Last Years Cubs Now

by ManBearPigMBP on May 30, 2009 6:20 PM CDT Comment 39 comments

Mark DeRosa

46G, 32R, 9 2B, 8HR, 32RBI, .267AVG, .337OBP, 43K

Ronny Cedeno

17G, 52AB, 5R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .173AVG, .232OBP

Henry Blanco

19G, 8R, 3HR, 6RBI, .182AVG, .262OBP

Felix Pie

36G, 9R, 2HR, 4RBI, 1SB, .195AVG, .271OBP

Casey McGehee

19G, 5R, 2 2B, 3RBI, .237AVG, .311OBP

Jason Marquis

7-3, 68.2IP, 3.93ERA, 1.282WHIP, 33K

Kerry Wood

19 games, 17IP, 1-2, 8 Save, 2 Blown, 6.35 ERA, 1.647 WHIP, 21 K

Sean Gallagher-CURRENTLY IN MINORS

6G, 1-2, 14.1IP, 8.16ERA, 1.953WHIP, 10K

Scott Eyre

20G, 0-1, 8 Holds, 11.1 IP, 3.18ERA, 1.235WHIP, 7K

Bob Howry

21G, 0-2, 6 Holds, 2 Blown Saves,19IP, 3.79ERA, 1.368WHIP, 13K,

Michael Wuertz

23G, 2-1, 2 Saves, 4 Holds, 23.1IP, 1.93ERA, 0.90WHIP, 20K

Matt Murton

17G, 5 2B, 1HR, 4RBI, .270AVG, .325OBP

Eric Patterson-CURRENTLY IN MINORS

1-8, 1R

Chad Gaudin

6GS, 33.1 IP, 1-3, 5.40 ERA, 1.590 WHIP, 27 K

Rich Hill

3GS, 1-0, 14.2IP, 6.14ERA, 1.705WHIP, 15K

How they were doing on April 19

How they were doing on May 3

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Of all those players...

I kinda of miss Marquis & ONEDEC.

The sun will shine in '69

by gaclaudy on May 30, 2009 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wuertz would be

nice in the bullpen right now

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by ManBearPigMBP on May 30, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm happy for Wuertz

but I don’t miss him. The guy that we had couldn’t put up those kind of numbers. He was a walks and hits machine with just one pitch.

by jeff_pico on May 30, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Howry

And Eyre.

"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti

by wrigleyrocker12 on May 31, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Murton's doing ok

And Pie is hitting better than Cedeno. That’s something, right? :P

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on May 30, 2009 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I liked "Big Red"

I don’t think he was given a chance here, so it’s good that he finally playing regulary now

The sun will shine in '69

by gaclaudy on May 30, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Murton starting for the Rockies now?

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by dat cubfan daver on May 31, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not even close

He starts maybe once a week and pinch hits here and there. There was actually a rumor at one point of the Red Sox being interested. Not like he would start there but it would be an improvement.

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by Doggie Stalker on May 31, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about Marquis...

…being tied w/ Johan Santana for the NL lead in wins! An ERA around 4 is VERY respectable in Colorado.

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by calicubfan on May 30, 2009 6:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Marquis has been good

Remember he’s always been stereotyped as a first half guy. We’ll see how he does this year.

by jeff_pico on May 30, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

AND

He is one bad outing away from having his ERA at the level it was with the Cubs. I say saving the 6 million was worth it.

by Luis on May 30, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even though that 6 million was for MB?

"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"

by calicubfan on May 30, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

Just like Marquis will inevitably regress to his career numbers, Bradley will progress to them.

I realize a lot of fans here are cheering for him to fail, but it’s just a matter of time before he starts crushing the ball like he does.

by Wreckard on Jun 1, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marquis and Wuertz

WOW

by lexmarklover on May 30, 2009 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wuertz trade

Wuertz was traded for two guys, one of which has since been released and the other traded for PTBNL. So I take it Hendry didn’t think much of his trade value and just wanted to get rid of him.

by Luis on May 30, 2009 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My guess is that...

It was probably heavily influenced by Lou, but either way Wuertz didn’t perform well enough here. He walked too many guys. Which, to Lou, is the cardinal sin. Sure would be nice to have him rather than Heilman or Patton though.

by kanderber on May 30, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

With the exception of DeRosa

There is no one on the list I worry about losing

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by Worf on May 30, 2009 7:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I sure would like to have Wuertz

rather then Patton, Ascanio, or Heilmann

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by DC Cubbie on May 30, 2009 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You never know

How these guys would play in Chicago this year so the woulda, shoulda, coulda is redundant. It’s safe to assume DeRosa would be hitting solid but everyone else you never know. I mean Howry and Eyre have rebounded nicely and you never know how someone like Cedeno or Pie might be playing if they were batting every day.

Shame that Gallagher isn’t doing so well.

by ak123 on May 30, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

and in a Cubs uniform

who knows what any of them would be doing. Each one of the above players are playing:

in a different home park
for different coaches and managers
with different teammates
in different divisions

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 30, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Implicit in that...

is how bloodthirsty Cub crowds can get when you don’t succeed…Certainly makes a difference.

by CubsWin!Oregon on May 30, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 30, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What did we trade for Wuertz again?

Whatever we got back, it wasn’t nearly enough. As for Marquis, meh, we had one starter too many and still do with Wells’ emergence. As good as he’s been, I would rather have Marshall, who’s been just as good and is much younger and cheapter.

by Poloplaya14 on May 30, 2009 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

at this point we don't even have the guys we got for Wuertz anymore

If he keeps this up the A’s got a steal, if he goes back to the Wuertz we all knew and loved, no big loss.

Robbie Robnett has been released and Justin Sellers was traded to the Dodgers for cash.

by jeff_pico on May 30, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

at least we haven't dealt the PTBNL

we got for rich hill (not on list) or rocky roquet yet.

oh yeah, we haven’t completed them yet.

by tim815 on May 31, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The PTBNL for Rich Hill

is apparently dependent on his performance. So we may not get that player for a while.

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on May 31, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great

I can root for him to do very well without worrying about feeling sick about losing him then.

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by Archie on Jun 2, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't look now...

…but Rich Hill isn’t looking so bad for the O’s. Yesterday, he had his best start yet – 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 K and, yes, 3 BB. Still, he appears to be keeping the walks under control. Interestingly enough, Baltimore has won every game Rich has started thus far.

Here are his ’09 gamelogs.

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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 2, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

perhaps

the PTBNL should be Hill himself. :P

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on Jun 2, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's see.

Two mediocre starts, one bad one and one good one. If a Cub pitcher had done that after a callup, many here would be screaming, “DFA! DFA!”

12 walks in 21 innings isn’t very good, either.

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by Al on Jun 2, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but 22 Ks is.

I’m definitely not calling him an unmitigated success, but he’s hanging in there. I don’t want him back or anything either. But it’s interesting to watch his progress.

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by dat cubfan daver on Jun 2, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At some point it doesn't matter

Sometimes guys really just need a change of scenery, and Wuertz may have been one of those guys. Can’t worry about it.

by chitownhawkeye on May 31, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Happens a lot-change of scenery just seems to wake guys up-I always thought that Wuertz had closer-type stuff but it was way too frustrating watching him come and, issue a walk and get pulled.

by bluekoolaide on May 31, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

marquis

we could use those 7 wins.marshall just cant seem to win as many games.no big marquis fan but we should have let him finish his contract out. we pretty much got nothing for him.and were still paying viscaino.im sure mgt is not thrilled paying these guys that are not on the team anymore.

by NOMAR on May 31, 2009 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

wins and losses arent a good way to judge a pitcher

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by dat cubfan daver on May 31, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wins are the most overrated stat in baseball

Do you really think Marquis would have 7 wins with the support of this offense (and I use that term loosely)? Zambrano>Marquis. Harden>Marquis. Dempster>Marquis. Lilly>>Marquis. Marshall>Marquis. Wells>Marquis. That trade saved us $5 million in payroll, which will come in handy at the trade deadline, when teams are going through their fire sales. Just wait and watch as Marquis balloons in the 2nd half like it always does. His career 2nd half ERA is 4.93 compared to 4.22 for the 1st half.

by Poloplaya14 on May 31, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs