2010 BCB Community Projections: Sean Marshall

by Al Yellon on Feb 24, 2010 8:00 AM CST in Community Projections

Sean Marshall could be a very important part of the 2010 Cubs. He's qualified to start, but Lou thinks he's better out of the bullpen. This isn't necessarily a bad idea, but I'd like to see Lou understand the concept of "long reliever", something Marshall could have done well last year instead of constantly being used as a LOOGY.

Post your projections after the jump. There are a number of different categories depending on how you think he's going to be used. (No category for "number of games played in left field", though.)

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Lou is a genius

he is intentionally using Marshall as a LOOGY so that when it is his time for a contract they can pay him as such and then put him in the starting rotation where he will win 6 consecutive Cy Young awards.

I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
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by hansman1982 on Feb 24, 2010 8:30 AM CST reply actions

What no form for guessing his stats in LF?

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by Doggie Stalker on Feb 24, 2010 9:50 AM CST reply actions

Sean Marshall might be just too awesome for a poor little internet form

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by eths on Feb 24, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions

I've Never Understood...

Why Marshall isn’t given a shot? He’s not a typical “fall-in-love-with-him” scrappy guy like Fuld, Fox, etc. where some people fall in love with him for some odd reason (See Murton, Matt). This guy has posted ERA’s under 4 in two of three seasons where he was given a chance to start. Why wouldn’t a big lefty like him continue to be given chances as at least a 5th starter?

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by HoSs. on Feb 24, 2010 11:25 AM CST reply actions

IMO, he definitely should be ahead of Samardzija in line for competing for a starting spot

I’d be happiest if one of Gorzelanny or Marshall earned the spot, giving us the second lefty starter while preventing our pen from being too left-handed (which isn’t a huge deal other than that lefties seem to confuse Lou). Or Silva, if he can earn it for a reason other than that he’s being paid so much.

by madcow256 on Feb 24, 2010 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

Or Silva, if he can earn it for a reason other than that he’s being paid so much.

fat chance that will happen

haha, get it?

by jesus christos on Feb 24, 2010 11:02 PM CST up reply actions

It's fat like his contract!

And his pitching potential!

And his motivation to prove us all wrong!

. . . and his body. Wah wah.

by madcow256 on Feb 25, 2010 7:30 AM CST up reply actions

I understand the long-reliever argument, and I was fully on board for the first half of last year...

…but towards the end of the year I started to think that Lou may not have mishandled Marshall as much as was suggested. Splits last year:

Vs. LH: .243/.320/.383/.703
Vs. RH: .289/.339/.462/.801

I thought Marshall really struggled against righties at the end of the year last year. I wouldn’t mind seeing him go more than an inning on more occasions, but I think him being used as a LOOGY when Grabow is being saved/is unavailable isn’t farfetched.

by mgrace17 on Feb 24, 2010 11:44 AM CST reply actions