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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* 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: 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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Gameday Open Thread / Cubs @ Brewers

The Cubs "travel" to Phoenix today to take on their Central rivals, the Brewers. Rich Hill goes for the Cubs with Mark DeRosa set to return to the lineup. Dave Bush will start for the Brewers.

Comments

I don't quite get the whole "we're not gonna pitch Z today, since that will allow the Brewers to get a better read on him and he's gonna face the Brewers several times this year." Aren't the other pitchers just as likely to face the Brewers an equal number of times? Although I do suppose, since Hill won't face them on the opening weekend, that he's more likely to face them less times than Z...

Not so great so far, Fuld with an ugly throw and Blanco with a near passed ball.

I predict by May, that fans will start getting cranky about how Fukudome pulls off the ball when swinging...

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In reply to by Rob G.

Might depend on his BA and whether he stays in the second slot. If he's batting 3rd or 5th and hitting .268, there will be a lot of barking.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Piniella, talking about Japanese hitters in general and our Japanese hitter in particular, from yesterday's New York Times:

“They’re very disciplined hitters,” Piniella said. “They have great work habits, they have a unique style of hitting that isn’t taught in this country. They learned it through batting practice, their instruction and they use film. They have their own way of hitting.

“They stand a little closer to the plate than American hitters. When they stride, they don’t step toward the pitcher but more toward first base or third base, depending on whether they’re left-handed or right-handed. Their top stays stationary so they’re nice and square and their hands are steady when they hit.

“It’s a unique way of hitting, but it’s effective. Ichiro can hit the ball anywhere he wants. He can spray it to left, slap it to center, pull it to right.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/sports/baseball/09chass.html?scp=1&sq…

But I agree that if he's put in a position lower in the order from which the Cubs need some thunder, he'll be criticized as an overpaid slap hitter.

sure brought the suck today... Lahey looked good on the K, we'll see how the 5th goes.

Random ex-cub Prospect update..... Among the many players the Nationals re-assigned to minor league camps today were Bobby Brownlie and Jason Dubois. Other notable names include Detweiler getting sent to A-ball, and Clippard to AAA. But they're not ex-cubs, so who cares....

Cubster, what's your take on the OssaTron treatment that Dwyane Wade will undergo for his knee? Is this a longshot treatment or a new technique that's proven to be effective? And how long before they know whether the treatment "worked"? Thanks.

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In reply to by Timmer

The Ossatron is very similar to Lithotripsy used in treatment to non-surgically break up kidney stones. It's high frequency ultrasonic shock waves (branded as Extracorporial Shock Wave Therapy or ESWT). http://www.ossatron.com/ Apparently, the theory behind it is that it disrupts the chronically injured/inflammed tissue bringing in new blood supply on a microscopic level where any prior healing reaction had stopped or never occurred. Hence in ortho it's used mostly on chronic tendonitis situations that seem to be resistant to conventional treatments over time. My experience is limited to treatment of RESISTANT achilles tendonitis and lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and plantar fascitis in the foot and it's been very iffy (it's been very expensive, so for most people, the insurance usually has to approve it which isn't all that common these days) but some of the patients felt it helped. It's not like the ultrasound treatments rendered in physical therapy departments which is more like deep heat. Regarding baseball players, I believe this is what Magglio Ordonez had in Europe (I seem to remember Vienna) for his knee problem which was labeled avascular necrosis (AVN) but more likely Ordonez had a severe bone bruise that got better on it's own...just that it took a long time to heal. The data on it for treatment of AVN comes mostly from Europe. Of course with a good result someone is going to take credit. Again the theory was that there was damage to the local blood supply to bone in his distal femur at the knee and the ESWT creates a situation where new blood supply even in the bone would develop restoring the damaged area. Chris Quinn, a teammate of Wade's had OssaTron treatment after last season on the bottom of both feet (plantar fascitis) to relieve heel and arch pain. I guess he's better. I'm not sure what Wade's diagnosis is, apparently he's had both of his knees scoped though. Most likely diagnosis in the knee to use it on would be patellar tendonitis (which is also known as jumpers knee)...that makes sense as it's common in basketball.

Does anyone think Marshall has better stuff and upside than Rich Hill? I know Marshall hasn't had the same amount of success, but he's younger and hasnt been given the same opportunity. I see Hill as a one trick pony (curveball) and still hasnt developed a 3rd pitch, nor can he hold runners. His fastball is straight as heck. Rich Hill seems to clean up on lousy lineups, but he doesnt do that well vs better teams. Rich Hil stepped up a few games last year and surprised me, but who's more on the rise? Marshall or Hill? I would think Hill would get more on the open market as well? Hill straight up for Roberts?

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In reply to by HendryIsClueLess

Hill throws four pitches and his fastball, when he's on his fastball has some late life. Marshall throws three pitches none of which are 'above average'. The advantatge that Marshall has is that his fastball tends be thrown on a downward plane and get more groundballs. But no, I don't think Marshall has better stuff or a higher upside than Marshall. Marshall got rushed to the majors, whereas Hill had some injury problems in the minors, which explains the desrepancy in their ages vs MLB experience. Hill has been better in the minors and better in the Majors.

I dont think Hill throws 4 pitches, cause i have heard repeatedly that he is working on a 3rd Pitch (Changeup) to go along with his 2 pitches. I guess if he throws multiple type of fastballs thats additional pitches, but then u can say every pitcher throws 4 pitchers (3 different fastballs, + Breaking Ball)

Recent comments

  • Charlie (view)

    I worry that Morel will lose starts at 3B as long as this roster lacks a compelling DH.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think if you had ranked players by how much the team could ill afford to have them miss significant time, Steele would be right at the top of the list.

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.