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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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2015 Winter Meetings

Submitted by CTSteve on

Update 2: Jed says the Cubs are in trade talks with 10 or so teams, including (per Marc Topkin) one that would send Baez to TB for Cobb or Moore.

Update 1: The Cubs have resigned Trevor Cahill to a one-year deal worth $4.25m.

The Winter Meetings run Dec. 6-10 in honkey and tonky Nashville.

The Cubs are still on the hunt for a real centerfielder and perhaps (read: hopefully) another starting pitcher and maybe even a top-tier closer, as some have said.

If the off-season thus far is any indication, we're in for an active week. Let the speculations and rumors fly! 

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Submitted by The Joe on Sun, 12/06/2015 - 12:46 pm

Yay.

Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 12/06/2015 - 12:04 pm

Here's hoping the closer rumors have no substance--that's a silly use of resources.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:28 am

I mentioned in a post last July that special assignment scouts from the Rays and the Red Sox were assigned to "bird-dog" Javy Baez during his injury rehab with the AZL Cubs and the Rays scout also followed Dylan Cease prior to the 7/31 trade deadline. This was not the routine scouting that's done on a regular basis. Both scouts were there specifically to get up-to-the-minute info, so Baez was almost certainly a part of trade discussions between the Cubs and Rays and Cubs and Red Sox at the time.  

I heard at that same time that another Rays scout was simultaneously following AA Tennessee, so if there is a trade between the Cubs and Rays, don't be surprised if Baez, Cease and somebody from AA Tennessee (P. Johnson, Contreras, Candelario, McKinney, Almora, and Vogelbach were all there at the time) go to TB.   

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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:49 pm

McKinney seems the most expendable from a Cubs perspective, and could be a nice second or third piece for a club dealing sending a pitcher or two the Cubs way. [Checking in on his offseason predictions spreadsheet.] Yup, I say McKinney ought to be very attractive to other clubs.

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:14 pm

Chapman to Dodger for two prospects Think they might try him at starter? ~EDIT~ Reds now telling other teams "deal in not done yet" with Dodgers.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:00 am

MHO, highly unlikely. They have like 15 starters and keep buying more. In a couple years the Cubs will have a $200MM+ Payroll as well. I am curious what $$ play the Cubs will still make. Position player? Maeda? Closer/Set-up guy? I wonder how much confidence the team has in Strop currently. And, we all know (excepting Mariano and Chapman) relievers have short windows with the same team before they start losing it... It sure is a crazy world now. All for our entertainment, and greed. But, we are sucked-in for the long term!

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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:47 pm

He's the head of the 6th-starter class, I would think, and should get stretched in Spring Training. I'd put him before Jokisch, Beeler, etc., when someone goes down with injury. And he was successful enough out of the bullpen last year to be an interesting middle reliever with upside. I like it.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:06 pm

he's a tick above a junkballer with his stuff and it's not very deceptive. when it's not sinking, it's not working. he did hit 90-92 out of the pen vs 88-90 as a starter...so there's that. if there was more money to go around i wouldn't call it 'lame' as much as i would call it a gamble and not really care too much. that said, it's not gonna break this team even if it fails.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:40 pm

I have no idea if this is a "clutch trend" but I was at two Playoff games where had he made ONE pitch, the team would have been out of the inning with no runs scoring. One was against the Cards when he was ahead with two strikes: Cahill relieved Wood. Peralta singled to center, Heyward to second. Grichuk struck out swinging. Wong struck out swinging. Cruz doubled to right, Heyward scored, Peralta to third. (just inside the bag - Rizzo could have guarded the line a little better IMO) Moss hit for Wainwright. Moss singled to right, Peralta scored, Cruz thrown out at home. And the other was Daniel Murphy (aka, the Ken Rosenthal of MLB players) in Game 4. So - he pitched well for the most part, but had some trouble closing things out in an inning. If his junk shit is left in the zone - it is batting practice fodder.

Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:53 pm

Marc Topkins (TB beat reporter) tweets that Rays are deep in talks for Baez, with the likely centerpiece going back to the Cubs being either Cobb or Moore. Moore does little for me - he comes with 1 guaranteed years, plus 3 reasonable options. I like Cobb much better as an addition, but only 2 years of control I believe.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:40 pm

"Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat Clayton Richard, Travis Wood, Trevor Cahill all will be stretched out in Spring Training with #Cubs" "Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat #Cubs Hoyer says they don't feel need to add another starting pitcher but adds they want to be prepared for injury"

Submitted by QuietMan on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:00 pm

From Gordo... After landing starter John Lackey for a fraction of the dollars and years that went to top-name free agent pitchers, the Cubs are focusing the money they saved on trying to get top free agent outfielder Jason Heyward, sources say. And getting Heyward — or a Plan B option such as free agent Alex Gordon or Carlos Gomez (in a trade) – could, in turn, make a trade of right fielder Jorge Soler the next domino to fall in the off-season plans. --- the Braves, might be Soler’s strongest suitor, and a potential deal for starter Shelby Miller remains in play. The Braves also want a starting pitcher back to fill the end of their rotation. … Rumors of a pitching-for-Javy Baez deal with the Rays appears to be driven by the Rays. http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/1162372/card-tricks-nabbing-joh…

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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:33 pm

I don't get the acquire Heyward and trade Soler talk. Sure, improves RF defense and gets more contact and OBP into the lineup (along with huge $$$ and years), but still doesn't solve the CF problem. I guess it could lead to Coghlan in RF and Heyward in CF, in which case, is that much improvement to OF defense?

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:53 pm

heyward gets a lot of love for his WAR and some other advanced stats. he's a touch more of consistent power away (which he's shown in the past) from being a legit 5 tool player. that said, he's going to be an extremely expensive sub-.800 OPS guy. not much to complain about having the guy around, but he's gonna come at a premium and most likely be a support player than a star.

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Submitted by Jackstraw on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 12:02 am

Not trying to be snarky here, but signing Heyward and trading Soler also gets you a new starting pitcher in the deal (assuming the Soler trade is for Miller). I agree with your assessment of what it does in the outfield, but the roster as a whole is better. Cubs maybe tried and maybe didn't try to add TOR FA pitching talent,wound up with Lackey, and may now be trying to add to the roster in a different way. If the Cubs are going to spend big, then why not just pay for Cueto, in which case the comp (at least to me) is Cueto and Soler vs Heyward and Miller. I trust that TheJedi have pondered the same question.

Submitted by jacos on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 12:37 am

While you slept -Chapman being investigated for domestic violence and gun charges by MLB annnd he hurt his hand during the melee. Nice try Reds -SHELBY Miller for Baez almost happened, first reported as happening by Gordo then shot down by every national(reliable) press after that

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 12:24 am

"The incident -- which occurred on October 30 at Chapman’s home in Florida -- involved Chapman firing eight gunshots in his garage and allegedly choking and pushing his girlfriend against a wall after the two had an argument about something she saw on his phone. No arrests were made in the incident "due to conflicting stories and a lack of cooperation from all parties involved," the police report states."

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 12:19 am

I don't think the Cubs trade Baez. Maddon loves Baez. I think the rumors are more like, Cubs are talking to so and so about a pitcher, then reporters can't find out who's involved so they throw Baez or Soler out there forgetting the Cubs have a million prospects in the lower levels. Look how cheap Chapman almost came to the Dodgers - although now I guess we know why. But teams will still trade for 3 decent prospects. I also don't see the Cubs in play on Heyward at the current going rate I'm seeing. They are just driving up the cost to put some hurt on the Redbirds.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 12:22 am

"CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that a trade involving Shelby Miller could happen as soon as Tuesday." oh really now... dbacks are supposedly legitimately in on this as much as the cubs are rumored to be in on this...which means he'll probably end up a brewer or something equally stupid.

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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. 

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

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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