With Pitchers and Catchers reporting to camp this upcoming week, I thought it was time to review the Chicago Cubs depth chart and who to watch out for at Spring Training in Mesa, AZ.

Catcher:

Starter: Geovanny Soto        Backup: Koyie Hill

1st Base:

Starter: Derrek Lee               Backup: Micah Hoffpauir

2nd Base:

Starter: Aaron Miles              Backup: Mike Fontenot

Shortstop:

Starter: Ryan Theriot            Backup: Aaron Miles

3rd Base:

Starter: Aramis Ramirez       Backup: Aaron Miles

Center Field:

Starter: Reed Johnson         Backup: Kosuke Fukudome

Right Field:

Starter: Alfonso Soriano      Backup: Joey Gathright

Left Field:

Starter: Milton Bradley        Backup: Kosuke Fukudome

Starting Pitchers (In Rotational Order)

Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden, Ryan Dempster, Ted  Lily, Sean Marshall

Relievers:

Carlos Marmol (Closer) Kevin Gregg, Jeff Samardzija, Aaron Heilman, Neal Cotts, Chad Gaudin, Luis Vizcaino

People To Watch:

Kosuke Fukudome: Can he justify the Cubs sizable investment in him? He needs to get back to patience at the plate and going the other way with the ball. Defensively he is solid, however he simply could not adjust to Major League pitching. Look for him to adjust and hit in the .280 range this year.

Aaron Miles/Mike Fontenot: Aaron Miles needs to come in and fill the role Mark DeRosa (now on he Indians) filled. Basically, Miles will be a jack of all trades allowing Fontenot’s bat into the lineup on a more consistent basis. Expect some competition in Spring Training though.

Jody Gathright: Just watch how electric fast this guy is. I think he can be valuable as Dave Roberts was for the Red Sox winning their first World Series.

Milton Bradley: How long do we have to wait before he explodes?

More to come once Spring Training gets under way….stay tuned!