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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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Cashner Right On the Money at Fitch

Cubs 2008 #1 draft pick RHP Andrew Cashner (TCU) made his professional debut today, as the AZL Cubs edged the AZL A's 6-5 this morning at Fitch Park Field #3.

Cashner got the start and threw one inning, allowing one broken-bat opposite field single and one unearned run (the runner who reached base on the single came around to score on a stolen base, a passed ball, and an opposite field sac fly).

Cashner mixed a high-octane heater and biting slider in his one inning of work, striking out the first hitter he faced (looking) on an unhittable slider that crossed the outside corner, and the last hitter in the inning (swinging) on high heat. None of the A's hitters could get around on his pitches. They were behind on every swing. 

All in all and probably not too surprisingly, I would say Cashner acquitted himself quite well in his pro debut (to say the least), and he is probably not too long for Fitch Park. He should be in Boise in very short order.

He looks to be every bit as good as advertised. He reminds me somewhat of Max Scherzer, although Scherzer is more advanced at this point. . 

Offensively, the AZL Cubs juggernaut continued their offensive onslaught, as John Contreras, Nelson Perez, and Sean Hoorelbeke slammed back-to-back-to back solo home runs in the bottom of the 2nd, giving the Cubs a lead they would not relinquish. 

In their next ABs, both Contreras and Perez were plunked in the back with pitches (apparently A's starter Anvioris Ramirez was none too pleased about the AZL Cubs three long flies the first time up)  Fortunately the Cubs pitchers kept their cool and did not retaliate (at least not today...).

And so why do I call the AZL Cubs lineup a :"juggernaut"? I don't know. Maybe it's because Hoorelbeke, Perez, Contreras, and fellow AZL Cub Jericho Jones are now 1-2-3-4 in the AZL in OPS, Perez, Contreras, Hoorelbeke, and Jones are 1-2-3-4 in SLG %, Jones (hitting .409) and Hoorelbeke (hitting .403) are 1-2 in the AZL in BA, Perez and Contreras are tied for the AZL lead in HR with eight, Hoorelebeke is tied for 3rd with five, and Jones is tied for 5th with four, Perez and Contreras are 1-2 in RBI (Perez has 30 in 24 games played and Contreras has 25 in 23 games), Contreras leads the AZL in runs scored with 27, and Perez leads the AZL in triples with eight (in just 24 games!) and fellow AZL Cub Junior Lake is tied for 3rd in triples with four. 

As a team, the AZL Cubs lead the league in HR with 30 (the second best team has 15 HR), BA, SLG, OPS, runs scored, and hits, and the team is second in the league in doubles, triples, and OBP.

Other than that, the AZL Cubs offense just plain sucks.   

 

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Maybe it's because Hoorelbeke, Perez, Contreras, and fellow AZL Cub Jericho Jones are now 1-2-3-4 in the AZL in OPS, Perez, Contreras, Hoorelbeke, and Jones are 1-2-3-4 in SLG %, Jones and Hoorelbeke are 1-2 in the AZL in BA, Perez and Contreras are tied for the AZL lead in HR with eight, Hoorelebeke is tied for 3rd with five, and Jones is tied for 5th with four, Perez and Contreras are 1-2 in RBI (Perez has 30 in 24 games played and Contreras has 25 in 23 games), Contreras leads the AZL in runs scored with 27, and Perez leads the AZL in triples with eight (in just 24 games!) and fellow AZL Cub Junior Lake is tied for 3rd in triples with four. How will Teflon Tim Wilken answer for this? /sarcasm and add Cashner to the bullpen mix that I listed earlier...

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In reply to by Rob G.

teflon tim? that's for people that only care about the in-your-face cubs problems (of which there are at least 10,000,000...most of them elderly men). if you're only going to pay attention to the obvious, you guys are obviously pretty ignorant fans. the REAL cubs problem is the community affairs liaison coordinator Michael Lufrano. THAT'S RIGHT MIKE...I'M CALLING YOUR PUNK ASS OUT. if you idiots would get your heads out your computer geek asses you'd see how obvious it is. i don't know why i share space with you stupid people. geez...

Fantastic, I was hoping you were there for Cashner's debut. Thanks for the report! How has Larry Suarez looked, he's got 3 short appearances now in the AZL in the last week or so and his numbers look good. Do you think Suarez, Kitt Kopach or Cedric Redmond could be called up to Boise later this season or will they be in rehab mode the rest of the summer?

From looking at the Boise Hawks stats, Jones is the only of those four hitters that seems to have an "easy way", in my opinion, to Boise, since Kyler Burke is the RF in Boise, hitting .186 in 97 AB. As you mentioned before, sending him down to AZL could be the tip he needs to convert to pitcher, and show us what he's got there... Contreras has Vitters above him in Boise, and he's doing well up there. Perez has Rundle above him, who is hitting well, but was demoted from Peoria earlier in the season, after stinking it up up there. Hoorelbeke has Keedy above him, and he's not doing badly... not great, but not bad... There seem to be quite a few players that Cashner could replace pretty readily on the pitching staff...

Wood going to the DL...Wittenmeyer's update Wood on DL. Backdated 10 days. Club to make corresponding move Fri. Probably Samardzija.

Submitted by Raisin101 on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 4:53pm.

Fantastic, I was hoping you were there for Cashner's debut. Thanks for the report!

How has Larry Suarez looked, he's got 3 short appearances now in the AZL in the last week or so and his numbers look good.

Do you think Suarez, Kitt Kopach or Cedric Redmond could be called up to Boise later this season or will they be in rehab mode the rest of the summer?

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RAISIN: Larry Suarez has looked really good, mainly because he's throwing strikes, which is somewhat unusual for a TJS rehabber just getting back into game action. His breaking ball and change-up are looking very good, and he is throwing his fastball for strikes. (The weird thing is, I don't remember him having particularly good control prior to the injury).

Kitt Kopach pitched again today and struggled with his command. He looks to be really laboring out there. He doesn't seem to be throwing very hard.

Cedric Redmond, though, has been outstanding. While he hung one and got tagged for a HR today (the first run he has allowed so far in six AZL games and 7+ IP), his fastball (with movement) & screwball combo make him a good candidate to join John Muller (who may have the best slider in the organization, IMO) and Dan McDaniel as the late innings guys at Boise.

BTW, Tennessee catcher Mark Reed is at Fitch Park rehabbing from a broken hand or finger (I'm not sure which).

Hi Phil, first time poster. On daytona's roster MiLB.com lists Billy Petrick as suspended. He'd been on the DL for weeks. Is he really suspended, and is he is why?

MARTIN: I posted this yesterday in response to HOOK's question... .   

Submitted by Hook on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 2:57am. Noticed that Billy Petrick is now listed as suspended. Any idea what happened?

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HOOK: I'm not exactly sure, but I can tell you that when a player is placed on his club's "Suspended List," it means he either refused to see a club doctor for a physical examination, or refused to engage in required rehab work, or refused to take the field when so ordered, or otherwise was patently insubordinate.

If the player is on a 40-man roster at the time he is placed on the Suspended List (as is the case with Petrick), he does continue to count against his club's 40-man roster. So when a player on a 40-man roster is placed on the Suspended List, he usally doesn't stay there for long. Either the problem is "resolved," or the player gets traded, released, or outrighted to the minors

The MLB "Suspended List" is a completely different list, and it is used for players who are suspended for violation of the prohibited substance ban, or as the result of an on-field incident (usually a fight). A player on a 25-man roster who is placed on the MLB Suspended List for any reason OTHER THAN a violation of the ban on prohibited substances cannot be replaced on his club's 25-man roster by another player and must remain on his club's active roster throughout the length of the suspension.

When a player on a 40-man roster is suspended by MLB for violation of the ban on prohibited substances, the player can be placed on his club's "Restricted List," which basically means the player has taken a club-approved Leave of Absence, usually without pay.

Players on the Restricted List do not count against the club's 40-man roster. A player can also be placed on the Restricted List when the player is attending school, or needs to attend to a pressing legal matter or family situation (not related to death or illness) during the season, as well as when a player fails to return a signed contract for the following season, or fails to report for Spring Training by the mandatory reporting date or to a minor league assignment within the required period.

If a player leaves his club during the season because of a death in the family or family illness, the player can be placed on his club's Bereavement List for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven days. A player on the Bereavement List continues to get paid but does not count against his club's 25-man roster.

If a player on Bereavement Leave needs more time away beyond seven days (as happened with Cliff Floyd last season), the player can (with club approval) be transferred from the Bereavement List to the Restricted List, but then the club has the option to not pay the player for the period of time the player spends on the Restricted List.

Couple of openings in Boise after Coleman, Harrison and Muller were promoted to Peoria. Wonder who'll get promoted from Mesa...Cashner and Shafer?

Cashner & Hoorelbeke were promoted to Boise,and Julio Castillo was demoted to AZL Cubs ( I don't think he'll even see Mesa from the air when he eventually gets deported).

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  • 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.