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Carlos Marmol | Relief Pitcher

Team: Chicago Cubs
Age / DOB:  (30) / 10/14/1982
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 215
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Carlos Marmol gave up a Josh Rutledge homer in the ninth inning Monday to ruin the Cubs' shutout bid in a 9-1 win over the Rockies.
Marmol appeared on the verge of getting another look in the closer's role late last month before Kevin Gregg took over the job. He's given up four runs in 4 1/3 innings during May, and he'd seem to be behind both Gregg and Kyuji Fujikawa in line for save chances now. May 13 - 11:32 PM

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Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

After being handed a 4-2 lead, Carlos Marmol imploded in the eighth inning on Saturday, surrendering three runs without recording an out.

Marmol entered the game and promptly walked Zack Cozart on four pitches. He followed that up with a five-pitch walk to Joey Votto to put the tying run on base. After getting ahead of Brandon Phillips 1-2, he hit him with a pitch to load the bases and was immediately pulled from the game. Hector Rondon came on in an effort to stop the bleeding but allowed all three inherited runners to score. Marmol is unlikely to see any high-leverage chances in the immediate future.
May 4 - 5:30 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol pitched a scoreless ninth in a one-run game to earn a save Thursday against the Marlins.

Marmol walked Donovan Solano and gave up a single to Austin Kearns to start the ninth, but he rebounded to get Juan Pierre to ground out and Placido Polanco to fly out before he struck out Giancarlo Stanton to end it. Consider Marmol to be the favorite for saves in Chicago once again. Just don't expect anything to come easy.
Apr 25 - 10:55 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol pitched two more scoreless innings Monday and has now gone seven straight innings without allowing a run.

Marmol did walk two tonight, but he's always walked plenty of batters. The problem when he imploded during the first week of the season was that he gave up six hits, two of them homers, in 1 2/3 innings. He's allowed just two hits in the seven innings since. It's quite possible he'll get a save opportunity soon.
Apr 23 - 12:10 AM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Cubs manager Dale Sveum hasn't given up on the idea of Carlos Marmol returning as the closer.

Marmol has delivered four straight scoreless appearances since being removed from the closer role, which has Sveum thinking about giving him another chance. "I would be lying to you if he wasn't working his way back into it," said Sveum. "He is throwing strikes and he is throwing his slider more and he's more consistent. So, yeah, he's working his way back. That was part of the deal." Sveum is relying on a committee approach with Kyuji Fujikawa (forearm) sidelined, but Shawn Camp blew a save Sunday and James Russell is primarily a matchup play. Marmol is worth a speculative add if you're desperate for saves, but there's no reason to think that he'll suddenly turn things around.
Related: Shawn Camp, Kyuji Fujikawa, James Russell
Source: Chicago Tribune
Apr 16 - 10:32 AM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago reports that the Cubs long-range plan for Carlos Marmol includes returning him to the closer's role.

Marmol was replaced by Kyuji Fujikawa as closer on Saturday after blowing a save, but the Cubs haven't ruled out him eventually returning to the job. "We want him to be our closer," pitching coach Chris Bosio said. "He understands the position he's in right now. We are going to put him where he can succeed."
Related: Kyuji Fujikawa
Source: ESPN Chicago
Apr 8 - 2:44 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol has been replaced by Kyuji Fujikawa as the Cubs' closer.

Marmol allowed a pair of homers while blowing a save Saturday and has given up at least one run in all three appearances this season. There's always the possibility that he could eventually get the job back, but don't bet on it.
Source: Paul Sullivan on Twitter
Apr 7 - 10:44 AM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Cubs manager Dale Sveum said there will be a discussion about other closer options after Carlos Marmol blew his first save of the season on Saturday.

It wasn't just Saturday's blown save against the Braves that caused Sveum to make those comments. Marmol has allowed runs in all three of his appearances this season. Sveum indicated the team might look to Shawn Camp or James Russell in save situations in the future. Kyuji Fujikawa has struggled too much to be given a shot.
Related: Shawn Camp, Kyuji Fujikawa, James Russell
Source: Carrie Muskat on Twitter
Apr 6 - 11:10 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol blew his first save of the season on Saturday, allowing a walkoff home run to Justin Upton.

Marmol nearly blew a save Thursday when he yielded two earned runs in the ninth inning against the Pirates. He looks lost at the moment, but so does next-in-line setup man Kyuji Fujikawa. The Cubs may have to get creative in order to solve their ongoing ninth-inning woes.
Apr 6 - 10:45 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol yielded two earned runs in the ninth inning Thursday against the Pirates but got the save.

Marmol was disastrous, yielding three singles and a walk before striking out Pedro Alvarez and getting Neil Walker to ground into a game-ending double play. The wild right-hander also struggled in his first outing of the season on Monday against the Bucs. Kyuji Fujikawa should be the Cubs' ninth-inning man before long.
Related: Kyuji Fujikawa
Apr 4 - 3:24 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Monday that he is sticking with Carlos Marmol as his closer.

Marmol was pulled from a save opportunity Monday against the Pirates after he allowed three out of the four batters he faced to reach base, but Sveum isn't ready to give up on him after one appearance. "He's still the closer," said Sveum. "I'm not making any changes or anything like that, he just didn't have it today." We expect that the Cubs will give him an opportunity to straighten things out, as they could eventually find a taker in the trade market, but it's likely only a matter of time before Kyuji Fujikawa (who notched the one-out save Monday) gets the job.
Related: Kyuji Fujikawa
Source: Carrie Muskat on Twitter
Apr 1 - 5:59 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol was pulled from his first save opportunity of the season Monday against the Pirates after he allowed three out of the four batters he faced to reach base.

Never change, Carlos. After striking out Garret Jones swinging, Marmol hit Andrew McCutchen with a pitch. McCutchen then stole second base and was brought home on an RBI single by Pedro Alvarez. With the game suddenly hanging in the balance, Cubs manager Dale Sveum brought the hook after Marmol walked Gaby Sanchez. James Russell was able to get Neil Walker to fly out before Kyuji Fujikawa notched the one-out save by getting Russell Martin on a routine fly ball. The Cubs were hoping that Marmol could get off to a hot start so that they could trade him, but he's not cooperating with the plan. It might not happen right away, but Fujikawa should have the closer job before long.
Related: Kyuji Fujikawa, James Russell
Apr 1 - 4:51 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Carlos Marmol surrendered three runs in two-thirds of an inning and took a loss Saturday against the Astros.

Marmol ended up allowing 13 runs -- eight earned -- in 10 1/3 innings this spring. He walked nine and struck out five. The Cubs would certainly prefer to keep Marmol in the closer's role and let him build up a little trade value early in the year. However, if he keeps struggling, they'll have no choice but to go to Kyuji Fujikawa. We view Fujikawa as the superior fantasy option.
Mar 30 - 5:52 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago reports that the Tigers are not, and never were, interested in acquiring right-hander Carlos Marmol from the Cubs.

Levine had originally reported two weeks earlier that the Tigers were taking a "hard look" at acquiring the Cubs' closer. But it doesn't sound like it's going to happen. Detroit's ninth-inning role is still up for grabs.
Related: Tigers
Source: ESPN Chicago
Mar 19 - 11:34 PM
Carlos Marmol - R - Cubs

The Cubs have told Carlos Marmol's agent to expect a trade this season.

This isn't exactly breaking news, as the Cubs have already agreed to trade Marmol once this offseason. However, the expectation is that he won't be dealt before Opening Day. Marmol, who has limited no-trade rights, is making $9.8 million in the final year of his contract.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Mar 9 - 1:19 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Welington Castillo
2Dioner Navarro
3Steve Clevenger
1B1Anthony Rizzo
2B1Darwin Barney
SS1Starlin Castro
3B1Luis Valbuena
2Cody Ransom
LF1Alfonso Soriano
2Ryan Sweeney
CF1David DeJesus
RF1Nate Schierholtz
2Scott Hairston
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Matt Garza
2Jeff Samardzija
3Edwin Jackson
4Scott Baker
5Scott Feldman
6Travis Wood
7Carlos Villanueva
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Kevin Gregg
2Kyuji Fujikawa
3Carlos Marmol
4James Russell
5Shawn Camp
6Hector Rondon
7Arodys Vizcaino
8Rafael Dolis