04-12-2010, 05:00 PM
I think Gray likely would have made the team out of spring training if not for his injury. After he gets some innings under his belt I think he will be the most likely canidate to replace Shark.
I've always thought of Cashner as an eventual reliever, like he was in college, but the Cubs seem intent on making him a starter. If we do bring him up to the bullpen this year, I'd like to see him transitioned into the bullpen in the minors first. If we are going to keep him as a starter then I think Parker and Gray are the smarter choices if we want to bring up new guys to the pen.
I've always thought of Cashner as an eventual reliever, like he was in college, but the Cubs seem intent on making him a starter. If we do bring him up to the bullpen this year, I'd like to see him transitioned into the bullpen in the minors first. If we are going to keep him as a starter then I think Parker and Gray are the smarter choices if we want to bring up new guys to the pen.