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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

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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
 




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Submitted by Arizona Phil on
99% of the precincts in Mesa have now reported:

Prop 420 - 63% YES.

So the Cubs WILL be staying in Mesa, and a new Spring Training & Minor League HQ and "Wrigleyvile West" will be built at Riverview Park.

Somewhere Two Ton Baker is riding the Bobs and laughing his ass off.    

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Submitted by navigator on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:16 pm

Cubs supporters gathered at the Hilton Phoenix East Mesa Hotel to watch election results come in, munching on Chicago-style deep dish pizza flown in from the Windy City.
Typical Ricketts. Did it not cross anyone's mind to maybe get the pizza locally? Believe it or not there are Chicagoans there making pie.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:34 pm

Submitted by John Beasley on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 12:25pm. Right, Navigator. Another example of Hendry and Wilken not scouting for talent in the local market, right? ============================================== JOHN B: I don't know about Ricketts, but I think I can say without any risk of contradiction that Hendry and the other members of the Cubs front office know (probably within two) how many restaurants there are in Mesa, where they are located, what's on the menu, and what the special is tonight.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:30 pm

"Rays declined RHP Dan Wheeler's $4 million option for 2011." oookay. seems like a good enough deal to me considering TB is only on the hook for 1 year. ...and he has a 1m buyout. wonder if he's sore/injured? weird.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:19 am

As far as I can tell, everything seems to be working. Let me know if there are any problems.

Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:41 am

Shit like this gives me heartburn. http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5761615 Jeter, I guarantee if you were to get Dye'd out of baseball this winter, the Yankees would show up for spring training as favorites to make the playoffs, and the only people who would take notice would be some of your close teammates and hundreds of media assholes. Fans? Yeah, for a while, until your replacement got to a ball in the hole. Glad to see NY is going to con itself into paying too much money for overvalued FA's once again.

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:27 am

Jeter, I guarantee if you were to get Dye'd out of baseball this winter, the Yankees would show up for spring training as favorites to make the playoffs, and the only people who would take notice would be some of your close teammates and hundreds of media assholes. Fans? Yeah, for a while, until your replacement got to a ball in the hole. Sorry... but this is bullshit. As much as I don't like Jeter, and as much as I think that he is overrated as a player, there is no question that he is an institution among Yankees fans. The guy has been the fact of the Yankees for years, and fans will be livid if Jeter is no longer there.

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Submitted by Seamhead on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:25 pm

For what it's worth, here is the assessment of Wood from the Yanks' beat writer on FoxSports.com: "RHP Kerry Wood was a lethal weapon in the bullpen for the Yankees after being acquired at the trade deadline, allowing two runs in 24 appearances as the team's primary setup man. The Yankees declined their $11 million option for 2011 on Wood, who will likely land a closer job with another team this winter."

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:01 pm

yeah, but i don't think ishikawa is on the cubs radar...or uribe. adam dunn is the only FA bat besides werth on a near-top-tier of talent. the only thing people wanting dunn have going for them is NYY/BOS are probably not going to go bidding for them. i guess another thing is anyone wanting SP will have to spend more than they should because of the thin market. i'm waiting for hendry to tip his hand rather than a sentence in an article not based on a quote, myself.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:33 pm

So, penciling in 40HR's and near 100RBI every year is not good enough? I agree, though, that with "Wild-Man" Castro and bottom-of-the-pack A-Ram on the left side of the infield, having ADunn at first base will be an adventure. I believe the Cubs are going to go after him. You are making a deal with the devil. But, then again, none of the FA's wield a bat like Dunn. There's always the Hoff (ducks!).

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:25 pm

He's shown no dip at this point. He's likely only getting a 3-4 year deal. So all you are banking on is him maintaining his current levels for age 31-33/34 seasons. I'd say he's a better bet during that time than ANYONE on this current cubs roster. I really don't understand why there would be any opposition?

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:41 pm

i'd be all for a 3 year deal...a 4 year if the loot is decently cheap. it's hard to handicap his situation, though. he's the #1 power bat on the market, but his only position is 1st and that is debatable. it helps that bos/nyy shouldn't be getting into the bidding for his services, though. it probably doesn't help the FA market is littered with B-tier 1st baseman who should come cheap on the gamble. i wouldn't be surprised to see glaus/berkman/pena or even dlee.

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Submitted by Tony S. on Sun, 11/07/2010 - 11:26 pm

The limiting thing (again, and finally) is $$. Ricketts is pulling the purse strings tighter and telling JH to f'n figure it out, that's what he gets paid for. I think it's very interesting, and fun to watch. I don't think the Cubs are even bothering to talk Dunn. I think the Nick Johnson thing sounds more right, or maybe Pena cheap. I think this year we see Hendry get creative or get fired.

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:30 pm

He's a better hitter, and will likely make less than either Lee or Rammy did in 2010. His defense at First was almost average by all metrics. So costing 2 games in the field jargon is straight hyperbole. Reggie Jackson and Fred McGriff had the same hitting skills. Their teams were thrilled to have their age 31-34 productions in the lineups.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:31 am

Aaron, outright lies or ignorance? 1. The metrics don't take into account catching throws and three runs below replacement is not three runs below average. 2. For his career McGriff was a .284 hitter. Without his decline phase Dunn is .250 hitter. McGriff's most simliar season to Dunn's 2010 was his age 38 season.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:00 am

Batting average is relevant to the discussion of how Dunn will age. "There is an old adage in baseball that walking is an old man's skill. The hypothesis is that as players get older, they need to "learn" to walk more in order to compensate deteriorating abilities to get on base vis a vis hitting." http://gameofinches.blogspot.com/2009/11/is-walking-in-baseball-old-man… Dunn walks a lot. Is this because pitchers fear him and give him little to hit? Is it because Dunn doesn't make a lot of contact, but is able to compensate by taking walks and hitting the ball really hard when he does. I am sure it is a little from column A and a little from column B, but if it is more A he will age well, if it is more B he will not. His low batting average implies more B.

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:17 am

It's pure speculation though Rob. Even if Dunn slipped from a 900+ OPS guy to an 850 OPS guy over the 3-4 years. Would that still not have value? Each player is their own individual case study. Just because random guy x faded out at 33, doesn't have anything to do with player z. For every Vaughn there is a McGriff.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:39 am

If you are saying that no one can predict the future with 100% accuracy you are correct, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to make predictions as accurately as we can based upon the information we have. I believe where we disagree is that I think in 2011 the Cubs will be worse than you do, and I think that Dunn will decline faster. Thus, I would not spend a lot of money on him or give him a lot of years. My crystal ball tells me that over the next couple of seasons the Cubs minor league system should generate some major league ready talent and that they will have greater payroll flexibility. Thus, I would not make a big splash in free agency in 2010/2011. Instead, I would move our expiring contracts to contenders while using our large market budget to take on salary dumps. If our farm system does produce and/or we make good trades, I would then move to acquire free agents in the coming off seasons.

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:24 pm

That is completely fair. I do think we can be a contender in 2011. Just going to take a huge bat and a bit of luck. I'd be completely fine if Dunn is the ONLY addition in 2011. I just don't think the minor league system can produce players fast enough for us to be sustained by it as an organization. Coupled with the fact that our athlete heavy drafting has left us with ZERO power bats anywhere in this system. That is why I'm in favor of Dunn. Someone who can anchor the lineup and fill First over the next 3-4 years. I think he'd be the best free agent bet that Hendry would have ever made. Though opinions are prone to vary.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:12 pm

Do you think Billy Butler and Mark Teixera were $14 million players last year? Those are the two first basemen that came in around 850 OPS. Aubrey Huff, who could be had for less money and on a shorter deal had a .891 OPS (Dunn was .892). I'd take Dunn over him in 2011, but I'd take nothing over a $14 million Dunn in 2012- 2014. What if Dunn prevents us from signing Adrian Gonzalez?

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:05 pm

It's nice to know that Ricketts is running the Cubs as if we are the Pirates. Shopping for bargain bin junk. May I point out that Nick Johnson is a white Milton Bradley in every way but crazy. Similar injury history, similar mediocre production, similar high OBP with poor SLG. And I'm sure Jimbo will take him out for dinner before signing him. Nick Johnson is not the middle of the order hitter the lineup needs, even if healthy. Laroche makes more sense, even on a budget. At least with Laroche you know what you're getting, he's consistently avg. at his position or slightly above average.

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Submitted by Tony S. on Sun, 11/07/2010 - 11:34 pm

Agree on Laroche vs. Johnson. I think they're definitely going bargain basement this year, and I don't blame them. If I'm Ricketts, I see the number-f'n-one payroll in the NL last year got me fifth place in my division. Time to try a new tack. There are plenty of other teams that figure out how to compete with a lot less money. If Hendry works for me, I tell him to start figuring it f'n out. The theory is essentially rebuilding the org from the bottom. Guarantee, unless the Cubs look like the team to win it all in 2011, Aram doesn't make it past 7/31 with the Cubs (unless he's hurt). If he's having a career/contract year, they'll trade him to "stock the system". If Hendry can't make it work within Ricketts' constraints, he will be replaced.

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:34 pm

A day passes and Cubs Convention tickets are still available. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they sell out in 15 minutes last year?

Submitted by Mike Vail on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:16 pm

RIP Sparky Anderson. As a Cubs fan, I could appreciate his humility and his "hook." Wonderful man and baseball man. Condolences to the Reds and Tigers fans. Dementia SUCKS!

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Submitted by dc60124 on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 11:53 am

i recall a story, no doubt apocryphal, that one game when the bears played in wrigley, old man halas was quite disgusted with his offense and the refs. he was asked to depart the sidelines. he left instructions for his qb to run left on the first play, run right on the 2nd, run up the middle on the third, and punt on 4th. the offense was also pissed at him, so they gained 10 yards, then 15 yards, then 20 yards, and then punted into the lf bleachers.

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  • 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

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    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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    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. 

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  • 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).

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    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 

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