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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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NLDS Game 3 Open Thread

Game Chat : BR Preview : Press Pass Livan Hernandez vs Rich Hill Lineups:
Young CF Soriano LF
Drew SS Theriot SS
Byrnes LF Lee 1B
Jackson 1B Floyd RF
Reynolds 3B Ramirez 3B
Upton RF DeRosa 2B
Ojeda 2B Jones CF
Montero C Kendall C
Hernandez P Hill P
It's true: Geovany Soto is sitting in favor of Jason Kendall and his lifetime 846 OPS against Livan Hernandez. We're talking about 31 at-bats, none since 2005. One double, one triple, nine singles. And don't forget about Kendall's CS% (5-out-of-57, 9%) vs. Soto's (4-for-14, 29%). Maybe the Diamondbacks will be so intoxicated by the beauty of all that new Wrigley Field sod that they'll forget to run wild against Hill and Kendall on the bases. Addendum : On Piniella's pre-game radio show with Santo, he just mentioned a desire to balance Hill's inexperience with Kendall's veteran-ness. No mention of Jason's past plate success against Hernandez. Rob G: So it's come to this - a must-win, do or die, backs against the wall, sudden death, win or go home battle just for the right to play yet another must-win, do or die, backs against the wall, sudden death, win or go home battle that'll set us up for a final must-win, do or die, backs against the wall, sudden death, win or go home battle. And while the up-Hill climb might seem daunting, maybe it'll just make the journey all that much sweeter. Or maybe today's the last day we'll enjoy Cubs baseball until 2008. Either way I'm here to enjoy it while lasts - to root, root, root for the Cubbies all the way until their final out. Let's Go Cubs!!!!

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Starting Kendall is a no-brainer, dude. But I don't know why you're hiding him all the way in the 8-spot. If you're not going to put him in the middle of the order, then he should bat second. /sarcasm At least we won't have to wait till 1:45 EST to see the Cubs' season end. /pessimism I'm heading to the fridge. /sobriety

The DBacks are starting 4 rookies. The Cubs 0. Add 2 second year guys to the Cubs 1 second year position player.

The DBacks are starting 4 rookies. The Cubs 0. Add 2 second year guys to the Cubs 1 second year position player. Yes, but the D'backs got great draft picks as a result of decades of suckitude. The Cubs, meanwhile, were stuck drafting low; thanks to being so good for so long.

"Yes, but the D�backs got great draft picks as a result of decades of suckitude..." Uh, not really. The franchise only started in '98, then won the whole enchilada in 2001! Decades of suckitude? How about a few years, at best? Meanwhile, we've had almost a goddamn Century of suckitutude - not even a close comparison.

And don�t forget about Kendall�s CS% (5-out-of-57, 9%) vs. Soto�s (4-for-14, 29%). That is so unfair to Kendall, being his NL-only numbers. If you look at his full-year numbers, he's actually a rather impressive 20 for 131, for a smokin' hot 15.3% CS percentage.

And Dmac hits the bait like a starving largemouth bass! Catch and release only, please.

It's one thing to get beat by a better team. And maybe the Diamondbacks are that. I don't know. It's impossible to tell right now, though, due to just how bad the Cubs are playing. Our usually hot hitters are cold as ice. Our usually stable pitchers have no control. If it is a sweep, my shock at just how lame the level of the Cubs' play has been will probably overshadow any disappointment that I have. And, seriously, this TBS coverage is horrifyingly bad.

"And Dmac hits the bait like a starving largemouth bass!" Gosh, you're clever - the ironic detachment is amazing.

wow....talk about a fucked up strike zone, Ramirez got two ball fours there. Lets just give the series to the D-Backs. It is nice to see us taking some pitches for once though

Ramirez looks petrified up there - and he ends the inning watching the last two strikes with the bat nestled firmly on his shoulder. Courage under pressure.

It's early but this team is pretty much laying down like dogs in this game...I almost want to just get it over with than to be strung along to half way believing in game 4 and 5.

3-1

As I type thie in the top of 4th I realize this game was probably over after the first pitch. One run is just too much to overcome.

You can't stop Augie Ojeda you can only hope to contain him. Marmol just isn't ready for prime time yet it seems.

The best thing about playoff baseball is the anxiety and the thrills. Derosa up with the bases load and Wrigley at a fever pitch sent chills up my spine. We had a moment. May I be the first to say "Wait 'Til Next Year"?

U gotta be freakin kiddin me.....gotta be freakin kiddin me....derosa....gotta be jokin me. Game was over after GIDP with 1 out, bases loaded, in the 5th.

Trade DeRosa. He has good numbers, maybe they can trade him, even with two effing more years on his contract. Free agents are not going to help the Cubs. No rookie would have dared swing at that pitch.

I'm not sure if its choking or just more of what we saw all season. All season this team had problem with runners in scoring position. Sure Lilly and Hill's starts were alot worse than what we are used to, but you could totally see the offense having lots of problems scoring runs just based on the way the team played during the regular season.

Hey, who said they'd get pwned by Livan and swept? Oh, that was me, I think. Say what you will, but Dusty managed to win at least one game. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Official 2007 Postseason Cubs Complaint Form: That game was ______. If _______ can't get his [censored] together then he needs to be fired. I also blame _____, _____, and _____. Screw this! - ____________

That game was in need of a recap. If Trans can't get his [censored] together he needs to be fired. I also blame RobG, AZ Phil, and Cubster. Screw this! -Cubnut

Man, I wish we were luckier. If we we're luckier we wouldn't have gotten outplayed in every aspect of baseball. Maybe we'll get luckier next year.

Trans, water your plants with that other bottle of champagne. I hope you never bought the other two.

Well this is definitely worst than 1998...at least in 98 one of the games was decided in extra innings...the Cubs didn't even really put up a fight in this series.

Well, it's been fun. but that was a true ass kicking in every sense of the word. Out-managed, out-hit, out-pitched. Just a complete lack of big-game composure basically from top to bottom in our lineup. 162 games hanging on to every pitch...and it all comes crashing to a halt in 4 days.

*Maybe the Cubs will sign A-Rod he�ll fit right in on this team.* They better, otherwise the Brewers will win the division by 10 games next year.

Gosh, you�re clever - the ironic detachment is amazing. Which makes you what--dumb?

Mr. Whipple, You made me laugh through the pain. Now I'm going to get back to being miserable. Rob and I had an online dialogue going during the game and I had to bail out after the 6th inning. Just couldn't handle it. Pico's right: worse than '98. I want to see the Rockies finish off the Phillies then crush Arizona. Valverde is a horse's ass and I would love to see him embarrassed on a big stage. (Is this the way other teams' fans feel about Zambrano?) A completely humiliating, one-sided shambles...all narrated by Dick Stockton. Couldn't have been a worse series.

*Couldn�t have been a worse series.* I think I also posited that the Cubs would have really had to stretch to upstage the last house of horrors they built in the playoffs. Well, did this do it for you? Does it make you forget 2003? Or was this just a different flavor of suck?

It's becoming evident that at some point in the playoffs the Cubs are going to lose three in a row. The trick is to make sure that it isn't in the DS or that they haven't already lost a game of the NLCS or WS when it happens. '84 - Up 2-0, but in a best of 5 '89 Had lost game one already of the NLCS '98 LDS '03 NLCS, t had already lost game one of the LCS

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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.