Who Comes Up If Pagan Goes on the DL?

Angel Pagan came up limp running out a groundball in the 5th inning. The injury did not look minor, as he could not put any weight on his left leg. If Pagan needs to go on the disabled list, here are the Cubs' position player options on the 40-man roster: Catchers Jose Reyes and Geovany Soto, infielders Ryan Theriot and Scott Moore, and outfielder Felix Pie. None of these players are ideal options. There is no chance of either Reyes or Moore being called up and little chance of Soto. Pie needs to play everyday to continue to develop, so unless Jacque Jones's hamstring decides to cause further problems, Pie will stay at Iowa. That leaves the light-hitting utility player Theriot. Given these choices, it wouldn't be surprising at all if the Cubs went to a 12th pitcher, such as Michael Wuertz or David Aardsma.

UPDATE (4/16/2006, 9:40pm): Aardsma gets the call. Not a surprise given the way he's thrown, the lack of deep outings by the starting pitchers, and the lack of position player options on the 40-man roster.