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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) 

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* 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 

 



Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Cubs 2010 Draft Ticker Tracker - Day 3

ROUND 31 (940): Benito Santiago, Jr, 1B (Lon Morris JC)
L/R, 6'5, 225, 20 years old
COMMENT: JC Sophomore... Also plays basketball... Will probably transfer to Evansville or St. Francis (NY) to play basketball if he doesn't pursue career in baseball... Son of ex-MLB catcher Benito Santiago...

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ROUND 32 (970): Brent Ebinger, LHP (Lambuth U.)
R/L, 6'0, 190, 21 years old
COMMENT: College Senior... A. I. I. Conference MVP...

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ROUND 33 (1000): Matt Stites, RHP (Jefferson CC)
R/R, 5'11, 170, 20 years old
COMMENT: JC Sophomore... Baseball America's third-highest rated prospect in Missouri... Throws 88-92 MPH fastball that touches 94, but slider is his strikeout pitch... Will transfer to University of Missouri if he does not sign with Cubs, and he has apparently made a solid commitment to Mizzou...

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ROUND 34 (1030): Dustin Harrington, 3B (East Carolina)
R/R, 5'11, 160, 21 years old
COMMENT: College Junior... Below-average runner and below-average defender, played SS at ECU but is projected as a 3B in pro ball... Was hitting .443/474/679 (4th in hitting in Conference USA) with 5 HR & 21 RBI in 25 games when he was dismissed from the Pirate baseball squad in April for academic reasons... hit 14 HR for ECU in 2009...

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ROUND 35 (1060): Chris Anderson, RHP (Centennial HS - Blaine, MN)
R/R, 6'4, 215, 17 years old
COMMENT: Top HS prospect in Minnesota... Very raw... Has stamina problems... Throws 90-91 MPH fastball that projects to get better as he matures... Signed NLI with Jacksonville University... Will probably want way over-slot bonus to give up college ride...

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ROUND 36 (1090): Tyler Bremer, RHP (Yavapai JC)
R/R, 6'2, 210, 20 years old
COMMENT: JC Sophomore... Went 7-5 with a 2.90 ERA, allowing 78 hits and 46/101 BB/K in 90 IP for Roughriders in 2010... Spent freshman year at UC-Davis... Will transfer to Baylor if he does not sign with Cubs...

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ROUND 37 (1120): Chad Noble, C (Northwestern)
R/R, 6'1, 195, 22 years old
COMMENT: College Senior... Hit 354/388/475 with 2 HR & 24 RBI, 10 doubles, and 11/36 BB/K in 212 PA for Wildcats in 2010... Teammate and three-year college battery-mate of Cubs 11th round pick Eric Jokisch...

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ROUND 38 (1150): Jeremy Fitzgerald, RHP (Patrick Henry CC)
R/R, 6'0, 175, 19 years old
COMMENT: JC Freshman... Went 7-2 with a 3.88 ERA, 63 hits allowed and 21/80 BB/K in 65 IP for the Patriots in 2010...

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ROUND 39 (1180): Casey Lucchese, RHP (College of Charleston)
R/R, 6'4, 200, 21 years old
COMMENT: College Junior... Went 4-0 with 3.18 ERA, allowing 34 hits (.222 OBA) with 16/52 BB/K in 39 IP and 21 games (all in relief) for Cougars in 2010...

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ROUND 40 (1210): Brian Smith, LHP (St. Mary's Catholic SS - Pickering, Ontario)
L/L, 6'0, 17 years old
COMMENT: Member of Canadian Junior National Team... Throws 87-90 MPH fastball, with solid change and above-average curve... Will attend Volunteer State CC in Tennessee if he does not sign with Cubs...

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ROUND 41 (1240): Dallas Beeler, RHP (Oral Roberts U.)
R/R, 6'5, 215, 21 years old
COMMENT: Draft-eligible Sophomore...Went 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA, 23 hits allowed and 11/17 BB/K in 21 IP and 10 games (2 GS) for Golden Eagles in 2010...

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ROUND 42 (1270): Trey Nielsen, RHP (Skyline HS - Salt Lake City, UT)
R/R, 6'1, 190, 18 years old
COMMENT: Also plays 3B... Just started pitching this past season... Signed NLI with University of Utah where he hopes to play 3B and pitch... Father Scott pitched for the Yankees and White Sox in the 1980's...

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ROUND 43 (1300): Danny Winkler, RHP (Parkland JC)
R/R, 6'1, 190, 20 years old
COMMENT: JC Sophomore... Went 9-4 with a 3.11 ERA, 66 hits allowed and 38/81 BB/K in 81 IP (15 games) for the Cobras in 2010... Will transfer to Central Florida if he does not sign with Cubs...

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ROUND 44 (1330): Jake Rogers, 1B (St. Petersburg CC)
L/R, 6'6, 195, 20 years old
COMMENT: JC Sophomore... Also plays 3B-LF-RF... Was selected by Boston Red Sox in 29th round of 2008 draft but did not sign... Had signed NLI with Central Florida out of HS, but ended up at Chipola JC instead, before moving on to St. Petersburg CC... Hit .373 with 9 HR and 48 RBI with 19 doubles in 56 games for Titans in 2010...

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ROUND 45 (1360): Devon Austin, C (Couer D'Alene HS - Couer D'Alene, ID)
R/R, 6'1, 175, 18 years old
COMMENT: Gatorade 2010 Idaho High School Player of the Year... Hit .433 with 4 HR & 48 RBI and 17 SB for Vikings in 2010... Signed NLI with New Mexico State...

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ROUND 46 (1390): Jerad Eickhoff, RHP (Olney Central JC)
R/R, 6'4, 200, 19 years old
COMMENT: JC Freshman... Is presently pitching for Wisconsin Woodchucks in Northwoods League (a Summer collegiate league)

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ROUND 47 (1420): Clayton Crum, RHP (Klein HS - Harris County, TX)
R/R, 6'1, 190, 18 years old
COMMENT: Was rated one of the top junior pitchers in Texas HS baseball in 2009, but that was before he had TJS... Signed NLI with Ohio State...

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ROUND 48 (1450): Eric Paulson, 3B (Fremd HS - Palatine, IL)
R/R, 6'1, 185, 18 years old
COMMENT: Signed NLI with Bradley University...

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ROUND 49 (1480): Bryce Shafer, RHP (Valparaiso)
R/R, 6'0, 180, 21 years old
COMMENT: College Junior... Was #1 starter for the Crusaders in 2010... Went 7-4 with a 4.10 ERA in 19 games (16 GS), with 108 hits allowed (.263 OBA) and 51/121 BB/K in 105.1 IP

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ROUND 50 (1510): Eric Jagielo, SS (Downers Grove North HS - Downers Grove, IL)
L/R, 6'2, 195, 18 years old
COMMENT: Rawlings/Perfect Game High School Senior Pre-Season All-America Honorable Mention... Member of National Honor Society... Signed NLI with Notre Dame...

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That's all, folks!

Comments

ROUND 34 (1030): Dustin Harrington, 3B (East Carolina) R/R, 5'11, 160, 21 years old COMMENT: College Junior... Below-average runner and below-average defender, played SS at ECU but is projected as a 3B in pro ball... Was hitting .443/474/679 (4th in hitting in Conference USA) with 5 HR & 21 RBI in 25 games when he was dismissed from the Pirate baseball squad in April for academic reasons... hit 14 HR for ECU in 2009...
Looks like the Cubs just found their next left fielder.

AZ Phil, We have drafted 12 JC players so far. I don't remember us drafting that many JC's before. I am assuming that JC's might be easier to sign away from college commitments or are just cheaper in general. Looks to me as though the front office wanted to stay pretty cheap this year. That's just a guess of course. I did like the Reggie Golden pick. I have a friend in AL whose the Athletic Trainer for a HS that played Wetumpka. He said that Golden is lightning quick, and built like a truck. I don't think the Cubs draft enough guys like that. Some analyst said that Golden seemed to him like a TB Rays type of draftee. I see that as a positive. As far as Simpson goes, I simply say that only the Cubs could make that kind of splash. I hope the kid does really well, but you have to say wow to the pick. Wilken has a got to have a big pair to do that with our fan base. When the player drafted is shocked to picked, and Jim Callis of BA can't remember where the kid is from or what hand he is, you know it was off the grid.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

Just from my experience in Iowa, many high school kids will take the JC or CC route because they did not get recruited heavily enough from D-1 programs. This might be because they play for a small school or the area is not looked at closely by the schools, etc. A place like the University of Iowa, for example, which is a pretty bad D-1 baseball program, still only has about half of its roster comprised of native Iowa players. So that is only about 3 high school kids in the state each year who will get a chance to play there. Maybe a few more at Iowa State and Northern Iowa, but the reality is that a lot of talented kids get left out. I know one top player in large school Iowa HS back when I was playing who was recruited by Iowa to walk on and try out. He said he showed up and 23 of the 25 roster spots were already set aside for scholarship players. So he has 2 days of workouts to compete with 30 other guys for the remaining two spots. He didn't get one. And that was it. At that point, he had already been there for more than a semester, made friends, etc. Transferring at that point, just didn't make sense. So if you are someone who doesn't get recruited for D-1 but still has dreams of doing D-1 or perhaps beyond, you have two options. You could go the D-III route, but unless you put up ungodly numbers somehow, no one will hear of you and you will not be recruited by D-1 schools or scouted. It happens, but it is rare. People play D-III mostly for the fun of it, and have to balance baseball with classes. By choosing that route, you are basically signaling to others that this is as good as you think you can be. It's like you self-select out of the pool for recruiting/scouting. But junior colleges and community colleges are different. Many of those that have baseball programs are essentially feeder schools. You play and practice a lot (outside of NCAA rules), actual course commitments are nominal, and the coaches are well-connected with D-1 coaches and scouts. Most are 2-year institutions, so the whole point - either athletically or academically - is to transfer. I'm sure it varies around the country, but in Iowa anyway, that is who attends JCs and CCs to play baseball.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 1:58pm. My question ties in a bit with the JC thread for Phil or any of our knowledgeable commentors - can you elaborate on the frequency of the JC route for baseball players? Is it that they think they were under-appreciated or scouted in HS so they go to JC to build their credentials for a real school or MLB or is it that they're just too poor students to get into 4 year schools - or is it something else? =============================================== REAL NEAL: Some players go to a JC because they don't have the grades to get into a four-year college, some transfer to a JC after spending their freshman year at a four-year college while they look for another four-year school to transfer to, and some don't want to wait until they turn 21 to get drafted by an MLB team (JC players are eligible for the draft every year, and some get selected two or three times before finally agreeing to sign). It used to be that clubs retained the rights to JC draft picks for a full year (until the next Rule 4 Draft), allowing clubs to "Draft & Follow" their JC draft picks through an additional season before deciding whether to give the player the bonus he wants. (There were usually about two or three new players who would arrive at Fitch Park every May after signing with the Cubs as a "Draft & Follow"). But the Draft & Follow Rule was eliminated a couple of years ago, so now clubs have to decide by the August 15th deadline whether they want the JC player at the player's asking price. That's why it's kind of odd that Wilken decided to select so many JC players this year, since their value is considerably less now than was the case prior to the Draft & Follow Rule being eliminated,

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In reply to by Childersb3

Submitted by Childersb3 on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 1:34pm. AZ Phil, We have drafted 12 JC players so far. I don't remember us drafting that many JC's before. I am assuming that JC's might be easier to sign away from college commitments or are just cheaper in general. Looks to me as though the front office wanted to stay pretty cheap this year. That's just a guess of course. ======================================= CHILDERS: Some JC players are anxious to turn pro, while others have fairly strong commitments to transfer to a four-year school. They really aren't cheaper than any other type. In general, the easiest players to sign are college seniors, because they have very little leverage, so most of the best college players sign after their junior year. High school players are usually the toughest to sign, because they all have someplace they can go if they don't sign, even if it's a small NAIA college, or a Division 2 school, or a JC. That's why HS players get the best deals, why they can sometimes hold out for more money than they are actually worth based upon their performance on the field. It's not that unusual for a HS kid to get drafted in the 20's and then get "4th round money" to give up his college plans, even if all the club is buying is just risky long-term potential.

From Jim Callis' chat... http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/chat/2010/2610175.html Ty (Chicago): Hayden who? Please, please explain this to me, and to all Cubs fans. Thanks. Jim Callis: The Cubs saw Hayden Simpson throw 92-97 twice in four days at the D-II World Series, and they think he'll have four average or better pitches, love the makeup, believe he could move quickly. I don't think that was the consensus on him, but the Cubs saw him very well and were afraid another team with multiple picks might draft him before they could pick again. Stunned me, though. Dave (Chicago): How bad was the Cubs draft? Any reason to be excited about Reggie Golden? Jim Callis: Golden was one of the better athletes in the draft. I didn't mind Micah Gibbs in the third round, VG receiver and leader, should hit decently. They got a fine pair of in-state sleepers in Eric Jokisch (11th) and Ryan Hartman (16th). Matt Stites (33rd) is one of my favorite third-day picks so far. Boomer (Chicago): So, Hayden Simpson, he was Tim Wilken's "Best Player Available" and was just afraid he'd be gone by round 2....right? As long as the Cubs drafted "BPA" I'm going to give Wilken the benefit of the doubt. Jim Callis: That is the case yet. Wilken said he had lost a couple of guys in the last couple of drafts and didn't want to take the chance this year. This was not a signability pick. I think that's all for Cubs questions.

Virtually everyone on twitter: Cubs recalled Chad Tracy from Triple-A and placed Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day DL (retroactive to June 8) with a left thumb contusion. Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan has a broken thumb, I wonder who will get off the dl first

HAWKS!!! What an incredible game. I can only imaging how I would feel if the Cubs win the big one. Roenick broke down on camera on the National broadcast during the wrap. He is Hawk through-and-through. Too bad Rocky's dad couldn't see the light.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Fuck Rocky's dad. If he was still alive, Toews would've probably hoisted the Cup last night for a different team. If he never owned the team in the first place, I'd still be a Hawks fan. I admit, I rooted against them to win. But now that they're the champs, it doesn't excuse the fact that Hossa is a scumbag and Bill Wirtz was the worst owner in NHL history (something like the worst 3B in Cubs history). It's good for the city. I'm happy for the people and most of the team. But seriously, Bill Wirtz was a motherfucker and didn't deserve to see this happen, and luckily never would have if he were still alive today.

I thought you were talking about Rocky Balboa's dad. :) --- nothing like going on a sly tangent... http://www.page2live.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/stallone2-300x268.j…
Sylvester Stallone was a difficult birth, yanked from his mother's womb by a doctor's forceps that severed a facial nerve.
His father, a beautician, moved the family to Washington DC, where he opened a beauty school. His mother, a flamboyant woman who has become something of a celebrity in her own right, opened a women's gymnasium in 1952, called Barbella's. They divorced when Stallone was 11, and he was later sent to a special high school for "troubled kids," where he was voted "most likely to end up in the electric chair".
http://www.nndb.com/people/761/000023692/

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  • 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).