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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

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

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Diamondbacks Strike Late to Venomize Cubs

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Down 3-0 going into the 6th, the EXST Diamondbacks scored seven unanswered runs over the last four innings and defeated the EXST Cubs 7-3 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action at Fitch Park Field #3 in Mesa this morning.

RHP Luis Liria got the start for the Cubs and threw three perfect innings (35 pitches), striking out four. RHP Jean Sandoval threw two more shutout innings, allowing a triple and a walk, before the roof caved-in on RHP Jose Rosario in the top of the 7th, when the D’backs rallied to score four runs and take the lead.

The Cubs had earlier scored once in the bottom of the 1st inning and twice in the bottom of the 5th to take a 3-0 lead. Vismeldy Bieneme sliced a triple into the left-center gap with one out in the 1st and scored on an RBI GO, and Reggie Golden drove-in Wilson Contreras (who had walked) with a line-drive RBI double roped off the LF fence with one out in the bottom of the 5th, before eventually scoring on a two-out two-base throwing error by the Diamondbacks SS.

RHP Amaury Paulino made his 2011 U. S. debut, pitching the 9th and allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit (a double). He also committed a costly balk with two outs and a runner at 3rd. Paulino is the 9th pitcher called up from the Cubs Dominican Academy over the past two weeks, although he (and fellow RHP Starling Peralta) did attend AZ Instructs last fall.

Cubs RF Oliver Zapata was ejected from today’s game in the bottom of the 3rd after protesting a called third strike on a 3-2 pitch.

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

LINEUP:
1. Kyung-Min Na, CF: 2-3 (1B, BB, 1B, K, CS)
2. Vismeldy Bieneme, 2B: 1-4 (3B, F-8, K, L-8, R)
3. Marco Hernandez, SS: 1-4 (4-3, K, F-8, 1B, RBI)
4. Wilson Contreras, 1B: 0-3 (F-8, BB, K, 4-6-3 DP, R)
5. Reggie Golden, DH: 2-4 (F-9, 2B, P-3, 1B, R, RBI)
6. Wes Darvill, 3B: 1-4 (K, K, 1B, 1-3)
7. Eduardo Gonzalez, LF: 1-4 (P-4, E-6, 1B, K)
8. Johan DeJesus, C: 0-4 (F-7, F-7, 5-4-3 DP, F-7)
9a. Oliver Zapata, RF: 0-1 (K)
9b. Blair Springfield, RF: 1-3 (1B, K, F-9)

PITCHERS:
1. Luis Liria: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 35 pitches (22 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
2. Jean Sandoval: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches (17 strikes), 1/4 GO/FO
3. Jose Rosario: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 36 pitches (23 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
4. Alvaro Sosa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches (11 strikes), 0/2 GO/FO
5. Amaury Paulino: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 BALK, 12 pitches (8 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

ERRORS: 2
1. 3B Wes Darvill E5 – throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely and runner who was on 2nd base to score unearned run
2. SS Marco Hernandez E6 – throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run

CATCHERS DEFENSE
Johan DeJesus: 1-3 CS

OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
Kyung-Min Na threw out runner 8-2 trying to score from 2nd base on line-drive single to CF

ATTENDANCE: 16

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 80’s

 

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Comments

Submitted by Koyies Bansaw on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 04:17 pm

Love the Extended Spring updates, Phil! I do have a question for you, though. What's been going on with the high school arms from last year's draft? Haven't heard a whole lot about Ben Wells, Austin Reed, Ryan Hartman, Colin Richardson, and Brian Smith in a while and I was hoping for some new info, if there is any. Thanks, Phil!

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Submitted by QuietMan on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 04:32 pm

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 9:54pm. Submitted by craig on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 12:10pm. Phil, any info on Austin Reed? He looked very good last year, but I don't recall him being mentioned in any of your reports. Is he damaged goods? ================================== CRAIG: Austin Reed is on the EXST Cubs Active List. He was supposed to have pitched last Thursday, but I wasn't at that game so you wouldn't have seen an abridged box score for it. I think he's supposed to pitch tomorrow or Saturday. The problem right now is that there are just too many pitchers at Extended Spring Training, and the younger ones keep getting bumped from their outings by the rehab guys, who always get first priority. So then some pitchers end up throwing sim games if they get pushed back too far.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 04:53 am

Submitted by tim815 on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 5:09am. Only if Russell can start. And Stevens has to get in his 90 pitches. =================================== TIM: As would be expected after Jeff Stevens threw 89 pitches yesterday (making him unavailable for two or three days), the Cubs have optioned Stevens to AAA Iowa and recalled RHP Justin Berg. Then I would expect the Cubs to option Berg back to Iowa after Monday's game and bring up a starting pitcher for Tuesday's game vs Colorado (next Tuesday and a week from Sunday being the next two times the Cubs will need a 5th starter).

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 04:47 am

Submitted by tim815 on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 5:12am. Golden Keeps Hitting. Hopefully someone keeps tabs on him this winter ==================================== TIM: Although Golden's brain-dead baserunning, erratic outfield defense, and inability to make consistent contact remain concerns, the plus bat speed, XBH power, and strong outfield arm he displayed at AZ Instructs last fall are starting to surface again. He still needs to lose a few more pounds, though. He never showed more than average speed (at best) last year, but he is a downright slow runner right now. Hopefully he will attend Camp Colvin next off-season.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 04:41 pm

Ted Lilly is still throwing 84-85 mph fastballs, his velocity hasn't returned just over a year since his surgery. I would say that makes the three year deal the Dodgers signed him to look much worse. 3 year deal for a 35 year old with fading velocity. I have a feeling his era the next 3 years is going to keep climbing. UPDATE: Second inning, Lilly is starting to occasionally hit 87-88, so he's getting closer to the 90-91 he threw when he first came to the Cubs. Good for him, but I do want him to give up about 13 runs today, and the wind is howling out.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

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