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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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Nationals @ Cubs: Roark vs Arrieta (Game 30)

And it’s Arrieta with the kill shot.
WAS (19-11): RHP Tanner Roark (2-2, 2.35)
CHC (23-6): RHP Jake Arrieta (6-0, 0.84)
First pitch: 1:20pmCT

Arrieta went 7 scoreless—yawn—to beat the Pirates on Tuesday. If, as jackstraw puts its, “Superlative is the new normal” with this team, it certainly starts with Arrieta, for whom most adjectives and statistics are no longer useful. The Nats are a healthy 24-82 (.293) against him, due to a poor outing in 2013, or the pre-beard era. Espinosa is 4-8 with a HR, and Harper is 4-12.

Roark had a no-decision in Kansas City his last time out (7.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB). He was 2-0 with a 4.22 in his two starts against the Cubs last year. The Cubs are 11-55 (.200) against him. Bryant is 3-5 with a HR, and Rizzo is 3-12 with 2 HR.

Vargas (0-1, 1.10) and the Padres vs Lester (3-1, 1.58) tomorrow at 7:05pmCST to continue the homestand.

Go, Cubs!

Comments

I mentioned here just before the season started that I had this crazy dream that the Cubs had a record of 53-17 or something like that. Very random. But ludicrous, too. At least, I thought so at the time.

So even though Arietta has a lower ERA and WHIP than the previous two years I don't feel like there has been one start this year I've looked at and said "wow he is on today" and yet he still has a no hitter and that ridiculous ERA. In some respects though the numbers bear me out with him down almost 1.5 K/9 from the previous two years and sporting about a .176 BABIP, also much lower than previous years so he is having a bunch more contact off him. We have a great defense this year and his approach has obviously been working and he's shown the ability to adjust mid-inning when a pitch isn't working but it still feels like we haven't yet seen great Arietta yet. What are other people's thoughts on what they've seen from him yet and do you think there's more of an attempt to pitch to contact to save the arm this year or has he just not yet found his next level yet? He has said he's more open to saving pitches this year and leave games early because of getting tired in the playoffs and ultimately I think this is a very good thing. Of course all this said his not quite on is still light years ahead of what most other pitchers can do when on.

soler and heyward seem to both be out of whack with their swings...lot of ugly between the bottom half of their bodies and the top half going on.

cubs down by 2, cahill hits for himself to start the bottom 7th because...i dunno...gets on base via a pitcher deflection. reverse-cubbery! fowler HBP... heyward/bryant/rizzo get a chance to make something of it.

Men on 1st/2nd! Joe has Hammel hit. Why?! Does nothing. Leaves it yp to Over Swinging Baez. He Pops out to Right! top 11!!

another IBB to harper with men on 1st/2nd, 2 out. harper has 6 walks today. zimm groundout!! ...man, baez plays some pretty D more often than not.

Just. Wow. Still a wild ride for all of us. Welcome to town, Padres!

via Roto...
Starlin Castro was removed from Sunday's game against the Red Sox with a rib cage injury. Castro suffered the injury while diving back into third base in the seventh inning. He pleaded with Yankees manager Joe Girardi to stay in the game, but was lifted for precautionary measures. Expect him to return to the Yankees' lineup in a day or two.

Walk Harper. Walk Harper.Walk Harper. Walk Harper. Walk Harper.Walk Harper. Win game. Next.

tarp on the field...delayed start...not looking that great since they don't even have a projected time as of yet for a start. thanks obama.

Recent comments

  • Charlie (view)

    I worry that Morel will lose starts at 3B as long as this roster lacks a compelling DH.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think if you had ranked players by how much the team could ill afford to have them miss significant time, Steele would be right at the top of the list.

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • 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.