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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 255
Throws: R
Bats: S Born: Jun 1, 1981, Puerto Cabello, Contract: Signed through 2013, club option for 2014 |
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| December 10, 2008 Cubs' officials shot down the rumor that the club would consider trading Carlos Zambrano if they land Jake Peavy, according to BaseballProspectus.com. |
| December 9, 2008 Baseball Prospectus reports that the Cubs would entertain the idea of possibly trading right-hander Carlos Zambrano in a blockbuster if, as expected, they acquire Padres ace Jake Peavy. |
| November 13, 2008 Carlos Zambrano won his second Silver Slugger award on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. |
| October 20, 2008 GM Jim Hendry has received a four-year contract extension through the 2012 season with the Cubs, according to the AP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Hendry said, "Its an honor to receive this long-term commitment from the Chicago Cubs. We know there is work to be done in reaching our goal and I thank my staff for their commitment to this organization. Well continue to do everything it takes to reward our great fans for their dedication to this team." |
| October 2, 2008 Carlos Zambrano issued three earned runs on six hits over 6.1 innings in Thursday's disheartening 10-3 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLDS at Wrigley Field, with two walks and seven strikeouts. The Cubs now trail 2-0 in the best-of-five series. |
| September 27, 2008 Earlier in the day, the Cubs said that Carlos Zambrano would start Sunday's game versus the Brewers and pitch one or two innings. Now they are saying that Zambrano will not pitch and it will be Angel Guzman on the hill, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| September 27, 2008 Carlos Zambrano will pitch Game 2 for the Cubs in the playoffs and on Sunday he will get his final tuneup before the postseason. Big Z will start the Cubs season finale on Sunday against the Brewers but he will only pitch one or two innings, according to the AP. |
| September 27, 2008 The Chicago Tribune reports that Cubs manager Lou Piniella announced his playoff rotation before Friday night's game, inserting Carlos Zambrano into the Game 2 slot behind Ryan Dempster |
| September 24, 2008 After lasting just 1.2 innings in his last start, Carlos Zambrano managed just 4.2 innings on Wednesday in New York. He gave up five runs on three hits and four walks. Most of the damage came on a Carlos Delgado grand slam after Zambrano had walked the bases loaded. |
| September 22, 2008 Carlos Zambrano will make his scheduled start on Wednesday and will not be on any type of pitch count, according to The Star Ledger. "He needs work," manager Lou Pinella said. "He missed two starts prior to the (Sept. 14 no-hitter), and his last start was an inning-plus." |
| September 19, 2008 The AP reports that after pitching the Cubs' first no-hitter in 36 years Sunday against Houston in Milwaukee, Carlos Zambrano allowed eight runs and six hits in just 1 2/3 innings against the Cardinals on Friday. It was his shortest outing in two years. |
| September 15, 2008 Carlos Zambrano has been named the NL Player of the Week, according to TSN. During the award-winning week, he registered the Cubs' first no-hitter in 36 years, and struck out a season-high 10 Astros in the process. |
| September 14, 2008 Carlos Zambrano hurled the first Cubs no-hitter since 1972 (Milt Pappas) as he dominated the Astros for nine innings in his first start in 12 days because of shoulder discomfort. The only two bases runners to reach base were by a HBP and a walk as he struck out 10 while throwing 110 pitches. |
| September 9, 2008 Carlos Zambrano has been dealing with rotator cuff tendinitis and today he made a big step toward his return, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Zambrano threw off flat ground today in St. Louis and manager Lou Piniella said,"Zambrano had a good throw day, and he's on track." |
| September 8, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, who is dealing with rotator cuff tendinitis, threw lightly on Sunday and reported no issues after his session, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Zambrano received an anti-inflammatory injection Thursday after leaving his start Tuesday because of discomfort in his right shoulder. Manager Lou Piniella said, "He felt pretty good, which is good news." |
| September 5, 2008 MLB.com reports that Carlos Zambrano said Friday he was encouraged by the MRI results that showed he has tendinitis in his shoulder, The Cubs pitcher wanted to also correct reports saying he had missed his scheduled MRI exam. "Thank God it was nothing serious," Zambrano said of the test results. |
| September 4, 2008 Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano underwent an MRI, and it showed that the right-hander is suffering from right shoulder inflammation and rotator cuff tendinitis, according to the AP. He received a shot in the arm - the literal kind, not the metaphorical kind - and is to begin throwing next week with hopes he will return soon after that. |
| September 1, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, scratched from his start on Sunday because of a tired arm, will start on Tuesday against Brandon Backe, according to the Associated Press. |
| August 31, 2008 Cubs hurler Carlos Zambrano was scratched from his scheduled start on Sunday to rest what has been described as a tired arm, according to the AP. |
| August 30, 2008 If you have watched the radar gun when Carlos Zambrano has pitched this month, you know something's not right. The problem, the Cubs right-hander said Saturday, is that he's going through a "dead arm" phase, according to MLB.com. "I've been doing all my things and my work and have been working out," Zambrano said. "I'm trying to throw as hard as I can, and you see the gun -- 91, 88 [mph]. Everybody goes through these, and I just have to wait for my arm strength and my arm power to come back, so I can do a good job for my team." |
| August 28, 2008 Carlos Zambrano said he feels fine and is ready to rebound from a disappointing August, according to the Chicago Tribune. Zambrano assured to the team that his shoulder is fine and GM Jim Hendry said, "He has no discomfort, he feels good and he's very confident he'll rebound, and he probably will. He just, for whatever reason, has hit the wall a little bit, and obviously his velocity was a little down Tuesday night." |
| August 26, 2008 Carlos Zambrano didn't have it Tuesday, giving up six runs on eight hits and four walks over 4 1/3 innings. |
| August 22, 2008 The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Carlos Zambrano broke a piece of his molar while chewing gum Thursday. |
| August 21, 2008 Carlos Zambrano only issued one earned run on six hits over seven innings in Thursday's close 3-2 win over the Reds at Wrigley Field, with four walks and four strikeouts. The only run scored against him came on a Jay Bruce home run. Zambrano also hit his fourth home run of the season in the game. |
| August 9, 2008 Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano suffered the loss today in one of his worst outings of the season, going just 4 1/3 innnings to allow nine runs (all earned) on ten hits with one walk and three strikeouts. |
| August 4, 2008 The Chicago Cubs want to be able to play night games on Friday and Saturday night in order to get their players better rested, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Currently, they cannot play on those nights because community leaders are worried about congestion and crime. |
| August 3, 2008 Carlos Zambrano held the Pirates to just three hits and one walk over five innings, but inexplicably he was removed from the game after throwing just 82 pitches as he ended up with a no decision on the afternoon. |
| August 3, 2008 Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano will put his perfect home record on the line today as the Cubs welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates today, sending RHP Ian Snell to the hill to help their efforts, according to the Miami Herald. |
| July 29, 2008 Carlos Zambrano was completely dominant against the Milwaukee Brewers, picking up his 12th win of the season by pitching eight shutout innings, allowing just five hits while striking out nine. |
| July 24, 2008 Carlos Zambrano allowed two earned runs on six hits over seven innings in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Marlins at Wrigley Field, with no walks and six strikeouts. Both runs surrendered came on a home run by Hanley Ramirez in the third inning. |
| July 24, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, who pitched poorly Saturday in Houston, will start Thursday against the Marlins back home in Wrigley. He owns a 3-1 record with a 2.54 ERA over seven lifetime starts against the Marlins. |
| July 19, 2008 Carlos Zambrano's first start of the second half didn't go so well. He allowed four runs on six hits and six walks over 6 1/3 innings. The only thing he did well was hit a solo homer, his second of the season. It was the only offense the Cubs could muster off Wandy Rodriguez in the 4-1 loss. |
| July 18, 2008 Carlos Zambrano was limited to 87 pitches in his first start since returning from the DL and 103 pitches in his second, and he wants his restriction lifted going forward, according to the Chicago Tribune. He said, "I think Lou will lift the pitch-limit. Why not? I'm not hurt. I'm ready to go 100-110 pitches, and, hopefully, I can do what I did the last time against Cincinnati and throw eight innings." |
| July 15, 2008 Carlos Zambrano threw two scoreless innings for the National League, striking out one and allowing only one hit. |
| July 9, 2008 Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano made the job of working as the catalyst for success look easy this evening, putting the Cincinnati reds to bed with ease. Zambrano pitched eight innings of dominating baseball, allowing just one run on one hit with no walks and five strikeouts. |
| July 6, 2008 The Cubs are believed to be well-represented at this year's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, according to the Chicago Tribune. The official selections will be announced soon today, and Carlos Zambrano, Geovany Soto, Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome, Kerry Wood, and Ryan Dempster are all believed to have made the NL squad. |
| July 4, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, who was activated from the DL prior to the game, hurled six scoreless innings with only four hits issued, in Friday night's close 2-1 win over the Cardinals. He had two walks with five strikeouts. |
| July 4, 2008 Carlos Zambrano has been officially activated from the DL, and is set to start against the Cardinals tonight, according to the AP. Jose Ascanio has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room on the roster. |
| July 4, 2008 Carlos Zambrano will be activated from the disabled list today in order to make tonight's start against the St. Louis Cardinals, according to the Associated Press. |
| July 3, 2008 The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Carlos Zambrano is scheduled to fly to St. Louis today ahead of the team to prepare to pitch the opener of a key three-game series against the Cardinals this weekend. A sore right shoulder landed him on the DL back on June 21 but he is now ready to come off of it just in time to face his rivals. |
| June 29, 2008 Carlos Zambrano threw a pain-free bullpen session on Sunday and declared himself ready to return to the rotation. "I feel great today. I guess 'Z' is back," Zambrano tells the AP. "I'm ready to go out there and do my job." Zambrano, who is out due to a strained right shoulder, will throw another side session on Tuesday. He expects to be activated to start on July 4 against the Cardinals. |
| June 26, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, who is recovering from a strained right shoulder, threw off flat ground Thursday, according to MLB.com. His next step will be a bullpen session, set for Sunday if today goes favorably. He said, "I feel good. I'm ready to keep doing my exercises and see what is scheduled for me." |
| June 21, 2008 Carlos Zambrano has been placed on the 15-day DL due to his right shoulder strain, according to the AP. The team recalled Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa as an adjoining move. |
| June 20, 2008 The MRI results are back, and the news is good for Carlos Zambrano, according to the Chicago Sun Times. The test showed that his labrum was intact and that he is merely suffering from a minor shoulder strain. |
| June 19, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, who is experiencing right shoulder discomfort, will undergo an MRI on Thursday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Zambrano left Wednesday's game after 6.2 innings of work and said, "There was a funny pitch that I felt something in my arm, and then the last pitch that I threw in the game, I dropped my arm a lot because I couldn't go back over the top with my arm." |
| June 18, 2008 Carlos Zambrano dropped just his second game in his last nine decisions. He allowed five runs on seven hits, walked four and struck out only two over 6.2 innings. The Z-pack departed after throwing 100 pitches. The Cubs later said he was lifted because of right shoulder discomfort. |
| June 18, 2008 Chicago RHP Carlos Zambrano has left tonight's game against Tampa Bay with shoulder discomfort, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| June 14, 2008 Manager Lou Piniella tweaked the Cubs rotation last week to open up another start for Carlos Zambrano. Now the Cubs skipper has changed his mind, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Following the off-day on Monday, June 16, the Cubs will go with Ryan Dempster, Zambrano, Sean Gallagher, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis, and Dempster again before an off-day on June 23. That means Zambrano won't face the White Sox next weekend. |
| June 12, 2008 Carlos Zambrano allowed two runs over seven innings on Thursday against the Braves. Zambrano struck out only three batters on the day with three walks to pick up the no-decision. |
| June 7, 2008 Carlos Zambrano allowed a career worst 13 hits in 6.2 innings leading to sevens runs in a loss to the Dodgers on Sunday. Zambrano had a shutout through five innings before allowing two runs in the sixth and five in the seventh. |
| June 3, 2008 Carlos Zambrano improved to 8-1 on Monday, although he didn't give his finest effort. The Cubs ace allowed five hits and three runs over five innings against the Padres. Zambrano threw only 51 of his 96 pitches for strikes, walked four batters, and struck out two. |
| May 28, 2008 Chicago ace RHP Carlos Zambrano was earning his money this evening, pitching strong through eight innings to allow just one run on six hits with four walks and three strikeouts. He walked off with the loss on his shoulders, down 1-0 to the Dodgers, but the hitting came late and the relief pitching snitched the victory. |
| May 23, 2008 Carlos Zambrano had quite a night for the Cubs Friday, both on the mound and at the plate. The righty allowed just two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six in seven innings. In the batter's box he was 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. Zambrano's ERA on the year is 2.47 and his batting average is .343. |
| May 21, 2008 Manager Lou Pinella has said that published reports stating that the Cubs are "keeping a close eye" on Carlos Zambrano's shoulder are untrue, according to the Chicago Tribune. "I don't where all this stuff came from, but I'll tell you this--Larry Rothschild told me yesterday he had the best throw day he had all year," Piniella said. "So, physically, there's nothing wrong." |
| May 21, 2008 Carlos Zambrano's stiff shoulder is a concern for the Cubs, according to FanNation.com. The Cubs' medical staff is keeping a close watch on him this week, and he said he has minor discomfort when he turns his head to the left. |
| May 17, 2008 Carlos Zambrano was rocked over four innings of work and ended with a no decision in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Pirates. The Cubs' ace allowed five runs on seven hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. |
| May 17, 2008 Carlos Zambrano will be aiming for his seventh win of the season when the Cubs host the Pirates at Wrigley Field today, according to MLB.com. Zambrano is 6-1 with a 2.03 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 62 innings. |
| May 12, 2008 Carlos Zambrano, who was held out of Sunday's start against Arizona due to inclimate weather, won his fifth consecutive decision over the hapless San Diego Padres on Monday night. |
| May 11, 2008 Carlos Zambrano has been scratched from his scheduled start on Sunday due to bad weather, the Arizona Republic confirms. Sean Gallagher will start in his place. |
| May 6, 2008 Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano showed why he is the face of success for the Cubs, pitching his team to a dominating 3-0 victory. Zambrano pitched eight innings, failing to surrender a single run on three hits. The Chicago hurler surrendered three walks balanced with three strike outs, picking up his fifth win of the season. |
| May 2, 2008 Carlos Zambrano developed a blister on his right index finger in Thursday's no-decision, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He had thrown 111 pitches in the game, so the high pitch count likely had more to do with him getting taken out than the blister. ''That was enough for me,'' Zambrano said. ''I had a little blister on my [right index] finger. |
| May 1, 2008 Carlos Zambrano had another great outing on Thursday allowing only one run over 6.1 innings to the Brewers. Zambrano allowed seven hits and two walks, while striking out three in the no-decision. |
| April 26, 2008 Carlos Zambrano improved to 4-1 after throwing seven scoreless innings against Washington. He allowed five hits, four walks and struck out five. |
| April 21, 2008 Carlos Zambrano picked up his third victory of the season on Monday going seven strong innings for the Cubs. Zambrano allowed one run on five hits and two walks. |
| April 17, 2008 Carlos Zambrano picked up his third quality start of the season on Tuesday, and notched his second win of the young season. The Z-Man gave up two runs on eight hits over seven innings of work. If he can continue to throw the same strikeout to walk ratio (5:1) at his gameday line moving forward, the big right-hander is in for a solid season. |
| April 16, 2008 Carlos Zambrano went seven strong innings on Wednesday night to pick up his second victory of the season. Zambrano gave up eight hits, one walk and two runs while striking out five Reds. |
| April 11, 2008 Carlos Zambrano needed 107 pitches to make it through six innings on Friday night as he allowed five runs to pick up his first loss of the season against the Phillies. Zambrano allowed nine hits but only one walk on the night, though five of those 10 runners crossed the plate as his ERA rose to 3.20. |
| April 7, 2008 Carlos Zambrano allowed two runs and seven hits with no walks over seven innings of work Sunday. After leaving his opening day start, bothered by cramping, he was advised by the team's training staff to cut back on his pregame caffeine intake and drink more water. He threw 105 pitches against Houston and recorded his first win of the season. |
| April 6, 2008 Carlos Zambrano is set to return to the hill today against Houston, according to the Sports Network. Zambrano was notably forced to leave his last outing on Monday due to a cramp in his right forearm, but the injury was determined to have been caused by dehydration, and he won't miss his scheduled start today. This is great news as Zambrano has dominated the Astros, as he holds a 10-6 mark with a 2.65 ERA over 26 games, with 126 strikeouts. |
| April 2, 2008 Carlos Zambrano should be fine, he just needs to eat more bananas, according to MLB.com. He was forced out of his first start of the season due to cramps, but the team determined that it was caused by a low potassium level. Manager Piniella stated that it is something that shouldn't occur again. |
| March 31, 2008 Following up an earlier report, Carlos Zambrano left Monday's game with forearm cramps, not a hand injury as initially thought, according to the Chicago Tribune. Zambrano was forced to leave the scoreless game in the seventh inning after picking Bill Hall off second base. He began shaking his right arm immediately afterwards and came out of the game. Zambrano has suffered this same injury in the past due to dehydration, or in his own words, "not drinking enough water," during games. Zambrano remains winless in his four opening day starts. The good news is he is not expected to miss his next start. |
| March 31, 2008 Carlos Zambrano left Mondays home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning with what appeared to be a hand injury, this according to the AP. The Cubs ace suffered the injury while making a pickoff throw to second base. There is no word yet on the seriousness of the injury or whether Zambrano will miss his next start. Carlos Marmol was called out of the bullpen to replace Zambrano. |
| March 26, 2008 Carlos Zambrano was off his game against the Angels on Wednesday as he got rocked for four runs on four hits (one home run) over four innings of work, but salvaged his day with five strikeouts. He ended the game with a no decision and his spring ERA remains solid at 2.37. The Cubs ace should bounce back fine. |
| March 25, 2008 Carlos Zambrano will make his final spring start on Wednesday when he faces the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, according to MLB.com. Zambrano, the Opening Day starter, has walked three and given up eight hits in 15 innings so far while striking out 14. After this, Zambrano's next game will be Monday at Wrigley Field against the Milwaukee Brewers. |
| March 11, 2008 Carlos Zambrano continues to work as one of the most dominant pitchers in the game, working four innings in today's 4-6 loss to the Oakland Athletics, giving up four hits and one run, striking out three without a walk. This spring, Zambrano has walked just one batter in nine total innings of work and has collected eight strikeouts. In other words, he's in form. |
| March 5, 2008 Carlos Zambrano threw three innings of scoreless ball for the Cubs in a 4-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to the Associated Press. Zambrano allowed just one hit, struck out three, and hit a homer of his own to cap an impressive spring training performance. |