17 Cubs on WBC Rosters

MLB has released the 45-man provisional rosters of the national teams that will be playing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Rosters will need to be cut-down to 28 (with at least 13 pitchers) by February 24th. There are presently a total of 17 Cubs major leaguers and minor leaguers on?the provisional rosters of the WBC teams:?? AUSTRALIA: Ryan Searle, RHP CANADA: Rich Harden, RHP? Vince Perkins, RHP Chris Robinson, C CHINESE TAIPEI: Hung-Wen Chen, RHP DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Carlos Marmol, RHP Aramis Ramirez, 3B? Alfonso Soriano, OF? ITALY: Alessandro Maestri, RHP JAPAN: Kosuke Fukudome, OF NETHERLANDS: Dwayne Kemp, 2B PUERTO PICO: Geovany Soto, C USA: Derrek Lee, 1B Ted Lilly, LHP VENEZUELA: Jose Ascanio, RHP? Angel Guzman, RHP? Carlos Zambrano, RHP?