Z to the Pen

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If Silva sucks? They'll move Z back
If Z sucks? They'll move Z back
If a rookie finally steps up in the pen? They'll move Z back.
If they trade for a good middle reliever? They'll move Z back.


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Thats about where I am too. I expect him to be back in the rotation by June.
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Or we skip the stupidity, move Gorz to the pen, Lilly to the rotation, and Russell to Iowa . . . and we do it in April.
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This doesn't work unless you are OK with a lefthander being your 8th inning guy. Because if it's not Gorz, then they really haven't solved anything.

If not Gorz, then I suppose it has to be Silva. But taking Silva out of the rotation before he shows his true colors (which I assume he will eventually do), seems a bit insane as well (tonights perfomance backs that up).

Wells is young (PT wise) and still learning his way around being a starter in the majors. I would not want to move him out.

Every arguement that has been used against Zambrano applies to Dempster as well, except that I think Dempster is better than Zambrano.


I would probably move Gorz to the pen, but that really doesn't do anything to solve the 8th inning problems we've had. I'd still do it, but I can see why Lou/Rothschild would prefer Zambrano. And again, it's not like we traded Zambrano away. We made what is, in all likelyhood, a temporary move that will last until ANYBODY in the pen steps up.
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Marshall gets the 8th, Gorz gets Marshall's old spot. Problem solved.
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NOT if you want a right hander as the setup guy.
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Why does a set up man have to be right handed?
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He doesn't HAVE to be, but if the Cubs wanted Marshall in the 8th, Marshall would be in the 8th already.