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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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Cubs @ Twins: Arrieta vs. Gibson (Game 67 Thread)

CHC (36-30): RHP Jake Arrieta (6-5, 3.40)
MIN (37-31): RHP Kyle Gibson (4-5, 3.33)
First pitch: 1:10pmCT

Fowler# cf

Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero* c

Castro ss

Coghlan* lf

Denorfia rf

Schwarber* dh

Russell 2b

 

Dozier 2b

Rosario* lf

Mauer* 1b

Plouffe 3b

Hunter rf

Nunez dh

Hermann* c

Escobar# ss

Buxton cf

 

Arrieta was not good his last time out: 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 BBs, and 112 pitches for the loss against Cleveland. The Twins have a handful of ABs and are 11-33 against him (.333).

Gibson took the loss in St. Louis on Tuesday, going 6 innings and giving up 3 ER. He has lost his last two starts (also v. KC) and is 0-2 with a 5.68 in his three June starts. He pitches better at home (3-2, 2.84). Only Fowler (3-4 and 2 BBs) and Montero (0-3) have faced him.

Schwarber watch: He went 1-5 with 3 Ks yesterday. That makes 7-18 (.389) since his call-up. Unless the Cubs move to the AL today, this will be the last we see of him for a while.

Yesterday’s game almost made up for Friday. Hats off to Castro for the game winning hit and a big tag to make up for his game on Friday. Russell also made a heads-up tag out. And we got the good Lester, even though he didn’t get a W. Fundamental baseball is the best baseball.

Rubber game, get-away day, and Kershaw tomorrow. Let's get this one.

Go Cubs!

 

Comments

from the twitter feed about Ian Happ...
The Pittsburgh native said it was special to sign with the South Siders in the wake of the promotions of Kris Bryant and Addison Russell.
looks like someone in MiLB Eugene, OR needs a map.

Neil Ramirez pitched one inning, 3K's today. Ready soon. Ian Happ has a double so far tonight (Edit: 2-4, double and HR tonight in an Emerald 9-8 loss)

Is it me or has the ASG voting (MLB and teams’ social media, the running tallies, the pleas from players and managers, the incessant media chatter) gone completely off the rails this year? The Game itself is rarely good and is barely more than a showcase even now that it has some important but remote consequences attached to it. (It’s starting to feel like Christmas and elections.) Let’s try to keep it from dominating the real action in the two months leading up to it. Just play the damn game. </rant>

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In reply to by CTSteve

throwing out 20 million+ votes because of "irregularities" is also a fun aspect of the latest AS game vote. i still enjoy the AS game...the HR derby has been commercialized and stretched so far that it's nearly unwatchable to me, though. it takes 2-3 hours to do something that should take 1/2 the time because of all the sponsorship pimping that needs to be done. i enjoy the minor league all star games much more than either the MLB AS or the HR Derby...easily.

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In reply to by CTSteve

I don't recall the last ASG I watched. I agree with crunch, the minor league ASG is much more interesting.

Blame ESPN for the length of the awful Derby (and Berman), which could be fun. The network wants it a certain length, and MLB gives it to them. 

m.olt to AAA tomorrow. he should be back with the cubs in enough time to displace bryant to LF and win the NL MVP for his play in the last 3 months of the season.

Recent comments

  • 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.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...