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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Cubs @ Diamondbacks: Hendricks vs Greinke (Game 5)

The Cubs lose their first one late.

CHC (3-1): RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-0, ---)
AZ (2-3): RHP Zack Greinke (0-1, 15.75)
First pitch: 7:10pmCT

After 13 starts in a promising 2014, Hendricks was inconsistent and a bit disappointing last year, going 8-7 with a 3.95 ERA. He was 6-4 with a 4.47 on the road. The D’Backs are 6-27 against him.

Greinke got shellacked in his new home park by a flu and the Rockies on Monday, giving up 3 HR and 7 ER in 4 innings. This is probably not a good time to catch him. The Cubs are 25-100 against him. Montero is 8-26 with 2 HR.

Schwarber’s surgery is set to take place in a few weeks, after the swelling goes down. There’s a pretty good chance his catching days are over. The Kawasaki Show takes his place on the roster.

Arrieta vs. Miller tomorrow.

Go, Cubs!

Comments

Well, I guess the "how does the whole Contreras/Schwarber thing play out?" that was going through my head is answered.

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In reply to by Old and Blue

schwarber catching was a wishful-thinking disaster anyway...well, that's dramatic, but he's not cut out to do it long-term with his body and he's not very good at it even with youth on his side. getting soler's bat into the lineup was the bigger benefit than anything schwarber brought as a catcher. not only was his "passed ball" game weak, his inability to turn "wild pitches" into non-stats by getting in front of them was also weak. also, he let a lot of stuff that hit his glove clank out onto the ground. getting an extra plus bat into LF is a benefit to having schwarber catch, but that's about it...not like that's nothing. he's just very stiff behind the plate.

My first tweet on twitter in the last 30 months, or so, was to wish Schwarber well. It may be my last tweet for a similar length of time.

8 earned runs on 11 hits for Eric Jokisch at Iowa. It does not look like his year.

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In reply to by Newport

joe might have just given it up because there were 2 out and 0 on. it sucks to just give away outs, but that's pretty much the only reason i can think of for him doing it. it's not like the pen is heavily stressed and they couldn't have used 2 pitchers over that 1.1ip rather than just warren.

Nice win -- KB gets going, and a well-pitched game. Enjoy one more day of warm-weather baseball, boys.

Recent comments

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...

  • crunch (view)

    wow.  what a blown call.  go cubs, i guess.