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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 nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player 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
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
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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TCR Friday Notes

Submitted by Rob G. on
- Wade Miller is scheduled for a rehab start in AA on Tuesday. The Cubs can keep him on a rehab assignment for up to 30 days before having to make another move with him. - Same article says Kerry Wood has yet to throw off a mound. - Some theories on Carlos Zambrano's struggles from the Sun-Times and Ken Rosenthal. Some choice cuts from Rosenthal's article:
Maybe Zambrano's ERA would have been 5.83 after eight starts if the Cubs had finalized his five-year, $80 million-plus contract. ----- Zambrano wants to stay with the Cubs, but he needs to postpone further negotiations until the end of the season, if only to clear his head. ----- Tribune executives are probably too preoccupied with the sale to care, but they had a heck of a deal with Zambrano in place. ----- If the negotiations dragged into November —and Zambrano still chose to stay in Chicago — he could perhaps double the team's initial $80 million guarantee. Try explaining that to Cubs fans. Or to the team's next owner. Tribune can't.
For what it's worth, Zambrano emphatically states that it's not the contract that's distracting him and his early season problems stem from issues with his mechanics. - The same Rosenthal article says that Ryan Dempster has the 4th lowest batting average against for closers with at least 5 saves.

Comments

Submitted by Tom C on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:20 am

the Cubbies have moved up to 8th from 15th place in ESPN power rankings...for what its worth...

Submitted by CT Steve on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:31 am

Someone just called up WFAN and proposed that the Yanks trade Cano and the Farns for Derrek Lee. As if..! Oh, the arrogance of New York fans.

Submitted by ZHL on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:35 am

How about Cano, Melky, Phillip Hughes, Humberto Sanchez, and about $50 million? That might get it done. Nah.

Submitted by ZHL on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:37 am

"play the youngs" - Failed, but for Dusty it must've seemed like a radical success "don't overpitch Eyre and Howry" - Failed "don't worry yourself to death over wins and losses" - Success ... one outta three ain't bad.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:45 am

that sounded like those instructions were given to him after Maddux was traded for the last 2 months fwiw....

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:47 am

Dusty's working full time making himself unhireable. "At this point I'm not ready to [call a game at Wrigley]. I don't need any more abuse, you know what I mean? I was booed and jeered enough. You use every experience to your advantage to learn. Some you'd just as soon forget; some you don't. But it wasn't all bad."

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:35 am

WEAVER: I truly was astounded how well he pitched for the Redbirds. Go figure... Apparently, he's just punching a clock, now.

Submitted by vorare on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:48 am

As far as Z goes, my money is on back problems being the cause of his terrible pitching. It might account for his weird arm angle issues and the general goofiness of his mechanics lately.

Submitted by Chad on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:05 pm

"Someone just called up WFAN and proposed that the Yanks trade Cano and the Farns for Derrek Lee. As if..! Oh, the arrogance of New York fans." What was the response from the host of the show? And if we can make trades like that, I say we trade Wade Miller and Ronnie Cedeno for ARod.

Submitted by dave on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:05 pm

I truly was astounded how well he pitched for the Redbirds. Umm... Weaver had a 5.18 Era with a 1.50 WHIP for the Cars last year after coming from the Angels. Opposing hitters hit .297 against him. With the Angels last year he had a 6.29 ERA with a 1.52 WHIP. Opposing hitters hit .309 against him. He was a bad pitcher last year also. He did pitch better in September, but was by no means good. He did come out of nowhere and pitcher very, very well in the playoffs, but that went against a clear pattern of crappy pitching over last few years.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:23 pm

DAVE: "He did come out of nowhere and pitcher very, very well in the playoffs..." This is really what I was alluding to. To go from being a pretty crappy #5 (I think) on the Cards, to notching a WS win, and pitching exceedingly well in the playoffs, to me is very interesting. Maybe the Cubs will get a whack at him again when the Pilots...er...Mariners come to Wrigley?

Submitted by Newport/Racine on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:47 pm

Speculation continues that former Minnesota Twins general manager Andy MacPhail will become baseball's next commissioner when Bud Selig decides he has had enough. Yikes! From Yahoo! Sports Rumors.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:54 pm

andy's got a pedigree of experience/relatives plus knowlege of all the existing owners. non-confrontational and without a huge ego, too. has an ability to accept blame and spin without sounding like a victim or a bully. hopefully he can keep his hands off the game. selig has had a lotta fun playing with how the game is played and the expansion of territories. he's probably put the greatest impact on the game during his tenure since the creation of free agency and the DH in the 70s. for better (the current playoff system and 3-tier division, imo) or for worse (the over expansion of teams)...selig's had has hands all over the game seemingly yearly with a new quirk to "innovate" the game.

Submitted by Rynox on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:19 pm

The E-Man: Maybe the Cubs will get a whack at him again when the Pilots…er…Mariners come to Wrigley? Good theory. Unfortunately he pretty much shut down the Cub's lineup in ST. :(

Submitted by Wes on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:57 pm

Still agree with Z's mechanics not being right. I've said it a few times, but he still has to get that elbow up a little bit. He has said something to that effect after every start, but then goes right out there the next time and has his arm in the same slot. You can't outcoach being stubborn. I think I read something where Roth said that he and Z have talked several times about where his elbow needs to be, but then Z goes right back out there and doesn't change anything.

Submitted by Sheffield/Cornelia on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:23 pm

On a silly Friday note regarding this weekend, did anyone notice that the starting pitchers for this weekend's series with the Phillies all have last names starting with the same letter each day? Hill/Hamels Guzman/Garcia Lilly/Lieber When was the last time THAT happened?

Submitted by dave on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:48 pm

Unfortunately he pretty much shut down the Cub’s lineup in ST. Yea... and Wade Miller pitched great in ST also... I think I read something where Roth said that he and Z have talked several times about where his elbow needs to be, but then Z goes right back out there and doesn’t change anything. I am not sure that this means Z is uncoachable or stubborn. Patterns are hard to break, especially when you have somehow become accustomed to a certain arm angle.

Submitted by Chad on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:20 pm

"Aw, I was kinda hoping we’d face Jamie." You wanted to get shut down by yet another soft tossing lefty?

Submitted by Wes on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:29 pm

dave, that's not his normal arm angle. If it was, I might understand. He's doing something incorrectly from his normal mechanics. That's an easy fix for nearly every pitcher. Habits are hard to break, unless you can't make it out of the sixth inning. Typically, that will get you to fix whatever's causing you problems.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:36 pm

I'm not going to try and breakdown the warped psyche of Carlos Zambrano, but he knows what the problem and he agrees that it's the problem. So it doesn't make much sense that he's being stubborn, at least not to me. What makes sense to me is there's something in his body right now that's not letting him repeat his normal delivery easily even when he wants to, which worries me that there's an arm or back issue that's not being talked about.

Submitted by Jerry Swisher on Fri, 05/11/2007 - 05:17 pm

Z is gone unless Hendry gets permission to start talks again. There is no way he resigns during the offseason. Selig will drag his feet on approving new owners and they won't get approved until at least February, long after Z becomes a free agent in November. He's gone. The new owners get to take over with that good will gesture.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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