Jose Ascanio, Neal Cotts and Defeating the Platoon
Neal Cotts is the only lefty in the Cubs' bullpen, since Scott Eyre is on the DL and Carmen Pignatiello is nowhere near the big leagues. With Kevin Hart recovering from wildness and a concussion in Iowa, Jose Ascanio is a key middle reliever, and late inning power arm in times of need.
Ascanio should see plenty of work when the Cubs are behind and/or when the starting pitcher doesn't get past the middle of the game. If he pitches well enough, he could take innings away from Michael Wuertz and Bob Howry, but his spotty command will make that unlikely for now. more... ![]() Have an opinion? Comment now. It gets better. The top articles, photos and videos are on our homepage. Interested? Read more about Yardbarker
Featured Stories Today
Is Liddell's Career Officially Over?
Light heavyweights: Rashad Evans (17-0-1) def. Chuck Liddell (21-6)
How: TKO, 1:51 round two
Key moment:...
UFC 88 Breakthrough Live Results
Live Results for UFC 88 Breakthrough. Rear Naked News will be updating all night as the action happens...
A Running Blog of the Second Week of College Football
Week 2 is underway. This blog is brought to you by a Starbucks venti , red-eye, iced coffee. Updated...
The Ugly Picks For The Super-Bowl: The Teams that The Media Forgot To Thoroughly Analyze.
As football fans sometimes we tend to listen too much to the media. They say a team will win the division...
Michael Phelps Likes the Ladies... A LOT - Pics
Michael Phelps has been on a wild press / party / dating tour since his world domination in Beijing…...
Most Comments Today
Most Comments This Week
|
Most Popular MLB Articles
More from the Blogosphere
|