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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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Guess We Need A New Thread

Submitted by Rob G. on

The previous thread was getting a little long and I'll be with limited Internet access in about 25 minutes and I'm typing this on my iPhone. Let's see if this ends up on "damn you autocorrect".

The Cubs have strung two wins together for the first tine since 1989, or so it feels like. The second win on the heroics of Geovany Soto and Tyler Colvin (twice). He hit what looked like the game winner in the 9th after Soto tied it up, but it was called back on fan interference. He then later reached and scored the winning run. Hopefully it's the start of his season turning around.

I thought the most fun part of the game was when Q-ball had to make the decision with 2 outs and runners on the corners to walk D. Brown. Charlie Manuel somehow blew through his bullpen with the rain delay and all, and was now forced to either stick with the pitcher or go all out for the win there and pinch-hit. With 2 outs and the odds not that great for a winning play, he stuck with his pitcher who made the last out and then got the lost in the next inning thanks to an error by Polanco.

Cubs get to face the holy trinity the rest of the weekend. Hope all of your weekends fare better.

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Submitted by jacos on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:18 pm

Current adminastration is good at drafting pitchers and not offensive players already. "I would love to see what Billy Beane could do with a real payroll" I would be worried if you saw Ricketts walking around with a copy of "Moneyball" under his arm as he was looking for loose change under the seats at Wrigley.

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Submitted by JoePepitone on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:22 pm

"The difference for the Cubs this season has been that they aren’t relying on the long ball nearly as much, and that they have the ability to manufacture runs via the stole base and timely hitting." Not only has he not watched them them this year, he hasn't even looked at the relevant stats. They have the ability to steal bases? Really? Where's the evidence?

Submitted by Eric S on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:08 pm

Goes to yesterday's thread re international prospect signings/$. From the Prospect Hot Sheet posted today in BA. Jeimer Candelario, 3b, Cubs. July 2 is right around the corner, which means Baseball America's reports on the top international prospects will start next week. Meanwhile the summer leagues in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic are underway, with the majority of last year's international signings making their debuts in those leagues. One of the early standouts has been Cubs third baseman Jeimer Candelario, a $500,000 signing out of the Dominican Republic last summer (although he was born in New York) who has come better than advertised. Candelario, 17, earned praise from scouts for his potential to hit for average and power from both sides of the plate. Even better, his approach at the plate is quite mature for his age, as he's already drawn 12 walks in 34 plate appearances. Sure, it's early, but he's off to a .364/.588/.455 start and leading the DSL in OBP.

Submitted by T-Dubs on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:13 pm

Rob, I think your iPhone autocorrected whatever you typed to read "The Cubs have strung two wins together"!! LOL!!!

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:19 pm

there's little to be gained by trading a bargain-priced middle reliever, especially the one in question who does have some residual sentimental value [to some of us]...if we can dump any of the overpaid under-performers, so be it; if not, grin & bear the rest of the season & start lopping off the lard @ season's end

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:45 pm

Jayson Stark of ESPN has a Bryce Harper update: "On one hand, Bryce Harper is 18 and would still be a senior in high school if he'd lived a normal life. On the other hand, scouts who cover the South Atlantic League have been raising eyebrows for weeks about his sense of entitlement. Tales of Harper showing up late for team stretching, and occasionally exiting those stretching drills before they were over, have been circulating in the scout community. And as talented as Harper may be, and as fun as he may be to watch on the field, he has often offended outsiders with his what-am-I-doing-in-THIS-league body language. That has to stop." http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page… He also writes about Kerry Wood.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:06 pm

an 18 year old is gonna be an 18 year old...especially one that's been big man on campus every single step of his career, even when playing over his head. but... for a guy who's "whos-who of whom i respect" includes scrapers and gamers...he needs to learn how to respect the game he's playing. i'd rather see him get pissed at an ump or throw a tantrum over a play rather than showing up without purpose everyone on the field that's not him with dismissive attitude. this is a guy who's own personal selfishness and need to make a message got him suspended in the college playoffs with his demonstration to the ump of what the strike zone is. respect the game at least. go be an 18 year old jerk off the field.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:17 pm

imo, he needs to be humbled. he's just never had someone slap the "metaphorical shit" out of him. if you move him down he'd probably hit .400 and be just as bored/dismissive. the counter is...if you move him up he may still hit damn well, get what he wants in return, and not learn a damn thing. he's just that good. WAS may have to live with it the same way teams learned how to deal with jerky guys like randy johnson, roger clemens, barry bonds, paul oneil, dave kingman etc. speaking of jerks...one of his top-of-the-list heroes is pete rose...and he was a jerk for waaaaaaaay more than just that whole betting scandal thing.

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:35 pm

I hated Pete Rose long before the gambling crap. You're right, the more he succeeds the bigger head he gets. He needs to struggle for the first time in his baseball life and see how he responds. But I would still like to see a veteran manager rip him for his crap. I'm shocked the other team didn't beat the crap out of him the game he blew a kiss at the pitcher.

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Submitted by MikeC on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:55 pm

The night before Harper was drilled in the leg and the opposing team was taunting him and harassing him, every time they went by the dugout. Harper simply stepped into the batters box the next day and let his talent do the speaking. If the other team wants to talk shit about injuring a player then Harper can blow as many kisses as he wants.

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Submitted by George Altman on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:14 pm

I agree on Rose. I've hated the SOB ever since he spiked Ernie Banks at first base in 1967. I laughed my ass off when he got suspended from baseball. That being said, there's lots of SOB's in the HOF and I have no problem with Rose being inducted someday as long as Shoeless Joe Jackson is inducted posthumously with him the same year.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:15 pm

i got a good feeling about the cubs tonight. halladay is good, but he's not a feared soft tossing lefty. go scrubs.

Submitted by Cubster on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:10 pm

...and then got the lost --- Stoopid autocorrect or giant fingers on small iphone keypad: ...and then got the "L"

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:20 pm

The Cubs have released 20-year old Taiwanese RHP Tzu-An Wang. The 6'6 Wang received a $350K bonus in July 2009 (the highest bonus the Cubs have given to a player from Taiwan), but never developed. INF (now CF) Pin-Chieh Chen and RHP Yao-Lin Wang were signed about the same time as TA Wang--but for less money. But both Chen and YL Wang had been members of the Taiwanese Junior National Team prior to signing with the Cubs and already were "baseball players," while TA Wang was more a of a projectable "blank slate." PC Chen and YL Wang (though six inches shorter than TA Wang) definitely have some upside, with Chen really showing improvement both offensively and defensively since getting moved to CF at Extended Spring Training, and now that Matt Loosen has been moved up to Daytona (where he is pitching very well, BTW), YL Wang will proBably be battling Luis Liria for the Opening Night starter's gig at Boise. But Tzu-An Wang just never got going. He looked like a basketball player trying to be a baseball pitcher. He shuffled around Fitch Park like somebody woke him up out of a sound sleep, and he registered very poor numbers at both Extended Spring Training and with the AZL Cubs last season: 2010 EXST: 10.80 ERA - 2.06 WHIP - .352 Opp BA 11.2 IP - 19 H - 17 R (14 ER)- 5 BB - 11 K - 1 HR - 3 HBP - 2 WP 2010 AZL CUBS: 7.32 ERA - 1.68 WHIP - .292 Opp BA 19.2 IP - 23 H - 16 R (16 ER) - 10 BB - 19 K - 3 HBP - 3 WP He hadn't pitched at all this year prior to getting released.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:55 pm

Submitted by Paul Noce on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 11:42am. What are the signing bonuses like for non-drafted players, and for players taken late in the draft? Since signing football players clearly doesn't work (TA Wang, Shark Face), why not try signing jockeys? ======================================= PAUL N: Low round guys and NDFA without leverage (college seniors) could get as little as an $800 or $1,000 bonus.

Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 06:50 pm

Brett Jackson sat for the third straight game tonight. I guess we'll get the injury (or re-injury) scoop any day now. Vitters up over .280!

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:43 am

Angel Guzman 2 scoreless IP for Peoria, sun times says (without a setback) he might be ready in a month for mlb callup.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:01 pm

Per Rosenthal... B(r)ad Snyder to Iowa, coleman back up Per muskie... Va lefty lee, castro, barney, montanez, aram, dewitt, soto, pena, colvin, garza Per wittenmeyer... Snyder DFA

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:02 pm

turn that 2-run double into a 2-run single and it's even more typical garza. it hasn't been as bad lately, but it's been a long time since ive seen a guy give up so many singles base incidents that turned to runs. also, this team has double-play-turning issues, still. castro's fielding has gotten a little bit more stable, but he is marginally slow to mechanically set and throw once he gets the ball. it doesn't look clumsy, but it's not fluid-fast.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:31 pm

2nd double play of the day not turned...beat out by ibanez... barney was a little slow on that one, but not horrible. ...it's screwed. it looks good when they do it, especially in slo-mo...but there's wasted/slow mechanics piling up on some of these plays when you see it real-time. the guys up the middle don't look clunky doing it, but they (esp. castro) seems to be giving up speed of turning the play in order to get it mechanically right. meh...sigh...

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:00 pm

blake dewitt needs to move back to 2nd...barney...it's been fun...you're neat...great bench...great occasional starter...great injury replacement... but yeah...dewitt in LF isn't looking good.

Submitted by navigator on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:25 pm

L and with that we just took over the major league lead in fielding errors... MLB worst in defensive efficiency, fielding percentage, double plays...

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:46 pm

1/3rd of mlb going to playoffs...very lame. 8 is wearing it thin enough, imo...though it works. i liked the expansion(s) and the 8-team format, but i drew a personal line there.

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Submitted by springs on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:17 pm

Terrible idea, IMO, because it lessens rivalries and also expands interleague play, both of which I think are detrimental to fans interest in the game. Cubs fans, I think, are more excited to play the Cards 18 times rather than adding the Mariners, Angels, Rays...(other than CWS, Yanks and Red Sox, the entire AL).

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Sun, 06/12/2011 - 06:26 pm

I don't like the idea of two 15 team leagues because how fun would it be to finish in 11th place? or 13th, or 15th? Heck, you could finish in 8th place and have a winning record and casual fans would think you had a crappy season. It's stupid. Not to mention two teams would be playing interleague games every day of the season, including the crucial playoff race games at the end of the year.

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Submitted by Jace on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:56 pm

I still can't believe that Selig was able to pull off moving the Brewers into the NL Central. What a colossal dicking-over of the entire rest of the division... It is absolutely ridiculous that NL teams have to be better than two more teams that AL teams in order to make the playoffs... Not that I think it would make any difference to this Shit version of the Cubs...

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 06:40 pm

I'm all for the Cubs going... --- the Cubs should move to the Cuban league. Both uniforms on the same field would be like watching Mick and Bianca.

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