Filed:February 25th, 2010
Lost amongst the news of Carlos Zambrano's secret handshake with Kevin Millar, Angel Guzman being shut down, Ted Lilly being flu-ridden, and the existential question of should Lou Piniella tweet or not tweet, came a small snippet out of Arizona expanding on the Cubs competition for spots on the pitching staff.
According to Piniella, he regards it as a race between Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Silva, Tom Gorzelanny, and, wait for it...Sean Marshall.
With that statement comes something of a drastic change in position, as the organization has long maintained that Marshall lacks the stamina to start, vacillating instead between using him in the bullpen out that fact, or as a matter of necessity.
I don't buy the argument; never have. While there is certainly a drop-off in s ...
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Chicago Cubs Signaling Change in Their Marshall Plan?
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Damen Jackson in MLBComments Off on Chicago Cubs Signaling Change in Their Marshall Plan?