Cubs Sign Broussard

Seems to me that Josh Kroeger was a more viable option to bring up in Soriano's absence, even though he's not on the Cubs 40 man roster.

Kroger is batting .285/.358/.483 in AAA. Not sure what his MLE would be, but he seems like he deserves a shot.

The buzz on this now is that it's a minor move, and he won't be added to the 25 man roster. It's more likely that either Kroeger or Murton will be called up along with Hoffpauir, and Broussard will remain an option in Des Moines.

bring up murt and Hoffpauir. Give murt the job for three fours weeks... let him build some trade value and then move him for whatever you can get for him because quite frankly he doesnt have a hope of every really playing for the cubs. That is sad, but it is the truth, Soriano and Kosuke are gonna be there for a long time.

The Broussard thing can only be explained in that Ward is really hurt. Lou wants an experienced left handed bat and that is broussard. Hoffpauir is great, but he doesnt have that veteran presence that Lou is so enamored with.

"The Broussard thing can only be explained in that Ward is really hurt."

...I think its that coupled with them trying to keep him away from a threatening team, ie StL who might be looking for a stop-gap 1B right about now...

Bonds plays left....and he's patient at the plate. What a perfect fit!

At least then Bartman won't be the most hated guy in Chicago.

I get that they have the best record in the majors but:

They really need to stop batting The Riot 1st or 2nd. He's going to come back down to earth any day now. Someone also should tell him that he isn't very fast and maybe put up the red light.

“I get that they have the best record in the majors but:”

…Its always frightening when a team gets an extremely hot start while having issues or doing so mainly because of players performing above their ability. Its also difficult to really determine what areas you need to tinker with since overall numbers can be skewed quite easily because of the lack of playing time.

That being said, I don’t think they should move Theriot down because he was a much better hitter last year than his overall numbers imply. He took so much grief from all the Cubs fans over the offseason because of said overall numbers (to the point I almost felt like an apologist for him), but he was hitting about 290/360/380 in late August before a September crash. He is pretty much the teams best options for the 1-2 spots, whether he should be expected to see a regression or not… Do agree with the “red light” thing though...

Oh and:
“scribbletone, that "keeping him away from STL" comment is a great point”

…Not that it’s a big deal or anything, but I think I said that…

You guys were talking about it so:

“Micah Hoffpauir, 1B, Chicago Cubs Thursday 6/12, 12:17 PM CT
Infielder Micah Hoffpauir has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa, according to the AP. The team also optioned right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart to Iowa.

Hoffpauir hit .421 over 19 at-bats in his previous stint with Chicago this season. He is expected to start as the Cubs' DH when they play the Jays on Friday in Toronto, and could see regular time in that role during inter-league play at AL parks.”

"LF-Soriano
CF-Fukudome
1B-Lee
3B-Ramirez
RF-Bonds
C-Soto
2B-Derosa
SS-Theriot
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Thats a pretty tough lineup"

Who catches the ball in the OF? Love Fukudome, but not CF longterm.

The Patterson call-up makes sense in light of what Aduncaroo just said, "I don't think you mess with anything.." Patterson fits nicely in left and in the leadoff spot and causes no disruption to the rest of the lineup...Theriot stays at second where he's an excellent fit (good speed, takes a walk, excellent bat control) and Fukudome stays 5th, where despite his lack of power, isn't a guy that pitchers are eager to pitch to. Broussard is a good move as a backup plan and I agree there may have been some gamesmanship with St. Louis. I'm also not convinced Hoffpauir has major league power yet, something you'd like to have from a first baseman/corner OFer.