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Roster Reduction and Soriano’s Return

March 7, 2008 1:36 pm By Neil Leave a Comment

According to a report on Cubs.com, Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry announced the first round of cuts on Friday morning. The Cubs reduced their roster by sending Esmailin Caridad, Jose Ceda, Geoff Jones, Tyler Colvin, Andres Torres, Bobby Scales, Welington Castillo and Josh Donaldson to minor league camp. They also optioned Billy Petrick to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs Spring Training roster now stands at 50 with more cuts expected next week. … [Read more...]

An Unannounced Split Squad

March 1, 2008 7:48 pm By Neil Leave a Comment

Spring Training Game Three - Cubs 2 Angels 6 WP - Jered Weaver (1-0) LP - Jason Marquis (0-1) As far as the game itself, it was over before it started. The Angels trotted out their All-Star lineup while Lou Piniella's crew featured a starting nine that could have taken the field last season in Iowa, with the exception of Jason Marquis and Alex Cintron. Kerry Wood and Bobby Howry both pitched for the first time this spring with similar results. Wood allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in an inning of work … [Read more...]

Spring Training NRI’s….The Pitchers

February 11, 2008 1:30 am By Neil Leave a Comment

There will be plenty of storylines to keep an eye on this spring and each of those will be discussed in detail over the next week. Position players report one week from today with the first full squad workout scheduled for February 19th. With pitchers and catchers reporting to Fitch Park in two days, the CCO will begin its coverage of Spring Training by taking a look at the pitchers that received non-roster invitations to camp last month. The Cubs still have holes to fill and baring any … [Read more...]

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