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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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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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Soler Back in Action at Salt River Fields

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Oliver Zapata ripped a two-run triple and an RBI single, Adonis Paula singled, doubled, and scored two runs, Rashad Crawford reached base on a double, a walk, and an HBP, and scored three runs, and Trevor Clifton and Hector Perez threw three shutout innings a piece, leading the Cubs to an 8-4 victory over the Diamondbacks on Jackrabbit Field, and Ryan Kinsella belted an RBI double and an RBI triple, helping the D'backs rally from a five-run deficit to edge the Cubs 7-6 on Whirlwind Field, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training split-squad doubleheader action this morning at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ.

Gleyber Torres collected three hits, stole a base, and scored two runs in a losing cause for Squad "A" on Whirlwind Field.
Jorge Soler saw his first game action in almost a month, serving as a DH for Squad "A." He had five Plate Appearances and went 1-4, driving-in two runs with an RBI single and a sacrifice fly, He also reached base on an error, grounded out 5-3, and struck out swinging.

Joel Pineiro got the start for Squad "A" and pitched five innings (60 pitches), surrendering four runs (two earned) on six hits (four singles, a double, and a triple), while allowing no walks and striking out seven. 

THE PITCHING LINES FROM JOEL PINEIRO'S FOUR EXST OUTINGS: 
4/12 - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 8/0 GO/FO, 64 pitches (48 strikes)
4/17 - 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 PO, 7/2 GO/FO, 66 pitches (43 strikes)
4/22 - 4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R (7 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 3/3 GO/FO, 76 pitches (51 strikes)
4/28 - 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 4/4 GO/FO, 60 pitches (45 strikes)  
TOTAL: 17.2 IP, 22 H, 15 R (13 ER), 4 BB, 16 K, 3 WP, 22/9 GO/FO, 74% strikes, 6.62 ERA, 1.53 WHIP
 
Today was Diamondbacks "Field Trip Day" at Salt River Fields for Maricopa County school children, hence the slightly larger-than normal attendance at the games. I guess it's never too early to get kids interested in Extended Spring Training. 

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):   

WHIRLWIND FIELD:

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1. Gleyber Torres, SS: 3-5 (1B, 1B, 6-3, 1B, 6-3, 2 R, SB, CS)
2a. Kevin Brown: LF: 1-2 (HBP, 1B, K, BB, R)
2b. Zak Blair, PH-DH: 1-1 (1B)
3. Jorge Soler, DH #1: 1-4 (F-8 SF, 1B, 5-3, E-1, K, R, 2 RBI)
4a. Tyler Alamo, C: 0-1 (K, BB, R)
4b. Jeffrey Baez, PH-RF: 0-3 (K, L-6, P-4)
5. Varonex Cuevas: 2B: 0-3 (K, BB, 4-3, F-8, R, RBI)
6. Arnaldo Calero, RF-DH-LF: 0-3 (K, BB, K, F-9, RBI)
7. Roney Alcala, 1B: 1-4 (1B, K, 4-3, K)
8. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 1-3 (K, 1B, 3-1, HBP, 2 RBI)
9. Charcer Burks, CF: 0-4 (K, K, L-8, F-8)
10a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST THREE TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
10b. Justin Marra, C: 0-1 (K)

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Joel Pineiro: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 4/4 GO/FO, 60 pitches (45 strikes)
2. Trey Lang: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 4/0 GO/FO, 37 pitches (16 strikes)
3. Alberto Diaz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/FO, 13 pitches (7 strikes)
4. Yomar Morel: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 16 pitches (7 strikes)

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: 1
3B Jesse Hodges - E-5 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach second base safely - eventually scored unearned run)

CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Justin Marra: 0-1 CS

JACKRABBIT FIELD:

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Rashad Crawford, CF: 1-3 (HBP, BB, K+WP, K, 2B, 3 R, SB)
2. Oliver Zapata, LF: 2-4 (F-9, 3B, K, BB, 1B, 3 RBI)
3. Shamil Ubiera, DH: 0-4 (F-9 SF, 6-3, 3-U, 5-4 FC, 4-3, RBI, SB)
4. Eloy Jimenez, RF: 0-5 (K, 5-3, F-9, E-6, K)
5. Adonis Paula, 3B: 2-5 (1B, 2B, F-8,. K, F-8, 2 R)
6. Elliot Soto, SS: 0-3 (BB, 6-3, P-5, BB, F-9, R)
7. Matt Scioscia, 1B: 1-3 (BB, 6-3, 1B, K)
8. Mark Malave, C: 1-4 (6-4 FC, K, 4-6 FC, 1B, R, RBI)
9. Dalfis Ortiz, 2B: 1-4 (F-8, 1B, 6-4 FC, 6-3 DP, R)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. Trevor Clifton: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2/3 GO/FO, 43 pitches (28 strikes)   
2. Hector Perez: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3/4 GO/FO, 41 pitches (26 strikes)
3. Victor Salazar: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 1 K,  0/1 GO/FO, 31 pitches (15 strikes)
4. Carlos Llano: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 28 pitches (19 strikes)

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: NONE

ATTENDANCE: 3,147

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 80's 

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Cubs Extended Spring Training
Jorge Soler
Joel Pineiro
Trevor Clifton
Hector Perez
Gleyber Torres
Rashad Crawford
Adonis Paula
Oliver Zapata

Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:47 pm

Corey Black goes 6 IP, 5 K, 1 BB, 1 ER, 3 H for the win.

Blackburn goes 5 IP (6 inning game for some reason), 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 04:45 pm

get the player they feel is the best, too many variables in baseball to try and ever draft for need.

I think I like Aiken and Rodon but we'll know more when the draft gets closer, seems everyone has Kolek going to the Marlins. Hoffmann and Beede I could understand the hesitation. And Rodon has some issues as well that could be worrisome especially with his pitch counts. You can find a lot of upside arms in rounds 2-10 and get enough depth in the system you can start trading for the Archie Bradley's of the world.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 04:19 am

Here are EXST updates on the Cubs top two international signings from 2013: 

In 12 Cactus League EXST games (44 PA), 17-year old RF Eloy Jimenez is hitting 175/227/225. He has 10 K in his 44 PA. Although he only has seven hits (five singles and two doubles), he has made the hits count as he leads the team in RBI with seven. Jimenez had a sore arm at Minor League Camp and so he could only DH for several weeks, but he is now back playing RF again. As long as he does not go into a prolonged "0-fer" slump, Jimenez probably stands a decent chance to remain in Mesa and play for the AZL Cubs this summer.

In 11 Cactus League EXST games (41 PA), 17-year old SS Gleyber Torres is hitting 342/390/500, with 3 SB (2 CS). He is second on the team in BAvg (behind only Roney Alcala), leads the team in triples, and has not struck out over his last 26 PA. He has committed five errors (including one three-error game). Because he has played as well as he has and because there is no other SS blocking him, I would say Torres (right now) has a good chance to make the Boise Opening Day roster.

A couple of other noteworthy EXST performance among the position players:

2013 VSL Batting Champion 1B Roney Alcala is hitting 433/452/667 for the EXST Cubs, and besides leading the team in BAvg he also leads the team in doubles with five (plus one triple) in just 31 PA. Since there is no other 1B blocking him, I would say the 20-year old Alcala also stands a very good chance to "jump" over AZL Cubs and go directly to Boise.

And 20-year old OF Jeffrey Baez (who played at AZL Cubs last season) is hitting 314/400/372 over 40 PA, and leads the team in walks with five and in stolen bases with ten (0 CS) in just ten games. Baez is built like an NFL linebacker, but he has plus-speed (like Brian Uhrlacher had as a young player). Baez plays both RF and CF (he has a RF arm and the speed and range to play CF). Although he did not show HR power last season in the AZL (he hit only one) and although he has yet to homer in a Cactus League EXST game this season, Baez did tie for the team lead in HR at EXST last season with four.     

Submitted by Charlie on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 04:34 am

Just read the mlb.com article about Villanueva returning to the rotation, and I like the guy more. He comes off as very forthcoming and doesn't rely too much on cliches--he seems clear-sighted. I'm still not a fan of his mustache, though.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 04:24 pm

7:30 EST first pitch...tarp off the field for a while...players warming up, etc. iowa postponed, btw.

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