RBi
05-23-2006, 07:58 AM
The Cubs are in desperate need for an addition to this weak hitting team. Good news Cubs fans! The Cubs are about to add a heavy hitting first baseman who hits for average and should provide quite a bit of pop out of the third spot in the lineup. They're also about to add a speedy switch hitting outfielder with above average defense.
I also hear that the Cubs are close to adding a couple of solid starting pitchers to steady the rotation. One has a career 3.24 ERA with a 7:2 strikeout to walk ratio. The other has a career 3.98 ERA with a 2:1 career strikeout to walk ratio. The addition of these two pitchers will help a struggling rotation and should eliminate the need for Glendon Rusch in the rotation.
Who are the players I'm talking about? Well, you might have heard of them... Derrek Lee, Angel Pagan, Mark Prior and Wade Miller. Here is the updated information for the four wounded Cubs.
Mark Prior: Mark Prior threw 38 pitches over two innings in an extended spring training game on Friday.
"He threw two innings and threw well," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "His stuff is coming along, it's better. His fastball velocity came up a little bit." Prior is expected to make one or two appearances in Arizona. He'll then begin an official rehab assignment. Assuming that there's no setbacks, he could return in three or four weeks. Prior could return to the Cubs as soon as June 9th. Source: Cubs.MLB.com
Derrek Lee: Lee has started swinging a lighter bat with his good arm in order to help ease his return to action. Lee is scheduled to have his cast removed on May 31st and soon after he will begin rehab and is expected to rejoin the Cubs on or around June 10th. Source: Ron Santo, Cubs Radio Broadcaster
Angel Pagan: Outfielder Angel Pagan, on the disabled list since April 16 with a torn left hamstring, is two to three weeks away, Cubs athletic trainer Mark O'Neal said. Pagan has been running on a treadmill with a weight-bearing device that takes the pressure off his legs. He could be jogging under his own power by the end of the week, O'Neal said. Pagan has been hitting and throwing. He's doing his rehab in Mesa, Ariz., at the Cubs facility. Source: Cubs.MLB.com
Wade Miller: Miller is to pitch Monday in an extended spring training game in Arizona and is said to be just a week or so behind Prior. Until the results of Miller's session Monday are released it will be hard to predict a return date. Upon his return Miller will take a spot in the rotation, as promised by Jim Hendry. He will likely serve as a 4th or 5th starter for the Cubs.
I also hear that the Cubs are close to adding a couple of solid starting pitchers to steady the rotation. One has a career 3.24 ERA with a 7:2 strikeout to walk ratio. The other has a career 3.98 ERA with a 2:1 career strikeout to walk ratio. The addition of these two pitchers will help a struggling rotation and should eliminate the need for Glendon Rusch in the rotation.
Who are the players I'm talking about? Well, you might have heard of them... Derrek Lee, Angel Pagan, Mark Prior and Wade Miller. Here is the updated information for the four wounded Cubs.
Mark Prior: Mark Prior threw 38 pitches over two innings in an extended spring training game on Friday.
"He threw two innings and threw well," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "His stuff is coming along, it's better. His fastball velocity came up a little bit." Prior is expected to make one or two appearances in Arizona. He'll then begin an official rehab assignment. Assuming that there's no setbacks, he could return in three or four weeks. Prior could return to the Cubs as soon as June 9th. Source: Cubs.MLB.com
Derrek Lee: Lee has started swinging a lighter bat with his good arm in order to help ease his return to action. Lee is scheduled to have his cast removed on May 31st and soon after he will begin rehab and is expected to rejoin the Cubs on or around June 10th. Source: Ron Santo, Cubs Radio Broadcaster
Angel Pagan: Outfielder Angel Pagan, on the disabled list since April 16 with a torn left hamstring, is two to three weeks away, Cubs athletic trainer Mark O'Neal said. Pagan has been running on a treadmill with a weight-bearing device that takes the pressure off his legs. He could be jogging under his own power by the end of the week, O'Neal said. Pagan has been hitting and throwing. He's doing his rehab in Mesa, Ariz., at the Cubs facility. Source: Cubs.MLB.com
Wade Miller: Miller is to pitch Monday in an extended spring training game in Arizona and is said to be just a week or so behind Prior. Until the results of Miller's session Monday are released it will be hard to predict a return date. Upon his return Miller will take a spot in the rotation, as promised by Jim Hendry. He will likely serve as a 4th or 5th starter for the Cubs.