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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

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Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

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* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

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Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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* Justin Steele, P   

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Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Cubs @ Rockies - Hammel vs. Kendrick; Game 4 Thread

Submitted by Rob G. on

I'm going to try and do this on my Iphone...

Jason Hammel vs Kyle Kendrick

#Fowler CF*Blackmon CF 
Soler RF*Gonzalez RF
*Rizzo 1BTulowitzki SS
Montero C*Morneau 1B
Castro SSArenado 3B
*Coghlan LF*Dickerson LF
Olt 3BHundley C
Hammel PLeMahieu 2B
#Alcantara 2BKendrick P
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Cubs 2015 Game Thread

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Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:58 pm

Iowa 2 Memphis 0, in 3rd Bryant with SF in 1st, singled and scored on Rubi Silva single in 3rd. Schwarber with a solo HR in the 4th, Tenn up 2-0 vs Miss in 4th Trippy in-between inning activities including drumming on garbage cans (bucket ruckus) and baby races. Woo minor league baseball!

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:10 pm

enjoy the mid-inning madness while you can. they're going to be testing "pace of game" rules in a chunk of the minors in a few weeks til the end of the season. that means all the between-inning madness is going to need to be streamlined for time...which really sucks because a lot of minor league game between-inning stuff involves little kids, who aren't always the best at doing things quickly or correctly.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:07 pm

been a long, yet relaxing day...i love the return of warm weather. nice to sit down a cubs game...and a pork tenderloin. jeah.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:34 pm

at least this one was a light grazing (or so it seems). he stands in the very back of the box, hugging the chalk toward the plate. he also starts his swing with his body/hands hanging out over the plate. he's going to be catching more than his fair share...at least he's not getting pissy about it even though he's probably sick of it.

Submitted by Carlito on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:33 pm

Hammel drops an absolutely sick curve on the outside corner to get Tulo looking.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:22 pm

y.gomes (CLE) looks like he really messed up his knee/leg/something...the TOR/CHC/MIA(salty) courting of BAL and potentially ARZ (who insists they don't need a C) could heat up if CLE decides to enter the mix. cody anderson works...get it done by the end of the week jed...k, thnx. edit - "right knee sprain" MRI tomorrow.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:46 pm

no one should be excited about a 3-0 lead after the top of the 2nd at coors...but whatever, it's april, so hell yeah.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:59 pm

listening on radio, why didn't Fowler go home with 1 out On fly ball? Sounded like it would be close, w/o bad throw which you take chance with 1 out.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:49 am

That was a nice opposite field jolt. One of the things that makes him maddeningly interesting. I say maddeningly because I want to see him hit the ball with authority with men on base, and soon.

Submitted by Carlito on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:50 pm

it wouldn't surprise me if Castro caught a pitch in the ribs in this series after the HomeRun party he just threw himself. Admired the heck out of it before going into his trot, which was plenty slow. I am a Castro fan but I don't understand him much of the time. I do believe he means well, but dang.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:06 pm

k.kendrick...that was turrible, just turrible. 8 hits and 5bb, leaving in the 6th with 2 on and 0 outs. even j.hammel got 2 hits.

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:17 am

and !owa wins 13-0 with Bryant going 3-4 with a HR and double in addition to the stuff I said earlier about his single Who is Blake Cooper? (nice outing in relief). Edit: The Cubs got Cooper for Brett Jackson. Move along, nothing to see here.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:19 pm

cubs are up by 4 in the top of the 9th, so it's forgivable...but a hit and run attempt with d.ross at the plate? he swung through it in case you didnt see.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:43 pm

it cannot be overstated how important it is that k.bryant is able to shag balls in LF and somehow become a better 3rd baseman than he is at this point in his career. this could make or break his entire career. leave him down. welly can use a position to play, stick him at 3rd...that sounds like fun.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 04:24 pm

Looks like his right wrist. Trainer was pushing on wrist more than hand (although, sometimes you push on the area where it doesn't hurt so much). Olt taken out and am sure they will x-ray him. Was pretty difficult just to take off the batting glove.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:59 am

This is probably 3/44 for those of you who are familiar with Montero, but did anybody see how he shook off Strop on the last pitch of the eighth? Maybe I don't pay enough attention to these things but I can't remember ever seeing a catcher shake off a pitcher.

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:51 am

Saw it, and they shortly after K'd Rosario on a nasty slider. I assumed that Strop wanted to go after him with his fastball (which was devastating yesterday), and Montero wanted to stick to the book on Rosario, who is more vulnerable to the breaking ball than the fastball. But I also thought the vehement shakeoff from the catcher was unusual. With 3 catchers and Strop only pitching out of the bullpen, I imagine they've gotten very little time to sync up.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:17 am

That vehemence is what I noticed, too. And that very pitch was the Rosario killer. It bounced in, and Rosario swung at it anyway. I didn't have the sound on but I'm sure J.D. noticed it. It was fun enough that I may just check it out on the mlb.tv archive to hear what J.D. had to say, because it's the kind of stuff I find interesting on a team with a changing approach to some things.

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:36 pm

Olt not wearing brace (good) but not playing today. Lineup changes include Rizzo-Soler flip flop, Herrera bats 9th at 3B, Alcantara B7 at 2B. Should be interesting to see Kyle Hendricks try to outthink the thin air.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:40 pm

I can't believe Olt isn't playing after hitting that home run. What is this? Last year? /ducks

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:16 pm

La Stella is out too with a strain on his left side. If it turns into an oblique injury, could be awhile.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 04:48 pm

Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat · 24m Welington Castillo did some work at 3B just in case. #Cubs ...lawd...it's gonna be a long week.

Recent comments

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Seems like Jed was trying to corner the market on mediocre infielders with last names starting with "M" in acquiring Madrigal, Mastroboney and Zach McKinstry.  

     

    At least he hasn't given any of them a Bote-esque extension.  

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

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