Jake Fox

[Tigers1223]

Back to back 3/4 outings with homeruns. He is making the most of his ABs and I think he will force the Cubs to find a place for him to play. They have been working him out at 3rd as well. So for fantasy purposes he may have 3rd availability soon.

[nsulham]

Rotoworld:

Jake Fox could see time behind the plate with Geovany Soto sidelined.
Koyie Hill will almost surely start the next four games, but Fox, a former catcher in the minors, is ready to fill in, if needed.

I HIGHLY doubt Fox gets the requisite number of appearances at catcher but if by some chance he did, you could be looking at Pablo Lite. Just something to keep an eye on.

[AdvRider]

Chicago Trib says that Hill will be the starting C over the weekend, with Fox available as backup. In Yahoo Fox would need five starts or 10 non-start appearances to be C-eligible so yeah it' a long shot.

Then again Soto's is an oblique injury, worst case being he's out for quite a few weeks ...

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribu ... -out-.html

Cubs hop on Fox with Soto out
By Paul Sullivan | Chicago Tribune
Jake Fox could see action behind the plate this weekend in the four-game series against St. Louis, after results of Geovany Soto's MRI showed some damage on the lower left oblique.

Soto will be working with trainer Mark O'Neal at Wrigley Field today, but will be sidelined through the All-Star break at the very least. The Cubs wont make any announcement today, and may wait until next Thursday to decide whether or not to place Soto on the disabled list, playing one man short for the weekend and waiting to see how Soto feels after the break, following eight days of rest.

That means Fox would serve as the back-up to Koyie Hill. Naturally, Fox is pumped about the possibility of returning to his former position, though he played only two games behind the plate at Triple-A Iowa this season.

"It came back pretty quick," Fox said. "The biggest thing is not really throwing from behind the plate. It's just receicing the ball, keeping the ball in front of you and making sure the pitcher is comfortable. The throwing is an afterthought."

Hill is likely to start all four games of the Cardinals series, but if Piniella needs to pinch-hit in the late innings, or make a double switch, Fox should be able to handle the role. He was drafted as a catcher out of the University of Michigan, but gradually switched positions in the minors, playing first base and the corner outfield spots.

Fox has been better than expected playing third base with the Cubs, though he made an unforced error in left field during Wednesday's game and has limited range.

St. Louis ranks 11th in the league in stolen bases, so it's unlikely they would run amuk on Fox if he did get a start behind the plate. Whether manager Lou Piniella would risk the possibility of an untimely passed ball in a tight game is another question altogether.

[SpecialFNK]

Fox could start the first game of the double header on Sunday.
from rotoworld.com

Jake Fox could start the first game of Sunday's day-night doubleheader against the Cardinals, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.
It would be a lot to ask for Koyie Hill to start both games. Manager Lou Pinella has expressed confidence in Fox, even though he has never caught a game in the majors and has only caught two games in the minors this season.

the next write up in rotoworld.com for the Cubs is news that Carlos Zambrano will start the first game of the double header on Sunday.

Carlos Zambrano will start the first game of Sunday's day-night doubleheader against the Cardinals.
He's simply flip-flopping with Randy Wells, who will start the nightcap.

is it wise to have Fox catching a game for Zambrano?
the first thing that comes to mind is the fight Zambrano had with Michael Barrett whatever year that was.
i imagine whatever pitches Fox calls are going to come from the duggout, but it would be interesting to see Zambrano shake off Fox a few times and get upset.