From the Cubs press release:
CHICAGO -- Right-handed pitcher Casey Coleman was designated for
assignment to make room on the Cubs' 40-man roster for recently acquired
pitcher Scott Feldman. The Cubs' roster is at 40.
Feldman signed a one-year, $6 million deal on Tuesday, and is projected for the rotation.
Coleman, 25, has compiled a 7-13 record and 5.76 ERA in 48 career games
with the Cubs, including 26 starts. He was 0-2 with a 7.40 ERA in 17
games last season, including one start, while posting a 2-4 record and
4.34 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) for Triple-A Iowa.
As we discussed in an earlier post, the team's 40 man roster is the foundation for the next season.
Pitchers
(21): Baker, Beliveau, Bowden, Cabrera, Camp, Castillo, Chapman, Concepcion, Dolis, Feldman, Garza, Marmol, McNutt, Putnam, Raley, Rusin,
Russell, Samardzija, Vizcaino, Whitenack and Wood.
Catchers (3): Castillo, Clevenger, Navarro
Infielders (9): Barney, Castro, Lake, Rizzo, Stewart, Valbuena, Villanueva, Vitters and Watkins.
Outfielders (7) : Campana, DeJesus, B. Jackson, Sappelt, Soler, Soriano and Szczur.
On Friday, the Cubs need to make their next roster decision: whether to tender Ian Stewart a contract. The smart money says the team should non-tender Stewart, who would become a free agent. However, a few pundits believe the Cubs are so sparse at third base, the Cubs will have to keep Stewart as insurance that Valbuena and/or Vitters falters in 2013. The Cubs could still non-tender Stewart and attempt to re-sign him at a lower deal. But Stewart's nagging injury has bust written all over any contract at this point in time.
