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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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Gameday Open Thread/ Dodgers @ Cubs

The Cactus League season begins with its newest member, the Los Angeles Dodgers strolling into HoHoKam Park. Jeff Samardzija and Mitch Atkins are set to go for the Cubs. The Dodgers will trot out Claudio Vargas to start the game.

Feel the excitement!


Lineups from Sullivan:

Dodgers: Pierre LF, Ausmus C, Ethier RF, Loney 1B, Blake 3B, Kemp CF, DeWitt 2B, Young DH, Abreu SS
Cubs: Soriano LF, Theriot SS, Lee 1B, Hoffpauir DH, Soto C, Fontenot 2B, Johnson CF, Robnett RF, Scales 3B

 

Comments

I was initially very excited for this But then I looked at the gameday thread from the previous game... How the fuck did we lose with that lineup? ugh okay that was the end of the pessimism...this is our year

according to bruce levine at espn 1000 . z pitching monday for cubs

Grapefruit League baseball is under way. Congratulations on surviving another long winter (not to mention the most boring Hot Stove season ever).

diving catch by Reed Johnson in CF to help Shark have a 1-2-3 top of the first ..somehow Pat Hughes wants to call Soriano, "Alphonsio" (it's spring training for the announcers too) Soriano starts off the spring with a single, Theriot single to RF. DLee up

Young walks (bases loaded again), Tony Abreu singles to CF, 2 runs score, Abreu takes second on RJ throw (Rothschild out to the mound to see where Shark wants to go to dinner) Pierre grounds out to DLee. On to the bottom of the 2nd...

Any idea where i can listen to this game w/o paying for it thru mlb.com?!? wgn-720 online is not working and/or not broadcasting the cubs game (same w/ LA's KABC)! Man, this is ridiculous. Any help would be greatly appreciated and will get me thru my day at work...

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In reply to by Rob G.

If only following baseball was like following soccer. You can find damn near any game streamed online, for free, but yeah, just pony up for mlb.tv On the other side, it kills me that for the WBC if you really care to follow, that you HAVE to have MLB Network. Even if you purchase the WBC.tv package, you won't be allowed to watch games that are broadcast on MLB Network....and then, who the hell has ESPN Deportes (a number of games exclusively on that network as well)?

Ausmus singles to CF, Ethier K's but Soto's throw sails into CF but Ausmus stays at 2nd credited with a SB. BaLoney fly's the RF, Ausmus tags and goes to 3B. Balake GO 6-3. Bottom 3rd...2-1

Mannnn.... I don't really give a shyte who wins these ST games, but man-o-man, it's good to have baseballs being tossed around again. Spring has to be getting near and hung breaking balls will soon be getting crushed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON SANTO!!! this is the 1st of 11 spring broadcasts concluding at new yankee stadium. Santo is only going to do one game as he voiced his displeasure about going to NYC Young flys out to LF, Abreu DP 463. on to the bottom 4th.

Soto leads off, single to LF. Here comes scrappiness. Fontenot pops out to 3B. Johnson lines a single to CF, Soto to second. Robnett up (Fuld pinch runs for Soto, Santo says Fuld is a centerfielder and a diabetic). Robnett out on infield fly even though it was dropped by DeWitt. Santo says the sun is brighter in Arizona, the sun is spread all over and is the main problem. Santo in mid season form Pitching change.

Japanese import 35 yr old Ken Kadokura now pitching for the Cubs. Pierre leading off. Slugbunt past Scales but it goes to Theriot, GO 6-3. Fuld in CF, Brad Snyder in LF (per Pat), Doug Deeds in RF (per mlb boxscore), Koyie Hill catching. Ausmus K's. Ethier singles to RF. Loney up but Ethier out stealing. Santo/Hughes discussing whether it's Looney or Loney or if he's luney. 4 1/2, 3-1.

Troncoso pitching to Snyder, walks. Santo: "Koyie Hill is a real good defensive catcher and pitchers like to throw to him." No mention that he puts 5 mph on their fastballs though. Theriot singles to LF, Darwin Barney pinch runs. (Pat says not Barney Rubble) Jake Fox up, GO to 3B but Barney safe on throw to 2B. Santo says it's an error. Bases Loaded. Hoffpauir is up, Hughes admits he was in LF but is back DHing. Tongue in cheek.

Rivas in at 3B, General David Patton the rule 5 pick pitching. Barney at SS. Loney infield single diving attempt by Jake Fox, pinch runner Pascucci ? pinch running Hector Luna hitting for Casey Blake.

Luna hits into fielder choice 4-6. Repko batting for Kemp. Koyie Hill strong block of a curve in the dirt. Discussion whether Hill will outduel Bako...and how important the backup catcher will be in giving Soto from wearing down. Repko singles to CF. DeWitt up, K's on overhand curve by Patton. Santo knows Patton's home town in Washington State (Enumclaw) Flyout to RF (not Robnett, per Pat) to end the inning on to bottom 6...

KHill grounds out. Rivas singles to LF (Repko). Snyder K's. Barney up. Pat likes players with two first names. Grounds out 6-3. End 6. 5-3.

Cubs new pitcher is Ivan DeJesus, Pat says uniform is #11, now #71...Esmalin Caridad odd because it's Ivan's son who is leading off... DeJesus (ss) Groundout. Hoffman (LF) Groundout to first unassisted. Ardoin (catching) Groundout to the pitcher. 7th inning stretch, brought to you by Casino Arizona...Mark the Beer Guy singing...

somebody named DeBarr pitching... Fox flys out deep to left-center. Hoffpauir, he of the bases loaded GIDP and bases loaded HR, bats with the bases empty. Flys to deep left-center. Fuld grounds out to DeWitt. End 7. 5-3. Now we're talking a spring training game. Current Cub lineup: Snyder, Barney, Fox, Hoffpauir, Fuld, Blanco, Deeds, KHill, Rivas

Lefty Jason Waddell pitching for Cubs. Never heard of him. Paul(RF) K's. Pascucci (1B) grounds out to Rivas 5-3, bat flies past Rivas. Pat discusses travel schedule with a lot of night games ending series making travel a bigger pain especially when followed by returning home to day games. Also some long road trips including Sept SF, Milw, Stl. Cubs play two 4 game series vs Dodgers. White sox series at Wrigley is mid week, tues night-wed-thurs, which is a first . Luna walks. Repko K's. on to bottom 8. still 5-3

Tomorrow Brewers are pitching Yovanni Gallardo vs Sean Marshall. Dodger pitcher is lefty Stephen Randolph. Once a Cub, I remember him. He threw hard but couldn't throw a strike. He'll be 35 this year and has thrown only 13 inings since 2004. Blanco grounds to Luna. Dubois pinch hits and walks. DuBois almosted picked off first but throw was dropped at first. Koyie Hill K's on a changeup. Pat/Ron discuss Marmol vs Gregg for closer vs setup. Rivas flys out. one more 1/2 inning...hopefully. Jeff Stevens, of the DeRosa trade, to close it out.

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • 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.