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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-17-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* 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: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Game 162 Thread / Cubs @ Reds (3 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on
Game Chat Ted Lilly vs Homer Bailey Lineups:
Soriano LF Keppinger SS
Fontenot 2b Hanigan C
Lee 1B Votto LF
Floyd RF Encarnacion 3B
Ramirez 3B Cantu 1B
Jones CF Coats CF
Cedeno SS Ellison RF
Kendall C Lopez 2B
Lilly P Bailey P

Comments

Submitted by Johann on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:45 am

Man, we're never getting into the playoffs with this lineup. Oh, that's the Brewers, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Submitted by chifan3887 on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:56 am

Nice to see Lou treat this like a ST game. Get the starters an AB or 2 to keep sharp and pull them. Injurys are always possible, but would be more likely to happen after 4 days off and then going 110% in the playoffs.

Submitted by Rory on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:59 am

Regardless what the Cubs do in the playoffs - I think Jim Hendry and LouPa did a great job. Congrats to both men.

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:32 am

Mets/Glavine meltdown in the top of 1st...5 runs, one out before Randolph removed Glavine. Glavines last pitch hits Dontrelle Willis to drive in the 5th run. Might be Glavine's last mound appearance in NY or anywhere.

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:38 am

Mets loss equals Cubs @ Dbacks on Wednesday. but the Muts won't be eliminated if the Phils lose today...they would have a nl east tiebreaker tomorrow if that happens.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:08 am

also melting down at the moment.....Jason Marquis Two innings and then he loses it

Submitted by Andrew on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:23 am

I'm guessing he meant Glavine. As for Marquis, he needs to get it together. He's put together two or three straight bad starts, and he wonders why he was left off the Cards' playoff roster last year. Still, I suppose he's better than Trachsel.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:23 am

If Rothschild knew what was wrong with Marquis at the end of last season and could fix it, does this 2.2 IP 7 earned runs vs last place Pitt 5.0 IP 4 earned runs vs last place Fla 2.2 IP 4 earned runs vs Cincinnati replacement team mean that Marquis has something different wrong that Rothschild can't fix?

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:31 am

Cubs' SP ERA 3.83 Lilly 3.92 Hill 3.92 Marshall 3.95 Zambrano 4.60 Marquis

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:38 am

does dumpster still get a "oh he's okay" free ride? 7 homers given up in sept. 5 all season last year, 4 all season the year before...1 all season this year leading up to sept. 14.2ip 23 hits. something isnt right...and it isnt cuz he's in a non-closer situation. he's given up a year and 1/2's worth of homers in less than 4 weeks.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:43 am

4.60 Marquis' ERA 4.72 Dumpster's ERA Maybe Marquis should be our closer. /sarcasm

Submitted by Andrew on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:46 am

I thought it interesting that Lou went with Eyre of all people yesterday in the 9th inning. He's been pretty great post-ASB. If Dempster just doesn't work out in the playoffs, I'd be comfortable with Howry or Eyre in the closer role.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:46 am

NO MORE MR. FOURTH GUY Lou Piniella yesterday; "I would think Marquis would be the fourth guy if we use a fourth guy," Piniella said. "We'll play this thing by ear."

Submitted by Eric S on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:52 am

Put me down for Howry in the 9th inning closer role with Zeus and Kid K the main setup men. Relegate Demp to Mets shutdown specialist :-) Think its pretty safe to assume that if a game 4 loss would eliminate the Cubs, look for Z to start.

Submitted by eli18 on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:12 pm

validation day - shakiest starter: Marquis; shakiest reliever: Dempster. hope they're not allowed to hurt the team in the NLDS.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:12 pm

So it looks like we'll play the D-Backs and they've already announced their starters as well. As of know it would be: Zambrano vs. Webb (3.01) Lilly vs. Davis (4.25) Hill vs. Hernandez (4.93) Marquis or Zambrano vs. Owings (4.30) or Webb

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:24 pm

Don't know about you but the thought of Marquis pitching in an elimination game makes me queasy.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:30 pm

Yeah, I think if the Cubs are down 2-1 at that point Zambrano comes back. What will be more interesting would be if the Cubs were up 2-1 - do the D-backs pitch Webb, then do we throw Marquis out there and save Z for a possible 5th game? Or do the D-backs think that Owings can beat Marquis and then save Webb for game 5 rematch with Z? And there will probably be a rainout at some point that will screw everything up!!

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:38 pm

Orton?

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:00 pm

Padres squander a 3-0 lead, Brewers now ahead 6-4 in the bottom 5th (2 on, 2 out) Rocks 0-0, bottom 3rd Phillies ahead 5-1 top 7 Muts down 8-1, bottom 7

Submitted by Virginia Phil on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:05 pm

"Fans sitting near home plate watched in disbelief as a visibly angry Piniella had an animated conversation with pitching coach Larry Rothschild after Marquis was yanked. The object of Piniella's displeasure was obvious." --Sullivan, today, speculating that Marquis might not make the playoff roster cut. The problem is that you can't insult a guy that you still have to pay $7 mil to next year and again the year after. So Hendry's generosity has the club in a bind once again. Marquis is absolutely untradeable. So you have to keep him around, including in the playoffs. Hendry will be fired immediately by the new owner not because of personnel decisions but the way he throws away other people's money.

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:40 pm

Padres being crushed 9-4 Looks like the Rockies have their fate in their own hands. Still 0-0, top 6. Phillies fans going nuts, fun to see.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:42 pm

wasn't VA PHil the one pimping Fontenot's FULL SEASON numbers? just sayin' .

Submitted by JeffPico on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:50 pm

I know at this point everyone wants to see Dempster out of the closer role but I think Lou is going to go with got him there at least for the first series, all we can hope is to for Dempster to get hot. As for Marquis, if he gets a start they'll just have to hope he can keep it close and have a short leash on him.

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:56 pm

Brewers announcers speculating that the wildcard matchup monday would be Peavy vs Fogg. But it would be in Colorado. 10-4 Brewers, 2 outs/bottom 7

Submitted by Dan Kane on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:08 pm

Rockies have only been in the playoff's once in their history. (In the 90's but I forget what year.. and they lost the NLDS to the Braves 3-1) It'd be fun to see them in it again. Think about this. If the Rockies make it, they play Phili. Meaning that either Phili or Col would make it to the NLCS... who'd have thunk THAT on Sept 15!

Submitted by dave on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:08 pm

I thought it interesting that Lou went with Eyre of all people yesterday in the 9th inning. Umm... yesterday's game meant nothing. Which means any decision that LouPa made yesterday also meant nothing.

Submitted by Johann on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:12 pm

Last I remember, Dempster has been very good the past multiple times he's been in in closing situations. And he's been bad the past multiple times he's been in in non-closing situations. When is the last time he blew a save? Been a while. Also, here are Marquis' numbers: April/Mar. 2.35 ERA May 3.38 June 5.09 July 6.29 August 4.45 Sept./Oct. 5.23 So not a good month since May, with August his best. By comparison, here's Marshall: May 2.70 ERA June 3.82 July 2.31 August 6.18 Sept./Oct. 3.00 So one bad month and 4 great months. His one bad month isn't even as bad as the one Marquis had. It's absolutely ridiculous to decide Marshall should be yanked for struggling, but to continue to run Marquis out there when he clearly has nothing.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:13 pm

Good to see Wood, Weurtz, Marmol and Howry take keeping sharp seriously. My prediction. 1st blown save in the playoffs by the anyone besides Marmol and Wood takes his place.

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:15 pm

Which means any decision that LouPa made yesterday also meant nothing. --------- In yesterday's pregame, LouPa said Trammel was managing the game. I assume when Eyre got into the game wasn't much of Lou's doing.

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:38 pm

Padres lose 11-6 Rockies take the lead 2-1 on a bases loaded single by Adkins

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:43 pm

Virginia Phil — September 30, 2007 @ 2:05 pm Hendry will be fired immediately by the new owner not because of personnel decisions but the way he throws away other people’s money. -------------------------------------------------- I doubt that.......

Submitted by cubster on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:48 pm

also nice to see the Dbacks bullpen go out on a sour note in their last regular season inning of work

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    just waiting to hear patrick wisdom and masterboney are spotted at the airport going in opposite directions...

    aj puk going for the marlins (lefty)...gotta imagine we'll see wisdom in the lineup.

    someone has to make room for taillon, too.

  • crunch (view)

    he's a low-level cubs star in the modern history of the cubs (c.zambrano, k.wood, r.dempster, etc), but that star has dimmed...and has been dimming since 2021.

    2024 has been ugly the whole way and we're only in mid-april.  homers aside (even though there's been 7 in 17ip) he gave up 29 hits in 20 spring innings and 31 in 17 regular season innings.

    he's pretty much only got 2 pitches at this point in his career and the mix isn't fooling anyone.  he threw a noticable amount more curves in his last start to add to the mix and it didn't help his issues.  he don't have many moves left to break out.

  • Eric S (view)

    Definitely needs a 10 day stint for the hangnail - have to nip those things in the bud or suffer the consequences (ie, more opponent home run derby, etc)

  • Eric S (view)

    Thanks for checking and yeah, that’s a double ouch

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Believe you are correct, checked and appears Cubs have a $2.51 million obligation to Barnhart this season per Cot's Contracts.  Also paying Trey Mancini $7mil this season.  Ouch.  

  • crunch (view)

    m.busch had 0hr and 2 doubles when he was last at wrigley.

    we'll probably see a few more of his jerseys in the seats when they return tomorrow.

    wonder who will go down for taillon.  hey hendricks, you got a hangnail or something?

  • Eric S (view)

    Nice work by Wesneski with some solid defense behind him and the late tack on runs were welcome. Gladly take a 5-4 West Coast swing, particularly down two key starting pitchers … Now just don’t get swept by the Marlins for Pete’s sake. 

  • crunch (view)

    dansby takes the team lead in SB today after a SB with 2 SB total.  the team has 3.  madrigal has the other one.

    cubs also have 7 triples, 7 players each.

  • crunch (view)

    sure am ready for p.wisdom and m.masterboney to swap roster spots.

  • Eric S (view)

    The fifth inning has not been kind to Wicks this season. Giving up leadoff doubles to Tucker Barnhart is also not good for business. IIRC, the Cubs are on the hook for the majority of Barnhart’s salary this season to add insult to injury (could definitely be wrong here). 

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