Wells and Wood optioned to minors, Clevenger over Castillo

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I'd much rather have seen Randy Wells in the Chicago Cubs rotation, but rather than bullpenning him the Cubs have at least done the only other smart thing possible by optioning him to the minors. Good call on that even if it's the result of other poor decisions. I've been saying for awhile that Steve Clevenger is the better catcher and better option to back-up Geovany Soto. He's played better in the minor leagues. He has better projections. He's more versatile. He's just a better player and it's great to see the Cubs pick him over Castillo for the job.

With Wells and Travis Wood optioned to the minors, the Cubs rotation is set with Ryan Dempster pitching opening day. He'll be followed by Matt Garza, Chris Volstad, Jeff Samardzija and Paul Maholm. Maholm is only pitching in the 5th game because he's coming back from injury and the Cubs have taken it easy with him. The final two spots filled in the rotation were Volstad and then Samardzija.

Blake DeWitt and Joe Mather also made the team.

More info on the final roster as it comes.

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  1. Mercurial Outfielder

    Which 90’s era Cubs team will this Cubs team be most like? My vote is 1997, but could easily be 1994.

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  2. Mercurial Outfielder

    Sveum on Corpas yesterday:

    “Corpas is coming off elbow problems, but his last three innings he’s been as good as anybody in camp, if not anybody’s camp,” Sveum said. “He’s averaging a couple strikeouts an inning his last three, four outings.”

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  3. mb21

    @ Mercurial Outfielder:
    I think this team is more than capable of losing 40 of 50 games like they did in 1999 and 2000. In 99 the Cubs were 46-47 and 50 games later were 56-87. This team isn’t likely to ever be 46-47, but I can easily see this team going on a stretch like that.

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  4. AnnoDomini

    Look at the bright side, with all the day games this year they’ll at least be shitty and well tanned.

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  5. roger

    three yrs. from now–new mgr.–boston dude leaves-ricketts still shaking hands & handing out raincoats-new mgr says will concentrate on fundamentals—-bunting-baserunning etc—more concrete falls–bathrooms get new paid urinals with ads posted to wall to raise $–beer is $ 15–dogs $10–tv goes to paid per view–schedule includes new expansion team Gary Railcats in Gary Ind. due to expansion of Gary airport & casinos–Sox move to Indy-gas is $10 a gallon–cubs draw 3.5 million fans & finish 50 & 162 due to expanded schedule-Soriano signed to new 5 yr extension–same old crap

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