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Cubs Sign Mike MacDougal

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | May 15, 2012 at 11:04am CDT

The Cubs have signed Mike MacDougal to a minor league deal, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune tweets. The Dodgers released the right-hander after designating him for assignment earlier this month.

MacDougal, 35, struggled through seven appearances with the Dodgers this year, allowing nine hits, six walks and five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. He had signed a one-year, $1MM deal in January after spending the 2011 season with the Dodgers. He posted a 2.05 ERA with 6.5 K/9, 4.5 BB/9 and a 60.9% ground ball rate in 57 innings last year, when he ranked tenth among MLB pitchers in ground ball rate (minimum 50 innings). 

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  1. Guest

    11 years ago

    Good short term move. Groundball pitchers in Wrigley are a must. If he carries a 3.50 ERA for the rest of the year if is a epic win.

    Reply
  2. scott brecht

    11 years ago

    Solid move.  Need some cheap bullpen depth.  Camp can’t continue to pitch everyday like he practically has been.  Would be nice to find a veteran lefty somewhere.  

    Reply
  3. rockfordone

    11 years ago

    Must be a good guy. Problem is he can’t find the plate. Not good for a pitcher.

    Reply
  4. the_show

    11 years ago

    The man hasn’t been able to pitch in years…he has awful control

    How he keeps getting jobs is a mystery

    Reply
    • Kid Kronik

      11 years ago

       This 2.05 ERA last year says differently.

      Reply
      • BlueSkyLA

        11 years ago

        It’s true that a ground ball pitcher like MacDougal can allow a lot of baserunners and still maintain a picturesque ERA, but if you look at him over the course of his career you won’t find much to like, at least if consistency is important to you.

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      • DodgerCyan

        11 years ago

        It was pretty amazing that he kept his ERA so low last year.  It seemed like each time he pitched he would load the bases.  The plus is that he produces some good double play balls.

        Reply
      • thegrayrace

        11 years ago

        4.5 BB/9 tells you more about control than ERA.

        FIP of 3.96.

        He allowed 17 inherited runners to score last season.

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        • BlueSkyLA

          11 years ago

          I’m not a MacDougal fan or anything but I do wonder about the inherited runners scoring stat. I don’t know how you make a useful statistical comparison. He did appear in almost half of the Dodgers’ games last season and middle relief pitchers will almost always come in with runners on base.

        • thegrayrace

          11 years ago

          Apparently he allowed 34% of inherited runners to score, while the league average was 30%. So yeah, a lot of that has to due with the number of times he came in with runners on base, but he was still below average, even with his high groundball percentage.

        • BlueSkyLA

          11 years ago

          Who tracks that stat? I’ve never seen it anywhere.

        • thegrayrace

          11 years ago

          Didn’t actually find it on any statistic site, but it was mentioned in a few articles about MacDougal resigning with the Dodgers in the offseason.

  5. DodgerCyan

    11 years ago

    Poor Cubs.  Hope MickeyD works out for you.  

    Reply
  6. BlueSkyLA

    11 years ago

    This guy was at one time decent bullpen fodder, but now it seems he is only decent A-ball fodder.

    Reply
  7. Koufaxblue

    11 years ago

    Cubs problem now good luck with this guy!!

    Reply
  8. Chiburgh

    11 years ago

    I hope to be proven wrong, but I’m not so confident this is the best guy to be bringing in. We already have reliever who can’t throw strikes.

    Reply
  9. Bruce

    11 years ago

    MINOR LEAGUE DEAL… no risk for the big league club.

    Reply
  10. jammin502

    11 years ago

    Send Volstad down to AAA to hang with MacDougal and send Maine back up to give us another lefty in the bull pen.  Coleman can then take Volstad’s spot in the rotation.

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    • Bruce

      11 years ago

      Volstad is out of options, so they can’t send him down without the risk of another team claiming him. Yes, he’s been brutal this year, but they’re not going to give him away, especially considering the money the paid to get him in exchange for Carlos Zambrano.

      Reply
      • jammin502

        11 years ago

         The money spent on Big Z was a sunk cost.  The Cubs were going to have to pay that no matter what.  This team cannot continue to take a “L” every time Volstad pitches and gives up his 5 run inning.  He either goes to the bull pen, minors, or some other team.  I’d rather take my chances with T. Wood, Coleman or Rusin.

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  11. jb226

    11 years ago

    Haven’t Cubs fans suffered enough with relievers who can’t find the plate?!

    Reply
    • BlueSkyLA

      11 years ago

      Cubs fans have never suffered enough. This is one of the great certainties of baseball.

      Reply
  12. headsupkid01

    11 years ago

    why does anyone sign this guy? 

    Reply
  13. Thomas Dennis

    11 years ago

    This is a good move. The Cubs need to bring  bums to AAA  Iowa so someone can fill in there when the good pitchers are called up to Chicago.

    Reply
  14. Tacho Bill

    11 years ago

    This guy has my favorite pitching mechanics in MLB. He really puts everything into throwing the ball. It’s very…kinetic.

    Reply
  15. maxbelmont

    11 years ago

    It is a minor league contract.  Mike MacDougal gives them depth in case of injury.  I love all the knee jerk reactions from fans.

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