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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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Game 140 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (3 of 3)

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SP *Randy Wolf
SP Ryan Dempster

8-11, 4.73, 134 K, 64 BB, 158 IP

15-5, 2.95, 160 K, 69 BB, 176.2 IP
       
CF
*Michael Bourn LF
Alfonso Soriano
LF
Ty Wigginton SS Ryan Theriot
SS Miguel Tejada
1B
Derrek Lee
1B #Lance Berkman
3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B
#Geoff Blum
C Geovany Soto
RF
Hunter Pence
RF Mark DeRosa
2B
*David Newhan CF
Reed Johnson
C
Humberto Quintero 2B Ronny Cedeno
P *Randy Wolf
P Ryan Dempster

 

Please.Win.This.Game.

Some stuff you may have missed in the comments or previous posts...

- Sean Marshall will take Zambrano's spot in the rotation on Sunday. Z did see the doctor today and was scheduled for an MRI, but for some reason did not show up for the MRI. It's been rescheduled for tomorrow.

- Kevin Hart has been called up.

- The Brewers already lost 9-2 this afternoon. 

- Lou says Rich Harden is experiencing shoulder discomfort; although Hendry and Harden insist nothing is wrong at all.

- Iowa and Daytona start their playoff series tonight. Daytona was supposed to start yesterday and was down 4-0 early, but the game ended up being rained out before becoming official.

Comments

"He was supposed to take an MRI today, but he didn't," Piniella said. "It was available to him." mark prior approves.

it's obviously being implied that he's getting an MRI of his right shoulder, but we might be surprised that it could be an MRI of his neck or his elbow. Particularly since he had an MRI-arthrogram of his right shoulder in June (which is the most informative diagnostic testing short of a shoulder arthroscopy). The MRI can image various body parts so saying he's getting an MRI is like saying it will be 80 degrees tomorrow without saying where. I hate this minimal disclosure stuff when it comes to baseball players. "it's a shoulder" --Dave Wannestadt

All righty lineup....even against a lefty, I'm never sure how wise that is. A win would be really, really, nice here. Brewers I'm sure looking forward to getting on track at home beating up on the Padres and Reds, while we are on the road in Cincy and STL.

2-1 in the third, Iowa up 1-0 in the 2nd. Game time.

As difficult as this current losing streak has been to take, it's kind of funny how the magic numbers have continued to go down in the middle of it. Brewers fans must be banging their heads against the wall because they've also run into a hot team and haven't gained much ground. Brewers get swept by the Mets 6-2. Phillies losing to the Nats 9-5 in the 9th. So the magic number for the division goes to 18 and the number for the playoffs could go to 14

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In reply to by 10man

19 already takes into account Brewers loss. So assuming no 9th inning miracle, Magic numbers will be 19 and 14. But, at the moment I don't care about magic numbers...this was a great opportunity to bury the Brewers ahead of a long tough roadtrip...Cubs didn't do it, they've been playing crappy baseball, and we have major injury concerns to boot. If I were the Brewers, I'd feel preety good about taking on the Mets and not losing any ground with 13 games remaining against the Reds/Padres and Pirates.

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In reply to by 10man

Doesn't anybody want to be in the playoffs? - Phils lose 2 of 3 to Nats. - Brewers swept at home. - Cards give up 2 in the ninth to lose. - Cubs swept (and shut out twice) at home by the Carlos Lee-less Astros. A complete game shutout by Randy Wolf? Very funny if it weren't so tragically sad. One thing is obvious -- the patsy August schedule artificially inflated everyone's opinion of this team. ESPN called them the favorites to win the WS, and Eric Karros said Saturday on FOX: "I don't see a single weakness in this team". Look again, Eric. Amazing how quickly things change: Five games ago, 95 wins seemed like a lock (only had to go 10-17!) Now, given the schedule and the way they are playing, it seems like a stretch. Tomorrow's off-day is going to seem very, very long.

I'm curious for those of you who saw Cedeno thrown out at home? (you can see it on MLB.com gameday). It looked like a close play, and maybe the catcher missed him. But I'm curious: Catchers can block the plate obviously, but Quintero actually kicked out his leg and more or less tripped or attempted to trip Cedeno. Is that legal? It's one thing to block the plate but seems another to kick out at a runner out of your path.

also I get the feeling Lou might be wishing he bunted with Soriano (or put in someone who could bunt last night) in the 10th inning with runners on 1st and 2nd and nobody out. The overall cub performance these last five days has been rough, but last night was a disaster in both player performance and manager decision making. And I'm a BIG Lou fan . . .

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In reply to by superjimmer

Still say the DPLee AB in the 8th last night was the back-breaker. You would think a veteran would have more of a clue than to bail out an imploding pitcher (who just walked the bases loaded and walked the previous hitter on 4 straight) by swinging at a 1-0 pitch that is low in the zone. The Cubs still haven't recovered. Get a ball you can hit in the air, dummy. You were ahead in the count. That really, really reminded me of the old clueless Cubbery. Also agree they should have bunted in the 10th. They needed one run, not 3.

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In reply to by billybucks

bucks, that's a perfect description of what bothered me about DLee's atbat. So many things wrong with it. One: make the pitcher get a pitch over the plate. Two: Why swing at low ball when you need a ball in the air. Three: Don't act desperate when the pitcher is in trouble. that said I felt like Lou had his worst game of the season: Howry: WHy? he should be our long relief in a blowout guy.And we're on a losing streak. Rookie McGehee: 1st at bat of season pinch hitting in 9th - of course he's gonna strike out Kerry Wood: 2 innings? Closers never excels in tied games DLee: Why not have take sign on? Soriano: bunt the damn ball. we're struggling and need a win. 2 on nobody out. already had hard night. end the game.

Cubs just got dominated by Randy Wolf. 2-5 homestand. Losing late in all 7 games. scored 3 or less in 5 of 7 games. Hopefully a day off does them some good. Bad, bad, baseball.

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In reply to by 10man

10man- I really, really hope you are right, and think you probably are. Worried, though, that pressure is getting to them. Lou getting snippy with the media isn't helping. For the superstitious among us -- Cubs are 0-5 since the Trib starting putting the magic number on the front page of the sports section. Like the SI and Madden curses, probaly nothing to it, but, still...5 straight at home? I really hate losing to the astros -- they alwys seem to laugh and celebrate more than other teams when they beat the Cubs.

count me in on the hoffpauer sighting lets get him some at bats in cincinnati lee needs sometime off the cubs are hiding something about carlos you pay the guy how many million a year my guess is he was seeing a docter in (alabama maybe) hope not but? i also think we could be surprised by what marshall does starting. wow and how about reed johnson has sucked recently i bet felix pie could of done better at bat this homestand,and that is definately a low blow to johnson

In Marshall's defense - what they're asking him to do - start once every two or three weeks and then come out of the bullpen for a couple of innings a week is not an easy task. One might have hoped that the mentally and apparently physically challenged Rich Hill might have been able to escape his straightjacket by Labot Day but... no.

besides our magic numbers going down today...Iowa and Daytona both won their playoff games.

Daytona's 6-run 8th inning that helped them to a 10-9 win:

Daytona Top 8th

  • Pitcher Change: Pete Parise replaces Samuel Freeman.
  • Ty Wright reaches on throwing error by third baseman Brian Cartie. Ty Wright to 2nd.
  • With Marquez Smith batting, passed ball by Paul Vazquez, Ty Wright to 3rd.
  • Marquez Smith reaches on fielding error by shortstop Pete Kozma. Ty Wright scores.
  • Steve Clevenger grounds out, second baseman Oliver Marmol to first baseman Matthew Arburr. Marquez Smith to 2nd.
  • Russ Canzler grounds out, third baseman Brian Cartie to first baseman Matthew Arburr.
  • Ryan Harvey singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Henley. Marquez Smith scores.
  • Jonathan Mota hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan Harvey to 3rd.
  • Darwin Barney singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brian Cartie. Ryan Harvey scores. Jonathan Mota to 3rd.
  • Tony Thomas singles on a pop up to pitcher Pete Parise. Jonathan Mota scores. Darwin Barney to 2nd.
  • Pitcher Change: Davis Bilardello replaces Pete Parise.
  • James Adduci walks. Darwin Barney to 3rd. Tony Thomas to 2nd.
  • Pitcher Change: Wayne Daman replaces Davis Bilardello.
  • Ty Wright singles on a line drive to right fielder Luke Gorsett. Darwin Barney scores. Tony Thomas scores. James Adduci to 3rd.
  • Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Blake Lalli replaces Marquez Smith.
  • Blake Lalli grounds out, first baseman Matthew Arburr to pitcher Wayne Daman.

 

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In reply to by Rob G.

And Rocky Roquet Came up from Double A Only to face Max Ramirez He said 'Rocky' you've met your match He said 'No Max, you'll never scratch A hit, no matter what your manager says'

Recent comments

  • 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.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • 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.