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

42 players are at MLB Spring Training 

31 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE at MLB Spring Training, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 
11 players are MLB Spring Training NON-ROSTER INVITEES (NRI) 

Last updated 3-17-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 17
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

NRI PITCHERS: 5 
Colten Brewer 
Carl Edwards Jr 
* Edwin Escobar 
* Richard Lovelady 
* Thomas Pannone 

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

NRI CATCHERS: 2  
Jorge Alfaro 
Joe Hudson 

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

NRI INFIELDERS: 3 
David Bote 
Garrett Cooper
* Dominic Smith

OUTFIELDERS: 5
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

NRI OUTFIELDERS: 1 
* David Peralta

OPTIONED:
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, RHP 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, RHP 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

 



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Game 113 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (1 of 3)

Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview

SP Ryan Dempster
SP
Brian Moehler

12-4, 2.90, 126 K, 58 BB, 145.2 IP


6-4, 4.23, 50 K, 26 BB, 93.2 IP
LF Alfonso Soriano
2B #Kaz Matsui
2B *Mike Fontenot SS Miguel Tejada
1B
*Daryle Ward 1B #Lance Berkman
3B
Aramis Ramirez LF Carlos Lee
CF
*Jim Edmonds
RF Hunter Pence
C Geovany Soto
3B Ty Wigginton
RF *Kosuke Fukudome CF *Darin Erstad
SS Ronny Cedeno C Humberto Quintero
P
Ryan Dempster P Brian Moehler

No time for love today, Dr. Jones, but if you see Geovany Soto visit the mound, know that he is just mocking you...the television viewer.

Comments

the one they call Crunch

I am here to formally let you know of your nomination for our Grand Tournament of Douche for the actions of: 1. Acting as a self appointed PC morality officer 2. Threatening to mess with somebody's job like its any of your fucking business 3. Bragging about said cowardly actions 4. General Douchebaggery Good luck in the tourney, with your pedigree I'm sure you will go far

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In reply to by dylanj

I'M GOING TO REPLY TO THIS AND YOU'RE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING CLEVER BACK. F5 F5 F5

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In reply to by crunch

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In reply to by dylanj

congratulations on having this name registerd for almost 3 hours now and already annoying everyone. Seriously, all of this contributes nothing to the discussion.

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

He has only been here for 3 hours. Many people here have been around for years and have yet to contribute anything

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In reply to by dylanj

hey, please stop calling crunch a self appointed douchebag. for the record all of us regulars here on tcr appointed him. he is our douchebag and only we are allowed to call him out. we love you crunch, you ole douchebag!

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In reply to by dylanj

It doesn't appear you give a shit what anybody says. You're making quite a leap to call yourself an adult, what with the productive work you're doing promoting a douchebag-off. I'm sure your folks are proud. Go waste your time somewhere else. We all know how tough you are now. Just don't type anything else and hurt our feelings. Yes, it's the internet. No, we can't stop you. Do what you will.

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In reply to by dylanj

Oh i get it. Nobody understands what a douchebag is so you're doing us a public service by showing us what one is. Thanks man! We needed that as badly as hemorrhoids after an eating binge.

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In reply to by dylanj

Hmmm... and people know who you are? I know... the six people who comment over at ACB know you - congrats on that though. And now you have had your 15 minutes of TCR game... now go away.

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In reply to by big_lowitzki

I love how this guy's argument centers around how many people know who you are, when we all use pseudonymns specifically so that people don't know who we are. But if he's referring to gaining some sort of fame around Cub-related blog circles, I'll pass. I'd like to think the TCR community would rather talk about baseball than count the number of "lulz" we get or whatever it is trolls like dylanj use to keep score on how cool they are amongst the other assfucks who actually give a shit about that kind of thing. Reason 1b why this is the only Cubs board I visit. (1a being jokes about Johan's mom, of course)

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In reply to by dylanj

I don't care who 'knows' me, unlike you. Again, take your ego back to wherever you need to stroke it. We don't care.

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In reply to by dylanj

do you really want to taunt me? i mean, you guys have families and stuff. remember...i'm a douche. now leave. geez. go be with your families. you don't want any part of a pissing match. it's just not worth it. you shouldn't troll where people don't want you to nor care who you are, who your friends are, or what impact they may have on the online or real world. it's just stupid. i know i don't care about any of you. *shrug* go play elsewhere.

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In reply to by crunch

i will taunt you all day long until Rob G bans me. And then I will make a nice donation so this blog can stay open a few more days and just come back and if you want my work email just ask, my boss would get a bigger kick making fun of your bitch ass than I am. Oh and my wife thinks your a fucking pussy as well so calling her wont work either (waits for some SACR poster to make a comment about said wife)

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In reply to by dylanj

maybe im not going to screw with you...maybe i'll screw with your friends. you don't make the rules here. =p silly internet dweller. game on.

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In reply to by crunch

You're still threatening people on the internet by contacting employers, wives, and friends? Is that your thing? Seriously? An adult who tells on others. Priceless.

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In reply to by Maddog

actually, i just scared you into actually showing up here. this is more of me screwing with you. been reading the thread on your blog. there's 100 ways i could play you. don't be threatened, maaaaaaaang. my thing is making you guys sweat cuz i can, i guess. who called who out? :) seriously...go play elsewhere. you suck at this game. btw, this doesn't make me cool. it just makes you stupid. this is nothing to me but a bunch of text on the screen. i'm not the one who goes around acting like the jackass of the internet and thinks they can do whatever they want without someone else doing whatever they want back. it's a game. you got played. welcome back, btw.

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In reply to by crunch

Crunch, you do realize that anything you can do, i can do. The difference between us is that I'm not a cocksucker who thinks telling on someone is something to be proud of. I'll give you my email, my employer, and anything else you want. If that's what makes you feel big and proud, then I'd be glad to contribute. Especially because the laughs I'd get from it would be well worth it. Not sure how "I got played" but I'm pretty sure you don't know what the fuck you're talking about anyway.

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In reply to by Maddog

no, you cant. see, i know personal stuff about you...you don't know anything about me. besides all that, NONE OF THIS MATTERS. i did the above to get a rise out of you when your mouthy friend assumed he cashed a check he couldn't cash and reported back to you on your blog (which ive been folllowing with great amusement) and low and behold...here you are. :D and now you're ranting like a lunatic. bravo. now take a deep breath...realize this doesn't mean anything...and then get on with your online life. me and you...there is no me and you. at least you know how you got here now, though. NOW GO BACK TO YOUR F'N HUGBOX!!!

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In reply to by crunch

Interesting. You make threats with regularity and then when people call you out on those, you pretend you didn't mean it. So sometimes you're just douchebag and other times you're just a coward? Good to know.

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In reply to by dylanj

On my keyboard there is a key right next to the enter button that does this '. Most people use this key betwixt the "I" (notice the clever use of capitilization) and the "m" when typing "I'm." Just thought I would try and help you out a bit.

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In reply to by Hawkeye

you want to try and use the spelling/capitilzation approach i already called dips so you need a new form of attack friend

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In reply to by dylanj

1. We are not really friends, but thanks anyway. 2. I believe that it is known as "dibs," not dips. 3. Said ownership is in forfeit if the owner displays an astonishing inability to make use of said "dips." 4. How drunk are you?

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In reply to by dylanj

"it KINDA seems like you care alot Chris- do please dont type anything else because you cant spell and dropping as many swears as possible doesnt help disprove the allegations that you are in fact retarded" There's five spelling errors, three usages errors and three punctuation errors in that 'sentence'. Also, no one has made an allegation that he was retarded, so there's also what I think is properly known as a 'crackhead' error. If one typo makes you a retard, I guess dylanj, by his own standard, is around amoeba level intelligent. He seems to even have asexually reproduced a clone named 'Maddog', so maybe this amoeba theory has some validity.

WTF? anyway...back to baseball. through the first 2+ innings, Cubs have swung at 15 of 19 pitches so far, taking exactly 1 called strike. Team seems in a hurry to get to bed tonight

While I'm at it: Fuck you ESPN TV Guide says it's on ESPN MLB.com says it's on ESPN ESPN had a fan vote that resulted in the Yankee game being on and not the Cubs Worst part - I tuned in a 7 for a pregame show that welcomed me as a Cub fan. Then the Brett Favre horse shit, then other news, no Cubs - but wait - a Cubs update on the sidebar. So I say, Fuck You ESPN

Gallagher only had 22 walks in 58 IP with the Cubs, has 19 in 25 IP for Oakland other than that's not very good, I wonder why that happens...I'll blame it on the DH, or the mound in Oakland, or the pitching coach or Michael Barrett.

found this on a brewers blog: Saw it on the MLB.tv feed The Reds broadcast had it live—Parra and Fielder walking down the dugout side by side, obviously disgruntled with each other. Parra said something, whipped his jacket (I think?) in Prince’s direction, Prince flipped out and shoved him right onto the bench hard, then a bunch of dudes stepped in between to break it up.

it's those dopey Cincy announcers...one was Thom B. they refuse to acknowledge the existence of a Chicago NL franchise, must have a thought process like this: Brewers just lost 4 home games to Gotham City from that Batman Dark Knight movie...hence, the Mets. Brewers @ Mets April 11 (L 2-4), 12th (W 5-3) and 13th (W 9-7) ...the Brewers play the Mets in Milwaukee Sept 1-3.

Did Ringo shout that at some later point in the recording of Helter Skelter? ========== Nope. That's a Prince Fielder agonal scream after bitch slapping Manny Parra.

top 6: Gaudin pitching: CLee K Pence P4 Wigginton BB Erstad FC 6U rain delay must have been 2hrs around 40 min (don't have the exact time) Tim Burdyk on for the strohs

Lance Berkman took off his gold necklace because he was afraid of Thor's Hammer. Wussbutt. That said, it does sound like there is lots of activity in the skies.

rain delay #2, they got the tarp on due to lightning/thunder that had Berkman running off the field with the camera on Johnson pointing at Berkman while talking to DLee after Berkman jumped; quite the crashing thunder/light show before the rain actually restarted. vs. Hawkins one out (soriano K'd on a neck high fastball) fontenot up with an 0-1 count...

I don't think any of the above conversation makes either side look very good. Although if there was truly racist crap on that site then Crunch has every right to let everyone know about it. Writing stupid crap behind anonymous handles is a childish way to go. By the way, I came upon this blog which is so not me: http://johanndropsablog.wordpress.com/ Kind of odd to see more then one Johann blogging on the Internet. He's more conservative then me though. And he hasn't done Carlos' mom.

hmmmmmmmmmmm so what do you guys think about manny in dodger blue he had a big weekend? speaking of manny (trillo) wheres he been ? how bout a fire jim hendry for old times sake

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In reply to by rokfish

Well, Manny in Dodger Blue doesn't help the Dodgers much, since they are now benching Ethier in favor of Pierre. I remember when Torre turned down the big contract extension from the Yankees and everyone was saying what a great manager he was. I don't know if he's any better than Dusty. There's certain a lot of evidence to point to the fact that he's not. Haven't heard from Manny since I've been back. I think he doesn't like it when the Cubs are winning. The Cubs got shut-out last night, because of that crappy team that Hendry put together. Starting Dempster in a game that we clearly needed to win, can't be Lou's fault, because he can only play the pitchers he's given to work with. Plus, how did we not add a left handed bullpen presence, or a replacement for Marmol in the 7th/8th at the deadline? A good GM would have done that.

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In reply to by big_lowitzki

Valid points on all fronts. However there seems to be an all around better sense of urgency to repair holes that need repaired. No longer do I worry that if any starter gets hurt. It opens up an everyday spot for a Neifi Perez. Never EVER during the McFail regime did we go out and target front line free agents of any kind. The free agents we targeted were always either the 3rd tier. Jack Jones, Todd Walker, Julian Tavarez, Shane Andrews, Willie Greene type guys. Or injury rehab projects like Wade Miller, Shawn Estes and Mike Sirotka. In Two years out from under the McFail watch and we have signed Soriano,Ted Lilly,Kfuk, and Ponied up for Aram after stupidly letting him go to Free Agency. Now Baltimore seems to be stuck in the paralysis by analysis mode that always hampered the cubs. All of this leads me to believe that AZ Phil was on to something. Maybe McFail really was the main culprit in the Cubbie struggles of the last Decade.

Hoffpauir now hitting .357 - .381 - .709 (that .709 slugging is even higher than Dubois') at AAA. Koyie Hill actualy up to a respectable .291 - .356 - .507

Yeah, K Hill realized that he was leaving his "make 'em pitch 5 mph faster" switch on while he was batting, too. Once he realized that, he feels like he has time to scratch his balls before he needs to swing...

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    SF snags b.snell...2/62m

  • Cubster (view)

    AZ Phil: THAT is an awesome report worth multiple thanks. I’m sure it will be worth reposting in an “I told you so” in about 2-3 years.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The actual deadline to select a post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agent signed to 2024 minor league contract (Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta) to the MLB 40-man roster is not MLB Opening Day, it is 12 PM (Eastern) this coming Sunday (3/24). 

    However, the Cubs could notify the player prior to the deadline that the player is not going to get added to the 40 on Sunday, which would allow the player to opt out early. Otherwise the player can opt out anytime after the Sunday deadline (if he was not added to the 40 by that time). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Today is an off day for both the Cubs MLB players and the Cubs minor league players.  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    For those of you keeping track, so far nine players have been called up to Mesa from the Cubs Dominican Academy for Minor League Camp and they will be playing in the ACL in 2024: 

    * bats or throws left 

    Angel Cepeda, INF 
    * Miguel Cruz, P
    Yidel Diaz, C 
    * Albert Gutierrez, 1B
    Fraiman Marte, P  
    Francis Reynoso, P (ex-1B) 
    Derniche Valdez, INF 
    Edward Vargas, OF 
    Jeral Vizcaino, P 

    And once again, despite what you might read at Baseball Reference and at milb.com, Albert Gutierrez is absolutely positively a left-handed hitter (only), NOT a right-handed hitter.

    Probably not too surprisingly, D. Valdez was the Cubs #1 prospect in the DSL last season, Cepeda was the DSL Cubs best all-around SS prospect not named Derniche Valdez, Gutierrez was the DSL Cubs top power hitting prospect not named Derniche Valdez, E. Vargas was the DSL Cubs top outfield prospect (and Cepeda and E. Vargas were also the DSL Cubs top two hitting prospects), Y. Diaz was the DSL Cubs top catching prospect, and M. Cruz was the DSL Cubs top pitching prospect. 

    F. Marte (ex-STL) and J. Vizcaino (ex-MIL) are older pitchers (both are 22) who were signed by the Cubs after being released by other organizations and then had really good years working out of the bullpen for the Cubs in the DSL last season. 

    The elephant in the room is 21-year old Francis Reynoso, a big dude (6'5) who was a position player (1B) at the Cardinals Dominican Academy for a couple of years, then was released by STL in 2022, and then signed by the Cubs and converted to a RHP at the Cubs Dominican Academy (and he projects as a high-velo "high-leverage" RP in the states). He had a monster year for the DSL Cubs last season (his first year as a pitcher). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: The only players who definitely have opt outs are Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta (Opening Day, 5/1, and 6/1), and that's because they are post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agents who signed 2024 minor league contracts and (by rule) they get those opt outs automatically. 

    Otherwise, any player signed to a 2024 minor league contract - MIGHT or - MIGHT NOT - have an opt out in their contract, but it is an individual thing, and if there are contractual opt outs the opt out(s) might not necessarily be Opening Day. It could be 5/1, or 6/1, or 7/1 (TBD).

    Because of their extensive pro experience, the players who most-likely have contractual opt outs are Alfaro, Escobar, and D. Smith, but (again), not necessarily Opening Day. 

    Also, just because a player has the right to opt out doesn't mean he will. 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I love the idea that Madrigal heads to Iowa in case Morel can’t handle third.

    The one point that intrigues me here is Cooper over Smith. I feel like the Cubs really like Smith and don’t want to lose him. Could be wrong. He def seems like an opt out if he misses the opening day roster

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Both Madrigal and Wisdom can be optioned without any restriction. Their consent is not required. 

    They both can be outrighted without restriction, too (presuming the player is not claimed off waivers), but if outrighted they can choose to elect free agency (immediately, or deferred until after the end of the MLB season).

    If the player is outrighted and elects free-agency immediately he forfeits what remains of his salary.

    If he accepts the assignment and defers free agency until after the conclusion of the season, he continues to get his salary, and he could be added back to the 40 anytime prior to becoming a free-agent (club option). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil, 
    Madrigal and Wisdom can or cannot refuse being optioned to the Minors?
    If they can refuse it, wouldn't they elect to leave the Cubs org?

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    In my opinion, the biggest "affirmative" mistake the Cubs made in the off-season (that is, doing something they should not have done), was blowing $9M in 2024 AAV on Hector Neris. What the Cubs actually need is an alternate closer to be in the pen and available to close if Alzolay pitched the day before (David Robertson would have been perfect), because with his forearm issue last September, I would be VERY wary of over-using Alzolay. I'm not even sure I would pitch him two days in a row!  

    And of course what the Cubs REALLY need is a second TOR SP to pair with Justin Steele. That's where the Cubs are going to need to be willing to package prospects (like the Padres did to acquire Dylan Cease, the Orioles did to acquire Corbin Burnes, and the Dodgers did to acquire Tyler Glasnow). Obviously those ships have sailed, but I would say right now the Cubs need to look very hard at trying to acquire LHSP Jesus Luzardo from the Marlins (and maybe LHP A. J. Puk as well).