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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 Trivia

Who was the first member of the Chicago Cubs to win the Most Valuable Player award as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America?
You can  use the previous post to rant on whatever is on your mind today, try to save this one for Cubs trivia. As always, web searches are discouraged.

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More Cubs Trivia (I stumbled upon serendipitously the other day).... Although he only played half a season, COREY PATTERSON set a MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD in 2003. (without looking it up....of course) What was it?

CWTP: Although he only played half a season, COREY PATTERSON set a MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD in 2003. (without looking it up….of course) What was it? Highest K/BB ratio?

I'm an idiot its 1930 that Hack did that when there was no MVP award. Boy would Hack make Miguel Cabrerra look like Nicole Richey.

I agree with Chad, I think it is Gabby Hartnett. No clue on the Corey Patterson

yeah poor Hack got screwed, but he was part of the impetus to give the BBWAA control over the award.

AHA! A clue. According to your post Rob, TBBWAA starting voting on the MVP AFTER 1930. Therefore, I can't be right. I say... AW Hell! Anyone good on our 1945 world series team? I really don't know the Cubs stars after Hack Wilson until Ernie Banks shows up.

and the answer is.... Gabby Hartnett (1935). Congrats Chad although you talked yourself out of it.

Uhh... Rob already gave the answer: --------------------------------------------------------------- #13. Rob G. — July 23, 2007 @ 12:10 pm and the answer is…. Gabby Hartnett (1935). Congrats Chad although you talked yourself out of it.

Most at bats to start a season without a GIDP on Patterson? He wouldn't qualify for any seasonal records.

"dave — July 23, 2007 @ 1:07 pm Uhh… Rob already gave the answer:" Good going. It's almost like I don't read all the other responses before I make a guess... Hey, wait a tick, that is what I do!

highest BAIP for Kpatt? BABIP? BAIP? Nope Here's a hint. It has to do with the traditional line of stats.... AB's, R's, RBI's, Hits, AVG etcetera

He wouldn’t qualify for any seasonal records. You're on to something. His record is for doing something in less than a whole season.

Could it be something like first player in history to hit 15 or more doubles, 5 or more triples and 10 or more HR along with 10 or more SB in less than 350 at bats?

'Could it be something like first player in history to hit 15 or more doubles, 5 or more triples and 10 or more HR along with 10 or more SB in less than 350 at bats?' I wouldn't call those things records, more like, statistically anomallies. Besides, Sandberg did that in '84 20 doubles, 11 3B, 11 HR, 15 SB's in the first half (384 PA's). Sort of like when they used to say Thomas was the first guy to bat .300 with 100 BB's RBI's and Runs scored in his first 6 season (or whatever the hell it was). Sure he was the first, for that parcular combination - but some other guy hit 15 more home runs and had 99 walks in a year or he would have done it too.

Good luck everyone on cwtp's question. I cheated and looked it up as well and there is a very interesting follow-up question to it as well.

Neal which guy are you referring to? I found a guy who walked 96 times in one year otherwise he would have qualified.

Hah, I got so curious I tried to look it up and best I could come up with was a tieing an NL record. Internet > TRN

Chad, I don't know what the 'record' was - I was just pointing out the absurdity of thinking those things are records. Here's one that's not necessarily Cubs related: Who's the first player in ML history to have both a 40 HR season and a 50 SB season?

Neal, you wrote: " but some other guy hit 15 more home runs and had 99 walks in a year or he would have done it too." I was wondering to whom you were referring. Cause i got curious and found that Ted Williams would have beaten The Big Hurt to those numbers but one year had 96 walks.

I have no idea on the Patterson question asked, but he did set a Cub's record that season if I recall correclty for most RBIs on Opening Day. I think 7 or 8, it was something ridiculous.

First player with 40 HR and 50 SB season: Without looking up, I guess Barry Bonds. As for Corey Trivia, I guess it's up to cwtp to reveal. But now Real Neal has me wondering which NL record Corey *tied* in 2003. BTW, Corey really did have a good first half that year. Although not the "monster" first half that I remembered. Wouldn't it be something in Hendry traded for Kenny Lofton to play CF right around now, though? I can see that happening.

but he did set a Cub’s record that season if I recall correclty for most RBIs on Opening Day. I think 7 or 8, it was something ridiculous. Yup... He was 4 for 6, with 3 home runs and 7 RBI. Of course, it wouldn't have been a true Corey Patterson game if everything was positive. He did strike out once and was caught stealing. But yea... I have no idea on the Corey record, and I have tried looking it up. Not sure why I can't find it...

well what I found had to do with Opening Day, but apparently it turned out to be a major league record only because of when Opening Day was that year.

If the record is what I think it is, the holder of the record before Corey also was a Cub.

"Who’s the first player in ML history to have both a 40 HR season and a 50 SB season?" Canseco.

“Who’s the first player in ML history to have both a 40 HR season and a 50 SB season?” Soriano

"Who’s the first player in ML history to have both a 40 HR season and a 50 SB season?” Has this even happened yet? I know Soriano said he wanted to be the first 50-50 guy, but he didn't make it to either milestone last year.

Yeah it was Sandberg ('90 and '85) but I like how I was able to throw you guys off the scent with the phrasing of the question. Corey didn't have no 3-HR game. He had a 2-HR game.

Oh wait, is the question who is the first to have both a 40HR and 50SB season, but not necessarily in the same season? If so, then yeah, that's definitely happened.

Corey didn’t have no 3-HR game. He had a 2-HR game. Oops - that was a typo. You are right - it was a 2 HR game.

yeah, the only record I could find for Corey was most RBI's in March. Maybe there's something else...

I think the Cubs should institue the rule that all of their minor league affiliates must play day games on every day when the Cubs are off. At least that would give us something to pass these days with. It feels like a week since we last had baseball...

He's tied for most home runs in March with the incomparable Vinny Castilla - who had the same triple crown numbers in '96 and '97 - can't believe anyone else has done that more than twice.

CWTP: Re; C-Pat. Major League Batting record - most runs scored via "tagging up"?

Sorry, for being away. Yes, the record I was looking for was most RBI's in March. Corey Patterson 7 Posada has the American League record at 6. Congrats to those who got it right.

No shit. Well for all the bickering, this record doesn't really mean anything, but it was definitely interesting.

Corey's 7 RBIs is also the record for Opening Day, both of the March and April variety. He broke the record held by Ernie Banks, who had 5 on Opening Day in 1969. Another (in)auspicious year in Cub history.

From the Muskrat - on a slow day: "Help me with the Jason Kendall trade. Put aside his career numbers, and this man is 33 and being paid upwards of $13 million to be both a poor offensive and poor defensive catcher. He has stopped less than 20 percent of the more than 70 stolen base attempts on him and is batting .226 with only two home runs. He brings us only veteran presence on a team that isn't exactly lacking for leadership or presence. Doesn't this trade prove that Michael Barrett was in fact sent away because of bad relations with our pitchers? ... -- Cub fan in Florida The Muskrat says, in part: "The Cubs had nothing to do with his original contract, and will only be paying about $1.5 million for the rest of the year. The Pirates are still paying for that deal, and the Athletics are covering a large portion as well. Forget the money. Yes, he's had trouble throwing out runners. That could be him; it also could be the pitchers." Goes on to say how the pitchers "love" to have Kendall behind the plate...yadda yadda...

"Yes, he’s had trouble throwing out runners. That could be him; it also could be the pitchers." Or it could be that Muskat lacks any resemblance of journalism (or intelectual) skills.

Weathers with the potential for the worst ever one inning of shutout baseball if he can get out of this.

and he Weathers the storm... I didn't even know it was possible to load the bases twice and not allow any runs.

At the beginning of that frame, the announcers mentioned how many teams had representatives out to watch Weathers pitch tonight.

on to the bottom of 12... a few more innings should soften up the bullpens, especially since both teams don't get a day off this week.

Wahoo!

Brewers lose, Brewers lose...2-1 Valentin isn't just a Cub killer

Barrett NOT catching Maddux again...Pads winning vs Rocks 4-1, 5th; the Nomar corollary on the other side of the trade.

Poor Balfour. He doesn't even give Brewers fans the satisfaction of coming up with a disparaging nickname for him.

santo and hughes will LOVE talking about "ball four"'s walks tomorrow. hate to say that there are must wins in july, but seriously, zambrano against wells? let's go.

Rockies rallied for 5 in the bottom of the 8th, beating the Pads and Linebrink, 7-5. Still 2 GB in the WC...Barrett groundout in a pinch hit appearance in the 9th.

make that 1.5 behind in the W/C, although Braves are ahead of the Bar-oids 4-1 in the 5th...so if they win they will be one GB the Pads.

Green Lantern: hate to say that there are must wins in july, but seriously, zambrano against wells? let’s go. I imagine the DBacks said that about Webb v. Marshall. The rest, of course, is history.

so comcast is saying fox most likely going down i was thinking moore would go since only plays first and third. would have be nice to see fox start a game.

Anyone else hearing about Xavier Nady to the Cubs? A friend of mine was saying he heard it discussed on WSCR, and there's like a 8 page thread about it on Cubs.com. Just wondering if any of you guys have seen anything.

haven't heard about Nady but a NSBB forum thread about Levine saying the Cubs were interested in Craig Monroe but the Tigers wanted Wuertz which apparently ended talks. Levine saying Cubs still looking for a RH Of'er... http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=42648 and if we're really even considering the likes of Craig Monroe, please just call up Matt Murton and save everyone some time.

remember that great June Ronny had? 446/509/782 with 12 bb's and 10 k's plus 4/4 on Sb's? yeah well reality came in the form of July... 294/318/341 3 bb's/15 K's 1/2 on SB's which Ronny do you think we'l get?

I wouldn't mind Nady. But it does confuse me a bit. Is he really going to be a right handed half of a platoon? Maybe. Careerwise, he hits lefties very well, .321 .392 .476 Strange choice but OK with me. Can he play a little center?

Nady has played 43 games in CF in his career, looks like he can handle it. I wouldn't mind him, he'd be a decent bat.

Rockies rallied for 5 in the bottom of the 8th ... Barrett groundout in a pinch hit appearance in the 9th. So in other words... Barrett was responsible for the Padres loss?

So in other words… Barrett was responsible for the Padres loss? Responsible no, cause he wasn't catching. But we can still blame him.

Ya gotta love this from todays paper here: It's hard to find a middle infielder who has hit worse than Jack Wilson and Jose Castillo since 2005, but the Pirates have managed. Welcome to Pittsburgh, Cesar Izturis http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07205/803935-263.stm The funniest line: Izturis has, in fact, the second worst OPS+ of any middle infielder with at least 2,000 plate appearances since 2001. Only Perez is worse, and he has been suspended 25 games for using amphetamines so the Pirates can't get him, at least not yet.

Here's some data about pop, or lack of it. Home runs by various Cubs this season. I've conflated home runs hit in various places, not all of them major-league. While I realize that a PCL homer is worth less than an NL homer, nobody has told me how much less. Also, young players tend to hit more, not fewer, dingers as they move through their mid and late twenties (assuming they advance and keep playing, which of course not all of them do). Current Chicago Cubs: Ramirez 16; Soriano 16; Fontenot 9; DLee 8; DeRosa 7; Pagan 7; Hill 4; Floyd 4; Jones 2; Theriot 2 In-between Cubs: Fox 18; Moore 16; Cedeno 12 Current Iowa Cubs: Kroeger 18; Hoffpauir 16; EPat 14; Soto 12; Coats 10; Pie 9; Murton 6 Some interesting items here that suggest (to me at least) that all is not well with the way the Cubs are configured on July 24th. Pie has more HRs than Lee; K. Hill has as many as Floyd; etc.

Pie has more HRs than Lee; K. Hill has as many as Floyd; etc. Hmmm... maybe Pie should be playing 1b and Hill should be playing RF.

Some interesting items here that suggest (to me at least) that all is not well with the way the Cubs are configured on July 24th. And by the way... if you really want to look at the Cubs offense, you should probably look at more than homeruns. You imply that K. Hill is as good as Floyd simply because they have the same number of homeruns. But lets actually take a look at these two: K.Hill: .171/.250/.314 Floyd: .296/.367/.408 Who would you rather have? Baseball, and more specifically scoring runs, is about more than home runs.

Man... is there anything worse (in sports) than a night game after a day off. I need a Cubs game to watch!

The Cub power numbers induce indigestion, not pennant fever, and need to be addressed.

The Cub power numbers induce indigestion, not pennant fever, and need to be addressed. Hmmm... The Cincinnati Reds are doing pretty well right now as they are leading the league in home runs. The top four teams in home runs last year did not make the playoffs. Three of the top four teams the previous year did not make the playoffs. The Cardinals, who won the World Series, were 13th in MLB in home runs last year.

NATIONAL LEAGUE RUN DIFFERENTIAL: 1. CUBS +52 2. SD +50 3. LAD +43 4, MIL +37 5. NYM +32 6. PHI +25 7. ATL +17 =================== 8. COL -3 9. SF -11 10. FLA -15 11. AZ -35 12. CIN -49 13. HOU -62 14. STL -78 15, PIT -79 16. WAS -104

dave, your post is disingenuous. Homers don't cause wins. But hitting homers will help you score runs. Scoring runs help you win. So hitting many homers is always a good thing. We need more homers on this team.

I agree with you chad... hitting home runs helps you score runs, and helps you win. but that does not necessarily mean that there is a problem with "the way the team was configured." The Cubs are scoring runs (8th in NL - right in the middle), and winning games. And while home runs are nice, Cinci shows that hitting homeruns only get you so far.

oh... and further... The Cubs should be hitting more home runs. Soriano, Lee, and A-Ram all should have more home runs at this point than they have. I don't deny that. But it doesn't make sense to make claims about minor leaguer's home run numbers in order to attack the way the Cubs team is configured. And it doesn't make sense to imply that the Cubs cannot be successful at their current rate of home runs.

I agree with you there. But your post makes it seem like you are trying to say the hitting home runs leads to losses.

But your post makes it seem like you are trying to say the hitting home runs leads to losses. Not sure where you got that from - I said nothing about losses. I pointed out the home run totals and lack of playoff success simply to say that home runs were not necessary to win.

"Hmmm… The Cincinnati Reds are doing pretty well right now as they are leading the league in home runs. The top four teams in home runs last year did not make the playoffs. Three of the top four teams the previous year did not make the playoffs." Home runs alone don't get you to the playoffs. Losses don't get you to the playoffs. Therefore homeruns lead to losses.

Neal, I really wasn't suggesting that we bench Lee, who is having a terrific year offensively and defensively. But most fans like a little power. You like an occasional home run, right? If you're not getting it from your first baseman, how about right field or center field? I didn't advocate bringing up Jake Fox. I did a long time ago, when he was hitting .330 in AA. But then he fell to .280. But the list of guys in the Cub organization with ten home runs is endless. It's not that hard to find guys with a little pop. Why not in Chicago?

The newest addition to "the list of guys in the Cub organization with ten home runs," by the way, is Matt Craig, third baseman at Tennessee, who's having an eye-opening year. 328/420/520 in 271 at bats with 10 HR, 44 RBI

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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.