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

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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The Signs Point To A Cub Victory

Submitted by Cubnut on
Good signs from Wednesday night's 10-6 Cub victory at Arizona:
  • Alfonso Soriano returning to the lineup with an RBI and a double; Alfonso Soriano returning to the lineup, period
  • Mark DeRosa being able to leave his outfielder's glove in the locker room
  • Derrek Lee hitting his first home run in more than a month
  • Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto breaking their respective 0-for-forever hitless streaks
  • Kosuke Fukudome walking three times
  • Ted Lilly sliding into third base without breaking his leg or his neck
  • Carlos Marmol snapping off some nasty sliders and working a scoreless ninth inning (I choose to overlook the double, the base on balls, and the fact that on Thursday, Kerry Wood will be off to meet another hand specialist and probably get a new ointment prescription)
  • Ronny Cedeno striking out as a pinch hitter on a head-high pitch—the familiarity of it is comforting
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Submitted by Jumbo on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:45 am

Anyone interested in a Fantasy Football league? I'll volunteer to set up the yahoo league. email or reply. Thanks

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:09 am

anyone notice Marquis wearing a blister wrap on his finger too, call it pitcher Solidarity or is he a charter member of the Woody blister club can sharing a jar of pickel brine be far behind?

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:18 am

Cubs troika of pitchers (Lilly, Z and Dempster) make the Cubs the first team to have three 10+ game winners. Probably the first use of the word troika on TCR. noun 1 a Russian vehicle pulled by a team of three horses • a team of three horses for such a vehicle.

Submitted by dleturno on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:36 am

Why oh why does Bobby Dean Howry sucketh so much? Last three outings: 2 and a third, 6 hits, 5 earned. Ungood. Nice to see the bats awaken. Can we look forward to seeing the Cubs swing with their vaginas until the last game of each series? Yikes.

Submitted by Ryno on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:19 am

I moved the first week of July and DISH hasn't had a chance to come out and get me hooked up. Lately I feel like I haven't been missing anything. Last night sounded fun, though. OT... it's really strange not having watched TV in three weeks. I feel so rural. At least with the bunny-ears I could watch the first 12 innings of the all-star game. And thank god for nickjr.com or the kids would have drove us nuts by now.

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Submitted by Chifan on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:12 am

Why not bring up Ascanio or Wuertz? Shark is finding a groove in AAA right now and changing his role in making him a RP could upset that. You could also bring up Ceda as their is a open spot on the 40-man roster and about 2-3 dead spots on the 40-man that will be DFA'd at the end of the season to make room for Rule V or MILFA's that need to be put on the 40-man.

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Submitted by champsummers on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:25 am

I donno, Wuertz and Ascanio have both been pretty discouraging with the big club for whatever reason. With Wood out and Howry pretty terrible, Lou's big troika (see that!!!) of relievers is now a one-ka. -Maybe even less than that with Marmol still a bit irregular. Samarddijaz is on the 40 man, so why not? Seems like he's going to be a RP anyhow.

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:26 pm

Cubs | Pie Recovering from Ankle Injury Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:08:39 -0700 Mike Kiley, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports Chicago Cubs OF prospect Felix Pie (ankle) is about a week away from returning to action with Double-A West Tennessee. Pie has been sidelined with a sprained* right ankle he suffered sliding into second base. *actually broken Cubs | Pie Recovering from Ankle Injury Thur, 24 Jul 2008 13:08:39 -0700 Cubs OF prospect Felix Pie injured his ankle sliding into second base on a double Tuesday and was removed from the game. He did not start Wednesday..... Here's hoping he hasn't seriously reinjured that ankle.

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Submitted by Jace on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:37 pm

I'm a bit confused about this story... For one, he is playing in Iowa, not Tennessee, and, although he didn't start yesterday, iowacubs.com shows that he did have an AB. It doesn't seem that he would have come into the game if his ankle was broken...

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Submitted by Raisin101 on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:13 pm

I think Felix is ok. He came in as a defensive replacement late in the game and got an at bat even.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:36 pm

speaking of Pie...

.371 BA over the last 10 days, but just one walk and 5 K's over 35 AB's. 2 2B, 2 3B and 1 HR as well.

338/380/554 in July

Submitted by Chris on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:19 pm

With Wood out indefinitely and the deadline only 7 days away, doesn't Hendry really have to go get an 8th or 9th inning guy? Considering Howry's recent issues (now sporting an ERA of 5.andchange) and Marmol's apparent return to earth, it'd be hard to not go get help. I hope the Cubs don't wait around and move second on this. Harden was a nice consolation prize to Sabathia, but there aren't too many proven arms that should be able to step right in. If not Fuentes or Sherrill, who else that's available could fit in and get the job done?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:30 pm

Consolation prize? I'll take a year+ of Harden (assuming he doesn't ask for a trade) over 3 months of Sabathia.

But yeah, I would think another bullpen arm is what the Cubs are looking at right now. But neither Fuentes or Sherrill are remotely worth they're current asking prices, althought at least with Sherrill you'd have him for a few years.

Rockies want a pretty high-end starting prospect who's pretty close to ML ready. We traded that chip to the A's. I don't think they'd be too interested in Hill or Marshall in that park. You either want guys with 95mph+ fastballs or hard sinkers.

O's want 2-3 prospects and hopefully one being a shortstop (I thik I read that). I guess that means Cedeno and maybe the ex-Cubs staff still likes him. Wuertz, Cedeno, Colvin maybe....or Ceda and Cedeno.

 

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Submitted by Jace on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:29 pm

Well, if, as you say, the Cubs need to win this year, why do you even care what the Cubs do in the offseason? I believe it is actually the Brewers who need to win this year. The Cubs obviously just want to win this year. The Cubs are not the ones who face losing BOTH of the ace pitchers at the end of the year. How easy it is to say that if something were to happen differently, it would have just about guaranteed the Cubs to win it all... Noone can really argue that, since nobody knows... I, for one, think that picking up Harden was almost as good as getting Sabathia for this year. The fact that Cubs will have him for next year, too, makes it an absolute no-brainer.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:30 pm

I'm sure he'll be in the mix and there's a bunch of younger guys that can compete for jobs...Wuertz, Hart, Ascanio, Wells, Cotts, Pignatiello, Berg, Atkins, Russell, Samardzija, etc....but I doubt they'll go into camp with Marmol and 6 open spots either.

 

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:42 pm

And Guzman. I still think that Guzman could be a significant addition to this team next year, if not this year. Speaking of which... I don't feel like I have heard any updates on Guzman from AZ Phil lately...

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:54 pm

Cubs probably looking at bullpen help, but I do think that they have some very good options already in Cotts and Gaudin. Both have looked impressive, and could easily step in to the Howry/Marmol roles as Marmol steps into Woods role.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:33 pm

something like 1 HR per 9.75 PA

he'll soon be joining the Scott McClain All-Star Traveling Team...

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:30 pm

I'd love to get Dubois to play LF for my 12" softball team. I can only offer free beer/appetizers after the game as payment, unfortunately.

Submitted by Chad on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:51 pm

here's a question, if Edmonds needs to go to the DL, do we recall Pie? What if Edmonds is gone for a long spell? Who's available that we may be interested in? I'll bet we could get Corey Patterson pretty cheap (KIDDING!)

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:12 pm

According to the usually misinformed WSCR sources are saying Mark Cuban is the top bidder for Cubs and Wrigley. And same sources say Cuban is saying he will not be out bid.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:20 pm

good for him and his uphill battle. for one...i hope it doesn't happen, but i'm sure he'll drag everything out in the public arena anyway like he's done so far with his interviews and leaks. cannot blame him at all for the interviews, he's been hounded enough. he just chooses to speak where others give little to no comment...and he's probably been asked 3-4-200x more than the other about it anyway. this is the kind of public campaigning and image/attention whoring distracting from others that carries his reputation for being a distraction that wears a suit rather than a uniform, though. he's gonna need some help with his "i get the toys i want because i paid for them and i can do whatever i want with them!" image. he's got a lot more rubbing people raw than his horrible NBA antics where for years he decided that he's more important than the game.

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Submitted by carlosrubi on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:27 pm

At least he's a fan and not an owner in the Lew Wolff mold. I really hope he's the top bidder -- we know he doesn't have money troubles and will not have them for the long run and that he'll keep the Wrigley Field name. Plus, the prospect of working for him might attract a couple of free agents.

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Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:37 pm

I bet he sells the Mavs if he gets the Cubs. IMO I wouldn't mind him as an owner. I believe the only reason Trib started spending money the last few years because they knew they were going to sell.

Submitted by Jace on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:44 pm

I am all for giving Soto a rest... Hasn't happened enough recently. Cedeno at 2nd is the only thing a little hard to swallow. He has been okay. Last night's AB really stck in my craw, though...

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:04 pm

I should finish my thought, I don't know how bright it is to get rid of Fields because it may hurt Sox now and definitely after this year. But if Kenny feels he can win this year, congrats. Aaron Preata(sp) the other minor leaguer.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:50 pm

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 2:42pm.

And Guzman. I still think that Guzman could be a significant addition to this team next year, if not this year.

Speaking of which... I don't feel like I have heard any updates on Guzman from AZ Phil lately...

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BIG LO: Angel Guzman starts his minor league rehab next week. Where he will be assigned initially, I don't know for sure (yet). Probably Daytona.

But he's fine, has been for a couple of months now. He's still throwing 94 with a plus change-up and plus curve in his sim games, and he says his arm has never felt better.

My only concern aboit Gooz right now is his control (especially control of his fastball), because it comes and goes. 

That said, I would be VERY surprised if Guzman was not up with the Cubs by September (or possibly even earlier), with a distinct possibility that he will be on the Cubs post-season roster (if they get that far...).

Submitted by Dmac on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:28 pm

"Wasn't there a pitcher named Prayforrain who was supposed to be pretty good?" You probably already knew this one, but it was the famous saying of "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain," that was the battle cry of the Milwaukee Braves in the late 50's/early 60's.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
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  • crunch (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

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  • crunch (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

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