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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# 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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Seven Cubs Named to All-Star Game

The NL All-Stars were announced today and the Cubs will send seven to Yankee Stadium next week, although it's likely Alfonso Soriano will have to be replaced. Rookies Kosuke Fukudome and Geovany Soto were voted in along with Soriano,. Soto will be the first rookie backstop to ever start for the senior circuit (Sandy Alomar Jr. was voted in for the AL in 1990). Aramis Ramirez was elected by the players as a reserve behind starter Chipper Jones. Three pitchers will go as well, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano and Kerry Wood. Dempster and Wood were voted in by the players, and Zambrano was one of the seven that manager Clint Hurdle gets to pick, certainly with an assist from one of the members of his All-Star coaching staff - Lou Piniella.

Had Carlos Marmol not blown up the last few weeks, it could have been eight, but why get greedy.

There will be no Cubs in the Home Run Derby.

Congrats to all the Cubbies and Parachat will be open for the festivities. 

 

Comments

It looks like a Sabathia to the Brewers deal might be close: http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/07/06/brewers-trying-to-… So I guess the question is what should be Hendry's plan B be? With Bedard's latest health issue I wouldn't touch him with a 10 ft. pole. I have always liked Burnett and he would have the motavation of a strong finish making him 80-90 million dollars richer but he has been so up and down lately that you wonder if he would be better than Lilly. Wolf is just not enough of an upgrade to warrant giving anybody that could be even remotely helpful to us in the future up for. Of teams on that buyer/seller borderline Mussina or Millwood would be OK additions as long as the price is cheap, which in likelyhood it would not be. I think Wiscgrad or whoever mentioned getting a couple of RP's might have the best idea. Adding 2 guys means all your asking from the SP is to go atleast 5 and is the best option unless all the Jays want is salary relief for Burnett. EDIT: Matt Laporta is not in the Huntsville line-up according to MILB.com.

with so many cubs on board its nice to see lou on the coaching staff to at least have a word in about how these guys are used. for one, i hope soto is sitting on the bench before too many innings into the game. we just finished game #89 and blanco has had 60ab's all season...some of them pinch hitting appearances where he didn't spell soto for a significant time, if at all.

Yeah, I hope Soto gets the quick hook, and that Fonzie stays home and accepts the rehab assignment that likely will be the next request from Cub's management. I understand his right to refuse, but he really needs to put the club first and put his own desires in the backseat for now. BTW, who said Mussina is available? Can't imagine the Yanks throwing in the towel this early in the season.

i for one look forward to seeing sabathia in wrigley vs. the cubs the trade market may heat up early this year. i think burnett can void his contract after season i wonder if he would do that if he was with cubs. ehy not send them marquis in te deal they would have a starter for next year plus at 2 million cheaper

Buster Olney reporting the LaPorta for CC deal is essentially done. If true, does this hand the Brewers the division title or even a playoff berth? No. Obviously it wouldn't hurt them, but it guarantees nothing. It's hard to think of too many big-name starters that have had huge impacts on a team in the playoff hunt. Maybe someone can help me out here. I can think of Big Unit going to the Astros (though it got them neither a pennant nor a title) and Sutcliffe (though that wasn't a deadline deal). Often times, it's the fringe guys (Weaver to the Cardinals, Aaron Small to the Yankees, etc.) that have big impacts, probably because nobody expects anything of them.

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In reply to by Tarzan Joe

From a recent article by Jason Stark: "The last two starting pitchers acquired at midseason to win a World Series game were Jeff Weaver (picked off the scrap heap), for the 2006 Cardinals, and Mike Torrez (a relic of another era), for the 1977 Yankees. And the last two pitchers traded on Deadline Day (July 31) to win any kind of postseason game were Oliver Perez (a reclamation-project throw-in), for the 2006 Mets, and David Weathers (as a set-up reliever), for the 1996 Yankees." http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?column... So yeah, you are right, starting pitchers it seems rarely make a difference. CC definitely would make the Brewers better, but I am not worried that it garauntees them the pennat.

Any word on why Edmonds didn't play today? I'm guessing a bit "tired" from last nights festivities at his restaurant.

Let 'em have Sabathia. The thing to do now is beat them back, win the division ourselves, hopefully they miss the playoffs completely and then will feel obligated to lock him up and eventually let 'em try to outspend the Cubs. The only way to deal with these goddamn cheese-eating beermakers is to beat 'em like a bad habit - this year and in years to come. Fuck the Brewers, they don't scare me. =)

Is Harden to the Cubs still a legitimate 'rumor'? What package would the A's be asking for? I'm wondering if Gallagher and/or Marshall plus an OF prospect (E. Pat or Colvin) would get it done?

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In reply to by George Altman

A's are four back in the wild card and six back in the West, and have a better run differential than the Angels. Beane won't be selling until he's sure there out of it. He probably knows he can't catch up to the wild card at this point, but the Angels are catchable.

He may become available, likely for a package identical to the Danny Haren, but it won't happen until near the deadline.

A friendly reminder:

Oakland also sent right-hander Connor Robertson to Arizona and received six players: left-handers Brett Anderson, Dana Eveland and Greg Smith; infielder Chris Carter; and outfielders Aaron Cunningham and Carlos Gonzalez.

You're talking 3-4 MLB ready players and two high-end lower level prospects.

 

I for one fear the Brew Crew. That gives them a great top of the rotation, not to mention young talent. Not unbeatable, but tough. They are screwed in the long-run though, since both Sheets and Sabathia figure to walk at the end of the year. Let's also be honest about our All-Star Selections: Fukudome was a complete Homer Vote. I can see Soriano, because he is a great player who just happens to be hurt, but so many players are deserving ahead of Fuku, including Carlos Lee, Burrell, Holliday, and perhaps the entire Pirates outfield. Not to diminish Fuku, because I like him, but top 3 OF? No.

"The Cards are not on the same tier as us or Milwaukee..." I disagree - nobody expected the Cardinals to be playing this well with their two top pitchers on the disabled list/rehabbing. What happens if they get Carpenter back, and how about Mulder? What happens if Izzy returns to form? They've had a great 1st half, with a staff that was supposed to implode without those three guys available. Do not take them for granted, they could run away with it if the two starters come all the way back.

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In reply to by Dmac

Carpenter hasnt touched a baseball yet so he isn't coming back until the rosters expand in September and as Crunch said Mulder has looked bad every time he has pitched. Also Larussa said on Fox yesterday they wont have Wainright back until atleast 8/1. Good luck to them trying to keep their pitching success that they have enjoyed this year. As for their offense, do you really think Molina and Schumaker are going to hit .300 the rest of the way? Can Ludwick stay on the pace he is on? The Cards are a good team, but unlike us and the Brewers they are not a 90 win team.

I few weeks back I posted my predictions on the NL All-Star Roster, and called it pretty well, but a few things I just didn't see coming, and even now they are surprising. - Dempster being selected by the players as one of the top 5 starting pitchers in the league, over guys like Santana, Peavy, Haren, Hudson, Hamels, and Zambrano. He's clearly gained a lot of respect in his return to the rotation. It's not surprising that he made the team, I think Hurdle would have taken him anyway, but making on the player's ballot was impressive. - The players seemed to do really well at some positions in rewarding players who have had great seasons over stars with name recognition. They receive kudos for Adrian Gonzalez over Pujols, and McClouth in the outfield. But Reyes is beating Tejada in virtually every offensive category, so that one just doesn't make sense unless other players pretty much hate Reyes. Brian Wilson also has no real business being on this team - Valverde, Wagner, Cordero, even Rauch, Saito, Gregg, or Lyon would have been better picks.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...