01-14-2009, 06:27 PM
A few interesting tidbits here. These notes are from the Caravan kickoff from Harry's...
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Rothschild said it was too early to say what Jeff Samardzija’s role will be. Samardzija came up from Double A last year and did a good job out of the pen. He could be a mid- to late-innings guy this year or a starter. He also could open the season at Iowa.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Free-agent lefty Randy Wolf remains a possibility for the back of the rotation. Wolf was 12-12 with a 4.30 ERA last year between San Diego and Houston.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->--The recently traded Mark DeRosa filled in more than admirably the last two years at third base whenever Aramis Ramirez needed a break. The Cubs don’t seem to have a pure backup there anymore.
“I think Lou will bounce guys around in camp,” Hendry said. "I’m sure he’ll play (Aaron) Miles everywhere in the infield. He’ll play (Ronnie) Cedeno everywhere in the infield. He had talked to you guys in Vegas about moving (Mike) Fontenot over to playing a little shortstop, too. He can play some third, too. We’re a long way from Opening Day. We’re a long way from camp. Maybe there’s a potential addition that we don’t even know about yet that could serve a different role in a utility situation.”
The left-handed hitting Fontenot and the switch-hitting Miles figure to share time at second base, with Miles giving Ryan Theriot a breather at short on some days.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's some other stuff in there about Pie, Hill, Marquis, etc. Nothing about Peavy or the ownership issue.
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Rothschild said it was too early to say what Jeff Samardzija’s role will be. Samardzija came up from Double A last year and did a good job out of the pen. He could be a mid- to late-innings guy this year or a starter. He also could open the season at Iowa.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Free-agent lefty Randy Wolf remains a possibility for the back of the rotation. Wolf was 12-12 with a 4.30 ERA last year between San Diego and Houston.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->--The recently traded Mark DeRosa filled in more than admirably the last two years at third base whenever Aramis Ramirez needed a break. The Cubs don’t seem to have a pure backup there anymore.
“I think Lou will bounce guys around in camp,” Hendry said. "I’m sure he’ll play (Aaron) Miles everywhere in the infield. He’ll play (Ronnie) Cedeno everywhere in the infield. He had talked to you guys in Vegas about moving (Mike) Fontenot over to playing a little shortstop, too. He can play some third, too. We’re a long way from Opening Day. We’re a long way from camp. Maybe there’s a potential addition that we don’t even know about yet that could serve a different role in a utility situation.”
The left-handed hitting Fontenot and the switch-hitting Miles figure to share time at second base, with Miles giving Ryan Theriot a breather at short on some days.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's some other stuff in there about Pie, Hill, Marquis, etc. Nothing about Peavy or the ownership issue.