Carlos Marmol

Now that it appears the Cubs will sign Kerry Wood before Friday’s Cubs Convention, I’ll repeat what I’ve said many times before: it’s time to put Wood back where he belongs–in the closer’s role. Although dominating at times, Carlos Marmol regularly struggled last season to find his command. His bouts of wildness resulted in nine hit batsmen and a league-high 10 blown saves–figures which only reaffirmed my belief Marmol is a better set-up man than a closer–and put the Cubs on red alert for...Read Full Story

Marmol gets 4 outs for 15th save: The Cubs asked closer Carlos Marmol to get the final four outs on Saturday afternoon against the Reds and he did so with little trouble. Marmol walked one batter and struck out another and he did not give up a hit for his 15th save of the season. Marmol threw 17 pitches and lowered his ERA to 2.13. Injury Report No information available at this time (Updated 7/3/10). Fantasy Analysis Marmol now has two saves in his last three appearances after earning...Read Full Story

Marmol gets 4 outs for 15th save: The Cubs asked closer Carlos Marmol to get the final four outs on Saturday afternoon against the Reds and he did so with little trouble. Marmol walked one batter and struck out another and he did not give up a hit for his 15th save of the season. Marmol threw 17 pitches and lowered his ERA to 2.13. Injury Report No information available at this time (Updated 7/3/10). Fantasy Analysis Marmol now has two saves in his last three appearances after earning...Read Full Story

Apparently [driving+Dominican Republic+relief pitchers on under-performing teams] just isn't a good combination. On the heels of Ambiorix Burgos' possible vehicular homicide , Cubs closer Carlos Marmol got into an accident last night driving around his hometown in the DR. Marmol received seven stitches in his forehead after the crash, and we're not talking about after the NLDS loss to the Dodgers. According to the Associated Press, Marmol, a cousin and friend were in a car in his hometown of...Read Full Story

Carlos Marmol had a star-crossed 2011 season for the Cubs.   He started the season in dominant fashion before allowing 6 runs in one third of an inning on 5/31 against Houston.   When Marmol goes bad he goes real bad.  The Cubs lackluster infield defense didn’t do him any favors in 2011 either.  He posted an  ERA of 4.01 last year but that number is inflated from allowing 15 earned runs in three appearances that covered just two thirds of an inning.  In contrast Marmol allowed just 18 runs in...Read Full Story