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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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It's Pop-Up Time at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

"Live" BP continued at Fitch Park this morning, as Cubs position players faced Cubs pitchers.

Each pitcher threw 30 pitches, and generally speaking (with a couple of exceptions) it's fairly obvious that most of the pitchers are ahead of most of the hitters at this point. Each hitter gets to look at five pitches before rotating out of the cage, and it's unusual if a hitter swings at more than one or two of the five.

The "live" BP session was preceded by infield & outfield fielding practice on Fields 2 & 3 and Pitchers Fielding Practice (PFP) on Fields 1 & 4. Then the team was divided into two squads, with "pop-up drills" on Fields 2 & 3 where the automatic pitching machines were turned upward to produce "sky-high pop-ups." The pitchers would feign a pitch and the ball would go airborne, as the infielders and outfielders would call for the catch ("I got it! I got it! I ain't got it...). Aramis Ramirez dropped at least two. And two of the pop ups that were supposed to remain around home plate went out of play, almost clunking a couple of the spectators waiting to order a drink at the concesion stand on the noggin.

Darwin Barney was the only position player who did not participate in the pre-BP fielding drills, but he did take "live" BP with his group. And Welington Castillo, Koyie Hill, and Geovany Soto did not take "live" BP today, although the three amigos did hit as a group on Field #1 (with a coach throwing BP) after the "live" BP session had concluded. (The six catchers are the busiest guys on the team during "live" BP, catching two pitchers each in a BP session, then warming up a couple more in the bullpen, and finally--if they're lucky--having a chance to hit some "live" BP.

Among the pitchers who threw today, Esmailin Caridad and Robert Coello had the best outings (Coello has really nasty stuff), Kerry Wood, Marcos Mateo, and Alberto Cabrera had control issues (one of KW's pitches ended-up behind Matt Camp), and Tyler Colvin hammered John Grabow.

FIELD #2

PITCHERS 
Carlos Zambrano
John Grabow
Casey Coleman
John Gaub
Rafael Dolis
Alberto Cabrera

CATCHERS
Steve Clevenger (Zambrano & Grabow)
Koyie Hill (Coleman & Gaub)
Chris Robinson (Dolis & Cabrera)

GROUP 1 HITTERS (vs Zambrano & Grabow)
Marlon Byrd
Tyler Colvin
Aramis Ramirez
Chris Robinson
Alfonso Soriano

GROUP 2 HITTERS (vs Coleman & Gaub)
Steve Clevenger
Reed Johnson
Bobby Scales
Josh Vitters

GROUP 3 HITTERS (vs Dolis & Cabrera)
Jim Adduci
Starlin Castro
Blake DeWitt
Scott Moore
Carlos Pena

FIELD #3

PITCHERS
Matt Garza
Kerry Wood
Marcos Mateo
Esmailin Caridad
Justin Berg
Robert Coello

CATCHERS
Max Ramirez (Garza & Wood)
Geovany Soto (Mateo & Caridad)
Welington Castillo (Berg & Coello)

GROUP 1 HITTERS (vs Garza & Wood)
Matt Camp
Brett Jackson
Marquez Smith

GROUP 2 HITTERS (vs Mateo & Caridad)
Kosuke Fukudome
Bryan Lahair
Lou Montanez
Fernando Perez (batting LH vs the two RHP)
Brad Snyder

GROUP 3 HITTERS (vs Berg & Coello)
Jeff Baker
Darwin Barney
Augie Ojeda
Max Ramirez

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Comments

Submitted by tim815 on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 02:59 pm

Thanks as always for the info. Coello sounds worth the trade, then? Haven't seen Trey McNutt listed as throwing any BP yet.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 02:32 pm

Submitted by tim815 on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 4:59pm. Thanks as always for the info. Coello sounds worth the trade, then? Haven't seen Trey McNutt listed as throwing any BP yet. ============================================ TIM815: Both Gary Hughes and Oneri Fleita came over to Field #3 to watch Robert Coello throw. (And anytime Gary Hughes gets out of his golf cart and walks to the back of the batting cage it's a noteworthy event). Rafael Dolis and Alberto Cabrera threw their first "live" BP sessions today, so other than Angel Guzman (who is rehabbing from 2010 shoulder surgery), Trey McNutt is the only pitcher in camp who has yet to throw "live" BP. Everybody else has thrown at least once (most have thrown twice), throwing either every-other day or every-third day (depending on the pitcher). So therefore I guess we can expect Wells, Cashner, Wellemeyer, Diamond, and J. Jackson to throw tomorrow (Thursday) because each last threw on Monday, plus six or seven of the 12 who threw on Tuesday (six if Trey McNutt throws tomorrow, seven if he doesn't). "LIVE" BP SUNDAY 2/20: Ryan Dempster Carlos Zambrano Matt Garza Carlos Marmol John Grabow Jeff Samardzija Kyle Smit Jeff Stevens Sean Marshall James Russell Scott Maine Scott Rice MONDAY 2/21: Randy Wells Andrew Cashner Kerry Wood Todd Wellemeyer Robert Coello Casey Coleman Marcos Mateo Thomas Diamond Esmailin Caridad Justin Berg John Gaub Jay Jackson TUESDAY 2/22: Ryan Dempster Braden Looper Carlos Silva James Russell Carlos Marmol Jeff Samardzija Sean Marshall Jeff Stevens Scott Maine Chris Carpenter Scott Rice Kyle Smit WEDNESDAY 2/23: Carlos Zambrano Matt Garza Kerry Wood John Grabow Marcos Mateo Casey Coleman Esmailin Caridad John Gaub Justin Berg Robert Coello Rafael Dolis Alberto Cabrera

Submitted by Childersb3 on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 02:15 pm

AZ Phil, Is there anything that camp traditions can tell us about the formations of these hitting groups. It looks like vets are with vets and maybe one prospect. Then, there's a group of prospects. I am sure there is nothing really to it, just curious. Hey, David Kaplan said the Shark was throwing hard yesterday, and that he is strictly a reliever this season. I think that's the right call. Let him throw two pitches from the stretch.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 02:28 pm

Submitted by Childersb3 on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 6:15pm. AZ Phil, Is there anything that camp traditions can tell us about the formations of these hitting groups. It looks like vets are with vets and maybe one prospect. Then, there's a group of prospects. I am sure there is nothing really to it, just curious. Hey, David Kaplan said the Shark was throwing hard yesterday, and that he is strictly a reliever this season. I think that's the right call. Let him throw two pitches from the stretch. ===================================== CHILDERS: The only common link for the hitting groups seems to be that the infielders tend to hit in the same groups, and the outfielders tend to hit in the same groups (with a few exceptions). The catchers hit whenever they can, but they always hit in two groups (with a coach throwing BP) on Fields 1 & 2 after "live" BP. I mentioned in my post yesterday that Samardzija was getting a lot of ground balls (all weak ones). He looked good.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 02:33 pm

I did a head count in the middle of today's work-out (about 11:30), and there were 316 fans at Fitch Park at that time. Today's attendance was definitely the largest crowd so far.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 02:31 pm

also Bruce Levine (in his online chat today) just won't let it go either:
Bruce,Any chance the Cubs are going to add a bench player with some pop before spring training breaks? They seem to be pretty lacking in that department; a guy who can come in a give you a clutch extra base hit from time to time. Thanks.
Bruce Levine (1:15 PM) I'm with you,and Orlando Cabrera can be the right guy. He signed a 1M contract with the Indians. However, the Indians may part with him in the right deal. Right now, the Cubs don't have any money.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chicago/chat/_/id/37143

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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