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

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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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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Non-Tender is the Night

As expected, the Cubs opted not to tender a 2010 Major League contract to LHP Neal Cotts, making Cotts a free-agenct. Cotts would have been eligible for salary arbitration if he had been tendered a contract, and could not have had his $1.1M 2009 salary cut by more than 20%. So Non-tendering Cotts will save the Cubs about $1M in 2010 payroll, and reduces the Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) to 37 players.

Cotts underwent "Tommy John" elbow surgery last July and has been rehabbing at Fitch Park for the past several months, so he might agree to sign a 2010 minor league ciontract with the Cubs so that he can continue his rehab uninterrupted at the same place and with the same training staff. It's unlikely that he would get a better deal elsewhere.  

The Cubs did tender 2010 MLB contracts to their eight other arbitration-eligible players, as well as to all 19 of their pre-arbitration ("auto-renewal") guys. 

Should a tendered player who is eligible for salary arbitration fail to reach agreement with his club on a 2010 contract, the player or the club can file for arbitration during a ten-day period beginning on January 5th. 

Pre-arbitration ("auto-renewal") tendered players can have their contracts unilaterally and automatically renewed by their club if the player and the club have not reached agreement on a 2010 contract by the first week of March.

Here is the complete list of non-tendered players:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE ORIOLES  
Brian Bass, RHP

BOSTON RED SOX  
Brian Anderson, OF

CHICAGO WHITE SOX
D.J. Carrasco, RHP

CLEVELAND INDIANS  
Adam Miller, RHP 
Anthony Reyes, RHP
Jose Veras, RHP

DETROIT TIGERS
NONE

KANSAS CITY ROYALS 
Josh Anderson, C
John Buck, C

LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Jose Arrendondo, RHP
Matthew Brown, INF
Dustin Moseley, RHP

MINNESOTA TWINS
NONE

NEW YORK YANKEES
Chien-Ming Wang, RHP

OAKLAND A's  
Jack Cust, 1B-DH

SEATTLE MARINERS 
Ryan Langerhans, OF

TAMPA BAY RAYS 
Gabe Gross, OF
Shawn Riggans, C

TEXAS RANGERS
NONE

TORONTO BLUE JAYS 
Raul Chavez, C

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 
Josh Whitesell, 1B

ATLANTA BRAVES  
Ryan Church, OF
Kelly Johnson, 2B

CHICAGO CUBS
Neal Cotts, LHP

COLORADO ROCKIES
Garrett Atkins, 3B

CINCINNATI  REDS
Jonny Gomes, OF

FLORIDA MARLINS
Alfredo Amezaga, IF-OF

HOUSTON ASTROS
NONE

LOS ANGELES DODGERS
NONE

MILWAUKEE BREWERS  
Mark DiFelice, RHP
Seth McClung, RHP
Mike Rivera, C

NEW YORK METS
Lance Broadway, RHP 
Tim Redding, RHP 
Jeremy Reed, OF
Cory Sullivan, OF

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES  
Clay Condrey, RHP

PITTSBURGH PIRATES 
Matt Capps, RHP
Phil Dumatrait, LHP

ST LOUIS CARDINALS
NONE

SAN DIEGO PADRES 
Jackson Quezada, RHP
Mark Worrell, RHP

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 
Ryan Garko, 1B

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Mike MacDougal, RHP
Scott Olsen, LHP

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How can a guy named Lance Broadway manage to get himself non tendered by the New York Metropolitans?

Are teams being more conservative in tendering players contracts this year? This list seems fairly long and full of relatively useful players. I suddenly think I don't fully understand what it means to not be tendered a contract, but the Cubs need to be in on some of these guys if they hit the market, especially the pitchers (with bullpen and/or rotation spots to fill): Capps, MacDougal, Olsen, McClung, Arrendondo, Carrasco. And OF: Church, Sullivan, Gross. Garko would make a really nice addition if the Cubs aren't confident in Hoffpauir, but I imagine he'll look for a larger role as a part-time 1B or DH. Cust would be even better as a PH 1B backup, but dreaming of that is absurd. Some of these guys are seriously injured, right? Like Wang, he's gotta be out of the baseball picture for 2010, right? I'm gonna go turn on my Playstation.

put me down for Matt Capps and burning a 40-man spot on Arredondo for 2010, wouldn't mind Johnson or Church but I don't see either happening.

for the time being I've switched it so I have to approve new accounts, that should cut it down some. There's a few other tricks past that if needed... apologies for the hiccup, but at least I know where to get some cialis and kim kardashian porn now

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In reply to by Rob G.

whoa whoa, I missed the Kim K porn... repost that. Seriously, another day of Cubbery (where Cubbery=nothing). This is starting to suck, and I read somewhere (cubs.com?) JH talking about mid-February for things to take shape... Cuz MB's value is just gonna skyrocket between now and then, just ask Bobby Abreu. Ugh.

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In reply to by Tony S.

Actually TONY S, I saw Hendry on CSN during the Winter Meeting exit, and he said - well he intimated - that he will hope for deals to get done "in the next ten days" before the Holidays." As we are seeing, every day, every month, the MB "stock" becomes more and more devalued. This is not gonna end well and it is holding up any subsequent moves. the best, and only positive I can say is that Hendry is cleaning up his own mess with the Aarons gone, Gregg, and trying everything to dump MB.

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In reply to by The E-Man

As we are seeing, every day, every month, the MB "stock" becomes more and more devalued. This is not gonna end well and it is holding up any subsequent moves. ------------ This makes me want to keep MB. If Hendry reproduces last year's offseason of acquisition of talent I hope he never gets the opportunity.

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In reply to by Ryno

"This makes me want to keep MB." Well, with most "normal" players, a GM would do just that I'd think. While publicly many teammates say what a "great guy" MB is, privately I have heard the "beat guys" talk about how he is a "loner", "unapproachable", and more. And, of course, he doesn't fit the "nice young man" image that is all things Cubbie. Again, underlining the near-desperation level Hendry must have felt in order to have entertained ever signing MB in order to get more "left-handed". I really thought that Hendry would have been gone after all of this, but, he gets a one-year reprieve imo.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Bradley is a cancer, and that cancer craeted havoc in the Cubs' $140 million team last year. Cancers have to be removed, so even if it costs $8-9 million to do it, it's still a better option than having him damage another $140 investment in the 2010 team. As a practical matter, you simply can't allow a salary that equates to around 6% of your total payroll to bring down the whole team. Hendry needs to bite the bullet, chalk it up to life experience, and move on.

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In reply to by Rob Richardson

We paid some hefty change for a 40 RBI performance in an offensive position. Just for comparision we paid league minimum for Jake Fox (44 RBI), Ryan Theriot (54 RBI), Mike Fontenot (43 RBI), and Geovony Soto (47 RBI) to drive in more runs than the great Milton Bradley. An epic failure is an understatement for Bradley. His ass wasn't paid to underperform people with limited talents. And yet people try and spin it like he had a decent season. He was the worst FA signing in baseball and among the worst OFers in baseball last year. But hell what do you expect from a guy who plays like and performs like a 4th OFer at best. 2009 is what you get.

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In reply to by Rob Richardson

Bradley didn't cause any of those injuries or slumps. But he was a huge sisruption to team chemistry, and the players admitted after the season that one player could indeed have so much negative impact on a team. There is an endless debate as to the correlation between "chemistry" and wins/losses. I am firmly in the camp that says that while winning can create good chemistry, bad chemistry can directly contribute to poor player performance and thus to poor team performance. These players are together practically 24/7 for 8 months at a time. The Cubs' locker facilities are the smallest and most cramped in baseball, and the media attention here is intense. Thus, I think the Cubs need to be even more discerning of bringing in players who are not only excellent producers on the field, but also bring the off-field intangibles of leadership and positive team chemistry.

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In reply to by Seamhead

Bradley will never have less trade value than he has right now. These guys are supposed to be big leauers. I don't care if they don't love each other or even like each other. Put him out on the field. If Soto and Soriano hit, a lot fewer people will notice Milton's problems. In fact, he might do better. If they don't, with Bradley or without, we'll still be mediocre. Why pay someone 12 mill so we can finish third. Sure it was a lousey signing but we have a history of lousey free agent signings. Buying our way out now just makes it worse.

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In reply to by chuck

the problem isn't the team...it's the fans. more than the fans...it's how bradley reacts to the fans. bradley put up great numbers at wrigley, but riding his ass was more fun to the fans (especially those with wal-mart posterboard) than what he was doing at wrigley. ...and of course, bradley lets this stuff get to him like it always has. some people are more concerned with WWE-style drama rather than watching their team. it's not his production teams are scared of...it's how bradley will interact with the fan base's expectations (and how they will return it) that scares a number of teams. the bleacher bums can go drown in their $6 beers and hand out certificates to those throwing HR balls back...their culture means even less to me every year that passes. time to take off the Murton jerseys, guys. time to watch the game on the field, too, rather than planning an ambush on a guy who's an easy target just because it's fun.

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In reply to by crunch

Jacque Jones, Corey Patterson, LaTroy Hawkins, et al had the fans on their asses too. Worse than Bradley, from what I saw when I was in Wrigley this last year. The big difference to me is that Jones and company had teammates standing up to defend them. Even Captain Diplomacy Derrek Lee had turned on Bradley by the end of last season. There's a lot more going on there than the fans getting under Bradley's skin.

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In reply to by crunch

Bradley's numbers were much better at home. He still only had 38 runs, 9HR and 28 RBI to go with .296/.407/.485. Unfortunately, his road numbers of .214/.347/.299 were bad, with 23 runs, 3 HR, and 12 RBI. So we could cheer him at home, but boo him on the road? He's an easy target because he's an underperforming jackass, who's personality has made it hard, as a fan, to cheer for even when he's going well.

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In reply to by Dusty Baylor

the fans were there to ride milton's ass...not watch the cubs. ragging on bradley has been a fan-game before the cubs got him and it will probably continue. NY and BOS would eat him alive. some people...a lot more than should...care more about getting under the skin of a professional than they care about rooting for their own team, if only for the moment. i find these fans totally useless whether it's their right or not. why milton lets himself be a target? ...well, it's the same reason you have to spend more time with him and baby him (aka, manage him).

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In reply to by crunch

It's the same reason the Cubs shouldn't have signed him. There are plenty of assholes that go to Cub games to drink and swear at players. It's a shame this didn't work out better, but hopefully it'll be over soon. If a player on the Cubs plays well, or does something deserving of it, I'll cheer loud and long for them. I'm not going to cheer for the bone headed, uninspired play of the Cubs of 2009.

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In reply to by Dusty Baylor

i feel that 'manny being manny' works because he could care less what others try to rope him into. he gets his share of hell, but just does his thing and doesn't care. for one reason or another milton doesn't have that filter which makes him a lot of work for a team to own to keep the guy on a level headspace.

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In reply to by crunch

the fans were there to ride milton's ass...not watch the cubs. Huh? When's the last time you were actually in Wrigley? Bleacher fans are rowdier than other fans to be sure, but they don't buy tickets so they can play mind games with Cubs outfielders. Hell, most games the right field bleacher crowd spends more time heckling the left field bleachers than they do the players on the field.

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In reply to by vorare

not ALL bleacher fans, but yes...there were plenty of camera mugging, posterboard pointing, milton-ass-riding people out there. in NY (mets and yanks) the bleachers barely watch the game because they're too busy playing games rather than the game on the field. cubs are trying to catch up since the 00's it seems.

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In reply to by Tito

my point is getting on bradley has more to do with what the fan wants to get out of it for his/her own personal pleasure rather than any other reason. bradley falls for it...these people love it. it's better than the game. the "posterboard people" were some pieces of work. i'm not saying it's all fans...it wouldn't even matter if bradley wouldn't fall for it, but he does and he should have been managed accordingly rather than being left on his own to deal with it. no matter who thinks bradley should man-up or whatever...get over it...he doesn't...you have to baby this guy. you have to have people willing to put in the extra work. it's pointless to put money into this guy if you're not willing to do so.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Fire is competitiveness....a hard slide into second to break up a double play...a fist pump after a game winning hit..firing up your teammates to come back to win a game you were losing. Fire is not calling out fans as rascists, hitting poorly, and fielding indifferently...bitching at reporters...etc.

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In reply to by Seamhead

I understand that point of view, but I don't think it's going to be as low as $8-9 million. Bradley is owed $9M in 2010 and $12M in 2011. If he's traded and the Cubs pay all but $5M (rough figure) they will have $16M tied up just in Bradley. If whoever they trade for has a salary higher than Bradley's 2010 we have to add the difference. We then still need to fill CF by signing Mike Cameron, which Hendry will do at above market rate, given his history. If 1/$7M is market value, Hendry could offer an extra year to make sure he gets him, a familiar tactic, and pay 2/$14. If Hendry intends on flipping the Bradley trade partner, he may take on more salary. Let's assume it's Pat Burrell going to the Mets for Luis Castillo, who is owed $12M over the next two seasons. If the deal can be done straight up then we add $3M more to the equation. Bradley =$16M Cameron =$14M Burrell = $0M Castillo = $3M Total = $33M I know there's probably a million logical flaws in the above, but I can't quit dreading how Hendry will attempt to resolve this situation

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In reply to by Jumbo

Agreed Jimbo, if the Cubs can trade Bradley and get out from under most of his contract they should. Sadly, the market only seems to be interested in Bradley (for all of the reason pointed out in previous posts) if the Cubs pick up most of his salary. It seems that the Cubs are left with deciding if they want to eat Bradley's contract or play him. Neither are good options, but with little increase in salary the likely performance you will get for Bradley IMO is better than a replacement level alternative.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

If they pay $5M of MB's 2010 salary they'll be paying $14M. Close enough for me. I say let him roam the clubhouse and see if he can regain his best form and maybe we can build up his trade value a little bit before we dump him. I'm sure it won't happen, but I hate to see the offseason crippled by the perception that he must go no matter the cost. As much as selling low bothers me, it bothers me just as much that once we sell low we will proceed to overpay the likes of Cameron/Byrd/Ankiel because Hendry has thrown any leverage he had out the window. Fuck it. I'll watch the minors for another year and hope that the farm system will come to the rescue in another 2-3 years.

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In reply to by Seamhead

"even if it costs $8-9 million" I think the Cubs would hand over Milton Bradley's contract plus $8 or 9 million to the first person who came in the door and asked for these things. The numbers that are thrown around pertain to 2011, because the Cubs are usually accepting a contract like Burrell's for 2010. But 2010 will cost extra millions, too, since Burrell, like Bradley, is overpaid by a factor of 2 or 3, and unloading him will cost big bucks, maybe $6 million. So now we're up to $14-15 million, and I still don't think anybody is coming through that door.

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

If you're pro Bradley and your argument is don't pay $10-15M to make him go away then that I understand. But don't tell us what a great run producer and offensive asset he is to a team. In a 10 year MLB career with 7 teams, he averages 96 games and has never passed 77 RBIs. The piece of crap was brought here to be a run producing LH bat in the middle of the order. How'd that work out? My point is that there is nothing in his past to indicate he'll ever be what Hendry hoped he would be. So color me in the 'goodbye Milton' camp rather than put up with 'the world hates Milton rag' for two more years.

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In reply to by Seamhead

I'd like to see those reports--or any reports where they calculate the amount a player can command on the market today. What, for example, is Milton Bradley's value to a team--any team--today? I don't mean his statistical value--that will always make too big a deal about his OBP--but his value to real GMs and owners. In Bradley's case, the second year remaining on the contract drives his value way down, since you don't know which day THIS year you will feel the need to kick him off the team. Take that number and subtract it from $21 million. That's what the Cubs will have to swallow. To me, Adam Dunn is worth two Pat Burrells, unless you really, really want to be more right-handed. Burrell is owed $9 million, Dunn $12--but to the Nationals it feels more like $10, since the two years are backloaded and they just got a big year from him for $8. Half of $10 million is $5. But Burrell is three years older than Dunn. He probably can't go back to the national league. How many AL teams are there for which Burrell in left would be an upgrade? If Burrell was easy to flip, why haven't the Rays flipped him? Why don't the Cubs just flip Bradley? I love that word, flip.

TEX about to finalize their m.lowell trade evidently. harden..lowell.. hope they buy some duct tape and medical insurance.

supposedly taking a physical for Boston Red Sox...

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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.

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  • 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.