Piniella also declined to anoint Carlos Marmol as his closer over newcomer Kevin Gregg, despite Marmol's dominance as the set-up man.
"He has earned it, but the other kid has done well," Piniella said. "Let them compete. I think it worked very well last year [with Kerry Wood, Marmol and Bob Howry] when we went into camp and let them all compete. I feel comfortable with Marmol, no question. But remember, we traded for this other young man and he was a closer [for Florida] with success, so give him a chance too.
"What we need to develop is a seventh-inning pitcher. That's going to be a bigger job than [picking] the closer."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs
about 1 year ago
Ray Guilfoyle
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Piniella
he did this last year also, but went with the fave Wood….so Marmol probably has the job, as long as he doesn’t blow up in spring training.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Jan 19, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can you imagine...
the reaction of Rob Neyer, Keith Law etc if Marmol sets-up Gregg after the Cubs dealt Ceda in a “bad” trade for Gregg?
by faketeams on Jan 19, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
I am sure they would crucify Piniella.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Jan 19, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Some of us ...
are rooting for decisions made on small sample size.
by Rad on Jan 20, 2009 2:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
















