Cubs MLB Roster

Cubs Organizational Depth Chart
40-Man Roster Info

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

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

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
 




Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Cubs @ Braves: Hammel vs Norris (Game 59)

Submitted by CTSteve on

We don’t need no stinkin’ draft picks.CHC (41-17): RHP Jason Hammel (7-1, 2.14)
ATL (17-42): RHP Bud Norris (1-7, 5.28)
First pitch: 6:35pmCST

Hammel beat Arizona (7 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB) on Saturday. He’s 4-1 with a 2.23 so far on the road this year. Atlanta is a healthy 30-78 (.385) against him. Freeman is 5-8 with 2 HR, and Markakis is 9-19 with a HR.

Norris lost in LA (5 IP, 1 ER, 2 K, 4 BB) his last time out. He’s 0-4 with a 4.82 at Turner Field this year. The Cubs are 21-82 (.256) against him. Heyward is 3-7 with a HR, and Montero is 5-11.

The Braves are 6-23 at home and the Cubs are 19-9 on the road. What could go wrong?

Arrieta (9-1, 1.80) versus Wisler (2-6, 3.98) at 3:10pmCST tomorrow.

Go, Cubs!

Tags
2016 Season Game Thread

Comments

Submitted by chitownmvp01 on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:47 pm

There's an article that says the Cubs are rumored to be in talks with the Yankees about Chapman. Although Chapman is a great closer, I like Miller better because of the off field baggage Chapman brings and Rondon is already a great closer. I worry that bringing in Chapman would create tension similar to Storen and Papelbon last season. Rondon has been great this year. Just hasn't gotten many save opportunities because we've creamed so many teams. http://sportsmockery.com/2016/06/rumor-cubs-discussing-blockbuster-trad…

[ ]

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:27 pm

That article cites a tweet by someone named Christopher Meola, who references to a "source" and who seems to have no professional connection of any kind to sports journalism. But he is a "Brand Specialist" in Miami, according to LinkedIn, so hey....

Meola's tweet says the proposed trade involves shipping Baez, Warren, and a Prospect to the Yankees.  Can't see the Cubs shipping off Baez at this particular moment, and it seems odd we'd trade Warren back to NYY.

Then again, this Meola guy evidently scooped everyone on the Stanton contract, and even Robothal had to acknowledge it, so who knows...

[ ]

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:47 pm

if they give up that much talent for 3.5 months and some playoffs for a.chapman in his final year of club control they've lost their minds. they'd have to give him a QA of $16m-ish and hope he leaves to recoup any value back from the trade...hell of a risk. yeah, he's got great value and will pull it from someone, but it's a hell of a price for what's effectively 50-ish innings of ball for the rest of the season + playoffs.

[ ]

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:05 pm

Agreed.  I could see this being a fair haul for Miller, but I wouldn't do it for Chapman.  More than anything, it just doesn't make sense to me unless they are convinced Soler and LaStella and Rizzo's present ailments are all one-off, short-term, non-issues... 

Submitted by Eric S on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:29 pm

Rizzo scratched from the lineup with back stiffness. Almora Jr. to get the start instead.

[ ]

Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:45 pm

I was going to report that I shut down field operations in central South Carolina at noon and drove the 4:15 to get me to the hotel about 5 mins away from Turner Field, and that me and my 2008 NL Central Division Champions ball cap and my pasty white legs were headed to all three Cubs games this weekend. And that I was going to try to not suck. But since Rizzo is hurt, and seeing the recent threats and punishments to posters for lesser infractions at games they attended, maybe I was just thinking about doing all that.

[ ]

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:37 pm

"Almora". Just "Almora". Please. If his first name were Steph or Klay or Michael, he wouldn't be "Jr." The "Jr." is associated with his first name, not his last. He is "Albert Jr." In addition to El Professor, the Cubs just drafted another pitcher from Dartmouth, so let's clean up the grammar here, shall we?

[ ]

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:39 pm

Trans -- I think the link is wrong about changing the suffix when the elder dies. I, sadly, am a "3rd", which is my legal name on my birth certificate. When my grandfather, and father, passed away, I did not get "promoted". And, I think the link supports my position on no using "Jr." when only using last names! My work here is done.

[ ]

Submitted by Transmission on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:42 am

Ok, I see what you mean.  What I was going for is that grammatically speaking, we aren't supposed to shorten MLKJ to either Martin Jr. OR King Jr.  It's just Martin, or King, with the Jr used only with the complete name.  (Or, we could just ASK Albert Amora Jr. what his preference is....)  But I think I see what you're getting at....

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:00 pm

Before the game's start, Fan Graphs gave the Cubs a bit about a 60% likelihood of winning.  Only Rockies (at home with Gray pitching against Padres) had a better likelihood.

I'm too tired of writing, today, to do a game recap, (and I wouldn't want to bury AZ Phil's writeup of the Draft) but will be in Parachat if people want to make fun of the Braves...

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:01 pm

almora with mo D. he's never seen that OF, much less the wall, and he handles it like it's his home park.

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 06:35 pm

Other than Almora (and thanks to all for abstaining on the "Jr."), this is a leading candidate for worst game of the year. Woof.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:38 am

c.black debuts in AAA 1ip 0h 0bb 1k w.contreras goes 3/4 with a double and manages a pickoff at 1st...and his 7th passed ball. g.soto still sucks.

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

Click HERE for the last 50 comments