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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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Down to the Trading Deadline Wire…

Rumor mongers vs the real deals. Eric Gagne, Bronson Arroyo, Octavio Dotel, Bobby Kielty, Ryan Church or Reggie Sanders? 4 way deal for A-Rod? Have at it. ...and Carlos, MVN's own "The Transaction Guy" is monitoring every possible wire report for information on that last minute deal coming at cha. (OK, so it's a shameless plug)

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Griffey and Arroyo for Jones, Marshall, Murton and Petrick? Haha...just kidding...

ESPN 1000 reporting that the Red Sox have reached a deal with Texas, and Boston is negotiating with Gagne to get him to drop his no-trade.

If we got Kielty, then Murton wouldn't be the only redhead on the team unless we had to trade Murton to get Kielty

It must be frustrating as hell for other GMs to try to make a deal with Jim Bowden. It seems that his only goal is to screw the other team. He's completely unrealistic about the value of his players. Other GMs must hate calling him (or avoid him completely).

"It must be frustrating as hell for other GMs to try to make a deal with Jim Bowden. It seems that his only goal is to screw the other team. He’s completely unrealistic about the value of his players. Other GMs must hate calling him (or avoid him completely)." Sounds like many of my fantasy adversaries.

Some love for the Farns courtesy of Yahoosports- "Quite obviously, if the New York Yankees are going to make a run at the Red Sox or, more likely, the wild card, they'll have to find a pitcher or two – they're in on Gagne – to put in front of Mariano Rivera. Or, as one Yankee official groaned recently, "In all of baseball, nobody gets less out of more than Kyle Farnsworth." Farnsworth is due $5.5 million next season, $6 million if he leads the team in Rolaids Relief points, or, coincidentally, if Joe Torre can down a whole roll of them before Farnsworth throws his final warm-up pitch."

Hey, I just read on the Bottom Line that we traded Rob Bowen for Jason Kendall. Great job, Jim.

Hey, I just read on the Bottom Line that we traded Rob Bowen for Jason Kendall. Ha... at first I read that as the Cubs trading Kendall for Bowen, and I thought, "Hmm... that isn't a bad upgrade!" :) And yea... doesn't look like MVN can really handle the heavy trading deadline load. What is going to happen in the playoffs?

Dotel to Braves for Kyle Davies a done deal. Padres agree with White Sox for Rob Macowiak.

Stark reporting that the Padres have acquired Rob Mackowiak from the White Sox for a minor leaguer.

Rosenthal says Dye to Boston is all but dead. He says he thinks Cubs, Angels, and the D'Backs may still be in on it.

"Griffey and Arroyo for Jones, Marshall, Murton and Petrick?" HA HA. Not funny.

Okay, so what is left out there? Griffey - haven't heard anything about him in a few days... Dunn - I think I saw the Reds said that he was not going to be dealt. Church - Seems available, Levine keeps mentioning him, but why? Gomes - barely heard anything about him. Seems to fit though...

This Dye stuff is quite a moving target.... It seems like they're drawing team names out of a hat every time they report the rumors, then just alternate between the Red Sox talking and no longer talking...

Rosenthal reporting that OBP is now considered the only stat worth anything. And I think that, yep, just got a confirmation from an unnamed source close to the commissioner: AVG is officially dead. This same source said a man going by the name of Chad ran screaming into the dark about those idiot TCRs. We will follow up when we get more news.

White Sox wanted Gabbard in exchange for Dye, but now that he's involved in the Gagne deal, they don't seem to be interested in talking with anyone else regarding the outfielder. I don't know why Wily Mo Peña and Craig Hansen were all the Red Sox offered Williams for Dye. Both are failed prospects with one tool -- never living up to their expectations. That's not what the White Sox need.

This is your two hour warning. Thank you. That should be ONE hour, not two hour. The deadline is at 4:00 pm ET, 3:00 PM CT, etc...

Boston Globe is reporting Dye will stay in Chicago. Piniero has gone from Boston to St. Louis, according to Kevin Kennedy

Boston Globe is reporting Dye will stay in Chicago. Piniero has gone from Boston to St. Louis, according to Kevin Kennedy

Trying to keep the faith in Jimbo here but I am not real happy right now. Gimme something! This team is not good enough to stand pat. Even a Reggie Sanders just to be the right handed pinch hitter off the bench would work for me.

Morgan Ensberg now a Padre. They've got the not-very-good player market cornered. Barrett Milton Bradley Scott Hairston Ensberg Way to go, fellers.

chifan, i am pretty sure that as long as the paperwork is in by the deadline they can wait longer than that. I don't think there is much of a limit on the official announcement. IIRC the Nomar trade was announced like 2 hours after the deadline.

Wow, the Ensberg deal is puzzling. He needs to be carried on the 25-man roster and they already have capable bench players who can play third base better than Ensberg. I think they're going to bench Kouzmanoff for good, even though he's been hitting pretty well lately.

I don't know how Jim Henry can stay pat. This is BullS**T. Did Jim Henry get a new job and no longer casre whatr happens to the Cubs I am sure somebody wants Murton, Cedeno, anybody but WE NEED a Stating Pitcher (to replace Marquis in the rotation for the playoffs), Rightfielder and a Left handed Pitcher for the bullpen. The Brewers made trade for pitching and the Cardinals made a trade for a pitcher while Jim Henry has his head up his butt. Why don't he get Jermaine Dye or Ken Griffey Jr. since we know Cliff Floyd is not going to play and we need a Power Bat in the line-up everyday..WAKE UP JIM!!! This is Fu*%kin stupid!!! JIM wants to continue to say he has the authority to make deals, trades and his hands are not tied where he can't make a move. Yeah Jim you are shwing us that as long as we have a decent record and make the playoffs you are content but not willing to make the move to pujt us over the top by filling the spots where we are weak!!!

WE NEED a Stating Pitcher And who do you suggest the Cubs get? And you act that Dye or Griffery would just be given away. Trades demand two teams, not just one, and you can't expect to get everything that you want. If there deals were there, Hendry would make them. But obviously he hasn't thought he was getting a good enough deal. At least not yet...

Chad, I know that, Iwas just saying there can be a delay. Also Levine has us in on Dye.

I think that bitching about Hendry's lack of action is way premature. At least have the patience to wait until we have all the facts before you start ripping him for not doing anything....

a bench bat will be available after the trade deadline, not worried about that. A big-time slugger would have been nice though, but only Teix has moved so far. Dye...I'm 50/50 on. Doesn't sound like Griffey was ever really available.

CHAD - re: wordpress * Are you sure you have the correct username and password? * Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? * Are you sure that the database server is running? I'm annoyed as you are!!!

cant say i share your need for pitching sadcubs... personally, i think the only thing the cubs need is a "legit" RH RF'r who dont mind not playing everyday...preferably with a strong arm and power. outside of that...nothing seems too interesting to me...snagging arroyo for one of the cubs excess LH starters (hill/marshall) does interest me, though....or lilly if they'd take him, which they wouldnt...heh.

The Cubs aren't going to add years/salary with the team up for sale. That was the buzz going around before the deadline and it looks like that is what happened. Hendry can't do a damn thing about that.

Okay, now Mark Gonzales is saying that he think Dye is gonna sign an extension with the Sox... What the hell? Holy smokescreen!

From Jerry Crasnik, on ESPN Radio: - Gagne deal to Boston is very close... Gange needs to waive his ntc, but Crasnik thinks it is basically "crossing the t's and dotting the i's." Thinks it will go through. - Dotel deal done. Mackowiak deal is done to SD. - Surprised none of the relievers have been moved (Reyes, Cordero, Rauch, etc). Wouldn't be surprised if one or more of those guys would be moved in the next half hour. - Can you imagine that big markets (mets, yanks, cubs, dodgers, angels) may stand pat and not do anything? Each situation is different - clubs have people - pedro is coming back, juan rivera is coming back for the angels, etc. Teams are now willing to try their young players. - It is a bit puzzling why the yanks/mets were unable to afford (i.e. give enough) for gagne. - a lot of people like the braves now, phillies have a "nice vibe", yada, yada, yada maybe more... they are still talking

I don't understand the "Cubs can't add any payroll because they're being sold" argument. Whoever buys the Cubs is going to spend between $600 million - $1 billion. What difference does a few more million dollars of payroll make?

Jace, Either KW is stupid or he thinks every other MLB GM is stupid. That team needs to get younger and after all the talking about how he is going to be making changes, he is going to look stupid if his big deal is Iguchi for some non descript A ball pitcher.

SWEET LOU: Yes. I am not a billionaire, or much of a thousandaire either, but wouldn't the CW be that the team would be even more valuable with its ace signed and a division title under its belt?

Sweet Lou, are you on the ESPN chat too? Rumor on XM is Gagne will waive his No Trade Clause to go to Boston...

Stephan A. Smith is so incredibly annoying and somewhat sexist. Get him off my freaking radio, ESPN.

Yeah Johann. I can't listen to him, either, even as a "sidekick" for Eric Caselius, who I actually like quite a bit...

chifan Yesterday Bruce Levine reported that Kenny Williams was trying to rob Jim Henry by requesting Carlos Marmol for Jermaine Dye. I can imagine once Kenny requested that, ole Jim let him hear the loud At&T dial tone.

I know that yesterday after he mentioned that he said that Dye wasnt coming here. Now he said there in there hunt, which leads me to believe that his price dropped to something reasonable.

chifan, The trade dead line is OVA!!!! Hope we got Jermaine Dye. I would hope Jim didn't stay pat.

I think that not doing anything says to me that Hendry is not sure that they have what it takes this year. I don't think that's a good message to send to the team. I know some will say that he is saying that he has all he needs, but he could have gotten more...

And Jim Hendry stood pat. There's still a ten-twenty minute period in which deals could be announced, but any blockbuster or significant trade would've been announced by now. Thanks for all your hard-work, guys.

Well Jim made his deals early. Traded Barrett Traded Izturis Traded for Kendall Getting KW back is like making a trade............... I hope the PTBNL from Pittsburgh is Jason Bay

670 the Score Terry Boers & Bernstein says they will have Kenny Williams on a conference call in 5-15 minutes to talk about trades. Maybe he will tell us the level of the Cubs interest.

There goes Levine again, saying that the Cubs will pursue the Ryan Church trade through waivers...

How does “acquiring a player by trade through waivers” work? AZ Phil explained the process in a new post.

I think that not doing anything says to me that Hendry is not sure that they have what it takes this year. Huh? Post of the day.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • 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)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022.