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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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# bats both

PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# 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 

 



 

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Cubs Best and Worst of April

A look at the have and have-nots down on the farm.

Team The Good The Bad The Interesting
Iowa

A. Rizzo (86 AB's)

384/430/663

7 HR, 23 RBI, 6 BB, 18 K

Jay Jackson (20.1 IP)

1-2, 6.20 ERA

8 BB, 11 K, 2 HR

Chris Rusin (27.1 IP)

2-2, 2.63 ERA

6 BB, 13 K, 1 HR

Tennessee

N. Struck (27.1 IP)

2-2, 3.29 ERA

11 BB, 24 K, 2 HR

Jae-Hoon Ha (93 AB's)

247/311/312

0 HR, 5 RBI, 7 R, 3/5 SB, 7 BB, 20 K

K. Rhoderick (10 IP)

1-2, 2 Saves, 1.80 ERA

3 BB, 12 K, 1 HR

Daytona

Nelson Perez (69 AB's)

261/402/522

3 HR, 13 RBI, 3/4 SB, 16 BB, 22 K

H. Simpson (18.2 IP)

0-3, 8.20 ERA

15 BB, 7 K, 4 HR

A. Kirk (29.1 IP)

1-0, 1.53 ERA

7 BB, 15 K, 0 HR

Peoria

Michael Jensen (29 IP)

3-1, 2.79 ERA

8 BB, 22 K, 1 HR

T. Easterling (58 AB's)

172/273/207

0 HR,  5/7 SB, 3 BB, 20 K

K. Burke (21 IP)

0-1, 1.71 ERA

4 BB, 17 K, 0 HR

 

Honorable Mention:

W. Castillo 320/435/520 - 2 HR, 8 RBI, 8 BB, 12 K

G. Rohan 295/370/495 - 5 HR, 28 RBI, 12 BB, 11 K

R. Silva 342/398/461 - 7 XBH, 0/5 SB, 7 BB, 15 K

O. Zapata 304/391/446 - 2 HR, 4 RBI, 8 R, 3/5 SB, 7 BB, 15 K

P. Francescon: 2-1, 2.00 ERA, 27 IP, 26 K, 4 BB, 3 HR

The Top 16 Not Mentioned:

Brett Jackson (Iowa) - 236/343/416 in 89 AB's, 2 HR, 11 R, 8 RBI, 4/5 SB, 14 BB/28 K

Javier Baez (EXST Arizona) - (stats as of 4/29/12) 295/295/705 in 44 PA, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 9 R, 3/3 SB, 0 BB/13 K

Dan Vogelbach (EXST Arizona) - (stats as of 4/29/12) 189/286/459 in 42 PA, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB/8 K

Dillon Mapes - rehabbing in EXST, has yet to throw.

Trey McNutt (Tennessee) - 0-1, 0.61 ERA in 14.2 IP, 7 BB, 13 K, spent time on disabled list with blister problems.

Josh Vitters (Iowa) - 261/307/304 in 69 AB's, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 5 BB/10 K

Matt Szczur (Daytona) - 242/351/337, 13/16 SB, 24 R, 13 BB/18 K

Ronald Torreyes (Daytona) - 230/306/324, 3/3 SB, 6 BB/7 K...missed about a week with an injury

Junior Lake - been out all of April with a back problem, just started hitting at EXST in Arizona.

Rafael Dolis (Cubs) - 1-1, 2 H, 1 SV, 3.95 ERA in 13.2 IP, 8 BB/2 K/1 HR

Matt Cerda (Tennessee) - 273/333/500 in 22 AB's, 2 BB/7K...just activated from disabled list.

Reggie Golden(Peoria) - 192/250/192 in 25 AB's, 1 BB/9 K...on disabled list with left knee injury.

Jeff Beliveau (Iowa) - 0-1, 2.84 ERA in 12.2 IP, 5 BB, 10 K, 1 HR

Comments

"Rays shortstop prospect Tim Beckham has been suspended 50 games for a positive drug test." weed strikes again. it's time to get rid of this stupid rule. oh, you got oxys, percs, and flexiril in you on prescription along with a developing alcohol problem...no problem til you get arrested, go play kid. i'd be fine with a suspension...a week...whatever...but 50 days? hell, 20 days is too much.

Muskat tweets... Tarp is partially off field at Great American Ball Park and radar shows more rain coming. Rain washed out batting practice for Cubs in Cincy. Radar is very colorful, which isn't a good sign. Cubs lineup vs #Reds: DeJesus rf, Campana cf, Castro ss, LaHair 1b, Soriano lf, Stewart 3b, DeWitt 2b, Soto c, Samardzija p Levine or Padilla tweets... Tentative start time is 7pm CST (8pm Eastern) (translation, a 1 hr delay expected)

I mentioned it in a previous thread, but judging by his twitter and some of his teammates comments Pierre LePage has been released or retired. ‏ @pierrelepage1 Heading home to CT in the morning. Thank you everyone for all the support you've given me. I'm extremely blessed to have had this opportunity. Anthony Giansanti ‏ @GianSanity @pierrelepage1 I hope everyone who had a chance to see you play or play with you recognized and appreciate everything you did. #godspeed

lulz...omar vizquel tossed from a game he's not playing for yelling at the ump over balls/strikes from the dugout.

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In reply to by Cubster

I'll be honest, I don't think Hak-Ju will ever hit enough to be a major league regular. His defense and speed will get him to the majors, but a sub-700 OPS is hard to stomach in the modern game. Now, if Hak-Ju can just a find a time machine, he would be a primo SS in the 60s and 70s. All that was expected of shortstops then was exactly what Lee has, speed and defense. Is Adrian Cardenas' apparently decent numbers at Iowa simply a result of the usual PCL inflation, or is he maybe a potential Barney replacement?

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In reply to by Jim Hickmans Bat

Cardenas is interesting to me. High School player of the year, 1st round draft pick, and has adapted at each level, in most cases at a young age. As an 18-year old hit .318 .384 .442 in Rookie Ball. As a 19-year old hit .295 .354 .417 in a full season of A-ball As a 20-year old he was hitting .307 .371 .441 in High A before being traded mid-season to the A's in the Joe Blanton deal. He hit .278 .297 .333 in High-A for the A's before finishing the season with 26 games in AA at .279 .392 .326 He then started his 21-year old year in AA and hit .326 .392 .446; but struggled a bit in AAA to finish the year: .251 .317 .372 He had a very similar year the next year with success at AA (.345 .436 .469) but struggling a bit in AAA (.267 .320 .329). But he played all of last year in AAA as a 23-year old and seemed to figure it out, with a line of: .314 .374 .418 So he mastered AA, had two half-seasons at AAA where he struggled, but then had a solid AAA season last year, and now is following that up with a great start to AAA in 2012. He is very much like Barney in that he has very little power or speed. His defense is also not great, and Barney certainly has better range at SS and 2B, but Cardenas has more experience playing 3rd. Cardenas is 2 years younger, would be slightly cheaper, and is the better pure hitter with a better walk rate. I could see in a couple of months a contender perhaps trading for Barney to fill a utility infielder role, and then Cardenas would get a shot.

...and the game is postponed

The I-Cubs are pummelling Memphis tonight in Memphis, 11-3 in the bottom of the 6th. A 6 run first: BJax double, Sappelt double, Cardenas Sac Fly, Rizzo rbi single, Wright single, Vitters Single, Tolbert rbi single, Apodaca single, JJax Sac Fly, BJax rbi double BJax 4-4, 3 runs, 2 rbi Cardenas 2-3, 3 rbi Rizzo 1-3, rbi, walk JJax 1-3, run and an rbi (and 5 innings pitched, 6 hits, 3 ER, 3BB, 6 K) Vitters 2-4

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chicago/chat/_/id/43640 mostly conjecture not worth repeating...they few that are. Re: Barney I think Valbuena is just a nice backup. Cardenas they feel has a chance to be an every day player but he has to improve his defense. Re: Garza I'vee said it all along and I'll continue to say it: if Garza is not signed to a long-term deal before July, he will be dealt. The Yanks are one of many teams that would be interested in Garza, and they have some minor league players that would be acceptable to the Cubs in a deal. Re: Soler I was told that the Soler situation is still a mystery to most, and that MLB is not the problem. Re: Theo and Jed not telling him anything As a reporter it's my job to communicate with whoever is in charge. That's [the] way they do business, and I have to work with that and around it. Both new executives are good guys with great track records. They just don't trust anybody yet, and that will take time. Re: Cubs vs. White Sox series According to the people I talk to, they will play each other 3 times a year, and every 3 years play each other 6 times a year when NL central plays AL central in interleague play. Re: Marmol Normally I have to eat a lot of peanuts to get 'Agita', however, Marmol is still learning and developing a new pitch, and that's the 2-seam fastball. I don't think he'll ever be the pitcher that strikes out 100 batters a season again, but that doesn't mean he can't be an effective closer. I just think he's still learning how to pitch and his stuff is good enough that I can be successful as a closer again. folks berating Volstad pretty bad because T. Wood, R. Wells and C. Rusin are apparently such better options

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16774 Adrian Cardenas, INF, Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 3-for-5, R, 3 RBI, K. With all the talk of Rizzo and Jackson, don't be surprised if Cardenas gets the call first as utility guy; .354/.398/.585 in 22 games. Brett Jackson, OF, Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 4-for-5, 2 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, K. Snaps out of 6-for-36 slump; .266/.369/.457 in 23 games. Hak-Ju Lee, SS, Rays (Double-A Montgomery): 2-for-5, 3B, R, RBI, 2 K. Third straight multi-hit game and sixth in last seven has lifted OPS more than 200 points in a week; .255/.319/.349 overall.

speaking of Hak-Ju Lee, Smokies are playing them right now and Smokies up 9-5 in the 8th Lee 0/5 1 R, 1 RBI Watkins, Bour, Ha and Mota with multi-hit games, Mota and Adduci with HR's N. Struck with the start 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K Casey Weathers with 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, ERA at 3.12 so far (12 BB/9 K on the year)

In taking a very quick look at one year later of trading for Matt Garza, I still have no problem with it. Archer still walks 7+/9 innings and its anyone's guess if he will pan out. Lee is still a solid prospect with the glove. I will take Baez over him and Castro with his myriad warts will be at the position for the foreseeable future. Sammy is not playing this year. And, Campy is turning into the same guy anyway. Guyer is not on the big club currently, and no great shakes. Garza is a stud and now the team's best pitcher. I hope he is signed to a long-term deal. So far, at least, Hendry did not blow this one.

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In reply to by The E-Man

garza is also an extreme "day person" he's not a party guy. he's not staying out til 3am getting loaded. hell, he's been tied down with kids since he was a kid, himself. a legit SP who's young who has no issue with day games because he wakes up at dawn anyway...yeah, that's a good fit for this team.

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In reply to by Ryno

you're going to be hard pressed to find anyone not in Oakland (or SD, arguably) who's going to gut a team and just cruise for a few years until you get a slew of cheap/productive kids. he was very cheap on the wallet and though some like that package of kids given up or would rather have kids in return....i think garza was bought cheap and he's young enough to be the type of guy you give a 5 year contract to without sweating it too hard. i'd be shocked if they weren't spending next year. i pretty much expect either garza or a.sanchez or c.hammels on the cubs next year (unless hams/sanch gets locked up before he hits FA). as much as some people are down with a 2014/2015 resurgance, i doubt the fan base on whole are ready to put with another year that looks like this one...especially with the loot coming off the payroll.

DeJesus RF, Campana CF, Castro SS, LaHair 1B, Soriano LF, Stewart 3B, DeWitt 2B, Soto C, Samardzija P vs. Cozart 6, Stubbs 8, Votto 3, Phillips 4, Bruce 9, Rolen 5, Heisey 7, Hanigan 2, Arroyo 1.

ugg... sick of all the "wow, they paid THAT much for the dodgers" talk. yeah, they did...along with 300 acres of los angeles real estate and buildings. c'mon...

headed for knee surgery there's your window Cubs!!!!

Will be at the game tonight. Freebie tix, so I got that going for me. Christian Moerlein, a local brewery, finally opened up their restaurant near the park. One of the Cincy tv stations was bitching about them running a promotion welcoming Cubs fans. Pretty funny how hyper sensitive the Reds fans can sometimes be. We live nearby and witness it every year. More to the point, CM is a great beer and the place is a little pricey, but definitely worth it. Two hippies on the mound tonight. We have the advantage only in that category because we also have a hippie catching. Go (rebuilding) CUBS!!!

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.