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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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Prospecting: Jackson and Vitters Make Some Lists

Submitted by Rob G. on

Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com's minor league guy is running a list of top 10 prospects for each position in the minors leading up to his top 50 minor league prospects that will air on Tuesday on the MLB network. It appears he's gone through everything but the pitchers so far and two Cubs can be found - Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters.

Vitters #7 out of all minor league third basemen:

Chicago pushed Vitters up to Double-A when it had a hole to fill, and while he didn't put up good numbers at all, the organization was pleased with how he prepared and dealt with the adversity. He still has the great swing, bat speed and raw power that made him the No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 Draft. He hasn't been so great at making adjustments and doesn't draw walks at all. He's not great defensively, but has a good arm and should be able to stay at the hot corner. The 2011 season could be a big one for Vitters.

Jackson #6 out of all minor league outfielders:

Taken in the first round in 2009, Jackson jumped on the fast track by making it to Double-A in his first full season. While his individual tools may not grade out as plus, he can do a little bit of everything. He hit 12 homers and stole 30 bases last year, and there should be more power coming. While he strikes out a lot, he'll also draw some walks and he's capable of playing all over the outfield. With Brandon Guyer gone, Jackson could be the first outfielder the Cubs call up from the Minors when the need arises.

C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF

I imagine Trey McNutt would be the only pitcher that could make the top pitchers and I don't think we'll see him there. For all the love of Hak-Ju Lee - and I do like him myself - he didn't even crack the top 10 shortstops.

Also, the Cubs will pick 9th next year in the first round of the draft.

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Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 01:58 pm

still waiting on Felipe Lopez before supplemental picks are locked, but Cubs 2nd round pick will be 59th or 60th (8th pick of the 2nd round).

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 01:09 pm

Joe Sewell for the 1925 Indians is the most interesting - .400 OBP and played for a team with Tris Speaker. Of course their manager had Speaker, who put up a 1057 OPS that year sacrifice 11 times.. I guess he should have complained to his manager, Tris Speaker, about it. That team also featured Cliff Lee.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 01:21 pm

4/$27M extension I believe that one does net the Reds a FA season.

Submitted by Seamhead on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 01:44 am

Doesn't inspire a lot of confidence for late-inning heroics, as the likely group of Fukodome, Barney, Hill, DeWitt (on days when Baker starts) and Perez/R. Johnson (both of whom have injury issues) doesn't have a whole lot of pop.

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Submitted by Cubster on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 01:52 pm

It seems that there is a world of difference in how humbling .196 and .207 can be perceived. from QuietMan's link... RJ(regarding ARam): "I took a lot of stuff that I usually don't"
"If [Ramirez] wants to keep playing, then they'll compete and do something this year," Jaramillo said. "He should be motivated, but the whole key is does he want to continue playing? He's got all the money in the world. I think he'll do a lot better. Our rapport is a lot better. I took a lot of stuff that I usually don't, but I had to be patient and I think it'll work out in the end."
Both Ramirez and Lee said they felt they were their own best hitting coaches and, as veterans, knew their swing better than anyone. It took time for Jaramillo to build up a relationship with the third baseman. Ramirez also said he wasn't healthy last year, which contributed to his .207 average in the first half.
At the end of last season, Ramirez did go the batting cage more and asked for some assistance. When asked at the Cubs Convention about his relationship with Jaramillo, Ramirez said it was good. "I believe he trusts me more," Jaramillo said. "Some guys are harder than others."

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 01:40 pm

The All-Underrated Team http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=6… ....over the last 50 seasons only two other 20-year-olds have had a season in which they matched or beat Castro's batting average (.300), on-base percentage (.347) and slugging percentage (.408). Good chance you've heard of them: Alex Rodriguez in 1996 and Kenneth Griffey Jr. in 1990. But even if you go all the way back to 1939, the only other guys who have done it are Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Al Kaline and Vada Pinson.

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 01:12 pm

GO BEARS!!!!!!!! LET'S DO THIS, BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THE PACKERS!! FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 01:30 am

Cutler's flaws are correctable and seem to be getting corrected under Martz. The article Rob links to does a nice job of showing Martz's thinking towards Cutler and it's good to see he sees what even we Cutler supporters see. Cutler is a work in progress. So of course, I'm nervous about this game and again and am going to be worrying if we see the Good Jay or the Bad Jay. Last week he did throw what should have been a pick in the red zone. But he also tucked the ball in and ran with it a few times when earlier in the season he would have tried to force something, and he even threw the ball away a couple times. I was almost as glad to see those lobs into the end zone as I was the touchdown to Olsen.

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 01:47 pm

just talking out of your ass Actually, that would be you. You can't "prove" anything that you have said. You are completely making things up (10 stupid things, 3 stupid things, etc.). You are the one who continually points to made up stats about Cutler and isolated examples to attempt to make your point. I'm not making up stats. I'm not pointing to isolated plays to make a point. And for a guy who over and over again preaches about sample sizes, you sure like to pick isolated examples to "prove" that Jay Cutler sucks. I guess in your world, if Jay Cutler outplays Aaron Rogers tomorrow, Jay Cutler must be a better a quarterback.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 01:12 pm

Don't know if this is 3/44, but N Punto to Cards 1/750k. LaRussa is collecting slap-hitting IF's like Peppers collect holding lineman. Go FUCKING Bears!!!!!!!

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 01:30 pm

Vlad Guerrero reportedly close to signing with Baltimore, reportedly for dirt cheap. He hit .300 with 29 hr and 115 rbi last year. I can completely understand the fear of giving big bucks to a soon to be 36 year old, and the accompanying recent age bias among MLB GM's, but how he sat around all offseason waiting while far crappier players not only signed but got significantly more money is nuts. He's a Hall of Famer who is still producing at a nice pace, with plenty of room to decline and still be of value, unlike shitheads like Manny Ramirez. (I know some idiot is going to start arguing that Manny at $2 million is a bargain. May I point out that once Manny got busted for PED's, his power numbers completely disappeared. If you watched Manny with the Dodgers and White Sox last year you saw a player with a very slow bat and absolutely no pop, coupled with the long running asshole he's always been. And I think it's not a coincidence that those stud young stars with the Dodgers when Manny arrived are suddenly under performing assholes. Shit rubs off. Why Tampa would expose their kids to that is beyond me.)

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Submitted by Sweet Lou on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 01:51 am

Manny can still hit. Between the Dodgers and White Sox last year he hit .298/.409/.460. The problem was, he was only healthy enough for 265 ABs all year. His HR were down last year. He hit a home run every 29.44 AB in 2010. Over the past few years, he's hit a home run every: 2009: 18.53 AB 2008: 14.92 AB 2007: 24.15 AB 2006: 12.83 AB 2005: 12.31 AB I don't know if his power went in the toilet last year and it will come back this year, or if last year was a sign of things to come. However, even based on last year, he can still be a productive hitter and could turn out to be a bargain if he stays healthy and simply repeats what he did in 2010.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 01:33 pm

if someone would quit DDOS'ing their site i might be able to read it. ...wonder who they pissed off now. it's probably pete rose's thug friends pissed they're in year 8 of will carroll's "no, i'm right!" article, non-retraction and non-appology after insisting pete was returning to baseball and he'd seen the contracts and unicorns and etc. while burning up the airwaves being a guest on any show that would take him during his self-pimp-fest.

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    Honorable mention to Jim Bullinger via BleedCubbieBlue: 

    Bullinger, a converted shortstop, had pitched in three games before he came to the plate. He had entered the game to relieve starter Shawn Boskie after four innings, and came to the plate to lead off the fifth, and hit Rheal Cormier's first pitch over the left-field wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead; they eventually won the game 5-2 in 14 innings. Of the 129players to homer in their first MLB at-bat, Bullinger is one of just 32 to hit that blast on the first big-league pitch he saw (including Contreras) and one of just six pitchers to do so.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Most of this activity will lead nowhere, of course, but it is fantastic that they’re looking for talent in every nook and cranny. You never know where that can lead, and virtually nothing is lost if if leads nowhere, as long as no one of superior talent and potential is losing an opportunity.

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