"Because of his stuff," Chicago Cubs manager says Opening Day starter Carlos Zambrano is moving to the bullpen beginning Friday.
So now the Cubs have Alfonso Soriano making $18 million to play seven innings in left, and Zambrano making $17.875 million to pitch 3-5 innings per week.
Jim Hendry: EPIC FAIL.
Manager Lou Piniella went on to say that this isn't a "panic move," but has indicated to Chicago media that it might be permanent.
There are a couple routes that this move could take the Cubs. By sending Zambrano to the pen, they might be looking to move him and begin an implosion in the final seasons of both Ted Lilly and Derrek Lee's contracts.
This might also be Piniella reaching his breaking point with the incredible failure being performed annually by Hendry. The Cubs' general manager failed to address the offense of the team last year when he added Milton Bradley. This year, he sent Piniella north with a bullpen full of rookies and John Grabow.
No matter how you look at it, this move shows that the Cubs are not in the same class as the St. Louis Cardinals and are far away from competing in the National League.
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