http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/1063 Recent articles about Ryan Theriot en-us I've been waiting for the MLB.com beat writers to start writing their normal offseason Inbox articles, and today a bunch of them responded. The Mets beat writer Marty Noble and and the Marlin's Joe Frisaro were the only ones writing the Inbox articles until today. Here are a few snippets regarding some of the top prospects: Mark Bowman, Braves: Can the Braves move Chipper Jones to first base and maybe look for a third baseman? -- Edward G., Santiago, Dominican Republic Chip... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Down_on_the_Farm_Snippets_from_MLBcom/1661573 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Down_on_the_Farm_Snippets_from_MLBcom/1661573 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Down_on_the_Farm_Snippets_from_MLBcom/1661573 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/1/41ea80457990715a2242526d0dd18758af5f3dad/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_18_58c2.jpg With the recent success of Cubs prospect Starlin Castro there is talk about bringing up Castro and shifting current shortstop Ryan Theriot to second base. Besides it being a bad idea to call Castro up this early it is arguably a worse idea to move Theriot to second base. Theriot would go from a slightly [...] Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Please_Lou_Please_Leave_Theriot_at_SS/1654092 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Please_Lou_Please_Leave_Theriot_at_SS/1654092 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Please_Lou_Please_Leave_Theriot_at_SS/1654092 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd98324e63b5b6054e5af5e6a3d993e0b85bf8bd/small/MLB_MAY_31_bc82.jpg Sporting News staff reports According to the Chicago Tribune, Cubs shortstop prospect Starlin Castro will get a spring training invite and a chance to begin the regular season on the major league roster if he impresses. Castro, 19, began this past season at Single-A and finished at Double-A, hitting .299 with 49 RBIs, 28 stolen bases and 56 runs scored in 127 games combined. Castro also finished sixth in the Arizona Fall League with a .376 average and was named the organization&#0... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:18:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_teen_SS_prospect_Castro_on_fast_track_Jaramillo_will_have_input_on_promotion/1642603 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_teen_SS_prospect_Castro_on_fast_track_Jaramillo_will_have_input_on_promotion/1642603 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_teen_SS_prospect_Castro_on_fast_track_Jaramillo_will_have_input_on_promotion/1642603 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd98324e63b5b6054e5af5e6a3d993e0b85bf8bd/small/MLB_MAY_31_bc82.jpg After rumors swirled about the Mets and Cubs attempting to find a third team, so the Cubs could dump the volatile Bradley and the Mets could rid themselves of fan scapegoat Castillo, it appeared that the Cubs really wanted Castillo for 2B.Chicago Tribune has an article today in which it appears that the Cubs are moving on and making plans for 2B that don't include Castillo. Maybe Chicago realized they couldn't find another team to play in the land of misfit toys or maybe this is an at... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:11:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Are_the_Cubs_out_on_Castillo/1637977 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Are_the_Cubs_out_on_Castillo/1637977 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Are_the_Cubs_out_on_Castillo/1637977 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd98324e63b5b6054e5af5e6a3d993e0b85bf8bd/small/MLB_MAY_31_bc82.jpg I don’t know why I do this to myself. I generally try to avoid doing this, but I accidentally read a comment written by Chuck as I was reading through ccd’s site. Early in the comments it’s suggested that Hendry should trade Ryan Theriot this winter. Chuck responds by saying something as silly as he usually does: Theriot would have brought a lot in return in the winter of 2007. No longer. Another Hendry protege held too long. How would Theriot have brought anything af... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:11:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Theriot_had_a_lot_of_value_after_2007/1427080 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Theriot_had_a_lot_of_value_after_2007/1427080 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Theriot_had_a_lot_of_value_after_2007/1427080 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd98324e63b5b6054e5af5e6a3d993e0b85bf8bd/small/MLB_MAY_31_bc82.jpg If you’re anything like me you rarely go to cubs.com. This little all-time 9 thing could have been up for awhile or it could have been put up today. I have no idea, but I couldn’t help but notice how useless it was. I mean, they don’t have Ryan Theriot’s 2007 season included. His 2008 one isn’t either. Neither is the 2009 season. I would have voted for any one of those as they are easily the 3 best seasons by a Cubs shortstop in the history of ever. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:08:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Can_8217t_Vote_For_Theriot_in_Cubs_All_45Time_9/1363635 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Can_8217t_Vote_For_Theriot_in_Cubs_All_45Time_9/1363635 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Can_8217t_Vote_For_Theriot_in_Cubs_All_45Time_9/1363635 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd98324e63b5b6054e5af5e6a3d993e0b85bf8bd/small/MLB_MAY_31_bc82.jpg Ryan Theriot was knocked down by a high and inside pitch in last night’s Cubs/Pirates game. It was the typical up and in pitch. It wasn’t really that close to hitting Theriot, but when you see a pitch coming anywhere near your head you tend to get out of the way as best as possible. I don’t remember who was pitching for the Pirates. Ramon Vazquez? Anyway, the next pitch was low and outside, which prompted Brenly to say, “I’d guess 90% of the time the nex... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:30:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Wasn_8217t_Bob_Brenly_A_Catcher/1140659 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Wasn_8217t_Bob_Brenly_A_Catcher/1140659 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Wasn_8217t_Bob_Brenly_A_Catcher/1140659 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd98324e63b5b6054e5af5e6a3d993e0b85bf8bd/small/MLB_MAY_31_bc82.jpg If you’d like to know why steroids make a great story, ask the Chicago newspapers this week. They’ve taken one tiny insinuation made completely tongue-in-cheek by one columnist and turned it a tempest in a Theriot-sized teapot. That Theriot would be petite Ryan Theriot, female fan favorite and infielder for the Chicago Cubs. Sat, 16 May 2009 17:26:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hit_a_Home_Run_Get_Accused_of_Taking_Steroids/633182 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hit_a_Home_Run_Get_Accused_of_Taking_Steroids/633182 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hit_a_Home_Run_Get_Accused_of_Taking_Steroids/633182 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/f/2f4ae9bcf8ddcb6e6f006604717d1a9eecb758bf/small/82998350.jpg Finally! Somebody in the organization says it. Ryan Theriot needlessly diving around the field isn’t hustling. Alan Trammel called it false hustle. To Theriot’s credit, he’s stayed on his feet much better this year. As a result, and this is no surprise, he’s actually made a few plays in the hole. Who knew if you stayed on your feet you could make more plays? His diving around the infield has always irritated me. Theriot knows he’s not going to convert 9... Sat, 16 May 2009 07:19:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/False_hustle/632764 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/False_hustle/632764 Ryan Theriot has been just obliterating the ball since May 1.  He has 3 home runs in the last 4 games, tying his career-high for home runs in a season in a 4 day stretch.  I’m not sure if this will keep up, it’s not like The Riot was one of those guys that seemed [...] Tue, 05 May 2009 10:15:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Coaches_Tell_Theriot_to_Hit_Ball_Harder_Theriot_Listens/619170 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Coaches_Tell_Theriot_to_Hit_Ball_Harder_Theriot_Listens/619170 Wrigleyville23 invented a statistic last year called the “TOOTBLAN”.  For those of you not familiar with this stat, it was created to honor Ryan Theriot, one of the worst baserunners in the entire league.  TOOTBLAN stands for “Thrown Out On The Basepaths Like A Nincompoop”.  This includes any kind of out made on the basepaths, [...] Fri, 01 May 2009 11:35:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_April_TOOTBLAN_Report_is_Out_and_It_Aint_Pretty/614646 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Cubs_April_TOOTBLAN_Report_is_Out_and_It_Aint_Pretty/614646 For these team projections I've used the playing time projections that we put together. The statistics for the hitters are from the 2009 Shawon's, which are based on the following projections: Marcel, Chone, PECOTA, and ZiPS. The pitching stats (FIP) are the average of those same 4 projection systems. The defense for most of the players was a 3-year weighted UZR average if possible and for others I explained on their individual player projection. The baserunning numbers are the aver... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:57:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Projecting_the_2009_Cubs_the_final_one/577920 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Projecting_the_2009_Cubs_the_final_one/577920