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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are 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
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Hey, We Already Saw This Movie and Didn't Like It Then!—Cards 2, Cubs 1

Submitted by Cubnut on

For the second night in a row, the Cubs failed to support a deserving starting pitcher with any offense and they lost another low-scoring game to the Cardinals.

Ryan Dempster allowed just six hits, two walks, and two earned runs over seven innings, but the Cub bats failed to produce any scoring until Micah Hoffpauir delivered a pinch single in the ninth to bring home Milton Bradley. The Cubs, who saw Reed Johnson fan to end the game with the potential tying run on third base, mustered just six hits after collecting three against Joel Piniero on Tuesday night.

Looks like having starters with batting averages like .230, .193, .200, and .202 is beginning to catch up with our boys.

What do you think, Mr. Piniella?

"You always have a few people struggling, but not four or five in a lineup. I mean, you could have four or five struggling in a 13-man alignment with your bench, but we're talking about guys that are regulars.

"So when that improves -- and it will -- you'll see our offense pick up and we'll do things with a lot more consistency."

Chris Carpenter, returning from injury, blanked the visitors for the first five innings and is now 8-3 lifetime against the Cubs.

Personally, I am looking forward to Carlos Zambrano's return against the Padres on Friday night. Aside from the hitters dealing with their myriad individual struggles, the regulars have to be feeling the weight of Aramis Ramirez's absence and maybe Zambrano will do something, anything, to jolt this team back awake.

To quote from Animal House, "I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part," and I'm feeling that maybe Zambrano will be the guy to do it.

Sean Marshall goes against Adam Wainwright in the series finale in Saint Louis Thursday night.



 




 







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Submitted by dc60124 on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 05:02 am




who does carpenter think he is, joel pineiro?
and what was the purpose of getting freel for this team- can't he out hit miles or scales or even fontenot at this time?
marshall as stopper, who'd a thunk it? here's hoping that that will be tomorrow's headline.




















 


Submitted by SJS on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 05:30 am




This team is terrible. Blow it up and let's try the Marlin's recipe for success, it's worked for them twice since 1997, we haven't done shit except shit our pants come playoff time.
For those scoring at home, that was a double shitter. No courtesy flushes were used.





















 


Submitted by Ryno on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 05:53 am




They're talking about Peavy to W Sox rumors on WSCR. Not sure how serious the rumors are, but it's interesting. If you ask me, the White Sox shouldn't be buyers at this point, they should be sellers. Yes, even in mid-May. They're that bad.
After seeing the Cubs the last week I'd pass on pitching. Find a bat.














 


Submitted by O.Julius on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 05:05 am




To quote from Animal House, "I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part," and I'm feeling that maybe Zambrano will be the guy to do it.
Too bad Barrett's not around to beat up on anymore.





























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    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.
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  • TarzanJoeWallis 
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    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.
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  • TarzanJoeWallis 
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    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s
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  • crunch 
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  • crunch 
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  • Eric S 
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  • Charlie 
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  • crunch 
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