R. Mathes LHP Randy Keisler (from AAA Roch) RHP Mark Holliman Bullpen: RHP Jose Ascanio RHP Mike Burns (not created) RHP Andy Cavazos (not created) LHP Neal Cotts LHP Geoff Jones RHP Juan Mateo LHP Les Walrond AA Tenn Catchers: Chris Robinson Jake Muyco (not created) Infield: Matt Craig (AAA to AA) Joe Simokaitis Robinson Chirinos Nate Spears Kyle Reynolds Francisco Salas Outfield: Matt Camp Corey Coles Tyler Colvin Ryan Harvey Starting Rotation: RHP Jeff Samardzija LHP Donnie Veal RHP Tanner Watson (not created) RHP Justin Berg RHP Mitch Atkins Bullpen: LHP Ed Campusano (AAA to AA) RHP Michael Cooper (not created) LHP Darin Downs RHP Jesse Estrada (not created) RHP Grant Johnson (Johnson has a partially torn elbow ligament and is resting it - may need TJ surgery) RHP Greg Reinhard (not created) LHP Chris Shaver RHP Matt Avery Closer: Rocky Roquet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 A Peoria Roster C Josh Donaldson C Blake Lalli C Mario Mercedes SS/2B Marwin Gonzalez SS/2B Jonathan Mota 2B Nate Samson 3B Jovan Rosa 2B/3B Marquez Smith 1B-OF Drew Rundle OF Cliff Andersen OF Kyler Burke OF Dylan Johnston Starting Pitchers: RHP Robert Hernandez LHP Chris Siegfried RHP Dae-Eun Rhee RHP Alberto Cabrera LHP Zach Ashwood Spot Starters: RHP Ryan Acosta RHP Hung-Wen Chen Relievers: RHP Jordan Lathem RHP Marcos Mateo RHP Craig Muschko RHP Blake Parker LHP Dustin Sasser RHP Steve Vento A Daytona Roster RHP Esmailin Caridad RHP Marco Carrillo RHP Jose Ceda LHP Darin Downs RHP Dumas Garcia LHP Adam Harben LHP Casey Lambert RHP Alex Maestri RHP Ryan Meyers LHP Jeremy Papelbon RHP Mike Phelps LHP Jayson Ruhlman LHP James Russell Catchers: Welington Castillo Steven Clevenger Mark Reed Infield: Darwin Barney Russ Canzler Josh Lansford Ryan Malone Matt Matulia Tony Thomas Outfield: Jim Adduci Yusuf Carter Ty Wright Jonathan Wyatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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