Cubs manager Lou Piniella spent portions of his Sunday laying out short-term plans he hopes will bear fruit in the long term.
Archive for May, 2010
Carlos Zambrano will return to the mound as a starting pitcher Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Lou Piniella said before the series finale against St. Louis on Sunday.
Cashner to arrive this week
May 31
Touted pitching prospect Andrew Cashner will join the Cubs’ bullpen
this week, adding a new element to the team’s unsettled pitching
landscape. General manager Jim Hendry later said there’s no set date for Cashner’s
promotion, although it will happen this week, perhaps no later than
Wednesday.
The St. Louis Cardinals hurt the Cubs with two-out hitting in a 9-1 victory Sunday that gave the Cards the three-game series.
All-Star voting has begun, but one of the Cubs’ best candidates is not on the ballot. Pitcher Carlos Silva would have to be selected by the vote of managers and players, but his performance should get him some support.
As Chicago Cubs’ starter Carlos Silva morphs into a Cy Young candidate so far early in the 2010 season, Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry is getting more than his share of credit for pulling off that trade.