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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 160 Thread / Cubs @ Reds (1 of 3)

Game Chat : BR Preview : Game Notes Carlos Zambrano vs. Bronson Arroyo Lineups:
Soriano LF Hopper CF
Kendall C Keppinger SS
Lee 1B Votto 1B
Floyd RF Phillips 2B
Ramirez 3B Encarnacion 3B
DeRosa 2B Valentin C
Jones CF Coats LF
Theriot SS Ellison RF
Zambrano P Arroyo P
The hopes of all Cubdom rest on the broad shoulders of Zambrano, who has pitched well in three of his last four starts. The clinker in that bunch, unfortunately, was a 5-2 loss to the Reds, who have already beaten Carlos four times this season. Zambrano's strikeout numbers are down significantly in '07; he's had particular trouble missing Cincinnati bats (just 11 K in 28 2/3 IP). Importantly, though, Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey, and Josh Hamilton--combined 1.112 OPS against Zambrano this year--are all sitting this one out with injuries. Arroyo, meanwhile, was the Reds starter Monday before last, when the Cubs stormed back against the Cincy bullpen to win 7-6. The curveball-throwin', guitar-strummin' Arroyo is 0-2 with 2 ND's against the Cubs this year, but he has fanned 29 while walking just 10 in 33 2/3 IP. Given the events of the past three days, Zambrano's inconsistency, Arroyo's occasional success against the Cubs, and the dispiriting facts of Chicago Cub history, I think this game shapes up like yet another, tense tug of war. On the other hand, the Reds are severely depleted and have lost five games in a row. And oh, yeah--we do have one of our aces going tonight. In Milwaukee. We're all pulling for you, Greg.

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I predict Kendall will get hit by a pitch...and they'll find out the pitcher was ordered to do it by Ned Yost

Kendall 3/12 vs Arroyo 250/308/250 fwiw Guess he wants contact in the 2 spot although generally Kendall does well at getting on-base.

James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States. Tonight, I'll be claiming my fifth RBI in a Cubs uni. Sick. Fives are wild tonight. My boy Kendall is going to allow five stolen bases too. Sick. Theriot's gonna come through. He's scrappy.

now this an impressive record... Ryan Howard surpassed Dunn for most K's in a season and almost 20 less games.

lost in the "humor" of craig monroe is the somewhat sad fact that he is the RH 3-position OF'r. pie never filled the role of a 3-position OF'r, though his arm would probably let him and he's an excessive lefty given team strength anyway. yeah, he's probably playoff bound outta necessity of tools.

Ryan Howard: .265 / .391 / .571 44 HR 130 RBI's 517 AB's - 106 BB's - 197 K's Adam Dunn: .264 / .386 / .554 40 HR 106 RBI's 522 AB's - 101 BB's - 165 K's

interesting numbers, wtf are they? Dunn set the record last year in a 160 games and 683 PA's Howard set the record this year in 141 games (so far) and 635 PA's.

Oh, lordy, that Arroyo music. I knew it was out there, but never forced myself to listen before. Good god. If only he pitched as crappy as that. Seriously, Cubs, please, for the love of God and on behalf of music lovers everywhere, hit this guy hard tonight.

I'm supremely confident we will wrap this up today or tomorrow. But, the pressure is the same as the last two days, and a win today is very important. With Harang going tomorrow, we do not want to be only 1 game ahead. Let's win today, and count on the Brewers losing 1 of the next 2 and we'll have it wrapped.

Seth McClung got his suspension wiped out, how'd that happen? Did he sell out Ned Yost or something?

Crunch, JJ should have been pinch hit for yesterday. Pie could have filled in defensively. We needed plate discipline up there against an erratic Pinto. We needed that run. It's really sad how Pie's become invisible to Piniella. I was thinking today about how horrible the bunting has become at the major league level. The epidemic has spread to every team. Imagine if Corey Patterson had actually been a good bunter. Or if Pie was good with it today.

I'm pitching for Cincy tonight. Weird. I'm supposed to be the first guy out of the bullpen. I don't quite understand it, but hey! I'm in!

Well, bunting really helps guys like Pierre who hit a lot of groundballs anyway, because it pulls the corner infielders in. Pie and Patterson strike out a lot, so it the first basemen and third basemen can sit in the dugout when they're batting.

yeah, got that they were this year's numbers, didn't understand what you were going for with Dunn's numbers from this season. Whatever...moving on. You can just go by Mike from your blog fwiw - badnewscubs.wordpress.com/

stalker

I was thinking today, that if the Cubs win, and then Maddux beats the Brewers, the answer to the trivia question 'who was the winning pitcher when the Cubs clinched the division in 2007' would be Greg Maddux.

Bunting was once a legitimate weapon in baseball, when used correctly. It's a shame few of the speedsters are skilled with it anymore. Rob, I wasn't making a point with the Howard/Dunn numbers. They're just interesting. Very similar outside of RBI's and K's.

top 3 batters in lineup for houston. .334 .333 .333 Think they have some kinda bet on who ends the season with the highest average?

according to MLB.tv, every position player on the Reds 40-man roster is with the team. Seems a bit excessive.

Just saw a Ward interview on Cubs pregame... Says his thumb does hurt, but he is available to PH tonight. Said he was available to the best of his understanding, which was contradictory to a report Rob posted earlier.

"Seems a bit excessive." eh, why not for the last weekend of the season?

just regurgitated a Sun-Times blurb The Cubs could be without their top pinch hitter for the final regular-season series, depending on how quickly Daryle Ward recovers from a sprain near the base of his left thumb. Ward, who suffered the injury sliding into second base after legging out a double Wednesday night, wore a splint and heavy wrap Thursday that went halfway up his forearm. The usually affable Ward didn't want to talk about the injury. He's batting .330, including 11-for-40 (.275) as a pinch hitter. guess it healed quickly....

Actually Chad, I acted like a human yesterday. But, if my site need be plugged so be it. I'll thank Rob. Fans can find excellent Cubs content here: http://badnewscubs.wordpress.com (If that doesn't show up, the link is above.) The site viewership is indeed growing. I just wanted to stop by for old times, 2004 was a special year... In Dusty We Trusty!!! That was the year we learned the importance of the leadoff man... and that you never force a setup man to close if he isn't made for it. This is the year we learned defense at catcher, and its grave importance. Damn, it was fun going as Craig Mac for a bit... for those who remember the rapper. It's also nice to see Arizona Phil going strong... the greatest presence in the Cubs blogging world.

Chad, (laughing)... I'm in the family also... and have never pronounced the excessive 'oy' sound. When I say it, it phonetically sounds like 'uy'. But, I appreciate the tip.

"guess it healed quickly…." Do we know he is available?

Is that a trick question? For what it's worth, I too am part of the family/tribe/religion/culture.

Reds announcers talking about Carlos Zambrano looking like his pitches are slower and his arm angle lower than earlier this year. But as we all remember, that was his problem in the spring.

Need a lot of runs tonight. For gosh sakes' make Arroyo throw a lot of pitches and make him work. Let's grind out some ABs.

I can't believe I pay for the privilege of watching ads for 'The FInal Season' every 10 minutes.

Jones's ball to left answers a question from earlier in the season: yes, Coats plays the wall like a converted infielder.

In other news, Bruce Froemming can still bite me. Runner at 1st, 1 down, grounder to third, nice throw gets the runner by a half-step, but the ump who should have retired a long time ago called him safe - so 1st and 2nd, 1 down, instead of runner at 2nd, 2 down.

Whoo!

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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.