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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 

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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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Cubs Drop 5-3 Decision to Brewers in Mesa

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

The Cubs left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th and in the bottom of the 8th, as a split squad of Milwaukee Brewers hung-on for a 5-3 Cactus League victory in front of a sparse crowd at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in cool & sunny Mesa, AZ, this afternoon.

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Randy Wells got the start for the Cubs, and he pitched well, throwing two shutout innings (23 pitches - 14 strikes 3/2 GO/FO). He struck out one while allowing just two harmless singles, with one of the runners being erased when Wells induced Ryan Braun to rap into an inning-ending DP. 

Competing with several others for a job in the starting rotation, Andrew Cashner followed Wells to the hill and struggled with his command, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in 2.0 IP (42 pitches - 25 strikes). Cashner did not rack up any strikeouts today, but he did throw one wild pitch, and he also commited a throwing error on an errant pick-off attempt at 1st base. 

Jay Jackson had an easy 1-2-3-4 inning (he had to get four outs thanks to a Jeff Baker dropped infield pop-up that prolonged the inning). 

Kerry Wood had a poor outing, allowing two runs on three hits (a single, a double, and a triple) in one inning (19 pitches - 13 strikes). Wood's control was a bit out of whack in his "live" BP session at Fitch Park last week, and he just didn't look comfortable on the mound today, either.

Both John Gaub and (especially) Chris Carpenter had control issues. Gaub allowed a run on two hits, a walk, and a WP in the 6th, and while Carpenter did pitch a shutout inning in the top of the 7th, he walked two and threw 22 pitches (but only nine for strikes).

Sean Marshall had a 1-2-3 9th that featured outstandng defensive plays by SS Augie Ojeda (ranging behind 2nd base to corral a grounder seemingly headed for CF before making a strong throw to 1st to cut down the batter-runner) and CF Fernando Perez (a diving catch in right-center).  

There wasn't a whole lot of Cub offense today. Tyler Colvin ripped a triple into the RF corner to score Reed Johnson (who had led-off the bottom of the 1st with a single) with the Cubs first run, Alfonso Soriano doubled and scored on a two-out line-drive RBI single by Scott Moore in the 6th, and pinch-hitter Bobby Scales walked with the bases loaded to force-in a run in the bottom of the 7th. (Bryan Lahair followed Scales to the plate and had a chance to perhaps tie the game or maybe even give the Cubs the lead, but he struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch to close the inning and leave the bases loaded).

The Cubs loaded the bases again in the bottom of the 8th. Scott Moore and Welington Castillo lined singles to the outfield (both Moore and W. Castillo had two hits today), and after Fernando Perez walked with two outs, Augie Ojeda was robbed of what would have been a bases-clearing extra-base hit when Brewers speedy CF D'Vontrey Richardson made a fine running catch in right-center to close out the inning. The Cubs then went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th.

The Cubs play the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium tomorrow.

 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 02:01 pm

Something to keep in mind about the Cactus League box scores at mlb.com is that the pitch counts attributed to the pitchers are way-off, not even close to being accurate. I have noticed this problem in the box scores for both Cubs games so far.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 02:21 pm

AZ Phil: Thanks for the update. I noticed JJackson was lifted for Adducci when the cubs stranded a runner at 3B. You have menioned that JJ is an excellent hitter, so I was curious if you were ever thinking they would just let him hit? Also, since the team has been pathetic the last two years at picking up runners in scoring position, do you believe Quade will give preference to the bubble players who can buck this trend?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 02:28 pm

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 8:21pm. AZ Phil: Thanks for the update. I noticed JJackson was lifted for Adducci when the cubs stranded a runner at 3B. You have menioned that JJ is an excellent hitter, so I was curious if you were ever thinking they would just let him hit? Also, since the team has been pathetic the last two years at picking up runners in scoring position, do you believe Quade will give preference to the bubble players who can buck this trend? ======================================== E-MAN: I think the Cubs allow pitchers to hit in Cactus League Spring Training games only if they are being primed to be starting pitchers at the big league level and/or if the pitcher is staying in the game to pitch another inning. Although they both will likely end up in the starting rotation at Iowa, at present it appears that the Cubs see both Jay Jackson and Chris Carpenter only as candidates for the bullpen should they make the big club, but once they are sent to Minor League Camp (and I think both of them will be in the first cut) I would expect them to get stretched out as starting pitchers and then they will get some ABs in games, too. But Jay Jackson is a very good hitter. He's kind of a right-handed Rick Ankiel (back when Ankiel was still a promising young pitcher). I'm not really sure what Quade is looking for in his five bench players. At present it is almost a given that the five will be Koyie Hill (back-up catcher), Jeff Baker (2B-3B-1B-LF-RF-RHPH), Darwin Barney (SS-2B-3B-RHPH-PR), Tyler Colvin (RF-CF-LF-1B-LHPH), and either Reed Johnson or Fernando Perez (RHPH and late inning defensive replacement for Soriano if it's Johnson, and PR, SWPH, and late inning defensive replacement for Soriano if it's Perez). As I have mentioned before, the Cubs could opt to keep an offensive-first C-1B-RHPH like Max Ramirez (who is out of minor league options) as a third catcher, but that would mean either Jeff Baker or Johnson/Perez doesn't make the team, and right now I think Baker is a virtual lock and either Johnson or Perez are near-locks, although Colvin could function as the late-inning defensive replacement for Soriano if the Johnson/Perez slot is junked. I just don't see Koyie Hill not making the team as the back-up catcher, and there is no way the Cubs will go with an 11-man pitching staff. There is always the chance that somebody like Max Ramirez, Scott Moore, or Brad Snyder could have a huge Spring Training and force himself onto the Opening Day 25-man roster at the expense of Johnson/Perez, but I suspect for guys like M. Ramirez, Moore, and Snyder to really have a chance to stick around, a position player already assured of a roster slot will have to get hurt in Spring Training.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Teheran minor league deal is done, per MLB.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Based on Phil’s sound analysis it sounds like a no brainer for Almonte to be placed on waivers as today’s roster move. We shall see.

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