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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are 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

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PITCHERS: 13
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

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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Brewers @ Cubs: Nelson vs Hendricks (Game 20)

Submitted by CTSteve on

The Cubs are back home and back at it.
MIL (8-11): RHP Jimmy Nelson (3-1, 3.46)
CHC (14-5): RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-2, 4.00)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Hendricks lost in St. Louis on Wednesday (4 ER, 5.1 IP). He was 2-1 with a 1.48 in four starts against Milwaukee last year. The Brewers are 7-45 (.156) against him. Maldonado is 2-8.

Nelson beat the Twins his last time out (4 ER, 6.2 IP). He was 0-1 with a 2.61 in his three starts against the Cubs last year. The Cubs are 22-80 (.275) against him. Soler is 5-15 and Rizzo is 4-13, both with a HR. Baez is 3-6.

Jungmann (0-3, 8.47) vs. our man Arrieta (4-0, 0.87) tomorrow, also a night game.

Go, Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by johann on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:40 pm

It's crazy with Rizzo. He has a low AVG and really high fly ball out ratio yet he's tied for first in WAR for all 1st basemen. Part of that is a very good defensive WAR but he's just someone who can take over a game at any time. Bryant, by the way, is killing it defensively at 3rd base so far. He's the 3rd best 3rd basemen in UZR and 9th best overall defenseman in DEF (UZR adjusted for position). He seems to have cleared up some of the issues he had with ground balls. I hope he stays there the majority of the time. Fowler is the best CF in UZR and 8th best overall fielder in DEF which is crazy. I guess he's playing deeper though and Madden said the metrics showed most of Fowlers defensive issues arose from playing too shallow.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:45 pm

I was just out on Michigan Ave in downtown Chicago -- it is miserable out. About 40 degrees with the wind howling out of the north. The kind of night where you turn your back to the wind when waiting to cross the street.

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:00 pm

I know - it is cold and windy. A late November early December cold... On another note - I have been less than impressed with Zobrist. I am hoping this sample size ain't nothing and that his skills are not declining at the wrong time.

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Submitted by johann on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:58 pm

Oh his #s with RISP are terrible and certainly I'd like to see him hit more all around but just like with Soler (except more) I think he is showing enough plate discipline he'll come around with the bat. It's kind of interesting actually he is 2nd best at not swinging at pitches outside of the zone and best at making contact on pitches inside the zone at 93.8%. That is an insanely high # and contrast that with Baez who only makes contact 73.5% of the time on pitches inside the zone. Age was certainly a concern of mine coming into the season and we'll see what happens but his ability to see pitches and take walks is certainly a big advantage even when he's not hitting.

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Submitted by Charlie on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:01 pm

He's not doing much when he puts the ball in play, but I'd take a .385-ish OBP in front of Rizzo and Bryant even if it continued to come with a .365-ish slugging percentage. With Soler, Montero, Russell, and Baez all offering additional power in the back end of the lineup, all we need from Zobrist is to get on base.

Submitted by johann on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:24 pm

Haha Baez just had one of the best tag avoiding stolen base slides I've seen. And hands first because of course!

Submitted by JoePepitone on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:38 pm

The home plate ump's strike zone is pretty inconsistent, per Gameday. Calls one pitch on the low outside corner a ball, then one just as low but farther outside a strike. At least if a ump is consistent, the players can adjust.

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