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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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Cubs Bats Come Alive, Simultaneously Sink Mariners and Detox Brewers

A day after they were shutout on two hits by a trio of Angels pitchers at Diablo Stadium in Tempe, a Cubs split squad exploded for 22 hits, defeating a Seattle Mariners split squad 16-4 before a crowd of 8,625 at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in Mesa today. box score - CUBS VS SEA at MESA AT MESA: Temperatures in Mesa were about ten degrees cooler (or maybe I should say "less like hell") than last week (down into the mid 80's from the mid 90's), but there was nary a cloud in the sky, and the desert breeze was occasionally starching the flags, blowing out to LF/CF. The Cubs Wade Miller and Mariner rookie LHP Ryan Feierabend faced off as the starting pitchers, and the M's jumped off to a quick 1-0 lead against Miller in the top of the 1st. With one out, Jeremy Reed lofted a lazy fly ball to left field that Cliff Floyd somehow misplayed into a two-base error, staggering backwards and sideways like a drunken sailor as the ball bounced off the rock-hard warning track and over the fence. (Because of the record-setting high temperatures and lack of rain, Cactus League infields and outfields are hard as concrete right now). After Adrian Beltre was nicked by a pitch, Miller got Ben Broussard on an "elevator shaft" pop up in front of home plate, and looked like he might get out of the jam, before Mike Morse came through with a two-strike two-out single, scoring Reed from second with an unearned run. The Cubs responded with a five-spot in the bottom of the 1st against Feierabend, as Alfonso Soriano led-off with a long HR over the left-centerfield fence on a 1-0 pitch. Ryan Theriot followed with a double down the RF line, and then Derrek Lee grounded a single to center, scoring Theriot. Aramis Ramirez followed D-Lee's RBI single with a gargantuan HR that would have cleared the scoreboard, except it was wide-right. After Michael Barrett popped up to short, Cliff Floyd grounded a single to right, and Buck Coats walked. Cesar Izturis hit into a fielder's choice force-out and beat the relay to first with some great hustle, before Wade Miller lined a single to left, scoring Floyd with the inning's fifth and final run. Miller came back and got a quick three outs in the top of the second, allowing a single to Seattle catcher Rene Rivera, before pitcher Feierabend bunted into a slick 5-6-4 DP to end the inning. (See? Maybe all that infield practice is paying off!). The Cubs continued to pound the young Mariner southpaw in the bottom of the inning, as Michael Barrett clubbed a three-run HR off the LF scoreboard after Lee and Ramirez had singled. The Cubs took an 8-1 lead into the top of the 3rd, but the Mariners immediately caused problems. Willie Bloomquist led off with a single into the hole between 2nd and 3rd, before Jeremy Reed hit a rocket that went into (and then out of) D-Lee's glove, bounced away, was fielded by Ryan Theriot, only to be thrown away (it was a spectactular attempt by Theriot, though), as Wade Miller was trying to catch the ball on the run while trying to find first-base (at least Miller was where he was supposed to be!), allowing Bloomquist to advance to third. Adrian Beltre then hit a wind-aided HR just over the left-field fence and beyond the reach of a leaping Cliff Floyd, to plate three runs for the visitors, and cut the Cubs lead to 8-4. But then Miller settled down and retired the side easily on a K-GO-GO. The Cubs responded once again in the bottom of the third, scoring three more runs against new Seattle pitcher RHP Renee Cortez. Cesar Izturis and Alfonso Soriano bounced singles through the infield, and Theriot followed with a triple into the RF corner, scoring both Izturis and Soriano, and then Theriot scored, too, after the Mariners botched the relay throw to the plate in an attempt to get the sliding Soriano, with the ball caroming crazily off Soriano and into the Cubs dugout, allowing The Riot to score. Miller went 3.1 IP (72 pitches - 26-10-21-15), allowing six hits and four runs (three earned), no walks, one HBP, and one HR, and striking out two (Ben Broussard and Gookie Dawkins, both swinging). He retired four of the last five batters he faced, and I thought he actually threw better than his pitching line might indicate. Although it appears as though Miller got more ground ball outs than fly ball outs (5/3 GB/FB), it was really more like the other-way around, because two of the GB outs resulted from a sac bunt attempt that was turned into a DP, and one easy-out fly ball was not caught (that was the error by Floyd). Miller mainly induced pop ups and some line-drives, and maybe only three balls total were actually hit into the ground. He was removed after striking out Dawkins (swinging) on an eight-pitch AB in the top of the fourth, as he apparently had reached his pitch limit (which was probably 70-75 today). The Cubs scored three more times in the bottom of the 4th against one-time Cubs farmhand (and ex-NYY) RHP Aaron Small, who was called into the game after Cortez left after suffering some unknown-type injury while warming up between innings. Michael Barrett greeted Small with a first-pitch HR (his second dinger of the day) up onto the LF berm to lead-off the inning, and then Cliff Floyd drew a walk and Buck Coats bounced a single off the rock-hard infield and over the third-baseman's head. With two outs, Alfonso Soriano worked a walk on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases, and then both Ryan Theriot and Derrek Lee hit consecutive RBI infield singles (and both The Riot and D-Lee really had to hustle to beat the throws, too). The Cubs threatened still again in the bottom of the 5th, as Floyd and Carlos Rojas (who replaced Cesar Izturis at SS) singled. But PH "Carlos at the Bat" Zambrano (who emerged from the dugout swinging three bats, to wild cheers from the Cubs faithful) struck out swinging to end the inning. The Cubs did score a run off RHP Justin Lehr in the bottom of the 6th on back-to-back doubles by Ryan Theriot and Derrek Lee, Theriot's going into the LF corner, and D-Lee's smoked into left-center. The Cubs final run was scored in the bottom of the 8th on a line-drive RBI single to right-center by Micah Hoffpauir (who had relieved D-Lee at 1B in the 7th), scoring Chris Walker, who had reached base on a two-base error (dropped infield pop-up). BTW, Walker made the catch of the Spring in the top of the 5th, robbing Mike Morse of a two-run HR by leaping higher than he knew how and taking the ball back from beyond the fence, as he fell to the ground, proudly holding the ball high for the second base umpire to see. Needeless to say, Walker got a big-time standing "O" from the fans and high-fives and hugs from his teammates as he retuned to the dugout. It may only be Spring Training, but it was indeed a heckuva catch, folks. For the day (at Mesa), the Cubs totaled 16 runs on 22 hits and three walks, including four hits for both Ryan Theriot (a triple, two doubles, a single, and two RBI) and Derrek Lee (three singles, a double, and three RBI), a 2-3 day for both Alfonso Soriano (a lead-off HR and a single, plus a walk) and Cliff Floyd (two singles and a walk), plus two home runs by Michael Barrett (a three-run shot and a solo job) and one by Aramis Ramirez (two-run blast). All nine members of the Cubs starting lineup had at least one hit. Meanwhile, the Cubs bullpen threw 5.2 IP of shut-out three-hit relief (0 BB and 5 K), as Bob Howry, Neal Cotts, Les Walrond, and Michael Wuertz kept the Mariners totally shut-down. In fact, Cubs pitchers issued no walks today in their game at Mesa. Howry relieved Wade Miller with a runner on 1st and one out in the fourth, and got out of the inning, retiring both men he faced. Howry also retired the Mariners in the 5th, allowing only a two-out double to Ben Broussard that was misplayed somewhat by Floyd (he got a slow start and ran a bad route). The thing is, Floyd can run OK, but he has trouble starting and stopping, which (naturally) has a negative impact on his ability to react to line drives and fly balls hit to his direction in the outfield. You know the term "first step quickness"? Well, Floyd doesn't have that right now. He also walks with a limp, so I doubt very much that he is 100% physically. Neal Cotts worked the 6th and the 7th innings (33 pitches), and this was EASILY his most-impressive outing of the Spring. Cotts retired six of the seven batters he faced, and he struck out two (those being the last two hitters he faced in his last inning). Les Walrond labored through the 8th inning (22 pitches, one hit, one K), but did not allow a run, and Michael Wuertz looked healthy, wealthy, and wise in the 9th, quickly and easily retiring the Mariners 1-2-3 on just 10 pitches (K-F7-K). AT PHOENIX-MARYVALE: The other Cubs split squad faced the Milwaukee Brewers at Phoenix-Maryvale, but I was not at that game. However, I can tell you that the Cubs won that one, too! The score was 11-7, and in that game, the Cubs belted out eleven hits and GET THIS--drew SEVEN walks!!!... including a 3-6 day for Felix Pie (including a triple), two hits each for Daryle Ward (including a double and four RBI), Jacque Jones (including a three-run 1st inning HR), and Ronny Cedeno (two singles and a walk), plus three walks for Mark DeRosa. Just as they did at Mesa, the Cubs scored five runs in the first inning at Maryvale (a three-run HR by Jones, and a two-run single by Geovany Soto). Also, Sean Marshall (who has been hampered by a sore shoulder) finally got into his first ST game, pitching one inning, with one K and one hit allowed, and OF Angel Pagan (who may be on the trading block) returned to action after missing about a week with a sore side. Rocky Cherry threw a 1-2-3 9th. box score - CUBS VS MIL at PHOENIX-MARYVALE The Cubs travel to Tucson tomorrow to face the Colorado Rockies at Hi Corbett Field.

Comments

Wow! Great reporting and, almost, unbelievable news on those walks. Weird. You sure those were Cubs?

Nice! But I'll still take Chicago's sunny and mid-40s for a nice, long walk outside ...

Looks like Jose Macias may have to revert back to fighting ham as he was just clipped by the Nats. I guess WASH didn't need an emergency catcher.

AZ Phil
Jeremy Reed hit a rocket that went into and then out of D-Lee glove, bounced away, was fielded by Ryan Theriot, only to be thrown away (it was really a spectactular attempt by Theriot, BTW)
Theriot is quickly becoming one of my favorite Cub's. He's everything I hate about Ryan Freel. =) Also, good to see that even though Derosa isn't hitting, he's still getting on base .400+. What do you guys make of that?

I only see 7 walks in the box score. And this is one of the rare occasions I'm more inclined to trust cubs.com than Arizona Phil.

all these spring training stories are nice and all, but why isn't anyone talking about the the real key to the season - how hard Ramirez runs out ground balls and lazy pop flies?

Why aren't the Hendry-haters out there ripping him for trading The Story of Spring Training, Josh Hamilton?

I think because the buy has had less than 30 Major League at bats in his career - when not getting stoned...

Spring training is nice and all, but it's a safe bet that the Reds asked the Cubs to draft Hamilton for them because they heard that someone was interested before they would get a shot and the Cubs get $50,000 or whatever it is out of it. I'm not exactly sure where Hamilton would have played, I guess a cheaper version of Floyd, but he's got quite a bit to prove.

wow. 10 walks and the hit parade was on. nice to hear. sad to hear angel the pagan is on the block, when you get used to a guy after hearing his name and following his antics, but alas, such is pro sports.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.