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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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Cubs Sink Mariners at Ho Ho Kam

Alfonso Soriano ripped a two-out two-run single to cap a three-run 7th, and Carlos Zambrano threw six innings of one-run ball, leading he Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Cactus League action before 13,002 fans at Dwight Patterson Field at Ho Ho Kam Park this afternoon in hot & sunny Mesa, AZ.

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Carlos Zambrano got the start for the Cubs, and went six strong innings (80 pitches - 56 strikes, 6/6 GO/FO), allowing just one run on five hits (a first-pitch lead-off HR over the LF fence in the top of the 3rd by Mariners SS Chris Woodward, and four harmless singles) and no walks, while striking out six.

The Cubs got five base-runners on board (two hits and three walks) against Mariners starter Erik Bedard over the first 2.2 IP, including a Derrek Lee double into the RF corner and a Milton Bradley linre single to LF with two outs in the bottom of the first), but could not score.

But the Cubs did manage to tie the game in the bottom of the 5th off Mariners RHRP Mark Lowe, as Zambrano led-off with a double off the RF fence, advanced to third on a Soriano fly out into the RF corner, and scored on an Aaron Miles F-8 SF-RBI to deep CF.

The Cubs then went ahead to stay in the bottom of the 6th, scoring three runs off Mariners LHRP Cesar Jimenez. Milton Bradley reached base leading off the inning on a gift double, when Mariners CF Franklin Gutierrez lost a fly ball in the sun. Aramis Ramirez then skipped a single over the shortstop's shoulder, and Geovany Soto walked to load the bases with no outs. Andres Blanco bounced a grounder off the third-baseman's glove, but was thrown out at first-base on a fine "head's up" play by SS Chris Woodward, as PR Sam Fuld scored from 3rd and the other two runners advanced. Joey Gathright walked to re-load the bases, at which point RHP Randy Messenger was brought into the game to face RH PH Reed Johnson. Cubs Manager Lou Piniella switched to LH PH Mike Fontenot, but Fontenot struck out. That left it up to Soriano, and he came through, ripping a line single to left-center that scored PR Bobby Scales and Soto.

The Cubs scored their final run in the 7th off Messenger, as Fuld rapped a sharp single to CF with one out, and advanced to 3rd when Scales lined a double over the centerfielder's head (Fuld probably could have scored, but he was held-up by Cubs third-base coach Mike Quade). Paul Bako then bounced a single through the right-side of the infield to score Fuld.

Three Cubs relievers followed Zambrano, each throwing one inning. 

Carlos Marmol threw 24 pitches in the top of the 7th, striking out the side, but he also allowed a towering solo HR off the scoreboard to Mike Wilson and a single. He also hit a batter. 

Angel Guzman pitched a 1-2-3 the 8th (12 pitches), featuring an L-8, a strike out, and an F-8.

Randy Wells worked the 9th (14 pitches - eight strikes), and allowed a run. Normally a strike-throwing ground ball machine, Wells threw five balls to start the inning, walking the lead-off the hitter, before getting the first out on an infield pop up on a high fastball. Wells almost got out the inning unscathed when he induced a broken bat ground ball to short that Blanco-German-Hoffpauir just missed turning for a game-ending DP, but Chris Woodward laced a two-out RBI double into the left-field corner to bring the tying run to the plate. Wells then got another infield pop up to end the game, but he definitely had difficulty keeping his pitches down today.

The key thing about Spring Training is that for players (or pitchers) competing for spots on the 25-man roster, it's really not about the player's (or pitcher's) "body of work," but rather, it's more like "how have you done lately?" So Angel Guzman throwing three straight perfect innings (nine up & nine down with four K) over the last three days carries more weight than does his previous five mediocre outings (allowing eight runs, eight hits, three walks, a HR, and an HBP over five innings).

The Cubs travel to Phoenix Municipal Stadium tomorrow and will face the Oakland A's.

 

Comments

Hi Phil - when do we expect the next round of cuts/demotions? If I'm counting right, I see 42 players on the current roster so I would think some guys are going to be launched soon (like Ascanio and Mark Johnson). One other thing - have there been any Ronnie Woo-Woo sightings at HoHoKam yet? I went to Spring Training a few years back and I couldn't believe I could hear him out in the grass behind the outfield fence whooping it up. Is that dude a millionaire or does he take up a collection to get to Vegas? I assumed he was a homeless guy living in Wrigleyville somewhere...

Davey Johnson showing why he's not managing in the majors anymore...dear lord.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Um yeah. Still trying to figure out what the fuck was going through his head.

yep, Jeter playing SS while Rollins DH's, great idea...

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In reply to by Rob G.

Jeter's really embarrassing himself with his defense in this WBC.  If he was both as great a teammate and has as much dignity as he'd like to think, he'd admit he can't play short any more.

 

Have I mentioned I really sort of loathe Jeter?

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In reply to by Transmission

Then again, it could always be worse:  he could adopt the Adam Dunn School of Not Fielding.

 

Dear God.

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In reply to by Transmission

Clearly a case of celebrity/East bias with his selection. Damn, just let Rollins play every day. It's just ridiculous. Every other team in the WBC plays every game to win regardless of ego. USA plays like it's the fucking All Star Game. Yank Oswalt when he starts to suck. And for the love of God, don't pinch hit a righty for a lefty against a RHP! The US team is such a joke.

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In reply to by Transmission

I think there is just a love-fest with Jeter for some reason... if it was 10 years ago, he should be starting at SS, but now Rollins is the better SS. And Dunn should the DH and nothing else... damn injuries!

I'm ashamed to be an American tonight...I'm moving to Japan or Korea depending on tomorrow's game.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • 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.