So some of these talk shows and articles I've read got me thinking about some things. Marty and Miller had Dave Kaplan on yesterday and couple subjects were discussed that got me thinking.
Rotation: talked about how Rich Hill was not the problem, he does need to get straightened out but he'll be ok. Marquis is more troublesome and Lieber was not ready to go into the rotation after being a bullpen guy so far this season. BTW, Hill's start for the Iowa Cubs the other day: 5 innings, 7 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's. Not spectacular but not terrible either.
Closer: Marty can't get off his high horse about Marmol being the closer instead of Wood. My opinion is that Wood hasn't been terrible and you can't pull the plug on him yet. Plus who would you trust more in the 7th or 8th with runners on in a tight game, Marmol or Wood? No brainer there, I'd rather have Marmol in that situation.
Lineup: Lou continues to ignore how bad Soriano is in the leadoff and defensively he needs to be replaced defensively in LF in a close game late in the game but Lou is Lou and he's too stubborn to abandon his $136 mil boy. Kaplan also said they need to figure out
CF because Pie needs to be sent to AAA and play every day and Reed Johnson is not an every day guy either. Cubs are likely to tweak their lineup with a trade at some point because you have all stars at 1B and 3B plus a Cy young contender in Zambrano plus 2 guys that one will likely be NL rookie of the year in Soto or Fukudome and lots of talented parts but a couple holes with the
CF position and the backend of the rotation. Miller said Soto makes him look bad every time he goes to the plate because Miller thought the Cubs made a mistake by making him the starting catcher from Day 1 but has been pleasantly proven wrong.
Any other thoughts from you Cubs fans? After Lieber's outing yesterday makes you wonder if Marshall or Gallager will get a shot at Hill's spot the next time around instead of Lieber. It's only May so can't get too worried considering the Cubs won a franchise record 17 games in April but these trends can't continue into June and July.
