Gordon Wittenmyer did a great job polling players on the Cubs to get their takes on several categories.
Take a look at the ones that already ran, and stay tuned for further ones:
THE NEXT LOU?
The most likely Cub player to become a manager, according to a survey of 20 Cubs:
C Paul Bako – 35 percent
C Koyie Hill – 20 percent
SS Ryan Theriot – 20 percent
Others* – 25 percent
*-C Mark Johnson, IF Bobby Scales, OF Micah Hoffpauir and Ps Ryan Dempster and Aaron Heilman each received one vote (5 percent).
GYM RAT
According to a survey of 37 players in camp, these are the team’s biggest workout fiends:
LHP Neal Cotts – 64.9 percent (24)
OF Reed Johnson – 11.1 percent (4)
RHP Ryan Dempster – 8.3 percent (3)
OF Richie Robnett – 5.6 percent (2)
Others* — 11.1 percent
*-Mitch Atkins, Rich Harden, Aaron Heilman and Brad Snyder each received one vote.
SURVEYED 20 NON-PITCHERS FOR THESE:
BEST PURE HITTER
Aramis Ramirez – 25 percent
Micah Hoffpauir – 25 percent
Mike Fontenot – 20 percent
Derrek Lee – 15 percent
Ryan Theriot – 10 percent
Alfonso Soriano – 5 percent
BEST POWER HITTER
Soriano – 50 percent
Carlos Zambrano – 25 percent
Ramirez – 10 percent
Milton Bradley – 5 percent
Hoffpauir – 5 percent
Richie Robnett – 5 percent
BEST CLUTCH HITTER
Ramirez – 70 percent
Hoffpauir – 10 percent
Soto – 10 percent
Soriano – 5 percent
Fontenot – 5 percent
BEST OUTFIELD ARM
Reed Johnson – 30 percent
Sam Fuld – 25 percent
Brad Snyder – 15 percent
Fukudome -10 percent
Soriano – 10 percent
Richie Robnett – 10 percent
BEST INFIELD ARM
Ramirez – 50 percent
Andres Blanco – 40 percent
Theriot – 5 percent
Darwin Barney – 5 percent
