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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: 14
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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Ex-Cub Watch

Submitted by Rob G. on

A quick tour of some of the Cubs that have been recently vanquished by Jim Hendry and the Hendry-nots

Michael Wuertz -  He entered today with 7 scoreless innings, no walks and 9 K's plus a win and a hold. He was called upon today in a tie game with a runner on versus the Yanks and the runner got caught stealing but Wuertz's scoreless streak came to an end with back-to-back doubles followed by back-to-back singles to give the Yanks a two-run lead which the A's subsequently erased to get Wuertz off the hook for the loss.

Felix Pie - Playing left fied mostly for the Orioles with a few stints in center...he's sporting a 135/220/216 line so far with a a home run and 11 K's versus 4 BB's in 42 PA's.

Rich Hill -  Expected to begin a rehab assignment later this week that should last the full 30 days.

Luis Montanez - Just got called up by the Orioles to replace the DL'd Ryan Freel. Montanez had a 29-game streak of reaching base in the minors dating back to last year and an OPS at 1.000 so far this season. He went 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout in his first game back.

Matt Murton - A crowded Colorado outfield forced the Rockies to send Murton to Triple A where he's responded with a 1.169 OPS along with 5 BB's to just one 1 K, plus 5 doubles and 3 HR's.

Scott Eyre - 2.2 perfect innings so far on the season with three strikeouts in five games. Will strikeout lefty for food.

Jerry Blevins - He only got two outs in two outings for the A's before being optioned to the minors. Doing a little better in the minors with a 3.38 ERA in 2 outings.

Sean Gallagher- Three appearances for the A's out of the pen this season, giving up runs in two of them and an 8.10 ERA.

Eric Patterson - Hitting well in Triple A with a 311/415/578 line in 45 AB's.

Jason Marquis - A 4.26 ERA in three starts including a win over the Cubs last week. Just Jason being Jason.

Casey McGehee - Beat out Mike Lamb for a spot on the Brewers bench and saw him play second base last night when Rickie Weeks went out with an injury. Hitting 250/250/250 in just 8 PA's.

Mark DeRosa - Batting just 241/323/431 but with 15 RBI's which is tied for third in the AL (6 of those RBI's came in Saturday's laugher at Yankee stadium).

Kerry Wood - A 6.23 ERA in the early going but 2 of 2 in save opportunities with 9 K's in 4.1 IP.

Bob Howry - A 3.38 ERA in 6 games (5.1 IP) for the Giants, 5 K's to just 2 BB's and no HR's allowed. He has 2 Holds and 1 Blown Save.

Ryan Harvey -  267/290/567 for the Rockies Double A affiliate with 2 HR's in 30 AB's and 8 K's to just 1 BB.

Ronny Cedeno - Has played LF/SS/2B/3B for the Mariners while hitting 174/240/348 in 25 PA's.

Henry Blanco - Blanco has hit 2 HR's for the Padres in 18 PA's for a total line of 188/278/563.

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Comments

Submitted by MikeC on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:49 pm

I like the Abreu, Bradley watch myself.... Milton Bradley - .053 BA, .308 OBP, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 RUNS, 19 AB's. Abreu - .373 BA, .421 OBP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 runs, 7 SB's, 51 AB's.

Submitted by Jackstraw on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:00 pm

So where on the Internets would a fellow look to find out if anybody has picked up Ryan Harvey, Mark Pawelek, etc?

Submitted by Jackstraw on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:04 pm

PS, and if you don't berate me for missing Harvey in your list above, I'll keep quiet about that ace pitcher the Cubs gave up in the trade for Pierre that you failed to list. Mitre, was it?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:13 pm

Nolasco has a 6.6 ERA in three starts but 12 K's in 15 IP against just 3 BB's.

Pawelek and G. Johnson haven't found a team it appears. I just type in their last name at milb.com to see if they're playing. It is possible they were picked up but not assinged anywhere yet.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:35 pm

Cubs gave up in the trade for Pierre that you failed to list. Mitre, was it? ----- Ricky Nolasco: (lost vs Pitt today): 1-2, 6.86 ERA but was the Marlins opening day starter. Sergio Mitre: Tommy John surgery 7-15-08 and released by the Marlin's at the end of Sept 08. Signed with the Yankees in the offseason to a minor league deal. Now serving a 50 day suspension for violating the league drug policy. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&content_id=3733900&vke… Renyel Pinto 5.2 IP, 1.59 ERA, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5K. He's a better lefty than Cotts although has some bouts of being wild too.

Submitted by The Joe on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:43 pm

Why isn't Rich Hill in bold? Wow, I'm bored.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:57 pm

Poor Matt Murton Just never been toolsy or soulful enough to get a legitimate shot. Could be worse I suppose. Industrial machine sales aren't quite as lucrative as they once were.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:05 pm

"Just never been toolsy or soulful enough to get a legitimate shot." I am a big Murton fan, but I don't think you can say he wasn't given a shot. He has 1002 PAs in four major league seasons, and put up a not horrible 288/354/438 line. If he were a middle infielder, hit for a lot more power or had any other tool he would be an everyday major leaguer (see Theriot).

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:14 pm

Career lines of current cubs ofers Reed Johnson .284 .345 .410 .755 Kfuk 265 .370 .405 .775 Gathright 262 .327 .303 .630 Milton 279 .369 .455 .825 Soriano 282 .329 .519 .849 Murton 288 .354 .438 .792 For 500K in Salary he'd be the 3rd best offensive ofer on the roster. Especially since Milton or Soriano will miss half the games between them. Luckily we have Joey Gathright for just such an occasion.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:24 pm

You may be right, but it seems to me that Murton's problem was not as you stated that he wasn't give a shot, he was, it was that he was exposed as one dimensional. Sure he has a good eye, but he has limited speed, limited power (for a corner outfielder) and is horrible defensively. If he could field as we as any of the players you listed or had Gathright’s speed he would still be on the club. He doesn’t which is why he is in the minors.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:13 pm

That's a great answer, Rob. One-dimensional players have no shot. Murton is a good hitter, but he hits like a middle infielder or a centerfielder, and he can barely play left. The Cubs used to specialize in 1-D players. I'll omit the obvious ones and just mention Eric Patterson who, when they thought he might be able to hit ML pitching, had to compete for a spot in left because there was nowhere else he could do the job. Look around the Cubs' minors today, you see guys who can play D and also hit a little. There isn't a crowd of people around first base.

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 04:11 am

Except... Murton actually played left well... Of course, the same people that think that Soriano is a bad LFer probably thought that Murton was a bad LFer.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:27 pm

7-7 in the 12 in NY and two 0-0 games in the 7th in the NL. Odd.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:30 pm

is this shit suppose to make me want to read Mlb.com crap? from their front page... for their blogs Pitching will make the difference in [the AL Central], and the winner will need production out of all five starters. -- South Side Statesman and for their message boards Justin Morneau and Carlos Lee are the most clutch in clutch situations, what do you think? -- Cubfannnn

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Submitted by The Joe on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:01 pm

That's obvious. But who is the most clutch in non clutch situations? I'm going with Soriano.

Submitted by Fireball on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:03 pm

Three quick thoughts: 1. I went to the MLB.com forums to post a complaint about the blackout rule (what else is new), but the denizens of their forums made me back slowly out. The gay marriage debate was the cherry on the crap sundae. 2. Bob reminded me last night why I'm glad he didn't get a manager's job in the offseason. "If a goat gets thrown on the field, I'm going home." 3. Finally, I'd like to announce the birth of my son on Saturday. His name: Geovany. My wife isn't the Cubs fan that I am, but she said she really liked the name, so... :)

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Submitted by CPH2133 on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:44 pm

Congrats! I hope Geo doesn't turn into...well...many of the Cubs player who flamed out. 15 years from now "You named me after who? a .220 career major league catcher? Thanks dad"

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:08 pm

Samninja recalled from Iowa. No word on who gets the boot to make room for him. Cotts, Patton and Vizcaino, any could be it. I think it has to be Cotts.

Submitted by Ryno on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:13 pm

Aardsma, he's produced good numbers for Seattle so far this year.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:19 pm

new post up on the move which is happening tomorrow....

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:20 pm

This morning I checked on up on buddy Oh-man! He's around 3.50, couple of hr's. And, several yells by Torre.

Submitted by OakLawnGuy on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:55 pm

Luis Montanez goes by LOU Montanez now? That's what the graphic on TV reads, and he's Lou in the transactions too.

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:28 pm

Congrats Fireball. My wife had our second daughter two weeks ago. Her middle name is Leigh.

Submitted by Romero on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:20 pm

EX-Cubs Corey Patterson and Freddie Bynum reunited. Guess where?

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    now that cooper is gone, who's going to the IL?  seems like it will probably be a pitcher at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    can't wait to see what A-ball fringe corner OF/1st he'll be traded for...

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Cooper DFA'd

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Players on the 40 can be recalled and be placed on the MLB Taxi Squad for one day, like for example if a club is unsure if a player might or might not be placed on the IL ("game time decision"). Like maybe Happ, for example. 

    Also, a player on the MLB Taxi Squad must be returned to his optional assignment the next day if he is not officially recalled to the 26-man roster. 

    The player is NOT paid at the MLB split rate and does NOT accrue MLB Service Time while he is on the Taxi Squad. Also, it is not considered to be an official recall / option back if he is not added to the 26-man roster. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Wesneski has not spent 15 days on optional assignment since he was optioned so he cannot be recalled unless he is replacing a player being placed on the IL or other MLB inactive list (Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical, et al), a player who is traded, or a player who is claimed off waivers.

  • crunch (view)

    excited to see more power in the lineup.

    HOU going with 3 righty starters vs the cubs and their only lefty pen arm is hader.

    unless busch has a mystery injury, we should see busch+mervis working all 3 games.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    More than 50 years ago (I'm old), I was in the audience when my HS choir performed the whole thing. (It was a really elite choir and director.) That was my first exposure to the piece. You're right, Sonicwind75, there is a lot more to it than "O Fortuna," just like there's a lot more to Beethoven's Ninth than the Ode to Joy, etc. Much if it, as you say, is bawdy: "O! O! Totus florio! Iam amori virginali, totus ardeo!" Basically, "I'm really horny for these virgins!" And the guys in the choir adopted the "Skoal"- type greeting from the tavern scene: "Wafna!" 

  • crunch (view)

    i would have pause if the cubs had a pitching squeeze.   as it is, they have more guys than they have roster.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Maybe Brewer

    He'd be able to leave the Cubs. He's out of options. That would open up a 40man spot.

    I don't think Jed would do that.

  • crunch (view)

    brewer has done nothing to keep him on the big league roster...imagine that's 1 guy gone.

    yeah, it's only 2 appearances, but they were both unimpressive.

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