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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)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

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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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Reds @ Cubs: DeSclafani vs Warren (Game 84)

Submitted by CTSteve on

As god as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. CIN (31-54): RHP Anthony DeSclafani (2-0, 1.78) CHC (52-31): RHP Adam Warren (3-1, 4.56) First pitch: 1:20pmCST Warren gets a spot start, after getting stretched out in the minors. In his two starts for Iowa, he pitched 8.2 innings with a 4.15 ERA. Warren was 6-6 with a 3.66 as a starter last year with the Yankees. Overall, the Reds are 1-7 against him. Votto has the hit. DeSclafani had a no-decision in DC in his last outing (6.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 2 BB), his fifth of the season. The Cubs are 22-93 (.237) against him. Heyward and Russell are both 3-8. Rizzo is 1-17. Harrell (1-0, 1.50) and the Braves are in town against Hammel (7-5, 3.45) for a make-up quickie tomorrow at 7:05pmCST. Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:07 am

With LaStella off the DL and Warren up from his Iowa stretch-out stint...there are two roster moves coming (and as of 11am CST not announced). I suspect Candelario will be back to Iowa. Peralta the other move?

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:25 am

now twitter-verse is buzzing about Ross being eval for concussion and possible (concussed would be 1 week) DL, foul ball off of mask from Tuesday.

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:18 pm

Wonder if Contreras catches for Lester against the Pirates. Hope so as the Bucs have some guys who can run and Montero most likely catching Arrieta's start.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:54 pm

When Miggy catches, base runners shouldn't bother stopping at first base. Just go directly to 2nd. Speeds up the game.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:56 pm

it doesnt matter if he's starting or relieving, he can get his pitch count up rather regularly. that said, hammel is working hard on being the odd man out and warren is the best option to slot in there...plus it would be nice to keep him stretched out. i kinda hope they send him back down to AAA after this "regulars rest" thing is wrapped up to get some innings on him. the team has all 5 starters under club control for next season if they want, but the AAA/backup talent pool is thin as hell.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:22 pm

pretty much...he seems to have a serious issue putting together more than 170-ish IP a year and he fades down the stretch. it's not like it's a guaranteed thing, but it wouldn't shock anyone to see it go down like that. that said, im all for bringing him back next year...esp. at 10m/yr vs letting him walk for a 2m buyout, though.

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:23 pm

Sick of this shit. Maddon is wearing this one. Not the first time Cahill has sparkled in one inning and crapped the bed in the next - particularly in a save situation game and not long relief.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:53 pm

I don't think it's as cut and dried as that. Warren was probably on a pitch count and at some point you need to see what your bullpen can do (not much, apparently). If Cahill lets a .250 catcher club a three run homer to lose a game in June, how's he gonna fare in October? Time to find out. People ripped the Great Maddonnini for pitching Peralta, too, but again, he had to know how he was going to do. Now, Peralta is gone. Cubs clearly need some bullpen help. Not even Strop and Rondon really look all that reliable lately.

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:46 pm

Ron Coomer has astutely noted that Barnhart's three run home run has entirely changed the complexion of this game. Good to know.

Submitted by JoePepitone on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:56 pm

Gameday said there was an injury delay after Edwards' wild pitch to allow the Reds' run to score. Who was the injury to? Edwards finished out the inning after that and I'm not by a TV or radio. Thanks!

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:59 pm

For those who say the Cubs had good fortune in the first 2 months of the year -- they are now back to even after the 7th inning today. Down one run: - Ump misses ball 4 to Miggy - Miggy smashes a line drive into the pitcher's glove - Ump calls 3-2 strike on Bryant that is nowhere near the strike zone. Terrible umpiring. Joe should have gotten thrown out again today.

Submitted by Brick on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:40 pm

“Well, at least the Cubs will get a chance to find their bearings during the All-Star Break.” “Actually, the entire team is scheduled to play against the best players in the AL.”

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:01 pm

I fear I must shoulder the blame. The billybucks jinx has grown dramatically in power -- I went to the first Cardinals game, after the Cubs had just swept the Pirates and were clearly the best team in baseball. Since then, they are 5-12 (.294 winning percentage), with over one-third of those games being against the gawd-awful Reds. A loss to the Braves tomorrow and I'm calling an exorcist to the billybucks home. The only good news is that they didn't start the season like this. A 5-12 record would have been tough to swallow. Well, I guess the other good news is no Jeff Garlin today.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 07:05 pm

I predict...D. Wade will sing the 7th inning stretch in the Texas series after the All-Star Break. and if the Bulls rumors are wrong, he'll sing in falsetto.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 07/07/2016 - 07:52 am

Since starting out 25-6, Cubs have gone 27-26. So they've been a .500 team since that crazy start. I really wanted this team to get a fast start, and the fact that they are still 20 over with an 8 game lead is awesome, but it all seems very tenuous now, given their .500 record since that 31st game.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    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. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

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