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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)   

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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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Narea, Assad, Gutierrez, and Ademan Spark Cub Sweep at Talking Stick

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Rafael Narea belted a solo HR, singled and scored, and stole a base, Roberto Caro drilled a bases-loaded bases-clearing triple and scored a run, and RHSP Javier Assad struck out six in three innings and combined with two relievers to hurl a three-hitter, as the Cubs defeated the Diamondbacks 7-1 on Jackrabbit Field, and Jose Gutierrez and Aramis Ademan each ripped an RBI single and a double, stole a base, and scored a run, leading the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the D'backs on Whirlwind Field, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training doubleheader action Thursday morning at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ.

With today's outing, Javier Assad has very likely entrenched himself in the Eugene starting rotation. A native of Baja California (Mexico), Assad was signed by the Cubs as a 17-year old IFA in July 2015. He made his pro debut at Extended Spring Training last year and did very well, and then followed that with a fine rookie season in the AZL. It is probable that at least 60% of the 2017 Eugene starting rotation (Albertos, Camargo, and Assad) will be from Mexico, with fellow Mexicans Manuel Rodriguez, Faustino Carrera, and Hector Garcia each having an outside chance to make it as well (the latter three being much more likely at this point in time to be assigned to the AZL Cubs).    

The game on Jackrabbit Field was called after eight innings of play, and the game on Whirlwind Field was called after six innings. 

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

JACKRABBIT FIELD

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1. Zach Davis, CF: 0-4 (P-6, K, 6-3, 3-1)
2. Roberto Caro, DH #1: 1-4 (K, 3B, K, 5-3, R, 3 RBI)
3. Yovanny Cuevas, LF: 1-4 (6-3, 1B, K, 1-3, RBI, CS)
4. Rafael Mejia, 3B: 0-4 (L-5, P-6, 4-3, K) 
5. Joe Martarano, 1B: 0-2 (P-2, BB, K)
6. Gustavo Polanco, DH #2: 0-3 (5-3, F-9, F-8)
7. Rafael Narea, SS: 2-3 (HR, F-9, 1B, 2 R, RBI, SB)
8. Edgar Rondon, 2B: 2-3 (1B, K, 1B, 2 R)
9. Carlos Diaz, C: 2-3 (1B, F-8, 1B, R, RBI)
10. Jose A. Gonzalez, RF: 1-2 (1B, HBP, 5-4 FC, R, SB)

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS: 
1. Javier Assad: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 6 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 43 pitches (27 strikes) 
2. Hector Garcia: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/5 GO/AO, 31 pitches (21 strikes) 
3. Jose Leidenz: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 41 pitches (22 strikes) 

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: NONE 

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WHIRLWIND FIELD 

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1a. Jose Gutierrez, CF: 2-3 (2B, F-8, 1B, R, RBI, SB)
1b. Ruben Reyes, PH-CF: 0-1 (K)
2. Aramis Ademan, SS: 2-3 (1B, 2B, K, R, RBI, SB)
3. Miguel Amaya, C-DH: 0-3 (F-9, K, P-4)
4. Jonathan Sierra, RF: 0-1 (BB, BB, K, R)
5. Kevin Zamudio, 1B: 2-3 (1B, 1B, 4-3)
6. Kwangmin Kwon, DH #1: 1-3 (1B, K, F-9, 2 RBI)
7. Richard Nunez, DH-C: 1-3 (F-8, F-7, 1B)
8. Fidel Mejia, 3B: 2-3 (4-3, 1B, 1B, R, PO)
9. Jhonny Bethencourt, 2B: 1-3 (L-9, 1B, L-8, R)
10. Tolly Filotei, LF: 0-2 (6-3, BB, K)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS: 
1. Manuel Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GO/AO, 47 pitches (27 strikes) 
2. Junior Marte: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GO/AO, 48 pitches (30 strikes) 
3. Conor Mullee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 7 pitches (6 strikes) 
4. Luis Aquino: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 1/2 GO/AO, 32 pitches (21 strikes) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" EERORS: 2 
1. P Manuel Rodriguez: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 
2. SS Aramis Ademan: E-6 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Miguel Amaya: 1-1 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 27 (combined - both fields)
WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 80's 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 05:46 am

The Cubs have reportedly sent six players to their Dominican Academy from Extended Spring Training: 

Luis Diaz, 2B 
Fernando Kelli, CF 
Christopher Morel, 3B 
Orian Nunez, 2B-3B
Henderson Perez, C 
Franklin Tineo, C-INF 

If so, the six will be playing in the DSL this summer.
 
I'll try and verify or update the list this weekend. 

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Submitted by KingKongvsGodzilla on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 05:00 pm

No surprises in that bunch. Morel got no game reps last year, Kelli and Perez have tools but are extremely raw. Just checking out these box scores regularly I notice that Jose Gutierrez seems to be keeping pace. I'm hoping he can emerge as a legit prospect as the whole switch hitting CF with some power/speed potential could be useful.

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Submitted by KingKongvsGodzilla on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 05:02 pm

No surprises in that bunch. Morel got no game reps last year, Kelli and Perez have tools but are extremely raw. Just checking out these box scores regularly I notice that Jose Gutierrez seems to be keeping pace. I'm hoping he can emerge as a legit prospect as the whole switch hitting CF with some power/speed potential could be useful. The Cubs really seem to have killed in Mexico. Paredes is on a pretty serious track if he can keep it or better and the rest seem to be competent, young pros a few with some tools or skills to work with. Next up...Colombia? S. Korea?

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Submitted by K Dub on Sat, 05/20/2017 - 05:38 pm

The Cubs have had scouts in Colombia and South Korea for a while now. The number of pacific rim signings have dropped off after guys like 1B Hee Seop Choi, SS Hak Ju-Lee, P Jae Kuk Ryu, OF Kyung-Min Na, OF/P Jae-Hoon Ha were acquired. But the Epstein/Hoyer FO have recently added guys like Kwang Min Kwon and Chang-Yong Lim. Of course, P Erling Moreno was signed out of Colombia in 2013. They certainly could always increase their scouting presences there, I guess. That said, I agree they've done a pretty good job in Mexico lately. Paredes has disappointed thus far in South Bend, but he's turned it on lately. If he could finish around .250/.350/.400 with 10 HRs and 30+ 2Bs as an 18-year-old, I'd take it. I think he can do better than that, though. Currently he's at .250/.302/.368 so he's got a ways to go. They've also signed Jose Albertos, Ruben Reyes, Kevin Zamudio, Javier Assad, Hector Garcia and Faustino Carrera out of Mexico recently so hopefully a couple of those guys will establish themselves as well. I doubt anything comes out of Reyes and Zamudio though. Assad has a chance, though. Garcia and Carrera impressed in the DSL last year but are quite undersized. We'll see...

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 05:53 am

Mike Roberts is at Extended Spring Training this week working with the young Cubs on the fine art of baserunning. 

Mike was the long-time head baseball coach at the University of North Carolina, and is the father of retired MLB 2B Brian Roberts. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 05:50 am

VIDEO: Jake Stinnett was at Indian School Park with the AA Tennessee squad the last week of Minor League Camp in March and he was supposed to pitch against the Giants AA Richmond squad that day, but he warmed-up in the bullpen and then didn't pitch in the game and I haven't seen him since.

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    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. 

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

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