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40-Man Roster Info

40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 





Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Cubs 2010 AZ Instructional League - Final Stats

Here are the FINAL unofficial statistics for the Cubs AZ Instructional League team. (There is no Official Scorer at Instructs games, so the stats are not official).

2010 Cubs AZ Instructional League record: 7-9-4 (20 GAMES)

* Bats or throws left
* Bats both

POSITION PLAYERS:

Slash line = AVG/OBP/SLUG

CATCHERS:

* Sergio Burruel (age 19) - 2010 at AZL Cubs (2009 19th Round - Trevor Browne HS - Phoenix, AZ)
144/343/185
13 GAMES – 35 PA (4-27, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 7 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 2 GIDP, 1 PO)
DEFENSE: 3-5 CS (60%), 1 E, 0 PB

# Micah Gibbs (age 22) - 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 3rd Round - LSU)
194/356/308
13 GAMES – 45 PA (7-36, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 8 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP)
DEFENSE: 7-10 CS (70%), 0 E, 0 PB

Max Kwan (age 23) – Pro debut (2010 NDFA - U. of Washington)
185/258/222
14 GAMES – 31 PA (5-27, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB, 13 K, 1 HBP, 1 SH, 1 CS, 1 PO)
DEFENSE: 0-6 CS (0%), 1 E, 1 PB

Chad Noble (age 22) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 37th Round - Northwestern)
250/500/250
3 GAMES – 6 PA (1-4, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K)
DEFENSE: 0-1 CS (0%), 0 E, 0 PB

# Engel Santana (age 21) – U. S. debut - 2010 at DSL Cubs #1 (2010 FA - Dominican Republic)
167/200/167
9 GAMES – 20 PA (3-18, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SF)
DEFENSE: 1-3 CS (33%), 1 E, 4 PB

INFIELDERS:

Gioskar Amaya (age 17) – U. S. debut – 2010 at DSL Cubs #1 (2010 FA - Venezuela)
282/293/411
16 GAMES – 41 PA (11-39, 1 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB, 12 K, 2 GIDP, 1 SH)
DEFENSE (2B, 3B, SS): 1 E

* Justin Bour (age 22) – 2010 at Peoria (2009 25th Round - George Mason U.)
289/317/342
13 GAMES – 41 PA (11-38, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K, 2 GIDP, 1 HBP, 1 SF)
DEFENSE (1B): 1 E

Willson Contreras (age 18) – U. S. debut – 2010 at DSL Cubs #2 (2009 FA - Venezuela)
219/264/375
14 GAMES - 34 PA (7-32, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP, 1 GIDP)
DEFENSE (3B-2B-1B): 2 E

* Ryan Cuneo (age 22) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 20th Round - U. of Delaware)
195/350/361
16 GAMES – 46 PA (7-36, 4 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 7 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP, 1 SF)
DEFENSE: (1B-LF-3B): 1 E

* Pin-Chieh Chen ( age 19) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2009 FA - Taiwan)
000/286/000
4 GAMES – 7 PA (0-5, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 0 SB, 1 CS)
DEFENSE (2B): 0 E

* Wes Darvill (age 19) – 2010 at Boise & AZL Cubs (2009 5th Round - Canadian Junior National Team)
000/154/000
5 GAMES – 13 PA (0-11, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SB, 0 CS)
DEFENSE (SS-2B): 0 E

Dustin Geiger (age 18) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2010 24th Round - Merritt Island HS - Brevard County, FL)
152/257/182
15 GAMES – 39 PA (5-33, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 9 K, 2 HBP, 1 SF, 2 SB, 1 CS)
DEFENSE (3B-1B): 8 E

# Marco Hernandez (age 18) – U. S. debut – 2010 at DSL Cubs #2 & DSL Cubs #1 (2010 FA - Dominican Republic)
250/275/278
14 GAMES – 40 PA (9-36, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SH, 1 SF, 0 SB, 1 CS, 2 PO)
DEFENSE (SS-2B): 4 E

* Hak-Ju Lee (age 19) – 2010 at Peoria (2008 FA - South Korea)
294/368/383
11 GAMES - 38 PA (10-34, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 GIDP, 3 SB, 1 CS, 1 PO)
DEFENSE (SS): 0 E

Josh Vitters (age 21) – 2010 at Daytona & Tennessee (2007 1st round - Cypress HS - Cypress, CA)
333/300/444
3 GAMES – 10 PA (3-9, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 SF)
DEFENSE (3B-1B): 0 E

* Logan Watkins (age 21) – 2010 at Peoria (2008 21st Round - Goddard HS - Goddard, KS)
231/324/308
12 GAMES – 34 PA (6-26, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP, 1 GIDP, 3 SH, 1 SB, 0 CS, 1 PO)
DEFENSE (2B-CF): 1 E

OUTFIELDERS

* Delbis Arcila (age 17) – U. S. debut – 2010 at DSL Cubs #2 & DSL Cubs #1 (2010 FA - Venezuela)
084/214/125
9 GAMES – 28 PA (2-24, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 HBP)
DEFENSE (LF-RF): 0 E, 0 ASSISTS

Xavier Batista (age 18) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2009 FA - Dominican Republic)
225/326/375
15 GAMES – 46 PA (9-40, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 5 BB, 14 K, 1 HBP, 1 SB, 1 CS)
DEFENSE (RF-LF): 0 E, 2 ASSISTS

Evan Crawford (age 22) – 2010 at Augusta & Daytona (SF Giants 2009 9th Round - Indiana U.)
385/400/641
10 GAMES – 40 PA (15-39, 4 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 8 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 4 SB, 1 CS)
DEFENSE (CF-RF): 0 E, 0 ASSISTS

Reggie Golden (age19) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2010 2nd Round - Wetumpka HS - Wetumpka, AL)
263/364/500
14 GAMES – 44 PA (10-38, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 R, 5 BB, 14 K, 1 HBP, 1 SB, 3 CS, 1 PO)
DEFENSE (RF-CF-LF): 3 E, 2 ASSISTS

Jae-Hoon Ha (age 19) – 2010 at Peoria (2008 FA - South Korea)
313/303/563
9 GAMES – 33 PA (10-32, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 GIDP, 1 SF, 5 SB, 0 CS)
DEFENSE (CF-RF): 0 E, 1 ASSIST

Chris Huseby (age 22) – ex-RHP – 2010 at Daytona (RHP) & Boise (OF) - (2006 11th Round - Martin County HS - Stuart, FL)
179/214/205
15 GAMES – 42 PA (7-39, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 16 K, 1 HBP, 1 SF)
DEFENSE (LF-RF): 1 E, 0 ASSISTS

* Kyung-Min Na (age 18) – 2010 at Boise (2009 FA - South Korea)
PINCH-RUNNER
1 GAME

# Oliver Zapata (age 18) – U. S. debut - 2010 at DSL Cubs #1 (2010 FA - Domincan Republic)
371/439/572
16 GAMES – 41 PA (13-35, 2 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB, 9 K, 1 SH, 1 SB, 0 CS)
DEFENSE (RF-CF-LF): 3 E, 2 ASSISTS

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PITCHERS:

* Hunter Ackerman (age 19) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2010 4th Round - Louisburg JC)
8.00 ERA - 2.00 WHIP - .381 Opp BA
9.0 IP, 16 H, 8 R (8 ER), 2 BB, 8 K, 3 WP, 1 GIDP, 12/7 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (0 GS), 1 E

* Brent Ebinger (age 22) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 32nd Round - Lambuth U.)
6.35 ERA – 1.59 WHIP - .261 Opp BA
5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 5/8 GO/FO, 3 GAMES (2 GS)

Dustin Fitzgerald (age 20) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 19th Round - Hill JC)
7.45 ERA – 1.55 WHIP - .317 Opp BA
9.2 IP, 13 H, 8 R (8 ER), 2 BB, 5 K, 1 GIDP, 11/12 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (1 GS)

* Cam Greathouse (age 20) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 8th Round - Gulf Coast CC)
10.13 ERA – 2.25 WHIP - .364 Opp BA
5.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R (6 ER), 4 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 2 GIDP, 2 BALK, 10/0 GO/FO, 3 GAMES (1 GS)

* Casey Harman (age 21) – Pro debut (2010 29th Round - Clemson)
8.64 ERA – 2.04 WHIP - .359 Opp BA
8.1 IP, 14 H, 8 R (8 ER), 3 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 2 PO, 3/7 GO/FO, 7 GAMES (0 GS)

Ryan Hartman (age 18) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2010 16th Round - Mt Zion HS -Mt. Zion, IL)
4.82 ERA – 1.18 WHIP - .212 Opp BA
9.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2 GIDP, 1 BALK, 9/12GO/FO, 5 GAMES (0 GS)

Jin-Yeong Kim (age 18) – Pro debut (2010 FA - South Korea)
7.20 ERA – 1.30 WHIP - .286 Opp BA
10.0 IP, 12 H, 8 R (8 ER), 1 BB, 12 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 8/8 GO/FO, 4 GAMES (3 GS)

Aaron Kurcz (age 20) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 10th Round - College of Southern Nevada)
0.77 ERA – 0.43 WHIP - .079 Opp BA
11.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 20 K, 6/8 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (3 GS)

Luis Liria (age 20) – 2010 at Boise & Peoria (2007 FA - Dominican Republic) 
5.79 ERA – 1.61 WHIP - .282 Opp BA
9.1 IP, 11 H, 8 R (6 ER), 4 BB, 10 K, 2 HR, 1 WP, 12/6 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (0 GS), 1 E

Matt Loosen (age 21) – 2010 at AZL Cubs & Boise (2010 23rd Round - Jacksonville U.)
1.23 ERA – 1.36 WHIP - .276 Opp BA
7.1 IP, 8 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 GIDP, 4/8 GO/FO, 4 GAMES (2 GS)

Robinson Lopez (age 19) – 2010 at Rome & Peoria (Atlanta Braves 2008 FA - Dominican Republic)
3.60 ERA – 1.40 WHIP - .211 Opp BA
5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 3 K, 1 PO, 6/4 GO/FO, 3 GAMES (2 GS)

* Jeff Lorick (age 22) – 2010 at Rome, Myrtle Beach, and Peoria (Atlanta Braves 2009 20th Round - U. of Virginia)
1.74 ERA – 0.87 WHIP - .189 Opp BA
10.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 15/8 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (3 GS)

Tarlandus Mitchell (age 20) – 2010 at Boise (2008 22nd Round - Alto HS - Alto, TX)
5.73 ERA – 1.64 WHIP - .250 Opp BA
11.0 IP, 11 H, 9 R (7 ER), 7 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 1 BALK, 18/4 GO/FO, 6 GAMES (0 GS)

Amaury Paulino (age 19) – U. S. debut – 2010 at DSL Cubs #2 & DSL Cubs #1 (2009 FA - Dominican Republic)
6.00 ERA – 1.83 WHIP - .273 Opp BA
6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R (4 ER), 5 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 2 GIDP, 1 PO, 9/3 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (0 GS)

Starling Peralta (age 19) – U. S. debut – 2010 at DSL Cubs #2 & DSL Cubs #1 (2008 FA - Dominican Republic) 
4.15 ERA – 1.15 WHIP - .265 Opp BA
8.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R (4 ER), 1 BB, 10 K, 2 HR, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 8/6 GO/FO, 6 GAMES (0 GS)

Austin Reed (age 18) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2010 12th Round - Rancho Cucamonga HS - Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
1.86 ERA – 0.93 WHIP - .235 Opp BA
9.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, 1 GIDP, 6/11 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (1 GS)

Kevin Rhoderick (age 22) – Pro debut (2010 9th Round - Oregon State)
2.57 ERA – 1.71 WHIP - .240 Opp BA
7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 6 BB, 10 K, 2 GIDP, 9/2 GO/FO, 7 GAMES (0 GS)

Jhon Rodriguez (age 20) – 2010 at AZL Cubs (2008 FA - Venezuela)
4.50 ERA – 1.60 WHIP – 317 Opp BA
10.0 IP, 13 H, 6 R (5 ER), 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 2 GIDP, 1 PO, 14/6 GO/FO, 4 GAMES (0 GS)

* Brian Smith (age 17) – Pro debut (2010 40th Round- Canadian Junior National Team)
30.00 ERA – 4.33 WHIP - .527 Opp BA
3.0 IP, 10 H, 12 R (10 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 3 WP, 1 BALK, 3/2 GO/FO, 4 GAMES (0 GS)

Alvaro Sosa (age 24) – ex-C – 2010 at Boise & AZL Cubs (2004 FA - Dominican Republic)
5.06 ERA – 1.59 WHIP - .304 Opp BA
10.2 IP, 14 H, 6 R (6 ER), 3 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, 2 HBP, 10/15 GO/FO, 6 GAMES (1 GS)

Charles Thomas (age 22) - ex-3B – 2010 at Peoria (3B) and AZL Cubs (RHP) - (2009 10th Round - Edward Waters College)
1.50 ERA – 0.67 WHIP - .143 Opp BA
6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/11 GO/FO, 5 GAMES (0 GS)

Ben Wells (age 18) – Pro debut (2010 7th Round - Bryant HS - Bryant, AR)
0.00 ERA – 0.55 WHIP - .120 Opp BA
7.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 BALK, 6/7 GO/FO, 4 GAMES (2 GS)

Comments

I assume there's a few Simpsons fans around here. I finally got around to cueing up the MoneyBart episode from last week ... not a bad spotlight for sabermetrics. The "money" quote, courtesy of Moe: “The only thing I know about strategy is that whatever the manager does, it’s wrong. Unless it works, in that case he’s a button-pusher.”

I'm a Sandberg fan, but why do people keep exaggerating his success in the minors? Here is Phil Rogers a couple of hours ago:
Sandberg . . . has earned the job with his combination of a Hall of Fame standing and four successful years managing in the Cubs' system
How successful was Sandberg's second year at Peoria, when they ended up 60-78? How hard is it to look this stuff up? As I noted once before, at the end of four seasons as manager in the Cub minors, Sandberg was seven games over .500. Quade was eleven over in 5-6 weeks! And Quade was managing the not-so-hot Cubs in the major leagues. According to Rogers, by the way, "Wedge has been telling his confidantes that Jim Hendry was going to hire him to manage the Cubs if Joe Girardi wasn't available."

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

let's try apples to apples at least Quade's minor league record: 1985 56-82 (A ball, Pirates) 1986 54-84 (A Ball, Pirates) 1989 74-59 (A Ball, Expos) 1990 56-80 (A Ball, Expos) 1991 87-53 (AA, Expos - Minor League Manager of the Year) 1992 78-59 (AA, Expos) 1993 73-59 (AAA, Expos - Minor League Manager of the Year) 1994 62-80 (AAA, Phillies) 1995 70-72 (AAA, Phillies) 1996 77-61 (A ball, Athletics - League Champions) 1997 77-62 (AA, Athletics) 1998 76-67 (AAA, Athletics) 1999 84-58 (AAA, won AAA championship) 2003 70-72 (AAA, Cubs) 2004 79-64 (AAA, Cubs) 2005 64-75 (AAA, Cubs) 2006 76-68 (AAA, Cubs - lost tiebreaker and didn't make playoffs) 1213 - 1155 (.512%) (hope my math is right) Sandberg 2007 71-68 (A), tied for 1st place in 2nd half but lost tiebreaker 2008 60-78 (A), finished 7th in both halves 2009 71-69 (AA), won 2nd half and first round of playoffs, lost in finals 2010 82-62 (AAA), lost tiebreaker and didn't make playoffs, named PCL Manager of Year 284-277 (.506%)

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In reply to by big_lowitzki

When Sandberg is involved in "the big game"--as, for example, when a playoff berth is at stake--I'd be happy if he just hung around past the second inning. Right now I'm rooting for the Yankees to finish up their season, one way or another, as quickly as possible. If, as likely, it comes down to Sandberg and Quade, I will probably be disappointed if Quade gets the nod, but not because he isn't a better big-league manager right now. I take what Quade did with the Cubs seriously. Wins don't just happen. Real Neal told us a long time ago that Piniella was incompetent; but Quade proved it.

OF Brandon Guyer at 360/429/520 with one HR and one double so far in Venezuela (six games), while teammate 3B Marquez Smith is at 174/240/391 with one HR and two doubles. Guyer is a lock to get added to the 40-man roster by the 11/20 deadline, but Marquez Smith is on the bubble and probably will need a strong showing in the VWL to get a slot on the 40. RHP Kyle Smit (a long-shot candidate to get added to the 40) has pitched well in his first two outings with the Mesa Solar Sox in the AFL (four innings of shutout ball, allowing two hits and a walk with four strikeouts). Smit was one of the players acquired by the Cubs from the Dodgers in July for Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot.

WSCR just announced its Mike Quade with a 2 year contract. Press conference at 3pm Chicago time today.

sandberg on espn 1000 no bench job offer digesting all of it now next job will be mlb manager not thinking about aaa job for next year, will listen on all calls probably not heading back to cubs interviewed by ricketts,bush and kinney ugh

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion