Carlos Zambrano Pays The Price For The Chicago Cubs Rich Pitching
FridayĀ May 7, 2010
The Chicago Cubs have plenty of pitching talent and it has cost Carlos Zambrano his spot in the rotation.
At the Major League level the CubsĀ have six very good starting pitchers. In fact, they are so strong that they have moved their struggling ace, Carlos Zambrano (1-2 6.29 era 1.77 whip), to the pen. TheĀ current rotationĀ has performed very well. As of today, they are a combined 9-8 with a 3.48 era and a 1.16 whip. In addition, they strike-out 3.3 batters for each one they walk.
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The Cubs farm systems is alsoĀ filled withĀ talented young arms.Ā The chart below outlines just how deep the farm system is:
LEVEL AAA
PitcherĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā winsĀ lossesĀ eraĀ Ā whip
Jay JacksonĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 3Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2.31Ā 0.86
Casey ColemanĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā 2Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2Ā Ā Ā Ā 3.69Ā 0.95
Thomas DiamondĀ Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 0Ā Ā Ā Ā 1.65Ā 0.99
AA
Andrew CashnerĀ Ā Ā Ā 3Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā Ā 2.75Ā 0.97
Hung-wen ChenĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā 3Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā Ā 2.40Ā 1.10
Austin Bibens-DirkxĀ 0Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā 2.88Ā 0.96
Alex MaestroĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā 3.57Ā 1.08
Craig MuschkoĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 0Ā Ā Ā Ā 3.60Ā 1.00
High A
Rafael DolisĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2Ā Ā Ā 1.84Ā 1.13
Aaron ShaferĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 0Ā Ā Ā 0.83Ā 0.92
Low A
Su-Min JungĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 4Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 0Ā Ā Ā 0.78Ā 1.17
Brooks Raley, Christopher Archer and Christopher Rusin are three other promising youngĀ arms within the organization. These three are off to poor starts but keep your eye on them, they have potential.
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