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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* 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: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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2010 Rule 4 Draft Deadline Update

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

The deadline for signing HS, JC, and college players (other than seniors) selected in this past June's Rule 4 Draft has past, as the Cubs announced the signing of four draft picks (RHP Ben Wells, RHP Kevin Rhoderick, LHP Casey Harman, and LHP Brian Smith) prior to the midnight deadline on Monday.  

In total, the Cubs signed 29 of their 50 draft picks, just about the usual number they sign each year. In addition, the Cubs signed four Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA) to provide depth at Mesa and Boise.

Here are the 2010 draft picks and Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA) who were signed by the Cubs, and those who the Cubs were not able to sign. The highest draft pick to get away was 6th round pick OF Ivan DeJesus, who will be attending UAB. NOTE: The 8/15 deadline does not apply to college seniors selected in last month's draft, but the Cubs signed all of the college seniors they drafted.

2010 RULE 4 DRAFT PICKS SIGNED (29):
1. HAYDEN SIMPSON, RHP (Southern Arkansas) – at AZL Cubs (60-day DL - illness)
2. REGGIE GOLDEN, OF (Wetumpka HS – Wetumpka, AL) – at AZL Cubs
3. MICAH GIBBS, C (LSU) - at BOISE
4. HUNTER ACKERMAN, LHP (Louisburg JC) – at AZL Cubs
5. MATT SZCZUR, OF (Villanova) – TEMPORARILY INACTIVE LIST (will be playing college football at Villanova)
7. BEN WELLS, RHP (Bryant HS – Bryant, AR) – NOT ASSIGNED YET
8. CAM GREATHOUSE, LHP (Gulf Coast CC) – at BOISE
9. KEVIN RHODERICK, RHP (Oregon State) - NOT ASSIGNED YET
10. AARON KURCZ, RHP (College of Southern Nevada) – at BOISE
11. ERIC JOKISCH, LHP (Northwestern) – at BOISE
12. AUSTIN REED, RHP (Rancho Cucamonga HS – Rancho Cucamonga, CA) – at AZL Cubs
13. PIERRE LePAGE, 2B (Connecticut) – at BOISE
14. COLIN RICHARDSON, RHP (Winter Haven HS – Winter Haven, FL) – at AZL Cubs
15. ELLIOT SOTO, SS (Creighton) – at BOISE
16. RYAN HARTMAN, RHP (Mt. Zion HS - Mt. Zion, IL) – at AZL Cubs
19. DUSTIN FITZGERALD, RHP (Hill JC) – at BOISE
20. RYAN CUNEO, 1B (Delaware) – at BOISE
22. JEFF VIGURS, C (Bryant U.) – at BOISE
23. MATT LOOSEN, RHP (Jacksonville U.) – at BOISE
24. DUSTIN GEIGER, 3B (Merritt Island HS - Brevard County, FL) – at AZL Cubs
25. ERIC RICE, RHP (Palm Beach State CC) – at BOISE
28. JOE ZELLER, RHP (The Master’s College) – at AZL Cubs
29. CASEY HARMAN, LHP (Clemson) - NOT ASSIGNED YET
32. BRENT EBINGER, LHP (Lambuth U.) – at BOISE
34. DUSTIN HARRINGTON, INF (East Carolina) – at BOISE
37. CHAD NOBLE, C (Northwestern) – at AZL Cubs
40. BRIAN SMITH, LHP (St. Mary’s Catholic SS – Pickering, ON) – NOT ASSIGNED YET
41. DALLAS BEELER, RHP (Oral Roberts) – at AZL Cubs
49. BRYCE SHAFER, RHP (Valparaiso) - at AZL Cubs

2010 NON-DRAFTED FREE-AGENTS (NDFA) SIGNED (ALL WERE COLLEGE SENIORS):
DOUG CHERRY, 2B (U. of Washington) - at AZL Cubs (Inactive)
ANTHONY GIANSANTI, OF (Siena) - at PEORIA
MAX KWAN, C (U. of Washington) - NOT ASSIGNED YET
JAKE McALOOSE, IF-OF (Old Dominion) - at AZL Cubs

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2010 DRAFT PICKS NOT SIGNED - THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY:
6. IVAN DeJESUS, CF (Cupeyville School – San Juan, PR) – will attend UAB
17. STEVEN BROOKS, CF (Wake Forest)
18. BROOKS PINCKARD, RHP/OF (Baylor)
21. CODY COX, RHP (Grassfield HS – Chesapeake, VA) – will attend Old Dominion
26. DANNY MUNO, SS (Fresno State)
27. BRYAN HARPER, LHP (College of Southern Nevada) – will transfer to U. of South Carolina
30. KARSTEN STRIEBY, 1B (Arizona Western JC)
31. BENITO SANTIAGO, Jr, 1B (Lon Morris JC)
33. MATT STITES, RHP (Jefferson CC) – will transfer to U. of Missouri
35. CHRIS ANDERSON, RHP (Centennial HS – Blaine, MN) – will attend Jacksonville U.
36. TYLER BREMER, RHP (Yavapai JC) – will transfer to Baylor
38. JEREMY FITZGERALD, RHP (Patrick Henry CC)
39. CASEY LUCCHESE, RHP (College of Charleston)
42. TREY NIELSEN, RHP (Skyline HS – Salt Lake City, UT) – will attend U. of Utah
43. DANNY WINKLER, RHP (Parkland JC) – will transfer to Central Florida
44. JAKE ROGERS, 1B (St. Petersburg CC)
45. DEVON AUSTIN, C (Couer D’Alene HS – Couer D’Alene, ID) – will attend New Mexico State
46. JERAD EICKHOFF, RHP (Olney Central CC)
47. CLAYTON CRUM, RHP (Klein HS – Harris County, TX) – will attend U. of Texas
48. ERIC PAULSON, 3B (Fremd HS – Palatine, IL) – will attend Bradley U.
50. ERIC JAGIELO, SS (Downers Grove North HS – Downers Grove, IL) – will attend Notre Dame

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Comments

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 08:37 pm

vial paul "champagne corks and spellcheck" sullivan: Cubs smallest home crowd of the year: 33,267. Starting to look a lot like end of 2006, when school and Bears led to atendance plunging.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 08:33 pm

Per rotoworld... Hoffpauir called up And regarding the prospects...
Harris turns 24 this winter and isn't widely regarded as a quality pitching prospect, but he's thrown up a 1.46 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings this season since being promoted to the Double-A level. With some work, he could turn himself into a solid late reliever.

Submitted by W Flag on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 08:29 pm

AZ Phil- I keep noticing in the Peoria Chiefs box scores that Nick Struck keeps not starting, but still doing all of the pitching heavy loading. Can you explain what they are doing? Also, it seems like Marcus Hatley keeps starting games, pitching two innings, then being pulled in favor of someone like Struck who ends up pitching 5-6 innings after him. Can you explain that as well? Thanks

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 08:36 am

Submitted by W Flag on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 10:29pm. AZ Phil- I keep noticing in the Peoria Chiefs box scores that Nick Struck keeps not starting, but still doing all of the pitching heavy loading. Can you explain what they are doing? Also, it seems like Marcus Hatley keeps starting games, pitching two innings, then being pulled in favor of someone like Struck who ends up pitching 5-6 innings after him. Can you explain that as well? Thanks ================================== W FLAG: Marcus Hatley had Tommy John surgery about a year ago and he is still in rehab mode, although he is not on a "rehab assignment" per se. He starts the game so that he can take as much time as he needs to get warmed-up, and then Struck "piggy-backs" behind Hatley (which is Struck's day to pitch), essentially throwing starter's innings, but just not as the starting pitcher. The Cubs (and other organizations) piggy-back pitchers at the lower levels (DSL, R, SS-A, and Lo-A) where pitch counts are sometimes too low to go with the conventional five starters and seven relievers you see at A+, AA, AAA, and MLB.

Submitted by Tony S. on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 08:02 am

Sczeru... ah hell, that guy. Az Phil, do the Cubs have some sort of insurance and/or out clause if he hurts himself badly (broken bones, significant ligament damage) while playing NCAA FB? And although I think I know the answer, most importantly is there any way to recoup the pick used on him in the same scenario??

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 08:04 am

Sczeru... ah hell, that guy. Az Phil, do the Cubs have some sort of insurance and/or out clause if he hurts himself badly (broken bones, significant ligament damage) while playing NCAA FB? And although I think I know the answer, most importantly is there any way to recoup the pick used on him in the same scenario?? ================================= Tony S: Yes. The Cubs gave Matt Szczur $100K to play minor league baseball for a month and they also gave him permission to play football for Villanova this fall. But if he wants the balance of the $600K signing bonus (which is equivalent to "2nd round money"), Szczur has to choose baseball over football prior to the NFL Combine next February, and put in it writing, and then he also has to pass a physical. If Szczur decides he wants to go to the NFL Combine and is unwilling to choose baseball over football at that time, he keeps the $100K, but does not get the balance of the signing bonus ($500K), while the Cubs keep him under club control for at least seven minor league seasons in case things don't work out for him in the NFL and he decides he wants to play baseball after-all. So the Cubs are gambling $100K that Szczur will ultimately choose baseball over football, and if he does so prior to the NFL Combine, it will cost the Cubs another $500K, which can be spread over several years because Szczur is a two-sport athlete.

Submitted by Hrubes20 on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 08:06 am

AZ Phil, I was wondering what was going on with "Sir" Reginald Golden. I saw a few box scores where he was played as the DH, but I haven't seen a blip about him in about 2 weekds. Did he get hurt? I was also wondering if you thought that Hayden Simpson has a chance to go to the AFL this year, since he was unable to participate at all this season. A bevy of late-signing 1st rounders last year made their debuts in the AFL, including Mike Minor, Mike Leake, Dustin Ackley, etc., which made me think it was a possibility for Simpson. Obviously his health is the biggest concern, but I would like to hear your take on it.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 08:47 pm

Submitted by Hrubes20 on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 9:06am. AZ Phil, I was wondering what was going on with "Sir" Reginald Golden. I saw a few box scores where he was played as the DH, but I haven't seen a blip about him in about 2 weekds. Did he get hurt? I was also wondering if you thought that Hayden Simpson has a chance to go to the AFL this year, since he was unable to participate at all this season. A bevy of late-signing 1st rounders last year made their debuts in the AFL, including Mike Minor, Mike Leake, Dustin Ackley, etc., which made me think it was a possibility for Simpson. Obviously his health is the biggest concern, but I would like to hear your take on it. ===================================== HRUBES: Reggie Golden has been nursing an injury and I think it's his hamstring, but I'm not positive. If he gets the OK from his doctor, Hayden Simpson will make his on-field pro debut in the AZ Instructional League next month.

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  • crunch (view)

    he's a low-level cubs star in the modern history of the cubs (c.zambrano, k.wood, r.dempster, etc), but that star has dimmed...and has been dimming since 2021.

    2024 has been ugly the whole way and we're only in mid-april.  homers aside (even though there's been 7 in 17ip) he gave up 29 hits in 20 spring innings and 31 in 17 regular season innings.

    he's pretty much only got 2 pitches at this point in his career and the mix isn't fooling anyone.  he threw a noticable amount more curves in his last start to add to the mix and it didn't help his issues.  he don't have many moves left to break out.

  • Eric S (view)

    Definitely needs a 10 day stint for the hangnail - have to nip those things in the bud or suffer the consequences (ie, more opponent home run derby, etc)

  • Eric S (view)

    Thanks for checking and yeah, that’s a double ouch

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Believe you are correct, checked and appears Cubs have a $2.51 million obligation to Barnhart this season per Cot's Contracts.  Also paying Trey Mancini $7mil this season.  Ouch.  

  • crunch (view)

    m.busch had 0hr and 2 doubles when he was last at wrigley.

    we'll probably see a few more of his jerseys in the seats when they return tomorrow.

    wonder who will go down for taillon.  hey hendricks, you got a hangnail or something?

  • Eric S (view)

    Nice work by Wesneski with some solid defense behind him and the late tack on runs were welcome. Gladly take a 5-4 West Coast swing, particularly down two key starting pitchers … Now just don’t get swept by the Marlins for Pete’s sake. 

  • crunch (view)

    dansby takes the team lead in SB today after a SB with 2 SB total.  the team has 3.  madrigal has the other one.

    cubs also have 7 triples, 7 players each.

  • crunch (view)

    sure am ready for p.wisdom and m.masterboney to swap roster spots.

  • Eric S (view)

    The fifth inning has not been kind to Wicks this season. Giving up leadoff doubles to Tucker Barnhart is also not good for business. IIRC, the Cubs are on the hook for the majority of Barnhart’s salary this season to add insult to injury (could definitely be wrong here). 

  • Cubster (view)

    Kris Bryant to IL with low back strain. He’s keeping the Rockies docs busy.

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