2011 "BAMF" Chicago Cubbies

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2011 Chicago Cubs Roster
2010 Record: 87-75


Lineup V.s. Right Handed Pitchers

#	Pos	Name	Age	Ratings
1	CF	Weddo Tsugiharu	20	8-4-4-6-8 (10 Speed, 6 Range, 10 Outfield Arm)
2	SS	B.J. Upton	26	8-9-7-7-8 (9 Speed, 9 Range, 6 Infield Arm)
3	3B	David Wright	28	7-10-10-10-5 (6 Speed, 7 Range, 8 Infield Arm)
4	RF	Jonny Gomes	29	6-8-9-6-4 (6 Speed, 7 Range, 7 Outfield Arm)
5	LF	Gary Spruell	24	9-8-3-9-8 (7 Speed, 9 Range, 5 Outfield Arm)
6	1B	Todd Helton	37	8-8-8-9-6 (3 Speed, 9 Range, 2 Infield Arm)
7	2B	Wes Hodges	25	8-8-7-6-5 (7 Speed, 7 Range, 9 Infield Arm)
8	C	Jordan Newton	25	6-8-6-5-7 (7 Speed, 8 Range, 6 Catcher Arm)
9	P	(Jason Hirsh)

Lineup V.s. Left Handed Pitchers

#	Pos	Name	Age	Ratings
1	CF	Weddo Tsugiharu	20	8-4-3-6-8 (10 Speed, 6 Range, 10 Outfield Arm)
2	SS	B.J. Upton	26	8-8-7-7-8 (9 Speed, 9 Range, 6 Infield Arm)
3	3B	David Wright	28	7-9-9-10-5 (6 Speed, 7 Range, 8 Infield Arm)
4	LF	Jonny Gomes	29	6-8-9-6-4 (6 Speed, 7 Range, 7 Outfield Arm)
5	1B	Chase Ulrich	23	7-3-7-7-7 (7 Speed, 8 Range, 3 Infield Arm)
6	2B	Wes Hodges	25	8-8-7-6-5 (7 Speed, 7 Range, 9 Infield Arm)
7	RF	Riley Cooper	23	7-10-8-4-7 (9 Speed, 8 Range, 9 Outfield Arm)
8	C	Jordan Newton	25	7-9-6-5-7 (7 Speed, 8 Range, 6 Catcher Arm)
9	P	(Jason Hirsh)

Noteable Bench Players

#	Pos	Name	Age	Ratings	Last Season
1	SS/2B	Yuniesky Betancourt	28	7-9-5-4-9 (8 Speed, 10 Range, 9 Infield Arm)	.283, 10 SB's
2	1B	Chase Ulrich	23	8-3-7-8-7 (7 Speed, 8 Range, 3 Infield Arm)	.274, 14 HR's
3	OF	Riley Cooper	23	6-10-8-4-7 (9 Speed, 8 Range, 9 Outfield Arm)	21 SB's, 12 HR's
4	C	Geovany Soto	28	8-5-4-6-5 (2 Speed, 6 Range, 6 Catcher Arm)	.317, 3 HR's
5	3B	Tripper Johnson	28	7-7-6-4-5 (5 Speed, 6 Range, 8 Infield Arm)	.268, 7 SB's

Could Contribute this Season

#	Pos	Name	Age	Ratings
Current Actuals	SP	Ambrose Callahan	18	5-4-5 (10 Endurance, P: 8 Range)
		Talent		10-8-7
Current Actuals	SP	Dorian Myers	22	6-3-7 (10 Endurance, P: 2 Range)
		Talent		10-6-8
Current Actuals	2B	Michael Antonio	20	6-9-2-4-8 (9 Speed, 6 Range, 8 Infield Arm)
		Talent		8-9-3-7-8
Current Actuals	RF	Fernando Martinez	22	7-7-6-3-7 (7 Speed, 8 Range, 7 Outfield Arm)
		Talent		8-7-7-4-7

Starting Rotation

#	L/R	Name	Age	Ratings
1	R	Jason Hirsh	29	9-8-10, 9 Endurance, 52% Ground (9-10-10 Talent)
2	R	Edwin Jackson	27	10-8-10, 9 Endurance, 59% Ground (10-8-10 Talent)
3	R	Lance Broadway	27	6-9-9, 9 Endurance, 65% Ground (5-9-9 Talent)
4	R	Dallas Buck	25	8-6-9, 9 Endurance, 63% Ground (8-6-9 Talent)
5	R	Raymond Mejias	23	8-8-7, 10 Endurance, 33% Ground (9-8-7 Talent)

*The Bear Pit

#	Role	L/R	Name	Age	Ratings
1	Mopup	R	Clint Everts	24	8-6-8, 6 Endurance, 39% Ground (9-6-8 Talent)
1	Middle	R	Brad Lidge	34	10-8-8 (10-9-9 Talent)
2	Middle	R	Oscar Villarreal	29	10-8-8
3	Middle	R	Erwin Boley	26	9-5-10 (10-5-10 Talent, 95-99MPH)
1	Setup	R	Bobby Jenks	28	10-6-10
2	Setup	R	Luther Kawakami	23	10-8-9 (10-8-10 Talent)
1	Closer	R	Ramon Ramirez	29	10-8-10 (10-9-10 Talent)

Key Losses:
SP, Mark Prior
3B, Evan Longoria
SS, Edgar Renteria
C, Willard Sabatini
MR, Brian Fuentes

Key Additions:
3B, David Wright
1B, Todd Helton
SP, Raymond Mejias
CL, Ramon Ramirez
CL, Brad Lidge

Bottom Line:
This is the best team the Cubbies have fielded since the 2008 squad that made the World Series. Weddo last year despite missing the first few sims to fill out in AAA broke the record for steals in a season with 136. BJ Upton added 50 SB's of his own to go with 23 homers. Cubbies got the prize of free agency and he's batting in three hole in David Wright. Jonny Gomes having filled out to 6 contact is coming off a good year of .294 BA with with 26 homers. Once Gary Spruell fills out the Cubbies could be very deadly 1-5 with still a huge bat in the 6 hole with the Helton/Ulrich platoon at 1B.

If these people play to their ratings offensively the Cubbies shall be very good. Add in the fact two HUGE arms to the pen to go with Kawakami and Jenks and you have the best pen in the national league perhaps. The starting rotation still has it's two aces with talented 3-5 pitchers who have under performed in the past. All in all though this Cubs team could make a run deep in the playoffs. It's just a matter of surviving the brutal NL Central.