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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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Cubs Triple-Down on A's at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Rafael Disla, Cody Shields, and Xavier Batista ripped RBI triples in a five-run Cub 7th, leading the EXST Cubs to an 8-3 victory over the EXST A’s in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action at Fitch Park Field #3 this morning in Mesa.

21-year old Cuban Defector RHP Juan Yasser Serrano got the start for the Cubs and went three innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk, while striking out two. This was Serrano’s third appearance in the last week, and his pitch count has been increased each time out (one inning - 13 pitches last Saturday, two innings - 23 pitches this past Tuesday, and now three innings - 40 pitches today), as it appears that the Cubs are making an effort to get him through Extended Spring Training as quickly as possible. Serrano received a reported $250K bonus (essentially equivalent to "4th round money") when he was signed by the Cubs this past March.

Here is today’s abridged box score (Cubs players only):

LINEUP:
1. Vismeldy Bieneme, 2B: 1-4 (K, 1B, F-7, 6-3, RBI, R, SB)
2a. Kyung-Min Na, CF: 1-3 (K, 1B, 5-3, RBI, R)
2b. SLOT SKIPPED 4th TIME THRU ORDER ALTHOUGH NA REMAINED IN CF
3a. Blair Springfield, DH #1: 0-3 (5-3, E-6, K, CS)
3b. SLOT SKIPPED 4th TIME THROUGH ORDER
4. Xavier Batista, RF: 2-4 (F-8, P-2, 1B, 3B, RBI, PO)
5. Bobby Wagner, DH #2: 1-3 (1B, BB, P-6, K)
6. Albert Hernandez, 1B: 0-4 (6-4 FC, 5-4-3 GIDP, E-5, L-8, R)
7. Sergio Burruel, C: 0-3 (F-7, K+WP, BB, F-9, R)
8. Rafael Disla, 3B: 1-4 (F-7, F-8, 3B, L-3, 2 RBI, R)
9. Wes Darvill, SS: 1-4 (4-3, 3-U, 1B, 1-U, RBI, R)
10. Cody Shields, LF: 2-2 (BB, 1B, 3B, RBI, 2 R, SB)

PITCHERS:
1. Juan Yasser Serrano – 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 1 BALK, 5/2 GO/FO, 40 pitches (29 strikes)
2. Eduardo Figueroa – 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 1/4 GO/FO, 66 pitches (41 strikes)
3. Andres Quezada – 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 2/0 GO/FO, 38 pitches (26 strikes)
4. Rogelio Carmona – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/FO, 19 pitches (11 strikes)

ERRORS: NONE

ATTENDANCE: 23

WEATHER: Sunny, cloudless, and breezy, with temperatures in the 80’s

Tags
Extended Spring Training
EXST Cubs
Juan Yasser Serrano
Xavier Batista
Rafael Disla
Cody Shields

Comments

Submitted by sweett310 on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 05:40 pm

Carpenter chased after 3 IP in AA Montgomery. Had good command of FB (90-93 MPH) but slider was in the dirt most of the night. Only had one ball hit in the air, but a lot of seeing eye singles and high pitch count (60+ thru 3), along with some sketchy infield play forced him out. 2 ER and 2 unearned.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 05:43 am

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 10:52pm. Do you feel our Cuban Defectors have MLB "chops", AZ PHIL ================================================================= E-MAN: I don't see OF Smaily Borges (presently at Daytona) having much of a future with the Cubs, but RHP Juan Yasser Serrano could develop into an MLB pitcher and do it fairly quickly. I just can't say right now how good he'll be, but he is clearly more advanced than most other young pitchers I've seen come through Fitch Park.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 05:54 pm

Thanks Lou - from Bruce Levine tonight: "With the Cubs struggling to get base hits, manager Lou Piniella has decided to give rookie Tyler Colvin more at-bats. Colvin’s pinch-hit home run was the only production of any significance from Cubs hitters in Friday’s 7-1 loss to the Cardinals. “I’ve got some veteran outfielders who are good players,” Piniella said. “This kid is telling me [by his actions], ‘Put my name in the lineup a few more times.’” Really, Lou? REALLY?

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 05:54 pm

Az Phil: since Thomas Diamond, Jay Jackson and Andrew Cashner are all doing well at AAA Iowa, of the three, which do you project best and most ready (in order)as far as helping the Cubs bullpen this year? As far as who moves to make room for one or more of them, right now the youngest righty is Stevens but based on performance maybe they can find a spot from Grabow as it seems his knee hasn't responded to the cortisone shot he was given and James Russell is showing he should be the 2nd bullpen lefty. What is your impression of Jeff Stevens and his ability to stick at the mlb level?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 05:31 pm

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 12:54pm. Az Phil: since Thomas Diamond, Jay Jackson and Andrew Cashner are all doing well at AAA Iowa, of the three, which do you project best and most ready (in order)as far as helping the Cubs bullpen this year? As far as who moves to make room for one or more of them, right now the youngest righty is Stevens but based on performance maybe they can find a spot from Grabow as it seems his knee hasn't responded to the cortisone shot he was given and James Russell is showing he should be the 2nd bullpen lefty. What is your impression of Jeff Stevens and his ability to stick at the mlb level? ============================================= CUBSTER: Andrew Cashner was the #1 closer in college baseball in 2008 (at TCU), so he has a lot of experience working out of the bullpen and late in games. He also throws big-time gas AND he has a true strikeout pitch (a hard slider) that can put hitters away (like Marmol does). It's great that Cashner has developed the way he has as a staring pitcher, but the Cubs don't need another starter right now, they need somebody who can work out of the bullpen and can get big outs at critical times. Jay Jackson is the classic starting pitcher type, in that he has a starter's array of pitches (he has at least three pitches that he can command), he is a good hitter, he has the stamina and contol needed to go seven innings start-to-start without losing velocity, and he gives up more than your average number of HR (which is bad for a reliever). J-Jax also does NOT throw harder out of the bullpen (while Cashner does). Thomas Diamond probably walks too many guys to be considered for the 8th inning set-up gig, but I guess he might be a possibility in middle relief. He also could be an MLB starter, although he throws a lot of pitches-per-inning and that will tax a bullpen over time. My guess is that the Cubs will add Diamond back to their 40-man roster no later than September (he is eligible to be a Rule 55 Minor League FA post-2010 if he is not added to the Cubs 40-man roster by the 4th day following the conclusion of the World Series), and then they will (at the very least) have him at Iowa available for recall as needed in 2011 (he will have one minor league option left once he is added back to the 40), or he could get traded. Jeff Stevens should be an OK MLB middle-reliever, although I'm not sure how he would work out as a set-up guy or closer at the big league level. His slider has a tendency to flatten-out at times, and when it does he gets creamed.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    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.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    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.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    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

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

  • crunch (view)

    busch is having a really intense k-filled mini slump.  he deserves better after coming back to wrigley after that hot road trip.

  • crunch (view)

    i know alzolay isn't having a great time right now, but i trust hector "ball 4" neris even less than alzolay based on what i've seen coming out of their arms.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Neris reminds me of Don “Full Pack” Stanhouse.

  • Eric S (view)

    Happ, Busch, Dansby and Madrigal have a combined 25 runners left on base through 7 innings, with Busch accounting for 9 of those.  Seems like a lot. 

  • crunch (view)

    PCA finally gets a hit!  2r HR!!!

  • Charlie (view)

    They certainly could be coupled. It could also be the case that a team needs good players at the heart of the team and if they are not coming from one source (development) they have to be sought out elsewhere. I don't see the evidence needed to infer the cause. 

  • crunch (view)

    bases loaded for the cubs, 0 out...and no runs score.

    cubbery.

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