One of the wackiest managers baseball has ever seen has just made another odd move. Lou Pinella has decided to move Carlos Zambrano, the Cub's ace for over 5 years to the bullpen. The big Z will now serve in the setup role for closer Carlos Marmol.
Making over $17 million dollars this season, surely Zambrano will be the highest paid setup man ever. How can Lou move the face of his starting rotation into a situational pitching role? Although reports say Zambrano is ok with this role change, I dont think it will be that long until we see Zambrano bashing bats into water coolers in the dugout.
Now Zambrano has been far from All Star form this season, pitching to a record of 1-2 and an ERA of 7.45. This move now makes Ryan Dempster the ace of the rotation. I cannot take the Cubs seriously with Dempster as their number 1 starter.
Pinella claims that this move is only temporary, as the bullpen has been rocky this season and he wants to give time to management to find a suitable option to pitch the 8th inning. However, I'm not sure how many games the Cubbies will win with Dempster, Gorzellany, Silva, and Randy Wells in the rotation.
If this move turns out to be the failure I believe it will be, expect to hear fans calling for Piniella's job, and Lou will once again be searching for a new place to manage.
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