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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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Brewers @ Cubs: Nelson vs Montgomery (Game 146)

Brewers 5, Cubs 4
W: Nelson (8-14); L: Grimm (1-1); S: Thornburg (10)
PREVIEW
MIL (65-81): RHP Jimmy Nelson (7-14, 4.42)
CHC (93-52): LHP Mike Montgomery (4-5, 2.74)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Montgomery gave up a solo HR to Nieuwenhuis in 5 innings but ended up with a no-decision against the Brewers last Wednesday. It’ll be interesting to see how he fares seeing them again so quickly. Overall, they are 7-31 (.226) against him. Nieuwenhuis is 1-2 with that HR.

Nelson lost to the Cardinals his last time out, giving up 4 ER in 6 innings. He’s 0-3 with a 3.57 in his three starts against the Cubs this season. Overall, they are 41-163 (.252) against him. Soler is 7-20 with a HR.

Anderson (8-11, 4.53) versus Lackey (9-8, 3.35) at 1:20pmCST tomorrow afternoon.

Go Cubs!

Comments

By the way...the Cubs clinched a playoff spot last night! The pure math doesn't get you there (what?), but, since the Cards and SF play each other -- If the Cards lose one game, Cubs clinch the division. If the Cards don't lose, that means SF loses 4, and the Cubs clinch a WC spot.

So what's everyone's plans to celebrate the division clinching? I know the world series is the big goal but this has still been the most fun regular season in my lifetime.

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In reply to by johann

There's a cool little cocktail bar that opened up a block from my house. They're not a sports bar, but they do broadcast Cubs games I'm told, and I'm sure it'll be playing there. The question is, can I nurse Manhattans there for the length of a baseball game without passing out?

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In reply to by johann

It seems we clinched the division about a month ago to be honest. Sadly, the magic numbers have been barely registering with me. This team is a ton of fun but if they get wiped out in the division series, I'll be crushed. I could survive an LCS loss I feel like at least it felt like we were a part of the playoffs, but to be this dominant and have it wiped out in 3-5 games would be a kick in the balls.

On a sidenote, I (continue to) hate the 5-game division series.

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In reply to by Rob G.

I guess with the crapshoot the playoffs are I just want to enjoy every moment I can in case something bad happens. I really want the playoffs to get here but I also don't want this to be over. Seeing excellent baseball play all around hasn't happened for a long time.

The only disappointing thing about the great 2015 season was that this team did as well as you can do - 97 wins, Wild Card win, NLDS win - without getting any flags out of the deal. 2016 - different story. Expectations are completely raised. But it's at least great to start the push run with a flag.

I suppose this is pessimistic, but I've been looking at it for awhile this way. Cubs are 0-0. Elimination number is 3, Clinch number is 11. Those are the only numbers that have mattered for the last 2 months. A World Series win would be amazing...but I'll be happy with only breaking a 71 year trend and just getting there. Anything short of that will feel sickening.

I'm already a bit drunk, I have a shit-ton to do before 8am classes tomorrow, and I haven't been around most of the summer because blah blah blah life sucks, but:

Parachat Recap and Game Summary are In Effect.

@dschoenfield Jorge Soler since returning from injury Aug. 5: .287/.370/.575, 7 HR in 87 AB.

"That's baseball"....two things have been very reliable for the past month -- Russell's defense and Grimm's pitching. Both were bad tonight. Man, I hope they bat Zobrist 1st or 2nd next year -- good OBP, but he doesn't hit or drive in runs, despite hitting behind 3 guys with very high OBPs. Only 67 RBI and only 20 since the AS break. Pretty awful, really.

KB is really in a bit of a funk -- missing a lot of very hittable pitches. Hitting .196 in September after an awesome August, which I guess is how things go. Let's get this out of the way now, and get to 40/100. Don't want another 99 RBI on his stats page.

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In reply to by billybucks

No. They traded them because they were giving up on the season and since the trade have been doing awesome. So they got prospects, saved $$$ and a bonus playoff run.

Also....

@Ken_Rosenthal Per @MLBNetwork research: Chapman, Miller since leaving #Yankees: 1.83 ERA, 39.1 IP. Clippard, Warren since joining NYY: 1.82 ERA, 39.2 IP.

Before tonight Yanks had the best bullpen in the AL since the ASB and had moved within 2 games of the playoffs. Shit happens and the Red Sox have a great offense.

Recent comments

  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    morel triple to start the season....yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    LHP Blake Weiman appears to have been the last cut from the AAA Iowa roster. He is with the Tennessee group at Minor League Camp.

     

  • crunch (view)

    bruce bochy is hobbling rather badly for a guy who's had 2 hip replacements.  his gait is extremely wonky taking the lineup card to the ump.

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.