Ryan Theriot : September 23rd, 2008, 9:10 pm est

News: Cubs manager Lou Piniella rested three regulars Tuesday night against New York Mets while vowing to put a competitive team on the field as Chicago prepares for the postseason. Third baseman Aramis Ramirez, catcher Geovany Soto and shortstop Ryan Theriot were out of the lineup one day after the Cubs secured home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs with a 9-5 victory over New York in the opener of a four-game series. 'We're just going to play as nice of a lineup as we can with the fact that we're going to do what's best for the Chicago Cubs also,' Piniella said. 'That's all.'

Analysis: Theriot was a candidate to sit in the final Fantasy Week 26 (Sept. 22-28) anyway, especially since the clinched Cubs should rest some of their regulars for the postseason. He will get limited at-bats and doesn't figure to do much with them