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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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Gameday Open Thread / Padres @ Cubs

St. Patrick's Day (Drink) and the Cubs and Padres break out the green caps (Drink). Rich Hill is on the mound for the Cubs (Drink) and has given up three early runs through the first inning and two-thirds (Drink). Maddux was supposed to start for the Padres (Drink) but was held back in favor of a minor league start and Tim Stauffer started (Drink) for the Padres and gave up an early three-run dinger to Derrek in the first (Drink).

Comments

(drink) enough green beer and AZ Phil's autographed Casey McGehee ball will be worth something... Orange guy in a green hat? If I didn't know how tall he was, I'd say we have a Leprechaun in LF today.

... crickets chirping ... ... crickets chirping ... ... crickets chirping ...

the way Cotts is going, Guzman will make the team as the long reliever/swingman if he doesn't get the 5 spot. Wish they had a gun at the game, but it looks like Cotts is throwing fastballs almost exclusively. I've seen one changeup I think.

Cotts might have shoulder capsular laxity too (aka a loose shoulder)...but when nobody cares we just get to blame it on the fact the guy sucks and leave the doctors out of it.

Theriot in RF is interesting. Has anyone seem him play out there? Could Lou be testing the idea of a JJ/Theriot platoon in RF?

I just saw my first Felix Pie at bat ever. Small sample size of course but he looks to have a decent swing.

"Theriot in RF is interesting. Has anyone seem him play out there? Could Lou be testing the idea of a JJ/Theriot platoon in RF?" think the team might be testing the "bye bye angel pagan" plan. platoon, no, but someone has to play RF and the team probably wants another SS/3rd backup before they add a 6th OF'r. just be glad bynum's gone...then again t.perez is the leader to backup right now...sigh 25th men.

well, not straight platoon...but well, ya know...whatever...

Q.......I saw Pie at Des Moines regularly last season. He has a pretty nice swing with lots of holes in it. Anxious to see if another year has improved his tools or if he just another permanent prospect.

Today's Cub performance was the type that sucks the optimism right out of your bones. phih! Seems that the Orioles have become so enamored with Jason Dubois they started him in right field today (after a previous start at first base). He responded with another XBH and 2 more RBI's. Hitting .407 Meanwhile, Corey Patterson hasn't been used much lately. hmmm

Corey Patterson played some in the other split game. Batting average is down to .179 Freddie Bynum is supposed to be in the fight of his life with DuBois for the 25th spot. He isn't hitting a lick though --- but he's "versatile". 0/1 today for .136 BA.

Rob G.: "the way Cotts is going, Guzman will make the team as the long reliever/swingman if he doesn’t get the 5 spot." That wouldn't bother me, Cotts has had one very outstanding year and everything else in his ML career was horrible. I expect absolutely nothing from him. But with him stumbling and its other problems, it only makes the bullpen more and more questionable.

Recent comments

  • 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.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it