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

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11 players are MLB Spring Training NON-ROSTER INVITEES (NRI) 

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* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 17
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

NRI PITCHERS: 5 
Colten Brewer 
Carl Edwards Jr 
* Edwin Escobar 
* Richard Lovelady 
* Thomas Pannone 

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

NRI CATCHERS: 2  
Jorge Alfaro 
Joe Hudson 

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

NRI INFIELDERS: 3 
David Bote 
Garrett Cooper
* Dominic Smith

OUTFIELDERS: 5
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

NRI OUTFIELDERS: 1 
* David Peralta

OPTIONED:
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, RHP 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, RHP 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

 



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Archie Bradley Shoots Broken Arrows at Cubs

Pinch-hitter Matt Jensen clubbed a two-run home run with one out in the top of the 9th to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 lead, and the Diamondbacks held-on to edge the Cubs 5-4 in AZ Instructional League action at Fitch Park Field #3 in Mesa this afternoon.

19-year old 6’4 225 RHP Archie Bradley (Broken Arrow HS - Broken Arrow, OK) got the start for the D’backs, and threw three perfect innings with eight strikeouts. The only non-strikeout was a feeble broken bat 5-3 ground out.

I can certainly see why Bradley was the 7th overall pick in the 2011 June draft.

He is a beast.

While Bradley was calmly mowing down the Cubs, the Diamondbacks got on the board as Raywilly Gomez blasted a solo HR over the RF fence leading off the top of the 2nd inning against Cubs starting pitcher Starling Peralta.

The Cubs remained hitless into the 5th, when Reggie Golden broke-up the no-hitter (and tied the game) with a one-out gargantuan 400+ ft solo HR over the left-centerfield fence (just to the left of the “Green Monster” Batter’s Eye) onto 8th Street off D'backs RHP Juan Valdez. Then with two outs, Neftali Rosario grounded a single through the 5.5 hole into left, and Dustin Geiger smoked an RBI double off the RF fence to drive-in Rosario from 1st base with the go-ahead run. Carlos Penalver followed with a line-drive opposite-field single to right to plate Geiger, and then after Garrett Schlecht walked and Zeke DeVoss reached base on an error to load the bases, Penalver scored the fourth and final run of the inning on a WP.

The Cubs took their 4-1 lead into the 8th, but the D’backs fought back to score two in the 8th and two in the 9th. 

Cubs RHRP Dustin Fitzgerald took the loss, surrendering an RBI double in the 8th (inherited runner scored - run charged to Kyler Burke) and what would prove to be the eventual game-winning two-run HR in the 9th.

The Cubs did get the tying run to 3rd base in the bottom of the 9th as Dan Vogelbach drew a one-out walk, stole 2nd base, and advanced to 3rd on an E-2 overthrow into CF. But Reggie Golden struck out and Eliecer Bonne grounded out to end the game.

Cubs hitters struck out a total of 15 times in today’s game.

Here is today's abridged box score (Cubs players only):

LINEUP:
1. Zeke DeVoss, 2B: 0-2 (K, BB, E-4, BB, SB)
2. Javier Baez, SS: 0-4 (K, P-3, K, L-7)
3. Rubi Silva, DH #1: 0-4 (5-3, 4-3, 4-3, 5-3)
4. Dan Vogelbach, DH #2: 0-3 (K, 3-1, K, BB, SB)
5. Reggie Golden, LF: 1-4 (K, HR, K, K, R, RBI)
6a. Taiwan Easterling, CF: 1-3 (K, F-8, 1B, CS)
6b. Eliecer Bonne, CF: 0-1 (4-3)
7a. Neftali Rosario, C: 1-2 (K, 1B, R)
7b. Rafael Lopez, C: 0-1 (F-9)
8. Dustin Geiger, 1B: 1-3 (K, 2B, F-8, R, RBI)
9. Carlos Penalver, 3B: 1-3 (K, 1B, K, R, RBI, SB)
10. Garrett Schlecht, RF: 0-2 (K, BB, K)
11a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
11b. Alberto Mineo, DH #3: 1-1 (1B)

PITCHERS:
1. Starling Peralta: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 GIDP, 32 pitches (17 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO
2. Michael Jensen: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 23 pitches (11 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO
3. Tayler Scott: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 24 pitches (14 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
4. Austin Reed: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches (11 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
5. Kyler Burke: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 25 pitches (17 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO
6. Dustin Fitzgerald: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 32 pitches (20 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO

ERRORS: 3
1. P Austin Reed - E1 (overthrow on pick-off attempt at 2nd base allowed base-runner to advance to 3rd base)
2. P Kyler Burke - E1 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
3. 1B Dustin Geiger - E3 (missed catch allowed batter to reach base safely)

CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Neftali Rosario: 0-1 CS
2. Rafael Lopez: 0-1 CS

OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
RF Garrett Schlecht - runner thrown out 9-6-5 trying advance from 1st to 3rd on a single to RF

ATTENDANCE: 97 (mostly students & instructors from MLB Scout School)

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the upper 90’s

Comments

Pirates up in the 5th over Brewers, Royals up in the 6th over Twins, Marlins down in 5th to the Nationals WC watch Red Sox losing, Rays winning, both in the 7th Braves (8th inning) and Cardinals(5th inning) both losing

ozzie gone...has booked a flight to south florida. http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7023269/ozzie-guillen-tells-c…
The Chicago White Sox have accepted manager Ozzie Guillen's request to be released from his contract. "We certainly cannot thank Ozzie enough for all he has done during his eight seasons as manager of the Chicago White Sox..." chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. "I personally appreciate everything he has done for this organization, our fans and the city of Chicago. We shared the greatest moments together and wish him nothing but future success in baseball and in life."

Cubs losing, Pirates winning, Royals won Marlins lost though

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In reply to by SheffieldCornelia

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:58pm. How the heck did Dan Vogelbach steal a base?! I didn't think his body type was conducive to that sort of thing ================================ SHEFF: It might have been a hit & run. Golden swung & missed, and then the Diamondbacks catcher (Fidel Pena) made a really bad throw to 2nd base that ended up in right-center or else Vogelbach would have been out. (Vogelbach advanced to 3rd on the overthrow). While he is not fast, Vogelbach runs OK for a guy his size. He runs hard (that is, with a lot of hustle and effort). I would compare him to a "pulling guard" in football.

I believe with tonight's loss, the Cubs can do no worse than the 9th pick in the draft, currently tied for 5th and own the tiebreaker at the moment. A Cubs loss and a Royals win tomorrow I believe would clinch them the 5th spot or some combo thereof over the last 2 games.

38-game getting on-base streak continues

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In reply to by Rob G.

That kind of depends on the status of AIDS/HIV in MLB right now. How strong is the stigma associated with it, particularly in the fairly old-school social environment of professional athletics? I have no idea. Personally, I don't think it should be a problem. I do wonder whether it might be an issue, though. Probably nothing a good manager couldn't get past, though. I doubt he'll ever get a shot after two law suits filed against him accusing him of withholding information about his condition from women he was having unprotected sex with, though. That's some pretty bad publicity.

Sorry CRUNCH, you need to revise your thinking: D Barney, Age 25 PA 564 BA .276 OBP .311 SLG .354 OPS .665 R Theriot, Age 31 PA 480 BA .271 OBP .321 SLG .337 OPS .658 Its remarkable how close they are, except Barney has almost 100 more PA's - and is 6 years younger. I'd rather have Barney at this point, though.

Man, I wanted Bradley really bad in the draft. I knew he wouldn't fall to #9, but I was hoping. I like Baez, but there's no question that Bradley is a TOR type arm we need in our system.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

Oh, no doubt. We got one of those aforementioned upside HS arms in Maples. The difference is that Bradley's only question mark is an above average 3rd pitch. His fastball and curve are already plus pitches; he has a clean delivery; he has both good control and command; he has a great pitcher's build; he was monitored well in HS and doesn't have a terrible amount of abuse; etc. He is about as "safe" as a HS TOR type can be these days. As for 2012, it does appear to be a very prep-heavy draft. But as I said before, Bradley wasn't just your usual "upside HS pitcher".

granted, this is a paraphrase from a tweet, but if Ozzie said this in his press conference, it's awesome. "U gonna take your coaching staff with you? Ozzie: Hell No, They got me fired!!"

Fired before even managing a game http://www.suntimes.com/sports/7907602-419/white-sox-fire-interim-manag… after Guillen was "released", Joey Cora was named interim manager for final 2 games. He was fired via text this morning and the job given to Don Cooper instead before he could even manage a game. says something about Cora joining Guillen in Florida, so I presume White Sox didn't know that at first.

let's throw moneyball crap aside on this rant...we all know how i feel about that. i like beane...i mean, i think he's a top 5 GM, easy. that said...why are so many articles about him maybe coming to the cubs being written? the guy has an ownership stake the A's. it could cost so much, and he's not that magical. our owner said the word "sabr" and all of a sudden that means 100 articles about beane and a few about theo.

Castro, Barney, Ramirez, Pena, LaHair, Soriano, Byrd, Soto, Garza vs. Venable 9, Bartlett 6, Maybin 8, Guzman 7, Headley 5, Hudson 4, Blanks 3, Martinez 2, Bass 1.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Oakland-Athletics-Art-Howe-former-ma… Art Howe not happy about his portrayal in movie. Howe, who managed the A’s for seven seasons from 1996-2002, won two AL West division titles in Oakland and managed two 100-game winners (2000, 2002). But he told interviewers that after seeing how he was portrayed by author Michael Lewis in the 2003 best-seller by the same name, the former manager expected the worst. “They never called me to get my slant on things as far as the movie was concerned,” Howe said of the filmmakers. “So, I mean, it’s coming from someone. I don’t know who it is, but maybe it is Hollywood to make it sell, I guess. I don’t know. fair enough, but if he expected the worst, why did he let them use his name? I'm not exactly sure how these things work, but if Paul DePodesta was able to get his name off the film, I presume Art Howe could have. I'll apologize if that's not the case, but otherwise he's either stupid or greedy or both.

sure there's a wild card race, blah, blah, blah more importantly for Cubs, it's Twins vs. Royals - Huzzah! Royals don't score in the top of the first, also Marlins tied in 5th and Pirates tied after 1 in their respective games.

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In reply to by Rob G.

cause I know you all get your score updates through the comments Nats take a 2-1 lead over Marlins (top of 6th), Royals take a 1-0 lead (bottom of 2), Pirates/Brewers remain scoreless (top of 2). Rays and Red Sox winning, Braves losing, Astros up 1-0 over Cardinals (top 3).

Marlins win, Pirates take the lead 3-2 (top 5), Twins up 3-2 (bottom 6) but with bases loaded and 0 outs. Marlins win means Cubs will draft higher than them and Cubs can do no worse than 8th.

it must have rained in SD, like it always does...because garza is having issues picking up the ball. blown "gimmie" double play... his fielding has been unreal this year...he wasn't this bad in TB in all his years combined =p

rest until he can fuck up the Cubs as much as possible Garza threw 124 and 123 pitches his last 2 starts and after 108 so far tonight is gonna send him out for the 7th inning. Mind you also the tying run was on first with Garza's spot due, so he sends him up there to bunt to go for the tie. So he's not even trying that hard to get him his 10th win,

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In reply to by crunch

At the end of the day, you can't complain too much about Soriano hitting 7th and coming close to 90 RBI's. A lot of teams would like that type of production from the bottom of their lineup. Now, he's only been driven in 24 times, which is probably some sort of MLB record, but he's not the worst player in the majors. I'd tell him to buy a first base mitt and buy some winter league team to practice on, in case the Cubs don't land a big fish first basemen. I'd also see if the Giants would be interested in turning Zito and Huff into Soriano and Zambrano, if they realize they're wasting Burmgarner/Cain/Lincecum time frame and jump hard on Fielder or Pujols.

Question for anyone. Impressions on LaHair in the OF? Arm strength, range, glove? I haven't had time to watch many games lately, or the time to watch them closely, it's mostly been having them on in the background while working. From the little bit I've noticed he looks a little more fleet of foot than Hoffpauer was. I think I saw him make a throw to the plate from RF a week ago or so, a one hopper if I recall. It wasn't a horrible throw but looked like it was a bit wide of the 1b line and they didn't get the runner.

presuming the Cubs hold on, they need a loss and a Royals win over Twins for the 5th spot in the draft. They can drop as far back as 8th if they win and Pirates lose, regardless of what Royals do.

AZPhil has me spoiled. I come on here EXPECTING a recap of the Instructs game from the previous day. I should be happy we get any at all, as I'm not sure fans of other teams do. Thanks again, AZPhil.

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In reply to by Hrubes20

Seconded. My expectations of AZ Phil are also markedly higher when the MLB club has almost nothing going on to be interested in--heck, Castro's even tied the bow on leading the NL in hits. Thanks, Phil! The info is great, and I think that Hrubes is right that we are pretty privileged on this blog. Thanks for that privilege! And thanks to Rob, too! We give AZ Phil a lot of love, but we rarely thank you for keeping this thing going and for all the thoughtful and entertaining posts and comments. Running a blog seems to require some journalist skills, some editorial skills, and some host-keeping-the-party-going skills; you do a great job at all of it.

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In reply to by garsky

Very interesting, from the same article:
Given the stakes, hitting .300 is, not surprisingly, a goal of paramount importance among players. How do we know this? Pope and Simonsohn looked at hitters batting .299 on the final day of each season from 1975 to 2009. One hit and the players could vault above the .300 mark. With a walk, however, they wouldn't be credited with an at-bat or a hit, so their average wouldn't budge. What did these .299 hitters do? They swung away. Wildly. We looked at the same numbers and here's what we found. Players hitting .300 walked 14.5 percent of the time and players hitting .298 walked 5.8 percent of the time, but in their final plate appearance of the season, players hitting .299 have never walked. In the last quarter century, no player hitting .299 has ever drawn a base on balls in his final plate appearance of the season.

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In reply to by Rob G.

From what I heard through the years, Payton was a bizarre guy, and the articles up today say his family knew he had affairs, his wife even met his main mistress at the Hall of Fame induction. About 20 years ago, early 90's, I was managing a retail store for a chain and Walter Payton came in, 2 mins before closing. He walked the perimeter of the store, then walked up to my asst. manager at the cash register, leaned forward, and poked Tony's name tag while slowly saying, "Tonyyyyyy." Then left. I had already heard from a friend that he had affairs, shot his best friend in the knee in a nightclub Payton owned (while on the phone with his wife), had KFC set up a studio on the street outside his house to film a commercial and then refused to come out of the house, etc. Everything outside of football I heard about him was never good.

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In reply to by Dr. aaron b

I just saw an example of that at the post office a few minutes ago. An attractive woman was shipping some clothes and grabbed a large flat rate priority mail box off the shelf. The postal clerk, like all of them at that location, is normally grumpy and very non-helpful. Instead, with an attractive woman at his counter, he runs and gets a medium flat rate box and tells her "this will save you $5." That's nice, but he should be doing that for all the customers. (or from a management point of view, he shouldn't do it for anyone)

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In reply to by Rob G.

more excerpts and some quotes from Pearlman http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/09/27/walterpayton.b… Pearlman said he wanted to write a book about "someone decent; about someone caring" following his Roger Clemens biography. "Walter Payton was insanely curious, and his interest in other people -- regular fans, folks on the street -- extended beyond the scope of nearly any athlete I've ever come across (Sean Casey the possible exception)," Pearlman said. "Best of all, Payton had depth. There was so much beneath the surface with this man. But that was also a problem. Because for all of his depth, Payton spent his life as a lockbox. He trusted very few people, and confided in -- at most -- three or four. The image out there when he played is the same one out there today: Classy guy, perfect in all areas, the ultimate role model, great running back and the ultimate prankster. And while that is, in many ways, sort of true, it's also a cheap, easy and unfair portrait." Asked if he worried about facing a backlash for tarnishing the image of a deceased man, Pearlman said, "I sure do. It hurts me that this will hurt his kids. It really does because Jarrett and Brittney are wonderful, engaging, fun, caring people and they're really uplifting figures in the Chicago landscape ... That said, I set out to write a definitive biography -- period. When people would ask, 'Well, is this going to be positive?' I'd say, 'Not positive, not negative -- definitive.'"

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s a fantastic deal for SF

  • crunch (view)

    SF snags b.snell...2/62m

  • Cubster (view)

    AZ Phil: THAT is an awesome report worth multiple thanks. I’m sure it will be worth reposting in an “I told you so” in about 2-3 years.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The actual deadline to select a post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agent signed to 2024 minor league contract (Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta) to the MLB 40-man roster is not MLB Opening Day, it is 12 PM (Eastern) this coming Sunday (3/24). 

    However, the Cubs could notify the player prior to the deadline that the player is not going to get added to the 40 on Sunday, which would allow the player to opt out early. Otherwise the player can opt out anytime after the Sunday deadline (if he was not added to the 40 by that time). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Today is an off day for both the Cubs MLB players and the Cubs minor league players.  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    For those of you keeping track, so far nine players have been called up to Mesa from the Cubs Dominican Academy for Minor League Camp and they will be playing in the ACL in 2024: 

    * bats or throws left 

    Angel Cepeda, INF 
    * Miguel Cruz, P
    Yidel Diaz, C 
    * Albert Gutierrez, 1B
    Fraiman Marte, P  
    Francis Reynoso, P (ex-1B) 
    Derniche Valdez, INF 
    Edward Vargas, OF 
    Jeral Vizcaino, P 

    And once again, despite what you might read at Baseball Reference and at milb.com, Albert Gutierrez is absolutely positively a left-handed hitter (only), NOT a right-handed hitter.

    Probably not too surprisingly, D. Valdez was the Cubs #1 prospect in the DSL last season, Cepeda was the DSL Cubs best all-around SS prospect not named Derniche Valdez, Gutierrez was the DSL Cubs top power hitting prospect not named Derniche Valdez, E. Vargas was the DSL Cubs top outfield prospect (and Cepeda and E. Vargas were also the DSL Cubs top two hitting prospects), Y. Diaz was the DSL Cubs top catching prospect, and M. Cruz was the DSL Cubs top pitching prospect. 

    F. Marte (ex-STL) and J. Vizcaino (ex-MIL) are older pitchers (both are 22) who were signed by the Cubs after being released by other organizations and then had really good years working out of the bullpen for the Cubs in the DSL last season. 

    The elephant in the room is 21-year old Francis Reynoso, a big dude (6'5) who was a position player (1B) at the Cardinals Dominican Academy for a couple of years, then was released by STL in 2022, and then signed by the Cubs and converted to a RHP at the Cubs Dominican Academy (and he projects as a high-velo "high-leverage" RP in the states). He had a monster year for the DSL Cubs last season (his first year as a pitcher). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: The only players who definitely have opt outs are Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta (Opening Day, 5/1, and 6/1), and that's because they are post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agents who signed 2024 minor league contracts and (by rule) they get those opt outs automatically. 

    Otherwise, any player signed to a 2024 minor league contract - MIGHT or - MIGHT NOT - have an opt out in their contract, but it is an individual thing, and if there are contractual opt outs the opt out(s) might not necessarily be Opening Day. It could be 5/1, or 6/1, or 7/1 (TBD).

    Because of their extensive pro experience, the players who most-likely have contractual opt outs are Alfaro, Escobar, and D. Smith, but (again), not necessarily Opening Day. 

    Also, just because a player has the right to opt out doesn't mean he will. 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I love the idea that Madrigal heads to Iowa in case Morel can’t handle third.

    The one point that intrigues me here is Cooper over Smith. I feel like the Cubs really like Smith and don’t want to lose him. Could be wrong. He def seems like an opt out if he misses the opening day roster

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Both Madrigal and Wisdom can be optioned without any restriction. Their consent is not required. 

    They both can be outrighted without restriction, too (presuming the player is not claimed off waivers), but if outrighted they can choose to elect free agency (immediately, or deferred until after the end of the MLB season).

    If the player is outrighted and elects free-agency immediately he forfeits what remains of his salary.

    If he accepts the assignment and defers free agency until after the conclusion of the season, he continues to get his salary, and he could be added back to the 40 anytime prior to becoming a free-agent (club option). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil, 
    Madrigal and Wisdom can or cannot refuse being optioned to the Minors?
    If they can refuse it, wouldn't they elect to leave the Cubs org?