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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

Last updated 4-24-2024
 
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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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Team Banks Rallies to Edge Team Santo at Riverview

Fernando Kelli laced a game-tying two-run triple into the right-centerfield alley and Luis Ayala followed with a line-drive walk-off RBI single to right that plated Kelli with the winning run, as Team Banks rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 8th and edged Team Santo 5-4 in Cubs Arizona Instructional League intrasquad game action Saturday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

The game was pre-planned as an eight-inning affair. 

RHSP Alfredo Colorado tossed three innings of one-hit shutout ball (7/2 GO/AO) for Team Santo, and Miguel Amaya tripled, singled, and scored the tying run for Team Banks. 

Cubs minor league C-INF Ben Carhart (Cubs 2012 35th round draft pick - Stetson University) has joined the instructs coaching staff, so he may be filing retirement papers (as a player) in the near future. The 26-year old Carhart has spent five seasons in the Cubs organization as a player, and has seen action at five levels, playing five different positions (3B-1B-2B-C-RHP) and hitting a combined 270/329/382 in 372 games (1518 PA), He went through the catcher conversion program in 2013-14.  

Here is the box score from the game: 

TEAM SANTO LINEUP
1. Jose Gutierrez, LF: 0-4 (E-5, K, F-8, P-5, R, 2 SB) 
2. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B: 0-3 (K, K, 6-3)
3. Aramis Ademan, SS: 2-3 (1B, 1B, F-7, RBI, 2 CS) 
4. Michael Cruz, DH #1: 1-2 (5-3, 3B, BB, 2 R)
5. Jonathan Sierra, RF: 0-3 (1-3, 1-3, F-7)
6. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 2-2 (1B, 1B, BB, R, RBI)
7. Christopher Morel, 3B: 0-2 (K, F-8, BB)  
8. Carlos Diaz, DH-C: 1-1 (1B, 2 RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
9. Connor Myers, CF: 0-3 (K+WP, K, 5-3 DP, SB, CS) 
10. Jhonny Pereda, C-DH: 0-3 (5-3, K, F-9)
11. Luis Diaz, DH #3: 0-1 (BB, 6-3, BB, CS) 

TEAM BANKS LINEUP:
1. Luis Ayala, RF: 2-4 (F-8, 1B, 4-3, 1B, R, RBI)
2. Yeiler Peguero, DH-2B: 1-3 (4-3, 1B+E8, P-1, R, RBI)
3. Zack Short, 2B-DH: 0-3 (F-8, K, E-6)
4. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 0-3 (6-3, L-5, K)
5. Chris Pieters, 1B: 1-3 (4-3, 3B, L-3, RBI, PO) 
6. Kwang-Min Kwon, LF: 0-2 (4-3, BB, K)
7a. Sam Tidaback, C: 1-2 (5-3, 1B)
7b. Gustavo Polanco, C: 0-1 (3-U)
8a. Rafael Narea, SS: 0-2 (5-3, 6-3) 
8b. Delvin Zinn, SS: 0-0 (BB, R)
9. Miguel Amaya, DH #2: 2-3 (3B, L-6, 1B, R)
10. Fernando Kelli, CF: 1-3 (4-3, L-7, 3B, R, 2 RBI)

TEAM SANTO PITCHERS
1. Alfredo Colorado: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 7/2 GO/AO, 41 pitches (24 strikes) 
2. Eury Ramos: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GO/AO, 29 pitches (14 strikes) 
3. Faustino Carrera: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 32 pitches (21 strikes) 
4. Tyson Miller: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (16 strikes) 

TEAM BANKS PITCHERS
1. Bryan Hudson: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 3/0 GO/AO, 50 pitches (32 strikes) 
2. Hector Garcia: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 32 pitches (25 strikes) 
3. Yunior Perez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 37 pitches (22 strikes) 
4. Fauris Guerrero: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 1/2 GO/AO, 25 pitches (10 strikes) 

TEAM SANTO ERRORS: 3 
1. P Eury Ramos: E-1 (errant pick-off throw at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd) 
2. CF Connor Myers: E-8 (fielding error on single to CF allowed batter to advance to 2nd base) 
3. SS Aramis Ademan: E-6 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base) 

TEAM BANKS ERRORS: 2 
1. 3B Wladimir Galindo: E-5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
2. C Sam Tidaback: E-2 (two-base throwing error on attempted pick-off at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 

TEAM SANTO CATCHERS DEFENSE
Jhonny Pereda: 1 PO, 1 PB  

TEAM BANKS CATCHERS DEFENSE
1. Sam Tidaback; 3-6 CS, 1 E (see above) 
2. Gustavo Polanco: 1-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 19 

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 90's 

Comments

Kela on the Rangers (with a C. Richards-worthy 6.09 ERA) gets him to pop up. Just like the old days!

Not a big fan of Toronto, but, if they had to win, it's nice it was on an Odor error. Probably won't happen, but TOR-BOS would be a hell of a lot of fun.

Recent comments

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Honorable mention to Jim Bullinger via BleedCubbieBlue: 

    Bullinger, a converted shortstop, had pitched in three games before he came to the plate. He had entered the game to relieve starter Shawn Boskie after four innings, and came to the plate to lead off the fifth, and hit Rheal Cormier's first pitch over the left-field wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead; they eventually won the game 5-2 in 14 innings. Of the 129players to homer in their first MLB at-bat, Bullinger is one of just 32 to hit that blast on the first big-league pitch he saw (including Contreras) and one of just six pitchers to do so.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Most of this activity will lead nowhere, of course, but it is fantastic that they’re looking for talent in every nook and cranny. You never know where that can lead, and virtually nothing is lost if if leads nowhere, as long as no one of superior talent and potential is losing an opportunity.

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Fun 1st Hit / HR Fact…


    Recent Cubs players to have HR as 1st MLB hit:

    PCA

    Morel

    Happ

    Contreras

    Baez

    Soler

    Castro

  • 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.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • 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)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does he remind anybody else of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • 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.