Carlos Silva Released
Via tweet from Carrie Muskat; Cubs just issued an official press release confirming the unconditional release. The spring roster stands at 27 -- the only additional players are the two extra catchers. The 40-man roster stands at 39 -- Reed Johnson will be added before Opening Day.
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Al Yellon
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I don't know what they see in that guy.
He’s a slightly better version of Fernando Perez.
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some '09 Nyjer Morgan
but I agree … not very good and is a headcase.
Screw the haters. It's Cutler time.
by lexmarklover on Mar 27, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Headcase?
looks cool as a cucumber to me.
"Easy on the words, brother,'' Quade said.
by RiskyBusiness on Mar 27, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if Morgan and Elijah Dukes are pals
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Bros!
And Josh Willingham looks so happy!
"Easy on the words, brother,'' Quade said.
by RiskyBusiness on Mar 27, 2011 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
those uniforms look strange
oh! it’s spelled correctly.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 27, 2011 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Wasn't he the one that threw done his mitt when he missed the fly ball.
And then he just let the ball sit there. I believe it lead to an inside the park homerun.
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Mar 27, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, he was the very same.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 27, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Slightly better version of Fernando Perez?
Are you kidding me? I’m in no way calling Nyjer Morgan a “great” player, but I think we can at least say he has value on a Major League team. Perez has none.
Now whether you would want to put up with Morgan is another story, but he’s not bad.
Not great.
But Perez wouldn’t even hit .150 if he got regular playing time.
One is a decent MLBer, one is not an MLBer.
Morgan to the Brewers?
Good news for the Cubs. Just extra turmoil for the Brewers…and that’s a good thing.
"The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it." - Casey Stengal
And the desperation purge
continues. Cutter Dykstra was their #16 Prospect.
Trading Dykstra isn't necessarily desperation
No power and no position. Looks like the Brewers have been moving him around looking for a position and so far nothing looks very good.
I’m not a Carlos Gomez fan so in a platoon Morgan/Gomez might be ok.
John Grabow: $4.8 million in 2011.
If you're dealing a #16 Prospect for a head case
That’s one more chip you can’t use for something else. Willing to let them continue trading middling prospects for headcases from now until September.
This is the #16 prospect
in what is generally considered the worst farm system in baseball.
Dykstra is not much of a prospect at all. They won’t miss him.
by Josh Timmers on Mar 27, 2011 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
If he's their 16
and he’s that bad, I’m happy. The desperation continues. If they are struggling in June, will they deal a (pre-draft) top 5 for something? They have holes galore.
Trading a very marginal "prospect" for help in 2011 is a good move for the Brewers.
The Brewers have to go for it this year. As bad as Morgan was last year, if he keeps his head straight (which he did before last season) he is an improvement in CF as a platoon with Gomez. I think this is a decent gamble for the Brewers.
For what it is worth, John Sickels doesn’t even list Dykstra in the top 20 prospects. He gets honorable mention in a bad, bad organization.
John Grabow: $4.8 million in 2011.
It comes as a pair with
the Dickerson trade. Dickerson>>Nyjer
Mitre is meh
What Silva said to the press seemed very odd
Like today, (Hendry said) ‘We don’t know how Cashner is going to do.’ … For me, Cashner is a very good pitcher and he’s going to be great."
If Hendry is telling Silva that he does not have a spot of the 25-man roster, why would Hendry being telling him this about Cashner?
That just doesn’t add up and at first, I have to think that Silva is saying stuff to make trouble.
The only way that statement makes sense from Hendry to Silva, is if he is trying to get Silva to accept the AAA assignment.
"Easy on the words, brother,'' Quade said.
It doesn't matter any more.
Silva is now someone else’s problem.
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Perfectly put Al
We “all” wanted this, we got what we wanted, lets move on. (except waiting to wave g’bye to Hill… :])
I didn't understand the "white-collar Cub fans", "blue-collar Sox fans" until much later in life. Harry Smith~ "For Cubs Fans Only".
When it's all said and done
Maybe Silva and MB could be roomies. Talk about old times on various teams.
"Easy on the words, brother,'' Quade said.
by RiskyBusiness on Mar 27, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Forget any trade, Cubs management sent out a corp memo
Do not openly criticize the management in the media: Chi Trib link
place silva’s image here
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
The Cubs gave him every opportunity
They were even going to give him a start tomorrow. The Cub organization has always been viewed as player-friendly, maybe even too player friendly. Silva did this to himself and he deserved to be released.
by jerry morales rules on Mar 27, 2011 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
actually by criticizing the new Manager and pitching coach
he expressed his exit….my guess is that locker room attendants were told to make certain all his personal stuff was removed very early this AM, and that he was notified that his meal money and hotel room was terminated as of Noon today and that his agent would receive his cheque at the start of the season….
Dempster might then bring in some disinfectant and spray his locker and bench area, while Woody might bring in a ceremonial boombox and give everyone a hit….
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Agreed.
No need to cause the “last week of ST jitters”…this (should have been) coming for a while…
I didn't understand the "white-collar Cub fans", "blue-collar Sox fans" until much later in life. Harry Smith~ "For Cubs Fans Only".
Especially when your 3B rushes the mound....
"Easy on the words, brother,'' Quade said.
by RiskyBusiness on Mar 27, 2011 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
So now with 26 on the active roster (plus Reed)
they are sure quietly stoking the catcher situation….I just wonder if K Hill, Ramirez or even Castillo being part of some telephone conversations.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
G'morning I-Walls
wonder if you’re thinkin Jim H might make the right decision twice in one week???
I didn't understand the "white-collar Cub fans", "blue-collar Sox fans" until much later in life. Harry Smith~ "For Cubs Fans Only".
No way!
I refuse to believe this is possible.
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Mar 27, 2011 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Can you say...
No te pierdas Carlos Silva
Non desidero Carlos Silva
Non ti perdere Carlos Silva
Je ne manquerai pas vous Carlos Silva
وأنا لن تفوت عليك كارلوس سيلفا
私はあなたのカルロスシルバを見逃すことはありません
我不会想念你卡洛斯席尔瓦
No translation into German?
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 27, 2011 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Good call!
Ich werde dich nicht vermissen Carlos Silva
by socalicubsfan on Mar 27, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Danke schon!
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 28, 2011 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions
looks like Joel Sherman was correct two days ago
Either he knew something we all didn’t or he just got extremely lucky with a prediction.
Viva la Cubs Révolution!!!
Wooooo
Now show of hands that Hill gets the boot? I’m actually going to say he does! Management is making all the right calls this year.
by bleedinblue76 on Mar 27, 2011 11:49 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
The only reason I think you may be on to something...
… is, if they were going to keep Koyie, they could easily have optioned Castillo by now, and placed MaxRam on the DL. But they haven’t.
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Can someone please explain the love for Max Ramirez?
Because I don’t see it.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
He can hit a little bit ...
… had numbers comparable to Robinson Chirinos in the minor leagues. And, he can play a passable 1B.
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It's less how good he is
than how bad Hill is. But Ramirez does offer some flexibility, since he can play a couple positions, and is probably a league average or so hitter, and has some (albeit limited) upside. Hill is below average defensively and hits worse than a pitcher.
DEJESUS!!!
will MRam have alot of value to us in a trade eventually?
I’m thinking after reading lots of comments here, there and everywhere, we’re keeping Hill for awhile, Castillo will be sent to the minors so he can play everyday this season—unless Hill or Soto gets injured, if that happens, will MRam have a role with the Cubs?
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 27, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
A lot? Probably no
Significantly more than nothing, probably yes.
To me it isn't Max Ram
But more anyone but K Hill. I really think Castillo can be the next big catcher though!
by bleedinblue76 on Mar 27, 2011 11:57 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Someone before the AS Break will pick Silva up...
…I just don’t want it to be a NL Central team. Stuff like this has a way of biting us in the ass.
"The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it." - Casey Stengal
I know the history of ex Cubs coming back
to bite us in the ass, but in many cases those players had something left in the tank.
I honestly don’t think Silva has much left in the tank and given his attitude and his
seeming inability to take ownership of his failings, which we’ve all beaten to
death here…
If by some miracle someone picks him up I think he’s going to be an albatross
around the neck of any team that makes the bad decision to take him on.
R.I.P. Ronnie Santo... you will be missed...
How could he become an albatross to another team this year?
Any team that wants him can sign him to a league minimum deal since he’s getting paid by both the Cubs and Mariners.
Any deal to bring him in would be the exact opposite of an albatross around the neck.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Love JH quote on the tweet on sidebar
That SIlva wasn’t taking responsibly for his actions. LOL
''"I always thought I was the most competitive person out there. I never thought I'd find anybody more competitive until I met him.'' Ryan Dempster talking about Ted Lilly
by Madison Cub Fan on Mar 27, 2011 12:43 PM CDT reply actions
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