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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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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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Game 98 Thread / Cubs @ Cardinals (1 of 3)

Game Chat Carlos Zambrano vs. Kip Wells Lineups:
Soriano LF Kennedy 2B
Theriot SS Schumaker RF
Lee 1B Pujols 1B
Ramirez 3B Duncan LF
Floyd RF Edmonds CF
DeRosa 2B Rolen 3B
Jones CF Miles SS
Kendall C Molina C
Zambrano P Wells P

Comments

A little off topic, but this bugs me enough to want to post about it. Over the past few years, it has become fashionable among baseball media guys to talk about how shameful it was that media and fans buried their heads in the sand and ignored the “obvious” steroid crisis in 1998 and beyond. They said we — the fans, the media, etc. — were all clueless, or worse: enablers. Yet, over the past couple of weeks — beginning around the All Star Game in SF — the media has been swept back up in the baseball hype machine and re-buried its collective heads in the sand. Everywhere you turn, you hear “but he was a Hall of Famer before any of the accusations” or “it wasn’t even against the rules at the time” (even though meth and wife beating and mass murder and child molestation weren’t either) or “he has never failed a drug test.” It’s as if baseball is finally realizing that the record is going to be broken, and needs to come to terms with that fact in its own disfunctional, rationalized way. Even Peter Gammons is part of it. It’s disgusting.

On topic: Wells has had like a 2.50 ERA over his last five starts.

According to the chicagosports.com poll, more than twice as many people give credit to Piniella for the success of the rotation over Rothschild. I wonder what crunch voted for.

hour until game time and there's been no complaining about the lineup yet. Do you guys want to win or what?

Dammit, did Lou draw these names out of a hat or what? Put a real team out there for chrissake!

That's a hell of a lineup. Ehhh... I mean... this lineup sucks. =) As for the Cards... why isn't Pujols the cleanup hitter yet?

What the hell is the point of calling up Cedeno to sit on the bench? Where is the Fontenaught? I can't tell, is right field the stud pasture or the holding pen at the glue factory?

well, when your average start is only 3 innings, what's the difference?

Apparently, Jake Fox is up to fetch LouPA coffee...carry the heavy bags to the hotel, and to baby sit Rich Hill...that, or he's on the Ryan Theriot plan from last season...

What kind of stinky ass lineup is this? Where the hell is godenot? Etc etc.

This is probably our best lineup if we keep Murton in AAA. I'm not so sure Theriot is better than Cedeno, but that's fine. I'm still not a face of Fonte. DeRosa's better.

I hate the Cardinals. My Dad taught me from the first time I watched George Altman play to root for the Cubs and whoever is playing the Cardinals. Their fans make me want to upchuck.

I hate these set lineups...and Z needs to bat 8th, at least he's a switch hitter...and why isn't Fox in the lineup? Bitch, bitch, bitch...

Lee bats third right away coming off his suspension? He's going to struggle to adjust to the five game layoff!

Hope he didn't break it. A-Ram also creamed himself w/a foul to his knee.

root for the Cubs and whoever is playing the Cardinals. -------------- Good words to live by. Though my head explodes when the cards play the white sox. Fortunately that only happens every few years.

meanwhile back in Peoria Fort Wayne Top 5th Pitcher Change: Mr. W replaces Michael Bartek. Michael Campbell grounds out, pitcher W to first baseman Russell Canzler. Jodam Rivera walks. Jesus Lopez grounds out, shortstop Darwin Barney to first baseman Russell Canzler. Jodam Rivera to 2nd. Matt Stocco flies out to center fielder Leon Johnson.

Ronny says that The Riot was safe on the steal of second. And I quote - ahem: "Oh no. He was SAFE! Aw jeez. He was in there. He was safe. Aw jeez. He was in there, this shot shows it." (as if he was a TV announcer) Gotta love Santo

Ha Jumbo. Heard another Ronny Classic (tm) recently: [Hughes] ...lifts a fly ball to right, Floyd coming on, and he [Santo] AW GAAH, GEEZ COME ON! [Hughes] front of him [Santo] AAAW, GEE! [Hughes] the play.

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If you have HBO watch Bob Costas show skewering Selig who sounds like a complete assclown. Selig said something like his beliefs on steroids doesnt matter. Your the f'ing comissioner. Stunning

why the hell wasn't molina thrown out. tony larussa gets waaaay too much leeway. nice job derosa, i mean, cedeno

Looks like Ronnie's already forgetting how to field after getting back on the MLB team.

anyone hear santo's choice of words when describing how izturis was released? he used the compound verb "got rid of" instead of traded or whatever. now, i realize that ronnie is no wordsmith, nevertheless, i found the choice of words telling.

wow, neither scoreboard operators nor tv truck guys can count in st louis color me unsurprised. lee! glad to have you back big boy.

wow, neither scoreboard operators nor tv truck guys can count in st louis color me unsurprised. lee! glad to have you back big boy.

Cy Z, 13-7

scoreboard operator can count, he just can't if there are more balls than his two toes welcome back to the bigs our ronnie cedeno with the deer in the headlights look (oh yeah, and he did get a big RBI hit) I hate it when Len says Pujols is 0-4 (after his 7th inning at bat) I love Theriot when he draws a walk late in the game, DLee welcome back...driving in the 4th run was tremendous some things never change, like a Ryan Dempster save...somewhere up in heaven, Rod Beck is smiling

Ludwick singled to Soriano who bobled the ball letting the pinch runner Ryan score (he had been held up at 3rd by the coach initially. Fortunately the bobble didn't let Ludwick go to 2nd...then as Rob said, Pujols 4-3.

So gameday just screwed up. I saw "ball in play, out(s)" and thought the game was over. Scared the crap out of me when I looked back a couple minutes later and saw Pujols up with a 1-1 count. Good win tonight.

Zambrano mostly just made me nervous tonight. He's the NL leader with 13 wins, but he's only been dominating in a handful of starts. I really thought he should have looked a lot better than Wells, but he didn't. Well hell, I'm a Cubs fan, I should take my wins however I can get 'em.

That Ump was squeezing both pitchers tonight, even Brenley mentioned that. That being said, Dempster with ice in his veins against the Big Poo. One of my favorite Dempster saves ever was when he got a white-hot Pujols to ground into a double play a couple of years ago to end a game.

Rotoworld says Young has a strained oblique. I wonder if its from the aftereffects of his World championship bout with Lee last month or if he was having "aggressive negotions" with Barrett on pitch selection. Either way I am sure everyone here (except for Rob) is happy to here the news.

Welcome back Dempster, we needed you. Now maybe Howry and Marmol can rest occasionally.

Well Wuertz is our 4th righty out of the pen, and probably 5th when Woody comes back so he is expendable if KW wants him.

Only the thought that Dye is likely to be a Type A free agent can make me agree to Wuertz for Dye. By the end of the season Wuertz is likely to be our #1 get us out of trouble guy.

KW really no leverage in trade talks, because he keeps running his mouth about how he is going to make changes. He is going to look stupid if that roster looks the same on 8/1. He also does not have the option holding on to his guys and getting picks because their farm system is bottom 5 in MLB due to bad drafting and trades. So please Kenny just shut up stop asking for guys like Derrick Turnbow.

problem is Dye might agree to arbitration.... I think Dye would slide into the Type A since it's based off the last 2 years but they did raise the standards on the other hand. I'd prefer to send them Rocky Cherry if at all possible or Juan Mateo or both over Wuertz. I'm also not exactly sure how much Dye improves the team unless he is willing to split time 50/50 with Floyd.

Dye improves the team because: A. He is a better OF than Floyd B. He is slugging the ball better this year than Floyd has. C. He is getting out of his 1st half funk, and could be a top 10 NL outfielder the rest of the way if a deal can be made.

Dye may be willing to do that. By all reports he's slipped defensively in right, but he would still represent an upgrade over Floyd. Of course the best fit for a platoon right fielder is still Sammy. Maybe Fitzpatrcik (is that the president?) will tell Hendry to get over himself and send Petrick to Texas for Senor Sosa.

" Of course the best fit for a platoon right fielder is still Sammy." I feel so very vindicated. Thank you.

as long as he doesn't cost us somebody I really care about, than a deal for Dye is fine by me. He certainly not going to hurt us. Guess I'm holding out for something more impactful, say Ken Griffey Jr.

KGJ and Sammy Sosa. Then one day put Jr in CF and Sammy in right. Most homers in an outfield ever, right?

Then one day put Jr in CF and Sammy in right. Most homers in an outfield ever, right? And the worst defensive outfield ever.

I'd have no problem with Dye playing RF the rest of the season for the Cubs - here's the highest price I would pay: Murton and Mateo ( and I would really prefer someone like Roquet or Atkins instead of Mateo). No way I give the Sox anyone off the 25 man roster.

I'd prefer to give Mateo...he's already been injury prone, and isn't going to be in the rotation this year, or next. I still really wouldn't want Dye....until Cliff ruptures a hamstring jogging out to left field...

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.