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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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Lilly Throws Three Shutout Innings at Fitch Park

Ted Lilly tossed three scoreless innings and then Thomas Diamond followed with five more shutout frames, as the Iowa Cubs blanked the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants AAA squad) 3-0 at Fitch Park Field #3 this afternoon in Mesa.

Here is Ted Lilly’s inning-by-inning recap:

TOP OF THE 1ST INNING:

Brock Bond (batting right-handed) lined a single on a 1-2 pitch over the second-baseman’s head into right-center, but was almost immediately erased when Mike McBryde bounced into a 1-6-3 DP on an 0-1 pitch. Lefty-swinging Travis Ishikawa then struck out swinging on a 2-2 pitch to end the inning.

TOP OF THE 2ND INNING:

Right-handed power-hitting 1B Jesus Guzman struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch (nine-pitch AB), Eddy Martinez-Esteve grounded out 6-3 on a 1-2 pitch, and then Steve Holm pulled a hot-shot grounder on an 0-2 pitch that was stopped by a diving Bobby Scales (going to his right) behind 3rd base, but after scrambling to his feet, Scales’ throw was too late to beat Holm at 1st base. Clay Timpner then popped up P-5 on an 0-2 pitch to end the inning.

TOP OF THE 3RD INNING:

Lefty-swingin' Brad Boyer dragged a bunt down the 1st base line on the 1st pitch of the inning, and the ball was fielded by Lilly but nobody was covering 1st base (bunt single). Lilly showed no ill effects from his knee surgery rehab on this play. Sharlon Schoop then laid down another first-pitch bunt, but this one wasn’t as good as Boyer’s, and Lilly threw out Schoop 1-3, with Boyer advancing to 2nd base on the SH. With a runner at 2nd and one out, Joe Borchard was called out on strikes on a 2-2 pitch (11 pitch AB, as Borchard fouled-off pitch after pitch), and Brock Bond struck out swinging on a 2-2 pitch to end the inning, and end Lilly’s day.

Mixing up fastballs and change-ups, Lilly threw 3.0 IP (46 pitches – 35 strikes), allowing just three hits and no walks, while striking out four. His command was outstanding (76% strikes is VERY good indeed).

Throwing 46 pitches, Lilly is at the point right now where he normally would be after his second Spring Training start. So figure maybe four more minor league starts and Ted should be back in the Cubs starting rotation (presuming there are no medical set-backs along the way).

Xavier Nady also came down to Fitch Park today (as he has been doing fairly regularly lately), and played 1st base for the I-Cubs. He hit 3rd in the lineup, going 1-3 with an F-8 SF and a line single in four plate appearances (he also popped up to the second-baseman and grounded out to short).

The real eye-popper of the day, though, was Thomas Diamond’s outing. Getting stronger and stronger with each inning pitched, Diamond threw five shutout innings (66 pitches – 46 strikes) in relief of Lilly, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out three (6/6 GO/FO). Known to be somewhat wild since returning from his 2007 TJS, the big right-hander was econominal with his pitches today and really mixed things up nicely. He didn’t get much of a look in big league camp, but he looked like a #1 ace out there today.

Here is today’s abridged box score (Iowa Cubs players only):

IOWA LINEUP:
1. Bobby Scales, 3B: 1-4 (4-3, F-8, 3B, F-8, R)
2a. Matt Camp, SS: 1-3 (4-3, 4-3, 1B)
2b. Nate Samson, SS: 1-1 (2B)
3. Xavier Nady, 1B: 1-3 (P-4, 6-3, 1B, F-8 SF, RBI)
4a. Steve Clevenger, C: 1-3 (6-3, 2B, F-8)
4b. Welington Castillo, C: 0-0 (BB)
5. Ty Wright, RF: 1-4 (2B, F-9, 4-3, 6-4 FC)
6. Bryan Lahair, DH-1B: 1-4 (Ks, F-9, 2B, Kc)
7. Jason Dubois, LF: 2-3 (2B, 1B, HBP, F-7, 2 R)
8a. Ted Lilly, P: 0-0 (1-4 SH)
8b. SKIPPED
8c. J. R. Mathes, PH: 0-0 (1-3 SH)
9. James Adduci, CF: 2-2 (1B, F-7 SF, BB, 1B, 2 RBI, SB)
10a. Darwin Barney, 2B: 0-2 (Ks, Kc)
10b. Tony Thomas, 2B: 0-2 (Ks, 6-4 FC)
11. David Macias, DH #2: 0-3 (P-6, F-9, 3-U)

IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Ted Lilly - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 4/1 GO/FO, 46 pitches (35 strikes)
2. Thomas Diamond – 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 6/6 GO/FO, 66 pitches (46 strikes)
3. Scott Maine – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/FO, 15 pitches (8 strikes)

ERRORS: NONE

Comments

So figure maybe four more minor league starts and Ted should be back in the Cubs starting rotation (presuming there are no medical set-backs along the way). That would put him back before the end of April, right? Which would mean whoever our #5 starter is no gets how many starts? 3 or 4 at most? Maybe we won't have to see Silva much for a while.

Brock Bond=best cinema spy name ever!

Thomas Diamond his stat line sticks out dont know much about him,but lets see how many starters can only throw 66 pitches in five innings the first time thru rotation. Greg Maddux could a couple years ago. My guess would be Randy Wells.

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...