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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

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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Cubs Announce Minor League Staff Assignments

The Cubs have named their minor league & player development staff for 2011:

MINOR LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR:
Dave Bialas

MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS:
MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING COORDINATOR: Dennis Lewallyn 
MINOR LEAGUE HITTING COORDINATOR: Tom Beyers 
MINOR LEAGUE INFIELD & BUNTING INSTRUCTOR: Franklin Font 
MINOR LEAGUE OUTFIELD & BASERUNNING INSTRUCTOR: Lee Tinsley 
MINOR LEAGUE CATCHING INSTRUCTOR: Marty Pevey 
LATIN AMERICAN FIELD COORDINATOR: Carmelo Martinez 

IOWA:
MANAGER: Bill Dancy
PITCHING COACH: Mike Mason
HITTING COACH: Von Joshua

TENNESSEE:
MANAGER: Brian Harper
PITCHING COACH: Marty Mason
HITTING COACH: Mariano Duncan

DAYTONA:
MANAGER: Buddy Bailey
PITCHING COACH: Tom Pratt
HITTING COACH: Barbaro Garbey

PEORIA:
MANAGER: Casey Kopitzke
PITCHING COACH: Jeff Fassero
HITTING COACH: Ricardo Medina

BOISE:
MANAGER: Mark Johnson (also Extended Spring Training Manager)
PITCHING COACH: Dave Rosario
HITTING COACH: Desi Wilson

AZL CUBS (MESA):
MANAGER: Juan Cabreja
PITCHING COACH: Rick Tronerud
HITTING COACH: Jason Dubois
ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH: Frank Castillo

Lee Tinsley, Brian Harper, Mariano Duncan, Marty Mason, Mark Johnson, and Jason Dubois are new additions to the Minor League Player Development staff, replacing 2010 Minor League Pitching Coordinator Mark Riggins, Hitting Coordinator Dave Keller, and Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator Bob Dernier (who were appointed to Mike Quade's Cubs coaching staff), and 2010 Iowa Manager Ryne Sandberg, Daytona Hitting Coach Richie Zisk, and Boise Manager Jody Davis (who will not be returning).

Mark Johnson was a player-coach at Iowa in 2010, but served as a Game Manager at Instructs this past September-October.

Jason Dubois played for the Iowa Cubs last year and had been playing in Venezuela as recently as last month.

Brian Harper had a lengthy MLB playing career (most-notably with the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins) and had been a minor league manager and catching instructor with the Angels, before serving most-recently as the manager of the San Jose Giants in the San Francisco organization.

Lee Tinsley played five seasons in MLB in the 1990's with SEA, BOS, and PHI, and after his playing days were over he served as a Minor League Outfield Instructor with the Angels and a base coach with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners.

After a lengthy MLB playing career where he played on three different World Champion teams (CIN. PHI, and NYY), Mariano Duncan spent the past five seasons as the 1st base coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Marty Mason was a long-time coach in the St. Louis organization, where he worked with new Cubs Pitching Coach Mark Riggins. He spent the last 10+ years as the Cardinals bullpen coach under Tony LaRussa.

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In reply to by The Joe

Does anyone realize that Orlando Hudson is still available and could be had for relatively cheap? I've always thought he would fit in well at 2B, where we've typically had average or below-average offensive players, and I think he plays decent D. I could be completely wrong about his defense especially, but doesn't it make sense to sign him without having to spend a ton of money and either bat him leadoff or in the 2 hole? I've never understood why the Cubs weren't more interested in him. Is he a bad clubhouse guy or something?

i'm just gonna go ahead and say it... *deep breath* i like blake dewitt as the cubs 2nd baseman and i think he's capable of a .350-ish OB% with 30 doubles and 15+ homers. yeah. i think i said similar about fontenot, too, only i wasn't so sure about him being an everyday player. i get the feeling dewitt will be splitting some time, at least early, with jeff baker, though.

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In reply to by QuietMan

Submitted by QuietMan on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 4:05pm. Any news on who got bumped from the 40 man roster? Is there a bigger window to do such things this time of year? (AZ Phil?) ======================================================= QUIET MAN: The Cubs don't have to make a roster move until they file Wood's contract with the MLB office. But it's also possible that the Cubs have already Designated a Player for Assignment and it just hasn't been reported yet, because the MLB office might have closed early for the weekend. (It takes two business days to get a player through waivers, meaning whoever the Cubs drop from the 40-man roster won't clear waivers until next Tuesday at the earliest, and that's presuming the player was placed on Outright Waivers this afternoon).

from espn- .But it looks like a long shot. Rowand is still owed $24MM over 2 years with SF. Fukudome will make $13.5MM for the Cubs in 2011 about 4 hours ago via web .The Giants and Cubs discussed a Rowand-for-Fukudome trade, said a BB source. A classic bad-contract, change-of-scenery deal. about 4 hours ago via web

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In reply to by jacos

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 4:29pm. from espn- .But it looks like a long shot. Rowand is still owed $24MM over 2 years with SF. Fukudome will make $13.5MM for the Cubs in 2011 about 4 hours ago via web .The Giants and Cubs discussed a Rowand-for-Fukudome trade, said a BB source. A classic bad-contract, change-of-scenery deal. about 4 hours ago via web ===================================================== JACOS: Kosuke Fukudome ($13.5M in 2011) and Carlos Silva ($6M in 2011 plus a $2M buy-out in 2012) for Aaron Rowand ($12M in both 2011 and 2012) would be even closer to a salary wash over 2011-12. Of course it would mean that the Giants would be adding about $7.5M in payroll in 2011, although they would save $10M in 2012 payroll for a net savings of $2.5M. Since the Giants would have no use for Silva, they could then trade him someplace else, maybe even eat his entire 2011 salary, but with Silva's new club on the hook for the $2M 2012 buy-out. That would save the Giants $4.5M net in payroll over 2011-12. The Cubs would be saving about $7.5M in 2011 but would add $10M in payroll in 2012 (Rowand's $12M in 2012 when they otherwise would have just had to pay Silva his $2M buy-out) for a net increase of $2.5M, although it would at least free-up $7.5M in 2011 payroll when they probably need that to acquire a SP (several contracts will be coming off the books in 2012 to offset the $10M payroll increase).

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In reply to by The Joe

. . . . ...oh you were serious?? Oh, because Silva's change of scenery/i love big z/watch me pitch out of my mind honeymoon is long gone and he's not going to do shit this year. That's why we should trade him for a ham sammich (not that Rowand is much better) although we probably won't because he helps the team have "pitching depth" which is BB exec code for "enough shitty pitchers that even if one gets hurt a young kid still won't get a fucking look-see." And on a side note, if that's the best we do for Fuk I say why bother (unless that bit o savings is leading to something helpful for the team* *It should also be noted that the list does not include paying a guy with one start in 2 years 7-fucking-million-dollars, previous cy winner or not

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In reply to by The Joe

Submitted by The Joe on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 6:36pm. Why would we want to dump Silva just add one year of Rowand? ========================================== THE JOE: Like I said, if it frees-up $7.5M in additional 2011 payroll and that extra $7.5M in 2011 is what's needed to acquire Zack Greinke (for example), then that's why you would do it, presuming the addition of somebody like Greinke is desirable. In other words, it's just a way to create additional 2011 payroll to be used on a high-priced starting pitcher Hendry otherwise can't afford. If it's possible to trade Fukudome and get $7.5 in 2011 payroll relief without taking back a bad contract, then that would be better, but apparently there is no market for Kosuke unless the Cubs take back a bad contract. So trading Fukudome and Silva for Rowand fits both requirements (frees up 2011 payroll and exchanges bad contracts).

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In reply to by Rob G.

Really? And I'm not being a smartass (believe it or not). I'm just a little afraid Greinke is being over-valued. He may want out of KC, and he may have no idea what he's in for. What's more, he seems to be kinda like Z--very 'Ace' WHEN he's on, and very not when he's not. I just think if we're hanging season hopes on Zack Greinke we're in a bad way (which we are), but I don't think he's that huge of a difference maker, even making the AL-->NL move. And I am dutifully standing by for a stream of statistics, traditional or not, telling me I'm wrong. ;)

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In reply to by Tony S.

There probably are only 15 +/- true aces in all of baseball. Greinke is one of them. He is arguably a top five starting pitcher and he has compiled his resume pitching for a very untalented team in KC. I don't want to get my hopes up, but if the Cubs could obtain Greinke and sign him to an extention, he could become the keystone to their pitching staff for years to come. He's the kind of guy you build around. He's the kind of guy we all thought Big Z was going to be when he signed his most recent contract. He is a difference maker. The only knock on the guy is that he has been treated for social anxiety disorder. I don't think anyone knows for sure how that would play out at Wrigley, but as a big market/high revenue team, the Cubs should be in a position to take a risk on someone like Greinke.

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In reply to by QuietMan

no good shall come of this... Greinke, Gallardo, Marcum, Wolf with a real good offense. imagine Cubs will be picked 4th by everyone in the preseason if this turns true. I guess hope Z can put it together and they can sign 2006-2008 Webb. deal is allegedy Greinke and Betancourt for Escobar, Jeffress, Odorizzi and L. Cain something equivalent to Castro, J. Jackson or Carpenter, McNutt or Archer, B. Guyer (don't think Cain is considered as good as B Jackson at the moment). one of you prospect junkies could give a better comparison I'm sure...

Cubs 2010 5th round draft pick Matt Szczur leads the Villanova Wilcdcats into Cheney, WA, tonight to face the Eastern Washington Eagles in an FCS (Division 1-AA) semi-final game. (Eastern Washington beat North Dakota State in OT last Saturday). Tonight's victor plays the winner of tomorrow's Delaware-Georgia Southern game in the FCS Championship Game next month in Frisco, TX. Tonight's game is on ESPN, starting at 5 PM PST (8 PM EST). Last week at Appalachian State, Szczur threw for one touchdown, caught another one, and ran for three more. He has also been invited to play in the Senior Bowl in January.

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In reply to by Paul Noce

Isn't that a Dempster thing, too? And Derek Lee? Maybe not. I seem to remember stuff. Chicago is a great place -- as someone who no longer lives there I can tell you that sometimes I underrated it when I was there. When I visit, my heart skips a beat. It will always be my favorite town. I think it's why I can't let go of my sports teams. It's my tie to Chicago. But I'm not good at self-psycho analysis. The reason I bring it up is that it makes sense that K relies on a great medical facility in Chicago (and yes, sadly, people in other parts of the country do call it chi-town)

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In reply to by Old and Blue

Yes, Dempster's daughter was born with a condition that makes it hard or impossible to swallow, if I remember correctly. She's getting better, though. I think she was born in Arizona and he was flying back and forth. I'm sure he had to be a train wreck inside. DLee's daughter had/has a vision problem that was misdiagnosed. One of the few things that must suck being a pro athlete is all the travel when a family member is having major health problems and you want to be there all the time for them. (Same goes for businesspeople who have to travel constantly).

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In reply to by Tony S.

The math is too much for an old man like me. All I know is that Hendry copped (yes, like a nice pound of Columbian when it was $300 a pound), a heavy lifter who bats lefty and has an OPB that is gonna be near the top 20 league wise. So what, exactly, is your complaint? I can't tell because your post is incomprehensible. My suspicion is you had a little too much to drink before that post. I don't blame you for that. I do that often when arguing against Republicans on political sites, cuz it's the only way to go.

Richie Zisk has not been let go. He's been given a newly created pro-Scout job operating out of Florida evaluating both minor league and major league players.

As I had said a couple weeks ago, with the Cubs 3 number 5 pitchers, the starting staff was already behind the Brewers. Now the team will be duking it out with the Pirates (whose staff looked like the Phillies against the Cubs) and Astros. Fuck Jim Hendry. Fuck Tom Ricketts. We are now a "small market team in America's 3rd largest City" And yet, asshole me will be paying for my Combo season ticket package once more. I also have a sneaking suspicion that Hendry will do something similar for the lesser skills of someone such as Matt Garza.

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In reply to by The E-Man

I'm not sure I agree that the Cubs have 3 #5 pitchers, but I sure agree with your overall sentiment. The Cubs purchase reminds me a little of the Tribune purchase by Sam Zell. Zell clearly could not afford that purchase, and leveraged his purchase heavily. I get the feeling that the Ricketts family really couldn't afford this team and they bought it for the ego trip of owning the Cubs. They're in it for themselves, so that the boys can get laid a little more. Their idea of improving the franchise is sprucing up the washrooms and declaring a love for minor league development. All owners, by the way, say that about the minor league system. So until it actually starts producing mega stars, and it never has, historically, I'm remaining a cynic. It's obvious to me that the Ricketts family is not in this as a top 3 market player. As fans, we can only do one thing -- vote with our feet and put the turnstiles to a dead stop. Rob calls this year Project .500. That's not good enough. Anybody who goes to see this team at Wrigley next year is simply doing the equivalent of enabling an alcoholic.

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In reply to by The E-Man

I'm not going to criticise Hendry based on the Brewers' moves. Though, I will criticise him for he previous shit contracts, but at least they were making a run for it and it failed. Now the Brewers are making a run for it. The Cubs had their window and it's passed. Though I'd LOVE for the Cubs to have gotten Greinke, this might not be the time to sell all of their best prospects from someone who doesn't seem interested in larger markets and has a limited no-trade clause. Maybe Chicago is on his list? I'd be pleased with a Garza trade.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • 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.