Chicago Cubs right-hander Jason Marquis will do something this post-season that he hadn’t the previous two years - possibly see action. Marquis, who had been left off the St. Louis Cardinals’ post-season roster the past two seasons, will be among the Cubs’ 25-player playoff roster.
Marquis is one of 11 pitchers included on the roster which includes September call-up, Kevin Hart.
The remaining 14 position players also includes a late-season surprise - catcher Geovany Soto. He will be joined by former Triple A teammates Mike Fontenot, Ronny Cedeno, Matt Murton and Felix Pie on the post-season roster.
Chicago manager Lou Piniella announced the playoff roster late Tuesday afternoon.
Notables who were left off include pitchers Will Ohman, Steve Traschel and Sean Marshall, and position players Craig Monroe and Henry Blanco. Both Traschel and Monroe were late-season pickups by Cubs’ general manager Jim Hendry and neither enjoyed much success in their limited time with Chicago.
The Chicago Cubs’ NLDS roster:
Starting Pitchers:
- Carlos Zambrano
- Ted Lilly
- Rich Hill
Relievers:
- Ryan Dempster
- Scott Eyre
- Kevin Hart
- Bob Howry
- Jason Marquis
- Carlos Marmol
- Kerry Wood
- Michael Wuertz
Position Players:
- Geovany Soto, C
- Jason Kendall, C
- Derrek Lee, 1B
- Mark DeRosa, 2B
- Ryan Theriot, SS
- Aramis Ramirez, 3B
- Mike Fontenot, 2B
- Ronny Cedeno, SS
- Alfonso Soriano, LF
- Jacque Jones, CF
- Cliff Floyd, RF
- Matt Murton, OF
- Daryle Ward, OF
- Felix Pie, OF
The Cubs begin their bid for the World Series crown Wednesday night at Arizona. Game time is set for 9 p.m. CT and will be televised on TBS. Carlos Zambrano and Brandon Webb are the scheduled starters.
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