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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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Gameday Open Thread / Cubs @ White Sox

Submitted by Cubnut on

Rich Hill (0-1/7.04) throws against Nick Masset as the Cubs make their only visit to Tucson Electric Park this Cactus League season. (The Sox will travel to Mesa next Saturday.) First pitch is at 3:05, and the game will be telecast in Chicago on WGN, though described by the insufferable White Sox announcing team. (Wild guess: at some point in the broadcast, lifetime .239 hitter Hawk Harrelson will talk about how much more fundamentally sound baseball players were in the Old Days.) Pat and Ron will also have the call on WGN Radio.

Another reason for a Cub fan to love, or at least be fond of, Lou Piniella, from Chris DeLuca in the Sun-Times:

Piniella feels compelled to bring a competitive team to Tucson today to face the White Sox, but Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Soriano will stay in Mesa, along with Henry Blanco and Felix Pie, to work on their hitting. ''We have to take a representative team over there,'' Piniella said of the two-hour trip to Tucson. ''First of all, we're playing the White Sox. Second of all, the game will be televised back in Chicago.'

I have been unable to find any reports on the x-ray results following Alex Cintron's nasty encounter with that foul ball off the bat of Mark DeRosa yesterday. If you've heard or read anything, please post it in the Comments.

Update: According to cubs.com, neither Cintron nor Cedeno made the trip to Tucson. Piniella says Cintron "probably could've come today, He was a little sore. He's fortunate that he didn't get hit a little higher because it could've cracked his cheekbone." Cedeno stayed behind to rehab a tight hamstring.

 

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Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:12 pm

Astros Kaz Matsui out 2-3 weeks with surgery on monday to repair an anal fissure, somewhere, Felix Pie's feeling just a little bit better.

Submitted by George Altman on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:14 pm

OK, I was wrong. Murton isn't only a Left-fielder, he's a DH only. For those of you watching the game on WGN Channel 9: top of the 7th, Crede on 2nd with a double, and Uribe hits a fly ball to LF that Murton loses in the sun and drops between him and Fuld (ably backing up the freckled dunderhead) who throws the ball into 3rd where we now have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Next batter flies out to Fuld who almost doubles up Uribe at home plate.....although the fly ball would have been the 3rd out. Then Thome hits a moon shot off Cotts to RF making the score 5-3 Sox when the Cubs should have been back in the dugout getting ready to bat in the top of the 8th still leading 3-2. For those of you who may not be familiar with how to correctly play the OF: (1) you pick up the flight of the ball and begin running towards it, (2) you put your glove up towards the sun blocking it until you get where the ball will be coming down,(3) you position yourself forward to catch the ball moving your glove at the last moment from the sun, and (4) push off your back foot throwing to the cutoff man. I have 14 year olds on my travel baseball team who know this and do it better than Murton. This isn't just one of those things, or happens once in awhile. Anytime a ball is hit to Murton, this can and often does happen. He's a modern day 'Dr. Strangeglove' out in the field.

Submitted by TheHawk on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:16 pm

AZ Phil, It seems to me that Micah Hoffpauir is ready to hit major league pitching. If he's not going to be a Cub, someone's gotta want this guy. Are there any trade rumors you're hearing about for him? Does he have any sort of outside shot at making the club as DLee's backup or does Ward/DeRosa render that impossible? What do you think? His AAA numbers were solid last year... so even though he's incredibly hot right now, I don't think it's beyond reach to expect him to hit major league pitching once the bell rings this year. Thanks.

Submitted by carmenfanzone on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:22 pm

Re: Fukodome-that sure was crappy coverage by the White Sox broadcasting team. The camera pulled away from Fukodome after the play, then Hawk and DJ never mentioned it again. Too reminiscent of Prior...

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:37 pm

Submitted by TheHawk on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 5:16pm.

AZ Phil, It seems to me that Micah Hoffpauir is ready to hit major league pitching. If he's not going to be a Cub, someone's gotta want this guy. Are there any trade rumors you're hearing about for him? Does he have any sort of outside shot at making the club as DLee's backup or does Ward/DeRosa render that impossible? What do you think?

His AAA numbers were solid last year... so even though he's incredibly hot right now, I don't think it's beyond reach to expect him to hit major league pitching once the bell rings this year.

Thanks.

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HAWK: I believe the Cubs plan to hang onto Micah Hoffpauir and that he will begin the 2008 season at AAA, and that he will get the call to replace Daryle Ward as the back-up 1B & LHPH if and when Ward goes down with an injury (as seems to happen occasionally).

I would think Hoffpauir will get a September call-up (at the very latest), presuming he doesn't suffer another season-ending injury, as happened in 2006 (oblique) and 2007 (knee surgery).

Then next year (2009), I fully expect Hoffpauir to replace Ward as the Cubs #1 LHPH and back-up first-baseman, available to give D-Lee a day off every week or two against a tough righty starter. What his future would be beyond that, I don't know.

Obviously, if another MLB club is looking for a young left-handed hitting 1B with power, Hoffpauir would be a good candidate. So I guess he could get traded, as long as the Cubs get back something that they really need. But otherwise they're not just going to dump Hoffpauir.

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:56 pm

"You know what he's making me do?" Piniella said of Hoffpauir. "He's making me decide where I can put him on the field and get his bat in the lineup, that's what he's doing. It's as simple as that. He's swinging the bat better than anybody we have in camp. He's been getting work in the outfield. We'll see. "He wants a job, and it's good to see," Piniella said. "I wish we had a few more like him." http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080315&content_id=2428981&vke…

Submitted by George Altman on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:39 pm

WISCGRAD, You continue to make my point about Murton's fielding prowess (or lack thereof). I should have said step 1A is calling for the ball. The play and Murton were in front of Torres. He's not going to run through Murton to get the ball and was rightfully thinking, "This guy knows how to catch a fly ball, right?". You can put him in the OF, give him a glove, but it doesn't make Murton an outfielder. He's a professional hitter playing in the league without the DH.

Submitted by rokfish on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 03:37 pm

so has neil cotts pretty muchwrote his ticket to iowa yet? yes also has kevin hart has pretty much made the team ? yes will the cubs make one or two trades before beginning of season ? one just a few questions to anyone who wants to respond.

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 03:21 pm

The Sun-Times had an interview published today with Buerhle and Zambrano. Question: Could you ever imagine pitching on the other side of town? Buerhle: ''Hmm, it has been brought up, kind of with the family joking around, being Cardinals fans. Being on the South Side now, North Side fans don't like me too much. One, because I play for the White Sox. And two, because I'm a Cardinals fan. But if no one else wants me and the Cubs want to sign me, then I have to have a job somewhere, so, yeah, I would sign there. But going into free agency, I never looked at the Cubs as an option.'' Zambrano: ''I told my family and my friends that before my career ends, I want to play for the White Sox. Right now, my priority is helping this club. That's what I am trying to do. But I used to be, when I was growing up, I was a White Sox fan. But every time I say that, the Chicago Cubs fans get jealous and pissed off.'' http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/845475,CST-SPT-soxcub16.ar…

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 03:41 am

this is 3/44 but even Bruce Miles in the Herald had a note on the Sun-Times rumor of Ceda/Veal/Gallagher/Cedeno offer for he who shall not be named. Pulp fiction: Some Cubs people were angered Friday to read a report saying pitching prospect Jose Ceda had joined pitchers Sean Gallagher and Donnie Veal and infielder Ronny Cedeno in a proposed deal to Baltimore for Brian Roberts. More than one Cubs person said no such deal is on the table. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=154041&src=152

Submitted by Rich_Hill_is_a… on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 03:44 am

What happened to the old Cub reporter that I used to know and love? The old site was fresh with good banter and news and easy to use. I used to look forward to visiting the old Cub reporter. I see the future of this site as the same as Desipio: A once fledgling site now a shell of it's former self.

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Submitted by Little Nate Lewis on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 03:24 pm

I think the new site is an absolute improvement over the old site, but I agree that the "banter" on the comments is lacking for whatever reason. It doesn't make any sense to me. TCR has improved their site and kept the same writers, and we know MVN had nothing to do with the sites success. Maybe things will pick up once the season starts. It is, after all, March 16th.

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 03:53 pm

Jerry Blevins was sent to AAA by Oakland but my guess is he'll get called up during the season if he does OK. he was the AA lefty reliever prospect sent for Kendall last year...I think the Cubs do get a draft pick via the Brewers as they signed Kendall before the deadline. Others can detail this better though. I also noticed that Kendall underwent Lasik eye surgery after the 2007 season...doubt that will help his throwing (maybe he wasn't able to see 2nd base?) but it might help his hitting.

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Walker was a complimentary piece who was well past his prime. Edmonds, Holliday, Ozzie Smith and a few others were good trades. Notably, they have almost always been quiet in the free agent market. But the fundamental workings of the organization were always based primarily upon the constant output of a well oiled minor league organization. That organization has ground to a halt. And when did that hard stop start to happen? Right at the beginning of the Goldschmidt/Arenado era, perpetuated by the Contreras signing, followed by the rotation purchases during the last offseason. The timing is undeniable and, in my mind, not coincidental.

    Again, we are all saying that player development became deemphasized. I’m just linking it directly to the recent trades and involvement in the free agent market. I don’t see how the two concepts can be decoupled.

  • Charlie (view)

    The Cards also traded for both Jim Edmonds and Larry Walker. It's the developing part that has fallen off. Of course, it could also be the case that there are no more Matt Carpenters left to pull out of the hat. 

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    Cubs sign 28 yr old RHRP Daniel Missaki. He was in MiLB from his 17yr old to 19yr old years and did pretty well.
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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Sure, they made generally short term trades for established players to enhance what they already had or traded for players early enough in their careers that they were essentially Cardinals from the start. What they never did was to try to use the more established players as foundational cornerstones.

    Essentially we’re saying the same thing. They have given up on player development to the point that even their prospects that make it to the bigs flop so that they have to do things like buy most of their rotation and hope for the best.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I don’t buy that. They had been doing that for years.

    They did it with Matt Holliday. They did it with John Lackey. They did it with Mark Mulder. They did it with Jason Heyward, who had a great year for them. I’m sure there’s more but those come to mind immediately.

    I attribute it more to a breakdown in what they’re doing in terms of development than a culture thing.

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    They won those trades and sacrificed their culture. That’s exactly their problem.

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