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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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Game 40 Thread / Padres @ Cubs (3 of 4)

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SP Jake Peavy
SP
*Ted Lilly
  4-2, 2.47, 52 K, 18 BB, 54.2 IP
3-4, 5.24, 39 K, 16 BB, 44.2 IP
       
CF
Scott Hairston
LF
Alfonso Soriano
2B
Tadahito Iguchi SS
Ryan Theriot
RF
*Brian Giles 1B
Derrek Lee
1B
*Adrian Gonzalez 3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B
Kevin Kouzmanoff RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
SS
Khalil Greene
C
Geovany Soto
LF
Justin Huber
2B
Mark DeRosa
C
#Josh Bard CF
Reed Johnson
P
Jake Peavy
P
*Ted Lilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pepsi has merged with Coca-Cola. Batman has given the Joker the passcode to the Bat Cave. The Corleones have entered into a business partnership with Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo.

And the Cubs are going to sign Jim Edmonds.

According to cubs.com, "Edmonds is on his way to Chicago and is expected to sign with the Cubs later tonight, if he passes a physical exam."

Here again are Edmonds' ugly, 2008 numbers before his release last week by the Padres: 16 hits in 90 AB; 24 K, 10 BB, 1 HR, and an OPS of 498.

(Statisical footnote--some other, recent Major Leaguers who ended a season with around 90 AB and an OPS of around 500: the Cubs' Koyie Hill, Craig Grebeck, and Rafael Belliard. You can see why Edmonds wanted to continue playing this season.)

Did I mention Edmonds wasn't looking too good in centerfield either?

As for tonight's matchup, the first-place, 23-16 Cubs face the considerable task of beating Jake Peavy, lest they head into tomorrow afternoon's series finale needing to win just to secure a four-game split with the losingest team in the National League.

Lilly is coming off his best outing of the season, a 7-inning, 10-strikeout effort against the Diamondbacks, in which he also had a key base-hit. The Padres are just 2-9 against lefties this season.

Peavy is unbeaten against the Cubs in five career starts, compiling a 2.10 ERA over 30 IP. While he has savaged right-handed hitters throughout his career, Peavy has been especially hard on them this year (.174 batting average, 478 OPS Against).

If the waiver timing had allowed, it would have been a perfect night for the Cubs to add the lefty-swinging Edmonds to the lineup and have him return to his 2004 hitting form. Maybe he would even have realized what an arrogant prick he has seemed like all these years, to boot!

 

Comments

"Edmonds is on his way to Chicago and is expected to sign with the Cubs later tonight, if he passes a physical exam." Oooooh, bad timing for a urinary tract infection, Jim. Sorry, but we're gonna have to pass! Tough haul tonight. Hopefully Lilly will throw the ball like his last start and give the Cubs a chance.

Umm... how can Soriano be so hot-and-cold? It's nuts. He'll go through 100/150/250 periods, then he'll go through 350/400/1200... but no in-betweens... Why? How?

"Jimmy's a gamer," Marquis said. Translation: "He's an asshole, but what can you do? he's on your team."

This Edmonds signing baffles me. If they want to give up on Pie then trade him. I am sure several teams out there are willing to give him a shot. I am going to the game tomorrow, it will be interesting to see how the fans in the bleachers welcome Edmonds.

Isn't there some advanced travel league Marmol could pitch in? He seems too good for the kids at this level. Bummer about Ward -- he had finally gotten untracked, and is a real weapon for Lou. Today's lineup will be interesting....DLee is looking like he could use a day off, and Soto can't catch every game.

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In reply to by billybucks

It's not that he's too good for the kids at this level, but I think he definitely needs more work. If we can get him playing in a couple different leagues I think he'll get enough IP. I'm tired of seeing him waste away in the bullpen, often for almost entire games at a time.

Recent comments

  • 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

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...