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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: 14
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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Game 49 Thread - Stults vs. Samardzija

Submitted by Rob G. on

The Cubs break the losing streak yesterday thanks to Jeff Suppan and a stiff wind out and look to start a streak the other way with Samardzija on the mound.

Padres Cubs
*Venable, CF
 *DeJesus, RF
Denorfia, RF
 Castro, SS
*Alonso, 1B
 Mather, 3B
Quentin, LF
 Soriano, LF
#Headley, 3B
 Baker, 1B
*Baker, C
 Johnson, 8
#Cabrera, SS
 Barney, 2B
*Amarista, 2B
 #Hill, C
*Stults, P
 Samardzija, P

Steve Clevenger has been activated and Blake Lalli sent down...still Koyie Hill starts. Sveum says Casey Coleman would have still finished the game yesterday even if the score dictated a "save" situation, so add him to the closer-by-committee mix.

A group of animal haters took it upon themselves to hike from Arizona to Chicago with a goat in some delusional curse-breaking publicity stunt. I'm no fan of cruelty of animals (who is?), so leave the goat out of it, but if the 5 dudes get jumped in the bathroom stall for dragging that goat cross-country, I'll look the other way.

Part of their little publicity stunt was to drum up money for cancer research, apparently about $20K so far, so I guess they can't be too bad. But still, WTF?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:08 pm

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17173 To be clear, this is a talent ranking based on numerous conversations with a wide variety of scouts and team officials. This is not a mock draft; this is simply how I would line up the magnets on the board based on what I know. I don't think this will be the order in which the players will be selected, as bonus demands, risk (or safety) and obviously a team's own scouting reports will certainly change everything, and the biggest wild card is still how the new rules will affect how picks come off the board. can't give away the scouting reports, but here's the list of the top 15 1. C. Correa, HS SS 2. L. Giolito, HS RHP 3. B. Buxton, HS OF 4. M. Appel, College RHP 5. K. Zimmer, College RHP 6. A. Amora, HS OF 7. K. Gausman, College RHP 8. M. Zunino, College C 9. C. Hawkins, HS OF 10. L. McCullers, HS RHP 11. M. Fried, HS LHP 12. D. Merrero, College SS 13. R. Shaffer, College 3B 14. M. Stroman, College RHP 15. D. Dahl, HS OF Although not a mock draft, seems to suggest that one of the college pitchers will make it to Cubs.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:20 pm

Zunino was being discussed as a possible No. 1 overall pick after a tremendous start to the season, but the conference play brought him back down to earth. His greatest strength is that he has no apparent weakness; while he lacks elite tools, he projects as a solid defensive catcher who can hit .270 to .280 with 18-20 home runs annually, and every aspect of his game plays up due to outstanding baseball intelligence. Draft skinny: Positional scarcity will help Zunino, as will the general sense that he's the safest bet among position players. That might push him higher than this ranking, maybe coming off the board within the first five picks.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:28 pm

ninja...you just got owned (1/2 walking steal of 3rd, never saw it). i blame the lack of facial hair. ...and he gets himself out of it with a 2 out K.

Submitted by jacos on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:03 pm

I get that LaHair is slumping but what good does it do if he doesn't play against LH to see if he can figure it out. We know Jeff Baker is not part of project Theo.

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Submitted by Childersb3 on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:52 pm

I'm glad someone has brought this up. We're not in true "win now" mode. So, why are we playing righty lefty every game. See if LaHair is more than a .100 hitter against lefties. Same for Stewart (even though I think Stewart can't hit a lefty at all). Baker has no place on this team. He only plays 1B, and LF. I'd rather see Vitters up in Chicago to do that. Mather should take Johnson's spot, Vitters for Baker, and Bring up BJax and let him play. When we can move Sori, try LaHair in LF. If he fails, put let BJax play LF, DeJesus in RF and Campy in CF. I don't mind Campana in the lineup everyday, if it's everyday. Speed is only useful if it's there constantly. Speed can't find a grove off the bench.

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Submitted by Childersb3 on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:05 pm

Your probably right, but deep down I wish the Theo would just call up the I-Cubs / Smokies and let them play. The Cubs never do that. Like now, we're trying this roster of some vets, some 28 year old haven't played well but talented guys and 25 year olds. Why can't the Cubs just do what the Marlins and Rays (and Orioles) have done: play the young ones, lose a lot, weed out the weak, keep the two or three strong ones. And the answer is: Season Ticket Sales!

Submitted by JoePepitone on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:08 pm

The Gameday "Scout" feature generating some contradictory statements in today's game -- "Eric Stults may be running out of gas after 77 pitches; his fastball has dropped from a high of 91 to as low as 84." Then, 3 pitches later: "Eric Stults has thrown 80 pitches but has plenty left in the tank, with his fastball sitting at 87 over the past 10 pitches."

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 05:19 pm

Paul Sullivan ‏@PWSullivan Chef Duff to @LenKasper after performing 7th inning stretch: "I know nothing about baseball." Could be the next Cubs exec.

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