Lindblom’s future role in LA?
1) Next in line closer after Broxton
2) Late inning setup guy
3) Long relief innings eater
4) #3/4 type starter

Cameron Bayne and Brett Oberholtzer will make their 2010 debuts.

Via Mike Ashmore: Jeremy Bleich will be the starter.

i’m going down to Virginia and Maryland tommorow so I’ll go to a game tommorow anyways. I’m going reading and portland tommorow on the way south.

Great start so far for Jacob Turner. 3 shutout, 1 h, 4 K’s, 4:1 GO/FO so far. I don’t think he should get rushed, but dang, it’s gotta be awful tempting considering all those positive reviews about him this spring.

Daisuke is churning. 4 scoreless, 2 h, 3 K’s.

Should I be half intrigued with Romulo Sanchez? A bit more control and he looks half intriguing. 4 scoreless so far, 3 h, 2 bb, 5 K’s.

4 IP 1 H 0 BB 5 K

He has the strikeout pitch that Porcello doesn’t have. Turner will be the one that become the next Verlander for the tigers while Porcello is the next Derek Lowe at best which is still very good.

5 innings 2 hits 0 runs 0 BBs 7 Ks

5 GO to 3 FO… 2 hits were a double and a single

0 for 7 with 6 Ks and 1 walk

Max Stassi goes 1/4 with his first professional homerun.

Rashun Dixon 2/5 with a double, now 5/10 2 2B, 1 3B, BB, K to start the season. Kind of a deep sleeper but if he can keep from striking out too much could start to turn his tools into production.

5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 8 K

6.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K. There had been some noise over the offseason that he had ramped up his FB velocity, but he apparently was upper 80s and topped out at 90 today.

Zach Stewart :5.0IP,4H,1R,1ER,1BB, 3K, 1HR
Tim Collins: 1.2IP, 0H, 2BB, 5K

Decent showing from our youngsters for New Hampshire

AAA - Down 1-0 to Nashville in the 7th

Thomas Diamond: 5 ip, 4 h, 1 bb, 5 K’s, 1 R, 1 HBP, 5:5 GO/FO, 81 pitches (51 K’s). Man … if we get good Diamond … good, under control Diamond, for the year, I’ll be pretty … what’s a good … stoked.

AA - Tied 2-2 with Mississippi in the 6th

Austin Bibens-Dirkx - 5 ip, 6 h, 1 bb, 2 R, 6 K’s, 1 HR, 5:2 GO/FO, 83 pitches, 58 K’s so far. Not sure what I expected, but this is better. Here’s hoping. I remember M’s fans liking him somewhat back in the day.

Starlin Castro - 3/3, 1 3B, RBI, 2 SB.

A+ Daytona tied with Brevard 4-4 in the 11th.

Alberto Cabrera - 6 ip, 2 h, 2 K’s. 8:8 GO/FO. Sleeper that some Cubs fans are intrigued with.
Mike Perconte: 3 ip, 1h, 1 bb, 5 K’s. 4:0 GO/FO, 1 HBP, Jack’s boy.
Brett Jackson: 0/3 2 bb. Still no hits on the year, but the walks are a decent sign for me.

A - Down 6-2 to Clinton in the 5th.

Jon Nagel - 3 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 6 K’s. Some bad BABIP luck it seems. Big sinkerballer that is another year removed from surgery and holds some intrigue for me. I can see him developing Zach McAllister-ish.

So far this year, the Cubs system just can’t hit enough.

4 ip, 3 h, 5 bb, 4 K’s, 3 r, 1 WP, 4:1 GO/FO.

Eh … not a great start.

Someone noted that they liked him a lot yesterday

5 ip, 4 h, 4bb, 2 K’s, 4 runs (2 unearned), 1 WP, 8:3 GO/FO.

One of the more intriguing pitching “matchups” today, Chris Dwyer vs. Zeke Spruill.

Spruill - 5 ip, 5 h, 1bb, 4 K’s, 3 R, 3:5 GO/FO.
Dwyer - 4 ip, 2 h, 4 bb, 2 WP, 4 K’s, 2 R. Um … control didn’t seem to be there today.

Mr. Poll man himself.

Not the best night

3 ip, 8h, 2 bb, 1 K, 1 WP, 3 R, 4:2 GO/FO, 77 pitches, 51 strikes.

Mike Stanton: 1/3 2R 2BB
Matt Dominguez: 1/3 R 2B

If Stanton continues to not K, I don’t see him staying in AA for very long.

4-4 with a double, triple and 2 dingers.

Jemile Weeks: 1/3 R 3B HBP CS
Grant Green: 3/4 R 2B 3B

A+ ball - 1 IP, 0Ks, 0 BBs, and 3 Hs for 2 Rs, 1 earned.
Robinson Lopez in A ball - 2 IP, 2 Ks, 0 BBs, 1 H for 1 R
Edouardo Sanchez - 1 IP in AA, 2 Ks, 0 Hs, BBs, or Rs
Donald Veal didn’t do as well as some hoped - 5 IP in AAA, 1 K, 2 BB, 3 Hs, 1 R

through three games and 13 plate appearances he has 7 strikeouts and four walksThe third outcome has yet to occur with 0 hits, let alone any hrs. He is playing in AAA but I am not sure why, he had a hard enough time in AA last year.

2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 K

Has started off very well. He has started switch-hitting this season and has been doing very well. He was 3-4 last night, he doesn’t have much pop but has tons of speed and plays great defense.