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Roundtable: Topic 4
Another Cubs Blog — ... o quality power hitters in Floyd and Ward, as well as a good utility player in Theriot. The weak spot here is Cedeno, who may see significant playing time if the injury problems for Izturis continue - look for a trade to bolster the SS position (more on this later). Howry, Eyre, and Wuertz give the bullpen depth. Ohman and Cotts have the potential to be good (but could also get rocked). Guzman is a good swingman that will be able to keep the ball in the park on days when Hill and Lilly cannot. However, i don t expect him to be the swingman long, and i think we ll see someone else (Marquis?) there before the end of May. There is depth there - the thing the bullpen lacks is a bonafide closer. Dempster will start out with that job, but doesn t seem to have the control or consistency to keep it. Hopefully, he will hold onto it - if he does Piniella will have a lot of options available to get his best relievers (the next 3-4 guys) in high leverage situations. There s good depth in