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

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# 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 

 



 

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Royals @ Cubs: Volquez vs. Arrieta (Game 47 Thread)

KC (28-18): RHP Edinson Volquez (4-3, 2.77)

CHC (25-21): RHP Jake Arrieta (4-4, 2.95)

 

Escobar ss#Fowler cf
*Moustakas 3bBryant 3b
Cain cf*Rizzo 1b
*Hosmer 1bCastro ss
Perez c*Montero c
*Gordon lfSoler rf
Infante 2bLake lf
Orlando rfArrieta p
Volquez pRussell 2b


Interleague! The Royals have not been to Wrigley since 2001. (The last time both clubs had winning records was 2003.) Also, welcome back to Dale Sveum, who’s now their hitting coach and looks much better in the other dugout. If the Twitter chatter is any indication, there is a healthy large numerous KC contingent in town.

There are also scattered storms in the region, but it looks like we’ll get the game in but maybe with a delay or two. 

<--break->

Arrieta struggled-ish his last time out (against AZ), going 6 innings and giving up 3 ER. He didn’t factor in the win, thanks to Rizzo’s 9th inning work. None of the Royals have had more than 8 ABs against him. Without the DH Morales sits.

Volquez, who has mostly been in the NL till this past season, is 7-0 with a 2.90 versus the Cubs. He gave up 2 ER in 6 innings and won against the Cardinals in his outing last weekend. Fowler has the most at-bats and some success against him (8-24, 1 HR). It’s interesting that Lake gets the start over Coghlan.

We are catching the reigning AL champs at a good time. They started the season by defying expectations and playing with a chip on their shoulders. They had the best record in baseball after 42 games. But they might be settling in and have fallen back to a tie with the--hang on, is that right?--the Minnesota Twins for first place. KC has lost their last four, including getting swept by the Yanks in the Bronx, and have scored only 5 runs in their last 36 innings.

Let’s hope it stays that way. As Jackstraw and Carlito noted, the Cubs have not won a game since I joined the rotation. (And here I was calling myself “undefeated.”) In either event, I need this one...

Thanks to Trans and everyone for the kind words--and those other things that were said. And thanks again to Rob and to Christian and the entire TCR grounds crew for the countless emails that were flying around yesterday and the mostly seamless transition.

Finally, you might have also noticed that Parachat is back! I’ll be in there holding court for the first half of the game or so. I’ve already swept it out and cleaned up after the animals. (There was some heavy Fabreze action.) Also, quite shockingly, when I opened the door, I found Neifi Perez, wearing nothing but sunglasses and cleats. It turns out he was locked in there the whole time.

Go Cubs!

 

Comments

Hammel and Wada will flip flop their weekend starts. Hammel is pushed to Sunday because of a fingernail issue. Alex Rivers will come of the KC DL on Saturday to play RF. (Rios)

and CJ Edwards gets call up to Iowa (Bruce Levine and multiple twitter sources) If things go well, expect him in Chicago after the All-Star break.

there is a healthy KC contingent in town
Pfft. Numerous? Sure. Healthy? Probably not.

Recent comments

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I really am not interested in the wesneski head case experience again any time soon. Give me smyly over wesneski. Hell give me keegan Thompson over wesneski every day of the week. His stuff isn’t as good but at least he doesn’t melt down mentally every time something goes mildly awry. 

  • crunch (view)

    they might not want to start the clock on brown and give us wesn.  hopefully it won't come to that.

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal ground rule double!

    he blows a play and hits a double.  we're getting bizarro madrigal.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Close up video shows Steele saying to the Trainer "no it just cramped up"

    Hope so

    Ben Brown and not Smyly please

  • crunch (view)

    agreed and agreed.

    he walked off on his own, but we may not find out for a few days how this will impact the club.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    Looked like a hamstring rather than a knee, not sure if that’s better or worse. 

  • crunch (view)

    steele leaves the game with a hamstring or knee injury.  sigh.

  • crunch (view)

    ...and a madrigal "non-error" leads to a sac fly for a tie game.  nice.

    having a ball clank off your glove, but still getting it count as a hit because it was hit hard is a nice stats gift.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    For sure. This lineup isn’t exactly stacked as is, and subbing out a Cooper or even a Tauchman for Madrigal won’t do it any favors.

  • crunch (view)

    the ESPN bottom graphic taking up 1/8th of the screen sucks.

    i only use ESPN during baseball season and i'm forced to watch a baseball broadcast designed to be broadcast in sports bars and betting parlors where the news/scores of other games is as important as what you're actually tuned in to watch.