Starting Pitchers
Andrew Cashner
Casey Coleman
Thomas Diamond
Jeff Kennard
J.R. Mathes
Vince Perkins
James Russell
Catchers
Robinson Chirinos
Steve Clevenger
Blake Lalli
Chris Robinson
Cubs hand out 19 non-roster invites to Spring Training
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The Daily Herald reports that the Cubs have announced that 19 players will be invited to Spring Training in addition to the 40 rostered players. Those players are below:
Infielders
Darwin Barney
Matt Camp
Starlin Castro
Bryan LaHair
Bobby Scales
Josh Vitters
Outfielders
Brett Jackson
Brad Snyder
The chances any of these guys break camp with the team are slim, but they'll each get a chance to impress management.
With the Cubs perhaps looking to fill out the bullpen, the best shots may belong to guys like Russell and Cashner if they can really come out and be lights out, but barring such an occurence they'll all likely find themselves back in the minor leagues to begin the season.
As a side note, LaHair signed a minor league deal earlier this week, while Bobby Scales and Brad Snyder returned after initially testing the minor league free agent market.
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1 Comment
tim815 said:
The only name I wasn't familiar with was Kennard. Nothing much, but a google search revealed adequate AAA numbers in '09. Worth a flier, I guess. Won't steal too many innings from Jay Jackson & Cashner.
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