Carlos Marmol

The Chicago bullpen has been part mess, part work-in-progress since Opening Day. Most recently, the Cubs demoted rookie closer Rafael Dolis to the minor leagues. Former closer Carlos Marmol came off the disabled list Monday, but Sveum gave a not ...  

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According to Carrie Muskat, Marmol is scheduled to make a couple of relief appearances for triple-A Iowa this weekend and could be back with the big club on Monday. Carlos Marmol sked to pitch in game tonight for @IowaCubs and also Sunday.  

Marmol will not immediately resume his lost role of closer when he comes back to the big-league club. --C Steve Clevenger homered Saturday for Class AAA Iowa as he continues his rehab from an oblique injury that has had him on the disabled list ...  

Alfonso Soriano, Matt Garza, Randy Wells, Carlos Marmol, Jeff Baker and Blake DeWitt also made the list. All of those and more could wind up in trade talks within weeks. It would take an exceptional offer, however, to get Garza, who’s more likely an ...  

Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Marmol has lost his job as the team's closer, leaving manager Dale Sveum with a high-priced, high-risk middle reliever. I am hoping that the team will be able to find another club who is willing to take Marmol and at least a chunk of his $7 million salary. The Cubs are in a rebuilding phase and are currently seeking consistency from young, energetic players. As much ...  

MILWAUKEE — Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol left the game against the Milwaukee ... He had a 1-2 count on Corey Hart when catcher Wellington Castillo visited the mound and summoned manager Dale Sveum. Marmol threw two practice pitches and was ...  

Relief pitcher Carlos Marmol and catcher Steve Clevenger will be rehabbing from injuries with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs this week, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. Both could end up returning within the next week or two barring ...  

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Carlos Marmol on the 15-day disabled list because of an injured hamstring. The Cubs made the move Saturday and called up righty Casey Coleman from Triple-A Iowa. Marmol was hurt Friday night while ...  

HOUSTON – Carlos Marmol was impressive enough during a simulated game at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday that the Cubs are thinking about moving up his return to game action by a day. Acting manager Jamie Quirk said that Marmol could pitch for Iowa ...  

HOUSTON -- Carlos Marmol passed the first test in his recovery from a strained hamstring, throwing a simulated game on Wednesday with Triple-A Iowa. Jamie Quirk, who is filling in as the Cubs' manager with Dale Sveum attending his son's high ...  

With Carlos Marmol on the DL shelf, and already having been demoted from his closer role, Cubs manager Dale Sveum is mixing-and-matching relievers to close games (though it's been mostly Rafael Dolis, that is, when there's even been a closing situation). This Tom Verducci article at SI.com provides some food for thought on managers possibly changing that role. Here, he's talking about David Robertson of the Yankees, who was the...  

It came well before the Bees won the game on consecutive seventh-inning homers by Luis Jimenez and Paul McAnulty against Nate Robertson, who relieved after Rodrigo Lopez allowed one hit through six innings. Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Marmol and ...