After hiring Theo Epstein to be the new President of Baseball Operations, the Cubs have went into 'rebuilding' mode. They are currently rebuilding in the minor leagues. Adding depth and quality prospects. Simply put, the major league Chicago Cubs will not be a good baseball team.
C: Geovany Soto. He has been around. Could be good, could be average. Last year he was awful so historically this year he should be good.
1B: Bryan LaHair. 29 Year old rookie. Solid Triple A player, unknown what he can do in a full major league season.
2B: Darwin Barney. While likeable, he should not be an everyday starter.
SS: Starlin Castro. Fantastic player. By far the Cubs best position player. Hopefully he can build off of his solid numbers from last year and get his defense cleaned up a little bit.
3B: Ian Stewart. New to the team. Had an awful year last year in Colorado. Maybe he can bounce back and be a good player like he once was.
LF: Alfonso Soriano. Dreadful.
CF: Marlin Byrd. Another likable player that just isn't that good anymore.
RF: David DeJesus. Another new guy. Hoping for the best.
Bench: Blake Dewitt, Jeff Baker, Reed Johnson, Joe Mather, Steve Clevenger, Luis Valbuena.
The Starting Rotation:
1. Ryan Dempster. Probably my favorite Cub. Hoping he can have a better year than last year.
2. Matt Garza. Had a solid year last year even though it didn't show in the win column.
3. Jeff Samardzija. He has very long hair and was good at catching footballs. He had a great spring. Hopefully he can throw more strikes than balls this year.
4. Christ Volstad. New guy. I have no idea.
5. Paul Maholm. New guy. I have no idea.
Bullpen: Carlos Marmol, Kerry Wood, James Russell, Rafael Dolis, Lendy Castillo, Shawn Camp. Three guys from last year, three new guys. I am still upset they traded Sean Marshall.
That ladies and gentlemen is not a good professional baseball team.
I will be happy if they get to 70 wins and finish ahead of the Houston Astros. Of course, I will be following along every day.
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