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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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Cubs @ Pirates: Arrieta vs Liriano (Game 86)

Submitted by CTSteve on

I can’t even...CHC (52-33): RHP Jake Arrieta (12-3, 2.33)
PIT (44-42): LHP Francisco Liriano (5-8, 5.34)
First pitch: 6:05pmCST

Arrieta lost in New York on Saturday (5.1 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB). He’s 3-0 with an 0.86 ERA in his three starts against the Pirates this year. (Yes, please.) Overall, they are 36-182 (.198) against him. Joyce is 7-20 with a HR.

Liriano won in Oakland his last time out (5 IP, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB). In his two starts against the Cubs this year, he’s 0-2 with a 10.45. (Yes, please.) The Cubs are 29-122 (.238) against him. Bryant is 4-9 with a HR.

Lester (9-4, 2.67) versus Kuhl (1-0, 4.09) tomorrow at 6:15pmCST.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:04 pm

RHRP Joe Nathan (April 2015 TJS) is presently on an Article XIX-C minor league rehab assignment at AA Tennessee, and the 30-day rehab assignment expires on 7/23 and he is eligible to be reinstated from the MLB 60-day DL a week earlier on 7/16.

Given the contract he signed (a major league deal with incentives and a club option for 2017), and barring a medical setback, he will almost certainly be joining the Cubs bullpen sometime between 7/16 - 7/23. So the Cubs will have about a week or two before the trade deadline to try and determine if Nathan has value as a bullpen arm. 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:50 pm

The Cubs have signed 22 of their 2016 MLB Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) picks so far.

Players selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft (MLB Rule 4 Draft) are placed on a club's Negotiation List.

In most cases, a player selected by a club in the Rule 4 Draft will remain on the club's Negotiation List until either the player signs or until 5:00 PM (EDT) on the Friday that falls during the week July 12-18 (whichever comes first), and if a club does not sign a Rule 4 Draft pick by the deadline, the player is removed from the club's Negotiation List and becomes eligible for selection again in the next Rule 4 Draft in which the player would be eligible for selection. The exception to this rule is any college senior with no baseball eligibility left. This class of player remains on the club's Negotiation List until the player signs or until one week prior to the next Rule 4 Draft (whichever comes first).

Also, any player eligible for selection in the Rule 4 Draft who is not drafted ("Non-Drafted Free-Agent" or "NDFA") can sign with any club after the conclusion of the draft any time up until one week prior to the next Rule 4 Draft, unless and until the NDFA enrolls in a junior college or four-year college, in which case MLB Rule 4 Draft eligibility rules apply.

A player selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft or a Rule 4 eligible NDFA cannot be signed to a Major League contract.

A player selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft or a Rule 4 eligible NDFA can be "Signed for Future Service" (contract is for the following season) if the player signs a contract after July 1st.

A club is not permitted to select a player in the Rule 4 Draft two years in a row, unless the player gives his approval in advance.

CUBS 2016 RULE 4 DRAFT NEGOTIATION LIST (updated 7-8-2016):

Thomas Hatch, RHP (Oklahoma State) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED) 
Tyson Miller, RHP (California Baptist) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Bailey Clark, RHP (Duke) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Chad Hockin, RHP (Cal State - Fullerton) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Michael Cruz, C (Bethune-Cookman) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Stephen Ridings, RHP (Haverford) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Duncan Robinson, RHP (Dartmouth) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Dakota Mekkes, RHP (Michigan State) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED) 
Michael Rucker, RHP (BYU) - COLLEGE SR 
Trey Cobb, RHP (Oklahoma State) - COLLEGE JR 
Wyatt Short, LHP (Mississippi) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Parker Dunshee, RHP (Wake Forest) - COLLEGE JR 
Jed Carter, RHP (Auburn U. - Montgomery) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED)
Holden Cammack, RHP (Oral Roberts) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED) 
Zack Short, SS (Sacred Heart) - COLLEGE JR (SIGNED) 
Mark Huberman, LHP (USC) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Matt Swarmer, RHP (Kutztown) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Colton Freeman, RHP (Alabama) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Sam Tidaback, C (North Georgia) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Dante Biasi, LHP (Hazleton Area HS - Hazle Township, PA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Penn State 
Delvin Zinn, SS (Itawamba JC) - JC FR  (SIGNED)
Reynaldo Rivera, 1B-OF:(Chipola JC) - JC FR  - 2016 TRANSFER PLAN: South Alabama
Trent Giambrone, 2B (Delta State) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Austin Jones, RHP (UW-Whitewater) - COLLEGE JR 
Connor Myers, OF (Old Dominion) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Rian Bassett, RHP (Clark CC) - JC SOPH 
Tyler Peyton, RHP (Iowa) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Montana Parsons, RHP (San Jacinto North JC) - JC SOPH  - 2016 TRANSFER PLAN: Baylor 
Brenden Heiss, RHP (Jacobs HS - Algonquin, IL) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Arkansas 
Zach Davis, OF (Texas Tech) - COLLEGE SR (SIGNED)
Nathan Sweeney, RHP (Cherry Creek HS - Greenwood Village, CO) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Arizona  
Davis Daniel, RHP (St. James School - Montgomery, AL) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Auburn 
Ryan Kreidler, 3B (Davis Senior HS - Davis, CA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: UCLA 
Jake Slaughter,SS (Ouachita Christian HS - Monroe, LA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: LSU 
Davis Moore, RHP (Los Osos HS - Rancho Cucamonga, CA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Fresno State 
Tolly Filotei, OF (Faulkner State CC)  - JC SOPH (SIGNED)
A. J. Block, LHP (Newport HS  - Bellevue, WA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Washington State 
D. J. Roberts, RHP (Atlantic Coast HS - Jacksonville, FL) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: South Florida

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:50 pm

sweet...was hoping some of those late guys were ID'd as guys not wanting to do the school thing. surprised he's not gonna at least do the junior college thing. that would be a hardcore steal. a low 90s FB that Arizona wanted in their program. also, wow, looking at his HS GPA, he's -really- not a school guy. 2.35 GPA...that's solid "C-student" material.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:12 pm

"Rangers acquired LHP Eric Jokisch from the Marlins in exchange for INF Pedro Ciriaco." that's not even shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic...that's shuffling buckets of water on the Titanic.

Submitted by QuietMan on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:49 pm

Tommy Birch ‏@TommyBirch Hearing that another showing of the Munenori Kawasaki show could be taking place in the near future in Chicago. #Cubs --- So I guess we've got that going for us.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:41 pm

That turned to shit real quick. Rizzo did everything wrong on that bouncer/error. Should have left it for Zobrist and way to hard a throw to handle for Wood...he had a bit more time.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 07:29 pm

After the impending sweep, they will still be leading the Division but they have real serious issues. It is a bad baseball team any way you cut it right now. Theo is just fucking waiting and waiting, while this team implodes. There is no guarantees on what they will be doing after the break, either. It is a complete disaster.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 07:25 am

the trend of no starter for iowa knowing how to pitch well enough to even be a MLB backup option continues. it's been really bad there for quite a while. p.johnson lasted 2.2 innings of really wild pitching (2.2ip 5h 5bb 3k, 1wp 1hbp, 5 r/er) and c.black wrecked his ERA in relief giving up 6 runs in 1.2ip meanwhile, t.federowicz got tested on the basepaths and failed spectacularly with 4 SB vs 1 CS working with 2 different pitchers (johnson/mejia). it'll be interesting to see if he'll be tested by other teams going forward and how much of the blame is shouldered by him. before tonight he had caught 3 other games since his return with only 1 steal attempt (successful)...he was 4-1 sb/cs before the callup. that said, his hot hitting continued with 3 singles on a 3-4 night at the plate.

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 07:36 am

In "The Great Collapse of 2016", the role of Jake Arrieta will be played by Bryan Lahair. "They can't hit, pitch or field, but they do have a cool party room!"

Submitted by cubbies.4ever on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 07:21 am

Everybody makes a big deal of Arrieta, Lester, Lackey and Hammel are as starters, yet the forgotten one Kyle Hendricks has the best ERA of the 5 at 2.55

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 07:27 am

Fowler went 0-2 with 2 walks for South Bend. Batted 9th as DH. Something to do with getting there late due to traffic (according to Wittenmeyer). You would think they could have planned ahead better to have him lead off and maybe get another at bat. Was fun to start the year without much Cubbery but now summer Cubbery is back in full bloom.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 07/09/2016 - 07:16 pm

CUBSTER: Apparently the delay happened because the Cubs hired Edwin Jackson to drive Fowler to the ballpark, but EJax went to Kane County instead of to South Bend. 

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