Chad Fox Recalled, Jeff Samardzija Optioned To Iowa

Via Gordo's Twitter. Chad Fox has had more baseball lives than... well, just about anyone in recent years.

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Wow.

I guess this means Bobby Scales goes back down Friday, unless they make a decision with Gathright.

I like Shark going back, but Chad Fox? Better than Kevin Hart, I guess.

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by carmen_fanzone on May 6, 2009 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I guess.

Jeff Stevens would probably have been a better choice.

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by Al on May 6, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably, but Stevens has been walking a bunch of guys

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by berselius on May 6, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Point taken.

OTOH, he has allowed only four hits in 13 innings with 13 strikeouts.

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by Al on May 6, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t see how this impacts Scales one way or the other. With David Patton being on this team, the bullpen is going to be 7 guys, at least until Patton shows some consistency and convinces Lou that he can be used more than twice a week.

by dmlichte on May 6, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We have to make a decision Friday when we bring up Wells for his start....

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by carmen_fanzone on May 6, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup...

I know that. But the fact remains that this move, Samardzija for Fox, has no baring on the pending move with Wells. The Cubs were not going to shed a reliever for Wells, unless it was Patton. Come Friday, unless another position player goes on the DL, Scales or Gathright is gone.

by dmlichte on May 6, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I vote for Gathright.

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by Al on May 6, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

can Gathright

be sent to AAA? I’m thinking not.

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by drewishdrewid on May 6, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he'd have to clear waivers first.

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by Al on May 6, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

TwitterMeyer also now says that DLee is out because of his bulging disk in neck

flaring up again. I still think he should have rested yesterday with all the other regulars.

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by zevkalman on May 6, 2009 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Samardzija

The organization needs to decide what they want to do with him… is he a starter or a reliever? Just decide and let it be. Personally I’d like to see them let him start and exhaust that avenue. Let him start until we know he’s not a starter. But jerking him between starter and reliever likely did not help him. Let him go to Iowa and focus on one thing.

by dmlichte on May 6, 2009 4:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think he has to be stretched out to start...

… and work on his 2nd and 3rd pitches. He probably shouldn’t be back till September.

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by Al on May 6, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

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by dat cubfan daver on May 6, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and thats fine...

time to thing long term, too. Starters are more valuable than relievers, so lets see if that is a possibility. Come September who knows what will be happening w/ the rotation, whether its Harden or Marshall or anyone. Even if this means we don’t see Samardzija until 2010, they should do that.

by dmlichte on May 6, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs