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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

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* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs 2015 Extended Spring Training Full Speed Ahead

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

A number of players arrived at Extended Spring Training from the Cubs Dominican Academy and from Venezuela this past weekend, one player has been released, and yet another position player is making the move to pitcher, as the Cubs Extended Spring Training roster is being finalized.

Among the new-arrivals at the Under Armour Performance Center at Mesa CubTown are CF Roberto Caro, C Yohan Matos, OF-1B Jose Paniagua, and OF Jenner Emeterio from the Dominican Academy, and RHP Enrique de los Rios, 3B Wladimir Galindo, 2B Danny Gutierrez, and SS Rafael Narea from Venezuela. 

The only pitcher from the group (additional Latin American pitchers are expected to arrive shortly), 19-year old de los Rios was one of the VSL Cubs rotation starters in 2014. He put up a 3.76 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, was second on the team in strikeouts, and walked only nine in 67 innings. This is his third season in the Cubs organization.  

Now 21, the speedy switch-hitting Caro was at Extended Spring Training at Fitch Park as a 19-year old in 2013, but he was unable to win a job with the AZL Cubs at that time and was sent back to the DSL Cubs. He spent the balance of the 2013 season and all of last season at the Cubs Dominican Academy, where he hit 289/416/472 with a team-leading 15 triples, 48 walks, and 35 SB (7 CS) with the DSL Cubs. 

Paniagua and Emeterio both had fine seasons with the DSL Cubs in 2014 as well. 

The 20-year old right-handed hitting Paniagua (who plays 1B and OF) signed with the Cubs as a 17-year old prior to the 2012 season, and has spent three years in the DSL. He hit 305/396/511 with 20 SB (only one CS) and tied for the team lead in HR and was second in RBI for the DSL Cubs in 2014. 

Now 22, Emeterio hit 309/452/404 for the DSL Cubs in 2014, his third season in the organization. The speedy right-handed hitter was second on the team in both walks and stolen bases in 2014. Emeterio was signed as 19-year old shortstop in 2012, but was moved the outfield after the 2013 season.   

Gutierrez is a 24-year old right-handed hitting utility infielder who was signed by the Cubs in 2012, and he hit 285/355/350 for the VSL Cubs in 2014. Gutierrez was reported to be only 17 at the time that he signed, but he was obviously quite a bit older than that. 

Matos and Galindo are probably the two best prospects among the contingent that just arrived. Both attended Cubs Instructs at Riverview Park last fall. Now 18, Matos hit 289/378/469 as a 17-year old for the DSL Cubs in 2014 and tied for the team-lead in HR with Paniagua, and Galindo hit 278/356/462 for VSL Cubs in 2014 as a 17-year old and led the team in both HR and doubles.

The youngest of the group, Narea is yet another slick-fielding Venezuelan shortstop. He was signed by the Cubs at the beginning of the 2014-15 International Signing Period last July ($150K bonus), and he just turned 17 last week. He is the only member of the Cubs 2014-15 International Signing class to be invited to Extended Spring Training (so far).   

The eight new arrivals join 2014 DSL Cubs 2B Frandy de la Rosa, C Eric Gonzalez, IF-OF Carlos Jimenez, RHP Erling Moreno, and RHP Oscar de la Cruz, and 2014 VSL Cubs catchers Jhonny Pereda  and Roberto Vahlis and 3B Miguel Rico, who were invited to Minor League Camp. (Pereda also attended instructs last fall, Rico was invited early to be converted to catcher, and Moreno is at the Under Armour Performance Center rehabbing from 2014 TJS).  

In other Cubs Extended Spring Training roster news, 1B Danny Canela has been released, and OF Jae-Hoon Ha is being converted to a RHP. 

Carlos Rodon's college catcher at Norh Carolina State, the portly (5'10 250+) left-handed hitting Canela was signed by the Cubs as a 22-year old NDFA out of the independent Frontier League (River City Rascals) post-2013, where he had hit a league-leading .360 with 12 HR and 53 RBI in just 67 games. He played 1B and hit 295/429/350 for Boise in 2014, but was unable to compete for a job at South Bend at Minor League Camp this Spring due to a leg injury.   

Ha is one iof three former position players being converted to pitcher by the Cubs this Spring (ex-C Mark Malave and ex-OF Ariel Ovando are the other two), 

Now 24, Ha was signed by Cubs Pacific Rim Scout Steve Wilson as 17-year outfielder out of South Korea in 2008 ($225K bonus), and because of his athleticism and rocket arm, he was converted to catcher at Instructs post-2009 and into Extended Spring Training 2010. But he had a hang-up about throwing the ball back to the pitcher (known as "Mike Ivie-itis"), and was moved back the outfield prior to being assgned to Peoria in 2010. 

He developed into a very promising outfielder over the next couple of years, and in fact he was so highly-regarded that he played in the MLB Futures Game in 2012, the year he hit 273/385/352 with 28 doubles for AA Tennessee. He was considered the Cubs best defensive CF prospect prior to the arrval of Albert Almora, but his career was sidetracked by a broken left wrist suffered at the very end of the 2013 season. He never really recovered from the injury (and subsequent surgery), and he struggled at the plate last year, first at Extended Spring Training, and then at AA Tennessee. I can remember him yelling "ow!!!" more than once when swinging awkwardly while taking BP last year.

Ha will be an MLB Rule 55 minor league 6YFA post-2015, so the Cubs won't have a lot of time to work with him on the conversion.  

Here is the Cubs up-to-the-minute Extended Spring Training roster. 

2015 CUBS EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING ROSTER:

69 players ACTIVE (including ACTIVE REHAB)
9 players INACTIVE (injury rehab or absent)   

(updated 4-13-2015)


NOTE: The Extended Spring Training (EXST) group (AKA "Eugene/Mesa") is formed during Minor League Camp. This group consists of players who are the replacement cadre for the full season affiliates, players deemed not ready for full-season leagues, and injured players.

* bats or throws left
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PITCHERS: 40+7
Adbert Alzolay
Pedro Araujo
Daniel Bard 
Dallas Beeler (INACTIVE - right shoulder) 
Jordan Brink
Jesus Camargo
Marcelo Carreno (ACTIVE REHAB - post-2013 right shoulder surgery)
Anthony Carter (INACTIVE - unknown type injury)
Jesus Castillo
Dylan Cease  (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 TJS) 
Oscar de la Cruz
Enrique de los Rios
* Andin Diaz
Greyfer Eregua
Scott Frazier
David Garner
Trevor Graham 
Tanner Griggs
Justin Grimm (INACTIVE - right forearm)
Jae-Hoon Ha (ex-OF)
Luis Hernandez
Corbin Hoffner
Pierce Johnson (INACTIVE - lat strain)
John Michael Knighton 
Daniel Lewis 
Mark Malave (ex-C)
Dillon Maples
Brad Markey 
Trey Masek (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 right shoulder surgery)
Trey McNutt (INACTIVE - 2014 right shoulder surgery)
Yomar Morel
Erling Moreno (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 TJS)
* Ariel Ovando (ex-OF)
* Jose Paulino
Hector Perez
Austin Reed (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 TJS)
Jose Rosario (INACTIVE - unknown-type injury)
* Carson Sands 
Alex Santana
* Justin Steele
Jacob Turner (INACTIVE - shoulder)
* Tsuyoshi Wada (ACTIVE REHAB - groin)
Michael Wagner
Ben Wells 
Austyn Willis
* Sam Wilson
Jose Zapata

CATCHERS: 9
Tyler Alamo 
Eric Gonzalez
* Jordan Hankins (ex-3B)
Yohan Matos 
Tyler Pearson 
Jhonny Pereda
Miguel Rico (ex-3B)
Taylor Teagarden (ACTIVE REHAB - shoulder)
Roberto Vahlis

INFIELDERS: 12+2
# Roney Alcala
# Varonex Cuevas
# Frandy de la Rosa
* Bryant Flete
Wladimir Galindo 
Danny Gutierrez
Carlos Jimenez
Joey Martarano (INACTIVE - attending college)
Rafael Narea
Adonis Paula 
Tim Saunders (ACTIVE REHAB)
* Carlos Sepulveda
Ho-Young Son  
* Logan Watkins (INACTIVE - 2015 ruptured achilles tendon)

OUTFIELDERS: 8
# Roberto Caro 
Jenner Emeterio
* Kevin Encarnacion (formerly a switch-hitter, he is now hitting only LH)
Calvin Graves (ACTIVE REHAB)
Eloy Jimenez
Kevonte Mitchell
* Ricardo Marcano
Jose Paniagua

MANAGER: 
Carmelo Martinez (AZL Cubs Manager)

COACHES: 
Oscar Bernard (AZL Cubs Hitting Coach)
Tom Beyers (Assistant Minor League Hitting Coordinator)
Nate Maldonado (Mesa Rehab Assistant Coach)
Ricardo Medina (Eugene Hitting Coach)
Carlos Ramirez (AZL Cubs Assistant Coach)
Terrmel Sledge (Eugene Assistant Coach)
Anderson Tavares (Eugene Pitching Coach) 
Rick Tronerud (Mesa Rehab Pitching Coach)
Ron Villone (AZL Cubs Pitching Coach) 
Ty Wright (AZL Cubs Assistant Coach)

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACHES 
Sean Folan (AZL Cubs)
Ryan Nordvedt (Eugene)

ATHLETIC TRAINERS: 
Chuck Baughman (Assistant Minor League Training Coordinator - Mesa Rehab) 
Mike McNulty (Eugene) 
Toby Williams (AZL Cubs)

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 04:00 pm

The EXST Cubs played a brief three-inning intrasquad game on Field #5 this morning.

Jordan Hankins clubbed a two-run HR, and Carlos Sepulveda laced an RBI double.

RHP Tanner Griggs left the game after suffering what appeared to be a groin strain while throwing a pitch off the mound.

The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

Here is the box score from the game:  

SQUAD "A" LIMEUP: 
1. Carlos Jimenez, LF: 0-2 (F-8, P-4) 
2. Carlos Sepulveda, 2B: 1-2 (K, 2B, RBI) 
3. Bryant Flete, SS: 1-2 (1B, K, R)
4. Jordan Hankins, C: 1-2 (HR, 6-3, R, 2 RBI)
5. Jhonny Pereda, DH #1: 0-1 (F-7)
6. Miguel Rico, 1B: 1-1 (1B, R)
7. Kevin Encarnacion, CF: 0-0 (BB)
8. Riicardo Marcano, RF: 0-0 (BB, SB)
9. Varonex Cuevas, 3B: 0-0 (F-9 SF DP, RBI)
10. Roberto Vahlis, DH #2: 1-1 (1B, R)

SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Kevonte Mitchell, CF: 0-1 (K) 
2. Frandy de la Rosa, 2B: 0-1 (K) 
3. Eloy Jimenez, RF: 1-1 (1B, SB)
4. Tyler Pearson, C: 0-1 (F-8)
5. Tyler Alamo, 1B: 1-1 (1B)
6. Adonis Paula, 3B: 0-1 (6-4-3 DP) 
7. Ho-Young Son, SS: 0-1 (K)
8. Roney Alcala, LF: 0-1 (4-3)
9. Eric Gonzalez, DH: 0-1 (K)  


SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Oscar de la Cruz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches (10 strikes)
2. Tanner Griggs: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/1 GO/FO, 11 pitches (5 strikes)
3. Alexander Santana: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/FO, 16 pitches (12 strikes)

SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. Austyn Willis: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0/1 GO/FO, 20 pitches (12 strikes)
2. Adbert Alzolay: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 0/2 GO/FO, 21 pitches (7 strikes)
3. Michael Wagner: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/FO, 14 pitches (9 strikes)

SQUAD "A" ERRORS: NONE

SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 2
1. 1B Tyler Alamo - E-3 (throwing error allowed runner to advance an extra base)
2. C Tyler Pearson - E-2 (dropped pop fly in foul territory)

SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Jordan Hankins: 0-1 CS

SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE
Tyler Pearson: 0-1 CS, 1 E (see above)

ATTENDANCE: 5

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:40 pm

Cubs 2014 6th round pick RHP Dylan Cease (2014 TJS surgery) and 21-year old Dominican RHP Jose Zapata (post-2013 broken neck in car crash) threw "live" BP on Field #4 today, two "innings" (30 pitches) for Cease, and one "inning"  (15 pitches) for Zapata. Cease was outstanding (lots of swings & misses and weak contact), but Zapata had major control issues, with two HBP (17-year old Rafael Narea twice) and other pitches over the head and/or behind the back of other hitters among his 15 pitches.  

Also, C Taylor Teagarden (AAA Iowa 7-day DL - shoulder) took BP on Field #3 today, and so I would think he probably will be playing in EXST games soon. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 04:03 pm

The Cubs have released 21-year old VSL Cubs LHP Angel Mejias (received six figure bonus when he signed with the Cubs as a 17-year old in 2010). Mejias had a fine year as a starting pitcher for DSL Cubs #1 in 2012 (2.58 ERA & 1.13 WHIP), but was unable to successfully make the jump from the DSL to the AZL in 2013, and spent the last two seasons pitching out of the bullpen for the VSL Cubs.   

Mejias was the last of the six Cubs 2014 minor leaguers who were ineligible to play in the DSL or VSL in 2015 because they each had accrued four seasons of service in Latin American Summer Rookie leagues through the 2014 season. So the Cubs either had to assign the player to the AZL Cubs or give him his release.

Besides Mejias, the other Cub minor leaguers from last season who were ineligible to return to the DSL or VSL in 2015 because of the "four season limit" were OF-1B Delbis Arcila, IF-OF Humberto Garcia, LHP Victor Garcia, 1B-C Jhonny Pena, and RHP Julio Sanchez, and now ALL of them have been released. None of them were assigned to Extended Spring Training (and ultimately the AZL Cubs or Eugene). 

Cubs minor leaguers who have accrued three seasons in Latin American Summer Rookie leagues through the 2014 season and who are presently assigned to either the DSL Cubs or VSL Cubs are RHP Jesus Arias, RHP Harrinson Bermudez, LHP Chris Pieters, and LHP Carlos Rodriguez. So the Cubs will need to decide by this time next year whether to move the player up to the AZL Cubs or give the player his release, although Arias is eligible to be a minor league FA post-2015 because he is a "second contract" player (he was released by another MLB organization prior to signing with the Cubs).  

OF-IF Jenner Emeterio, OF-1B Jose Paniagua, 1B-3B-C Miguel Rico, and C Roberto Vahlis have alerady been moved up to Extended Spring Training, but if any any of them were to be returned to the DSL or VSL in 2015, they would join the four pitchers (Arias, Bermudez, Pieters, and Rodriguez) on the "watch" list for 2016.  

 

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

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