2008 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 2008 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 2008 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"This team has played hard all year, they've treated the people of Chicago to a damn good season of baseball and, believe me, they all want to win as much as I do, but the problem is there's only one team that can win. For people to say that this team is built for the World Series and if it doesn't win the World Series, it's not a successful year, I just don't buy that." - Chicago Cubs Manager Lou Piniella (MLB.com, Carrie Muskat, 09/29/2008)
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2008 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

58 Jose Ascanio 6-00 170 Right Right 1985-05-02
48 Neal Cotts 6-02 200 Left Left 1980-03-25
46 Ryan Dempster 6-01 201 Right Right 1977-05-03
47 Scott Eyre 6-01 160 Left Left 1972-05-30
44 Chad Fox 6-03 175 Right Right 1970-09-03
36 Sean Gallagher 6-02 225 Right Right 1985-12-30
57 Chad Gaudin 5-11 165 Right Right 1983-03-24
37 Angel Guzman 6-03 195 Right Right 1981-12-14
40 Rich Harden 6-01 180 Right Left 1981-11-30
22 Kevin Hart 6-04 215 Right Right 1982-12-29
53 Rich Hill 6-05 205 Left Left 1980-03-11
62 Bob Howry 6-05 220 Right Left 1973-08-04
32 Jon Lieber 6-03 220 Right Left 1970-04-02
30 Ted Lilly 6-00 185 Left Left 1976-01-04
49 Carlos Marmol 6-01 180 Right Right 1982-10-14
21 Jason Marquis 6-01 185 Right Left 1978-08-21
45 Sean Marshall 6-07 205 Left Left 1982-08-30
63 Carmen Pignatiello 6-00 205 Left Right 1982-09-12
29 Jeff Samardzija 6-05 220 Right Right 1985-01-23
36 Randy Wells 6-05 235 Right Right 1982-08-28
34 Kerry Wood 6-05 210 Right Right 1977-06-16
43 Mike Wuertz 6-03 205 Right Right 1978-12-15
38 Carlos Zambrano 6-04 250 Right Both 1981-06-01
24 Henry Blanco 5-11 170 Right Right 1971-08-29
55 Koyie Hill 6-00 190 Right Both 1979-03-09
18 Geovany Soto 6-01 230 Right Right 1983-01-20
5 Ronny Cedeno 6-00 180 Right Right 1983-02-02
7 Mark DeRosa 6-01 195 Right Right 1975-02-26
17 Mike Fontenot 5-08 165 Right Left 1980-06-09
25 Derrek Lee 6-05 205 Right Right 1975-09-06
27 Casey McGehee 6-01 195 Right Right 1982-10-12
16 Aramis Ramirez 6-01 219 Right Right 1978-06-25
2 Ryan Theriot 5-11 175 Right Right 1979-12-07
33 Daryle Ward 6-02 230 Left Left 1975-06-27
15 Jim Edmonds 6-01 190 Left Left 1970-06-27
1 Kosuke Fukudome 6-00 185 Right Left 1977-04-26
6 Micah Hoffpauir 6-03 215 Left Left 1980-03-01
9 Reed Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1976-12-08
19 Matt Murton 6-01 215 Right Right 1981-10-03
3 Eric Patterson 5-11 170 Right Left 1983-04-08
20 Felix Pie 6-02 170 Left Left 1985-02-08
12 Alfonso Soriano 6-01 180 Right Right 1976-01-07
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The 2008 Chicago Cubs played 161 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 63 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 107/106) where 3,300,200 fans witnessed their 2008 Cubs finish the season with a .609 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 2008 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

2008 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Mark DeRosa
Kosuke Fukudome
Derrek Lee
Felix Pie
Aramis Ramirez
Alfonso Soriano
Geovany Soto
Ryan Theriot
Carlos Zambrano

2008 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Geovany Soto (136)
1B Derrek Lee (153)
2B Mark DeRosa (95)
3B Aramis Ramirez (147)
SS Ryan Theriot (149)
LF Alfonso Soriano (108)
CF Reed Johnson (78)
RF Kosuke Fukudome (137)
  
SP Ryan Dempster
SP Ted Lilly
SP Jason Marquis
SP Carlos Zambrano
  
RP Neal Cotts
RP Chad Gaudin
RP Kevin Hart
RP Bob Howry
RP Jon Lieber
RP Carlos Marmol
RP Sean Marshall
RP Jeff Samardzija
RP Mike Wuertz
CL Kerry Wood


2008 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Carlos Zambrano $16,000,000.00
Aramis Ramirez $15,000,000.00
Alfonso Soriano $14,000,000.00
Derrek Lee $13,250,000.00
Jim Edmonds $8,000,000.00
Ted Lilly $8,000,000.00
Ryan Dempster $7,333,333.00
Kosuke Fukudome $7,000,000.00
Jason Marquis $6,375,000.00
Mark DeRosa $4,750,000.00
Rich Harden $4,750,000.00
Bob Howry $4,500,000.00
Kerry Wood $4,200,000.00
Jon Lieber $3,500,000.00
Henry Blanco $3,175,000.00
Chad Gaudin $1,775,000.00
Reed Johnson $1,300,000.00
Daryle Ward $1,200,000.00
Mike Wuertz $860,000.00
Rich Hill $445,000.00
Carlos Marmol $430,000.00
Ryan Theriot $428,000.00
Ronny Cedeno $407,000.00
Mike Fontenot $405,000.00
Felix Pie $401,500.00
Angel Guzman $401,000.00
Geovany Soto $401,000.00
Kevin Hart $392,500.00


2008 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Kosuke Fukudome
#2 Ryan Theriot
#3 Eric Patterson
#5 Ronny Cedeno
#6 Micah Hoffpauir
#7 Mark DeRosa
#9 Reed Johnson
#12 Alfonso Soriano
#15 Jim Edmonds
#16 Aramis Ramirez
#17 Mike Fontenot
#18 Geovany Soto
#19 Matt Murton
#20 Felix Pie
#21 Jason Marquis
#22 Kevin Hart
#24 Henry Blanco
#25 Derrek Lee
#27 Casey McGehee
#29 Jeff Samardzija
#30 Ted Lilly
#32 Jon Lieber
#33 Daryle Ward
#34 Kerry Wood
#36 Sean Gallagher
#36 Randy Wells
#37 Angel Guzman
#38 Carlos Zambrano
#40 Rich Harden
#43 Mike Wuertz
#44 Chad Fox
#45 Sean Marshall
#46 Ryan Dempster
#47 Scott Eyre
#48 Neal Cotts
#49 Carlos Marmol
#53 Rich Hill
#55 Koyie Hill
#57 Chad Gaudin
#58 Jose Ascanio
#62 Bob Howry
#63 Carmen Pignatiello

Did you know that a 2008 Chicago Cubs Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?