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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

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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All-Star Game Thread

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SP Ben Sheets
SP
*Cliff Lee
  10-3, 2.85, 108 K, 28 BB, 123 IP

12-2, 2.31 ERA, 106 K, 20 BB, 124 IP
       
SS
Hanley Ramirez (FLA)
RF
*Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
2B
*Chase Utley (PHI)
SS
Derek Jeter (NYY)
1B
#Lance Berkman (HOU)
CF
*Josh Hamilton (TEX)
DH
Albert Pujols (STL)
3B
Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
3B
#Chipper Jones (ATL)
LF
Manny Ramirez (BOS)
RF
Matt Holliday (COL)
DH
#Milton Bradley (TEX)
LF
Ryan Braun (MIL)
1B
Kevin Youkilis (BOS)
CF
*Kosuke Fukudome (CUBS)
C
*Joe Mauer (MIN)
C
Geovany Soto (CUBS)
2B
Dustin Pedroia (BOS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ASG comes to The House That Enrique Wilson Built for the fourth and final time as the National League tries to win the damn thing for the first time since 1996. Our man Fukudome and young Geo bring up the bottom of the NL order.

Come gametime, join all the cool kids in Parachat. I hear they're just going to be hanging out, drinking beer, and shooting off fireworks.

Comments

great. manny being manny. leaving bats lying around for Geo to slip on. stupid all star game.

Z... that was brilliant!!! Loved the playful toss at Manny... and then the pickoff of Parker Brothers. Rock on.

Dear NL all stars, please win this game for once because the cubbies need the home field advantage. thanks!

Dear Clint Hurdle, You're a retard for taking out a guy who just struck out two batters to bring in Billy Effing Wagner.

Wow, if we need a new goat to come to Wrigley to break the curse we might as well just get Dan Uggla. Inning-ending GIDP with a runner on third followed by back-to-back errors. You fucking bum. --edit-- Followed by taking his sweet ass time on the throw to home on what should have been a double play. God I hate this guy. --2nd edit-- Holy shit, Old Man Tejada saves Butt PlUggla with a great defensive play. Let's hope Marmol doesn't need to come anywhere near the mound tonight.

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In reply to by Doug Dascenzo

My god, that had to have been the single worst performance in All Star game history. Possibly in any game's history. He had the chance to redeem himself, and struck out with the bases loaded and one out. Then ANOTHER ERROR!!!! Buck tried to bail him out saying it was a bad bounce, but he's a fucking major leaguer. The ball hit him in the glove - he should make that play.

Dan "Laces Out" Uggla. Sweet. Uggla single handedly ruined the NL's chances at this one. GIDP, E4, E4. Sweet.

Holy Crap. I can't believe Cook got out of that. And a helluva' play by Tejada.

OK, I eat my words. That was some gutsy pitching by Cook, and I love the Tejada play to end the 10th. Its so weird to root for these guys. I was excited about Pujols going 2-3...it burnses...

Someone explain to me why you don't walk the next two guys w/ Guillen on third? Load the bases, a run wins it, so it doesn't matter. Set up the force at any base?

Uggla really really doesn't want the Cubs to have home field advantage. Really.

Props to Tejada, Martin, McLouth and most of the NL pitchers. Great outings by Z, Demp and Zeus. Pity for Uggla. Great game, but I hated the outcome. NL should've won this. Seriously.

Great All-Star Game strategy once again. Let's make absolutely certain that Puhols and Berkman have no chance to bat with the game on the line. Either this is about winning, or it's about getting all the whiny kids a chance to play in a real live al-star game. Every damn year, they can't seem to figure out which it should be. Guys like Puhols and Berkman should play the entire game. Period. Why the heck am I forced to watch Ryan Ludwick and Christian Guzman? Is this what the fans are clamoring for? More playing time for the second string? Screw you, Hurdle.

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In reply to by Horatio

You really cant blame Hurdle for doing what everyone does. He actually held his starters in a bit longer than most managers have done in recent years. The only bad thing he did was not taking out Uggla after the 9th. He could have easily played McCann at C, Martin at 3rd and Guzman at 2nd. All of the non-Cub starters played into the 6th. Also was it just me or when TBS did the Selection Show didnt they say Valverde was on the team?

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In reply to by Horatio

I think if they're going to keep this stupid home field advantage rule, then the manager of each team should be the manager of the team with the best record in each league at the break. Clint Hurdle has absolutely no incentive to win the game because his team isn't going to sniff the postseason. Lou may have managed the game much differently because he's got a serious vested interest in winning. --edit-- Maybe the manager of the team with best record as of 7/1 or something, just to make sure they know a little ahead of time who is going to manage.

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In reply to by Horatio

I totally agree. If the game has to mean something, then the very best players should play until they are injured or pulled for a legitimate baseball reason, not just to get a Pirate an at-bat. And the fans choices of starters should only be a suggestion, not a rule. I like seeing everyone get their chance to play and seeing all the teams represented, but I like winning a whole lot more. If this stupid game continues to have a meaningful result, I think the fans will understand if their favorite player doesn't get in the game.

I dont think losing homefield tonight is that much of a deathblow to our chances to win the World Series. I'll take our chances of Z and Harden splitting the first 2 games and then sweeping the home games. All this really means is that I dont want want to see the Angels in the WS. There probably a better road then home team.

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In reply to by nohit

Well... I don't really think it matters. Once you look beyond the gaudy win-loss record at home, he hasn't pitched much worse on the road. He has had two bad games on the road, which have blown up his road ERA a bit, but he has been pretty damn good both at home AND on the road.

I think the idea of having a U. S. versus "World" format might be the better way to play the All-Star game in the 21st Century, like they do with the Futures Game. Just make it an exhibition or pagent or celebration or whatever and don't make it mean anything.

And then compare the interleague records of the two World Series teams to decide home field advantage.

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

I'm pretty sure the US would get destroyed every year if that were the case. I like the concept though. Maybe North America versus the World. That might skew it the other way, but at least we'd get to cheer for a winner for a change.

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In reply to by Doug Dascenzo

Hmm... I think the US wins big. Or... they at least have the better team. US: Chase Utley (PHI) Derek Jeter (NYY) Lance Berkman (HOU) Josh Hamilton (TEX) Alex Rodriguez (NYY) ?? Chipper Jones (ATL) Matt Holliday (COL) Milton Bradley (TEX) Ryan Braun (MIL) Kevin Youkilis (BOS) Matt Holliday (COL) Joe Mauer (MIN) Dustin Pedroia (BOS) Justin Duchscherer, OAK Roy Halladay, TOR Scott Kazmir, TB Cliff Lee, CLE Joe Nathan, MIN Jonathan Papelbon, BOS Joe Saunders, LAA George Sherrill, BAL Jason Varitek, BOS Justin Morneau, MIN Ian Kinsler, TEX Michael Young, TEX Joe Crede, CWS Evan Longoria, TB J.D. Drew, BOS Grady Sizemore, CLE Milton Bradley, TEX Kerry Wood, CHC Brandon Webb, ARI Brian Wilson, SF Dan Haren, ARI Brad Lidge, PHI Tim Lincecum, SF Aaron Cook, COL Ben Sheets, MIL Billy Wagner, NYM Russell Martin, LA Corey Hart, MIL Brian McCann, ATL Nate McLouth, PIT David Wrightª, NYM Dan Uggla, FLA Ryan Ludwick, STL World: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) Hanley Ramirez (FLA) Albert Pujols (STL) Manny Ramirez (BOS) Kosuke Fukudome (CUBS) Geovany Soto (CUBS) Mariano Rivera, NYY Francisco Rodriguez, LAA Ervin Santana, LAA Joakim Soria, KC Dioner Navarro, TB Carlos Guillen, DET Carlos Quentin, CWS Carlos Marmol, CHC Edinson Volquez, CIN Carlos Zambrano, CHC Ryan Dempster, CHC Miguel Tejada, HOU Adrian Gonzalez, SD Aramis Ramirez, CHC Cristian Guzman, WAS

Russell Martin and Justin Morneau are Canadian, and Carlos Quentin is from San Diego. 

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In reply to by big_lowitzki

After thinking about it a bit more, I think the World team would have better pitching and the US team would have better hitting. You also have to factor in guys who didn't make the All Star team. - Harden - Sabathia - J Santana - Matsuzaka - F Hernandez

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In reply to by Doug Dascenzo

Yeah I thought the US team would win the World Baseball Classic too and they got handled, even by teams full of non major leaguers. Now I think being in mid-season form would help the US team a lot, but still, only about 15 of those guys on the US list would get in the game. So while the depth is perhaps better, a strong starting 9 and a few solid pitchers would make it a battle.

Recent comments

  • 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.