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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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Byler & Trahan Lead Snakes Past Angels/Cubs at Diablo

Austin Byler laced a two-run single and scored in a seven-run 3rd, singled and scored in the 5th, singled in the 6th, and singled again in the 8th, Stryker Trahan belted an RBI triple and scored in the 3rd, drilled an RBI single and scored in the 5th, and walked in the 9th, and Diamondbacks pitchers retired the first 13 batters they faced, en route to an easy 10-2 victory over the Angels/Cubs co-op squad in AZ Advanced Instructional League action this afternoon on Field #7 at the Diablo Stadium Complex in Tempe, AZ.    
Zach Houchins (Angels) and Taylor Ward (Angels) collected RBI singles in the bottom of the 7th to account for the two Angels/Cubs runs. 

Here is the box score from today's game (Cubs player highlighted in bold and underlined

DIAMONDBACKS LINEUP
1. Domingo Leyba, 2B: 2-5 (3-U, 1B, L-3, 1B, F-8, R, RBI)
2. Sergio Alcantara, SS: 1-4 (F-7, SH-FC, K, L-6, 1B, R, 2 RBI)
3a. Zach Nehrir, LF: 2-3 (1B, 1B, L-9, R)
3b. Grant Heyman, LF: 0-2 (3-1, K)
4. Austin Byler, 1B: 4-5 (K, 1B+E9, 1B, 1B, 1B, 2 R, 2 RBI)
5. Jason Morozowski, DH #1: 0-4 (BB, E-6, 4-3, 5-3, 4-3, RBI)
6. Dawel Lugo, 3B: 0-4 (5-3, 6-4 FC, 1-3, BB, 5-3, R)
7. Stryker Trahan, RF: 2-4 (F-8, 3B, 1B, K, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI)
8. Jose Herrera, C: 1-4 (4-3, 6-3, 1B, HBP, 3-1, R, RBI)
9. Colin Bray, CF: 2-5 (2B, K, 1B, E-5, 3-1, R)
10. Zach Hoffpauir, DH #2: 0-2 (P-4, F-8)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST THREE TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER 

ANGELS/CUBS LINEUP:
1. Bo Way, CF: 0-4 (F-8, 1-3, 3-U, 3-U) 
2. Kody Eaves, DH: 1-4 (3-1, K, 1B, F-9, R, SB)
3. Zach Houchins, 3B: 1-4 (6-3, P-6, 1B, K, R, RBI)
4. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-3 (K, K, BB, F-9)
5. Natanael Delgado, RF: 2-4 (1B, K, 1B, K)
6. Andrew Daniel, SS: 0-3 (F-8, P-3, P-3, BB)
7a. Wade Wass, C: 0-2 (F-9, L-8)
7b. Taylor Ward, C: 1-2 (1B, K, RBI)
8. Rashad Crawford, LF: 1-4 (5-3, 1-3, 1B, K)
9. Frandy de la Rosa, 2B: 0-3 (4-3, F-8, K)

DIAMONDBACKS PITCHERS
1. Markus Solbach: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/AO, 21 pitches (14 strikes)
2. Emilio Vargas: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 20 pitches (12 strikes)
3. Miller Diaz: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 19 pitches (15 strikes) 
4. Cameron Smith: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 37 pitches (22 strikes) 
5. Cameron Gann: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 10 pitches (6 strikes)  
6. Keegan Long: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 19 pitches (13 strikes) 

ANGELS/CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Joe Gatto: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 27 pitches (14 strikes)
2. Garrett Nuss: 3.0 IP, 10 H, 9 R (8 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 4/3 GO/AO, 62 pitches (40 strikes)
3. Ronnie Glenn: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2/1 GO/AO, 27 pitches (17 strikes)  
4. Victor Alcantara: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 23 pitches (16 strikes) 
5. Eduardo Paredes: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 11 pitches (5 strikes) 

DIAMONDBACKS ERRORS: 1 
CF Colin Bray: E-8 (errant throw attempting to double-up runner at 1st base on L-8 allowed runner to advance to 2nd) 

ANGELS/CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. RF Natanael Delgado: E-9 (two base fielding error on line-drive RBI single to RF allowed batter to advance to 3rd base) 
2. SS Andrew Daniel: E-6 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
3. 3B Zach Houchins: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

DIAMONDBACKS CATCHERS DEFENSE
Jose Herrera: 0-1 CS 

ANGELS/CUBS OUTFIELD ASSISTS
CF Bo Way - threw out runner (Colin Bray) 8-5 trying to advance from 1st to 3rd on RBI single to CF

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures 100+ 

ATTENDANCE: 28 (mostly scouts) 

Comments

thin cubs talent day...still hoping vogelbomb turns on that power next season because it doesn't seem to be showing up with the step down in talent he's facing the past few weeks. at least he's still young...23 in december.

it's all over for HOU. i was rooting for them for no other reason than picking on HOU still feels like bullying. KC advances to play TOR on friday. CHC vs ??? on saturday.

PHIL: Are you noticing special attention to Vogelbach? Anything the are trying to alter in his approach or swing? Thanks.

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In reply to by The E-Man

E-MAN: Dan Vogelbach is at Advanced Instructs mainly to work on his defense at 1st base, but he's also trying to improve his baseruning and be a more complete hitter, like making better contact, driving the ball to the opposite field, and not swinging at pitches out of the strike zone. 

Vogelbach has been working one-on-one with Carmelo Martinez for about 30 minutes every morning before BP. Carmelo throws balls to him from a close distance, forcing Vogelbach to react quickly to balls in the dirt or over his head or off to one side. with the throw sometimes being perfect. So he doesn't know what type of throw to expect. And he's actually showing some improvement and confidence in catching the ball, picking short hops, and at least knocking down balls he can't catch.   

He also has been working out at shortstop during morning drills to improve his defense, like fielding ground balls without bobbling them, tracking pop ups (which he struggles to do), and making stronger and more-accurate throws (he has a weak throwing arm).   

At the plate, Vogelbach is hitting 250/419/344 in 11 games (43 PA), with ten walks and five strikeouts, three doubles, no HR, five RBI, one GIDP, and a SF. He also has no SB (two CS) and he was picked-off 1st base once.   

Vogelbach seems to have what is known in baseball as "warning track power," meaning that he hits high fly balls with top-spin that reach the warning track but don't have enough carry to get over the fence. And his line drives tend to have top-spin, too, so a lot of his line drives drop like a two-seam fastball as they get to the outfield. 

One other thing about Vogelbach is that he VERY gregarious with the other players, giving everybody a rash of shit and getting it right back and not minding it all. He is very self-deprecating. He has a really outgoing and funny personality. He reminds me a lot of John Kruk. 

But while Vogelbach is a funny guy, he also is very hard on himself when he makes an out or an error. He seems to be easily frustrated. You can hear the f-bombs all over the park when he makes an error or a mistake or weak contact or strikes out. 

I talked to a couple of scouts at a game last week, and both said that the biggest problem with Vogelbach is that he has a "bad body." It's not his fault, but his body-type just doesn't allow him to do some of the things a player needs to do to be sucessesful. 

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

Thanks a bunch AZ PHIL. From what you say, and his somewhat of a stall in his progress, it would seem with the Cubs "reboot" he will be surpassed on the prospect list most-likely during the next year if he can't get it together. He was a very interesting long-shot, anyway.

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In reply to by The E-Man

I never drank that particular kool-aid. In spring training, on TV, he looked like a short fat kid, while I was seeing him compared online to Boog Powell! Not a surprise that when he trimmed down, he lost some power. That said, he's a decent hitter and might have a chance if he could play a position. But not on the Cubs, where the manager thinks Soler is a stiff! People say Vogelbach is tailor-made for the American League. Maybe so. But to be a major leaguer, he'll have to be a rookie, first. Is there such a thing as a rookie DH? I really don't know. I don't watch many AL games. But I thought DH's tended to be veterans.

I think I'd rather face the Dodgers for several reasons but weather is one. Saturday at Dodger stadium the game will start at 72 and end at 70 or so and partially cloudy. Sunday will start at 71 and end 69. Citi field will start at 51 and end at 48. Sunday will start at 48 and end at 45. Think we might do better in warmer weather.

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In reply to by johann

Cubs didn't do jack offensively in VERY warm weather when they were in LA in August. LA leads the league in HR, the Mets have a very potent offense. I am leaning towards rooting for the mets solely because of Greinke and Kershaw. Mets pitchers are deeper, but they are very young and at innings limits, so feel better about the prospects there. Only reason for me to want the Dodgers: I could go to game #2.

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In reply to by blockhead25

While it sucks and think ultimately Russell will win gold gloves every year, right now Baez is hitting better and isn't that much of a downgrade defensively. Despite those two screw ups he had in replacement he has overall been amazing in defense all year. It's crazy to think that we could have an injury to a player with that talent in the playoffs and we probably won't see too much of a drop off .

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In reply to by johann

Unfortunate in part because Russell has been a huge part of this team for months. Hammy injuries can really linger, though, and there's no good work around. Here's hoping Baez shows off the defense and puts the bat on the ball--it'd be nice to see him continue a solid autumn.

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In reply to by crunch

There is really no reason to add Jonathan Herrera to the Cubs NLCS roster at this time, because if anything happens to Javier Baez, Castro could slide over to SS and Herrera (or Addison Russell, if he is healthy enough to be at least a back-up) could be activated as an injury replacement for Baez mid-series. Same thing if something happens to Castro during the NLCS (leaving Baez as the only avalable SS).  

And by leaving Russell off the NLCS roster, the Cubs keep him available as a potential injury replacement during the NLCS, and he is eligible to be on the Cubs World Series roster (if Russell is healthy enough to play, and if the Cubs get to the World Series).

If Russell is on the Cubs NLCS roster and then the Cubs decide they need to replace him during the series because he can't play, he would be ineligible to return for the balance of the NLCS and the World Series. 

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

I would think if they do choose Herrera, it would be about gaining flexibility for late inning double switches as much as anything else, and giving an extra bat on the bench. With that said, given that games #3 and #4 could be back-to-back bullpen games for the Cubs, probably makes more sense to add a pitcher.

Cubs order is official, Dodgers/NY is speculation 1. Lester v. Anderson or Syngaard 2. Arrieta v. Kershaw or Harvey 3. TBD v. Greinke or DeGrom 4. TBD v. TBD 5. Lester v. Anderson or Syngaard 6. Arrieta v. Kershaw or Harvey 7. TBD vs. Greinke or DeGrom.

Recent comments

  • Charlie (view)

    I worry that Morel will lose starts at 3B as long as this roster lacks a compelling DH.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think if you had ranked players by how much the team could ill afford to have them miss significant time, Steele would be right at the top of the list.

  • 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.