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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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Game 9 Recap - Casey with the Bat

Box Score | Highlights

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Cubs 2 1
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Brewers 2
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The Gist: I didn't watch anything of the game, so not much to add. It's disappointing the Cubs couldn't get the win after getting to Yovani Gallardo, but disappointment and the Cubs go together like fire and gasoline. The bullpen blew it's second lead of the season, this time Kerry Wood being the culprit, leaving a fastball over the plate with Soto set up low and inside. Aramis and Byrd had the big days with the bat. Fukudome left after a few innings with a mild hamstring strain and is listed day to day. The Mendoza Line has been activated for Carlos Pena.  I think I've found my new nickname for him.

 

Hitter Results for April 10
Name Level Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB CS
Michael Burgess                          
Welington Castillo A+ DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Matthew Cerda A+ 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ryan Flaherty AA LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Reginald Golden                          
Brett Jackson AA CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0
DJ LeMahieu AA 2B-3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marquez Smith AAA 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matthew Szczur                          
Josh Vitters AA 3B-1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

 


 

Pitcher Results for April 10
Name Level IP R ER H 2B 3B HR SO BB
Christopher Carpenter                    
Jay Jackson                    
Austin Kirk                    
Kenneth McNutt AA 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Christopher Rusin                    
Hayden Simpson                    

McNutt left his game early with a blister problem. Brett Jackson seems eager to be in the majors.

Scores...

Comments

Byrd and Ramirez had good days at the plate, but Byrd's CS in the 9th hurt. And Ramirez still can't seem to throw the ball. He was saved by Pena at least once and cost the team a DP in the 1st - Fielder should have never even come up that inning.

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In reply to by Paul Noce

From the Tribune, maybe Byrd is claiming he got the sign to run: "Marlon Byrd cut short an interview after being asked about trying to steal second base in the ninth inning with no one out and the Cubs trailing by a run..Quade labeled the decision "miscommunication" without specifying what happened, though he conceded he didn't want Byrd to run. "We have to deal with that (Monday)," he said. "Make sure that I didn't screw the damn thing up … and I might have. But I didn't care for that situation to be running." Byrd was reluctant to discuss the attempt, though he denied there was any miscommunication. "I look at the third base coach," he said, referring to Ivan DeJesus. So was he given the steal sign? "Did I go?" he said. "OK. End of question." After repeating himself several times, Byrd cut off the questioning. "Done," he said. "Beat it. I respect you guys all the time, and we lose a close game like that and that's the question you ask? Forget it. Beat it." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0411-cubs-bre…

I have a question for our top talent evaluator Az. Phil, can you give me a scouting report on Frank Batista? He seems to be off to a good start at Peoria.

found this on Christian's personal blog
"After the third such incident, Duquette ventured down into the locker room. “I said, ‘Manny, let me ask you something. I was just wondering why you get back in the batter’s box after ball four.’ He said, ‘I don’t keep track of the balls.’ He said, ‘I don’t keep track of the strikes, either, until I got two.’ Then he said, ‘Duke, I’m up there looking for a pitch I can hit. If I don’t get it, I wait for the umpire to tell me to go to first. Isn’t that what you’re paying me to do?’ "

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In reply to by Paul Noce

manny was one of those rare few who could roll out of bed and play pro baseball. roids aside, he coasted a long time in the game on being able to perform awesome while his idea of training was not to become a fatass and to take his work in the batting cage. it's not that i think people were jealous of the guy, but his attitude and his lack of working on being even better sure did rile some. it's hard for some people to watch a guy who's one of the best in the game coast along on those skills when he could actually be so much better if he applied himself. pedro martinez showed you can be a happy-go-lucky guy and apply/work to be better than the already great talent you can coast on.

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In reply to by Rob G.

He's being pushed through the system far faster than his skills development merits. And while that's nothing new for a Hendry organization it reeks of desperation--also not new for the Cubs. 78 games at Daytona, a .257 batting average and an OPS around .700 got Vitters a promotion to AA where he hit .223 .292 .383 .676 blah

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In reply to by navigator

Just to put the facts into proper perspective, Vitters was hitting .291 at Daytona last year following a year in which he was named a A - star and named to the AFL All-Prospect team. Had he stayed at Florida all year he would be in... AA Tenessee this year.

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In reply to by navigator

Yep. We could have had who you and MIKE C had been pining for, Matt Wieters. He is below the Mendoza line so far this year after shitting his pants last year too. .192BA and OBP of .276. This from a player who one would think got the benefit from college - when Vitters did not. I am still glad Tim Wilken is making the decisions on bringing in youngsters rather than you. Jim Hendry, however, that's another matter...

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In reply to by The E-Man

wieters not finding his power stroke is weirding people out. last year it became concerning and this year it seems baseball pundits have finally soured on his power actually showing up. people expected at least 20+hr out of the guy and he's looking like a low-average 10-15HR guy.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

the thing is he got a "pass" for getting on-top of too much stuff and pounding it into the ground for a little too long (even during his minors stint). he has a great swing, yet he's horrible at getting the fat of the bat on the ball. his minor league power is a bit deceptive considering even there he was pounding too much stuff into the ground. people assumed he'd hit for decent average and have some power to add to it. at this point the power is looking unlikely without his eyes/body coming around to what's pitched to him and the hitting-for-average thing was/is less of a slam dunk than anticipated by many.

Trevor Cahill and C. Bucholz sign deals. Lineup: Castro SS, Barney 2B, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Peña 1B, Soriano LF, Colvin RF, Soto C, Dempster P I've reread it like 8 times and it keeps showing Soto batting 8th. -edit- Astros: Bourn CF, Sanchez SS, Pence RF, Lee LF, Wallace 1B, Johnson 3B, Inglett 2B, Quintero C, Figueroa P

Smokies go up 2-0 early after a Brett Jackson double and Flaherty HR. Vitters grounds out though in first AB.

I finally noticed that Gameday 2011 uses graphics from the home team's park. With all of the bells and whistles for a subscriber ($25/mo., cancelible) it is pretty nice indeed if you've a speedy connection.

Recent comments

  • 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)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • 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.