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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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It's a Threepeat—Cards Beat Punchless Cubs to Complete the Sweep

Submitted by Cubnut on

Let the autopsy report on this ghastly series read: three games, two runs, 14 hits, three losses.

Lou Piniella made a lineup change on Thursday night, sliding Mike Fontenot from third base to the more familiar ground at second and starting the seldom-used Ryan Freel at third. The moves paid dividends...to the Cardinals:

In the third inning, Freel gloved a hard-hit grounder by Tyler Greene, then launched a throw about five feet over Derrek Lee's head, leading to an unearned run.

Fontenot, meanwhile, went hitless in three at-bats and is now in a 2-for-39 sinkhole, one which Lou Piniella characterized this way:

"Fontenot, God almighty. I don't know what to do there. I think I need a Corona. It's been a while. I think maybe we'll just sit him for a while and see." 

Sean Marshall was charged with two earned runs in five innings, both of those coming on solo homers, by Albert Pujols and Brian Barden.

Kosuke Fukudome accounted for the only Cubs run of the night with an RBI single, plating Bobby Scales in the sixth. 

In closing, we turn tonight to Paul Sullivan in the Tribune:

The Cubs will get one of their best bats back in the lineup Friday night in San Diego, when Carlos Zambrano returns from the disabled list to face Jake Peavy.

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Comments

Submitted by dc60124 on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:31 am

who'll score more tonight, the cubs or the blackhawks? and i hope z gets pencilled in the 5th spot, behind lee and ahead of hoffy and soto and bradley. with a soriano to 2nd scenario, will we see more throws like the one freel launched? happy holiday weekend.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:09 am

I say fuck defense for a week or two, put Hoff in left, Soriano at second, and call up Fox to play third. It would be abysmal at times, but it would be fun to watch a lineup of Soriano, Theriot, Fukudome, Lee, Bradley, Hoffpauir, Fox, and Soto hit on a daily basis

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Submitted by springs on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:21 am

with Ryne Sandberg. He would be a hall of fame 2b with another team. I am a big believer in giving top prospects a chance to prove themselves and failing while doing so. With a mix of veterans and kids, the struggles shouldn't hurt the team too much, but will help the player develop. I hope we take a more relaxed approach if/when the hitters from AA Tennessee (Thomas, Barney, Clevenger and/or Smith) get here in the next few years. Clevenger should be a good utility guy/back up catcher (if not a starter at some position), Thomas could be starting at 2b, Barney...SS challenge for Theriot. Marquez Smith is a very good 3b who likely (from Baseball America reports on winter ball) could play 2b and he is hitting a ton. Unfortunately there is not room for all of them and we may see a circus of call-ups/demotions if these players do not produce right away.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:01 am

Okay fellas, the I-Cubs are back from the road, but our son is graduating from HS this weekend & all that hoopla will keep me from being @ the ballpark as much as otherwise. For now I can tell you that Jake Fox caught again last night - the official reason being that Chris Robinson has a stiff back & Mark Johnson has a stiff neck...Atkins got roughed up again as the Cub cubs were thumped 9-2 by Fresno which jumped to a 4-0 first-inning lead & refrained from use of the SB despite the presence of the reputedly defenseless Fox behind the plate...all this catching [2 games] may be wearing on JF; he only got one hit last night, that a mere single...

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:55 am

Because we are all depressed does not mean we can have a little fun at the expense of our Sox brethren. At 12:40 ask your Sox friend "what time is it?" And they reply " 20 to 1", you say you don't want to know the Sox score but what time is it. GET IT!?!?!? GET IT ?!?!? (this weekend can't come fast enough)

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:05 pm

This is how bad its gotten with the 4-game losing streak: you folks are actually spending time out of your lives, that you will never get back again, discussing Brooks Kieschnik. Isn't there more pertinent things to discuss? Like the Cubs RPG average in 29 games of 3.33? Or, the fact that out of 16 teams, the team is 14th with RISP? With a $140mm payroll! Or, the nice streak pitched by "Guz"? Fontenot's 2 for his last six weeks? Instead: you're discussing Brooks Kieschnik. - sigh -

Submitted by Tito on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:48 pm

It's tough to dance a jig while typing, so no, I am not doing that. I have concerns. I also stay away from ledges. I have to think that at some point, the guys who have hit in the past will hit again. I'm not concerned that the Padres have won six in a row. I hated the DeRosa trade then, and I hate it now.

Submitted by rokfish on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:11 pm

i also think talking about b.keischneik is useless a bad draft pick when we drafted alot of bad ones. would the cubs make 2 roster moves today a pitcher and a position player. hendry should be on the phone trying to make a trade.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:58 pm

Let's get this straight: The Cubs keep lamenting the team can't hit, they're getting even worse, while they have a guy in AAA hitting over .400 but they won't even call him up because their multi-million dollar busts will continue to get the majority of ab's and it's not fair to call up Fox to sit on the bench. My view is, are you trying to win? It's not fair to Fox to have him rot in AAA hitting .400 without getting a shot in the majors. He deserves a shot more than Scales did, based on production. If Hendry won't call up Fox then trade him to a crappy team like the White Sox where he could get a few ab's at DH, 1b, etc. I think Hendry dislikes Fox because Fox can't play 2b, the position Hendry has sloppy donut wet dreams about.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • fullykräusened (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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