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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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2012 Cubs Draft Tracker Ticker - Day One

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

1st ROUND (6):
Albert Almora, CF
R/R, 6'2 180, 18 years old
Mater Academy - Hialeah Gardens, FL
COMMENT: Rated best HS defensive outfielder and 2nd best HS hitter in draft by Baseball America... Gold Glove quality defender right now... has average arm strength but with outstanding accuracy... is line-drive hitter with plus bat-speed... has just average speed for a centerfielder but is an above-average baserunner and base-stealer... was named tournament MVP while playing for Team USA 18 & Under squad at Pan American Games in Columbia last November... signed NLI with U. of Miami...
SIGNING BONUS POOL #6 SLOT VALUE: $3.25M

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1st ROUND - SUPPLEMENTAL (43):
Pierce Johnson, RHP
R/R, 6'3 180, 21 years old
Missouri State
COMMENT: College junior... Ranked 6th in NCAA D-1 in K-per-IP in 2012.... 4-6 with 2.53 ERA in 14 GS for the Bears in 2012, with 85 hits allowed and 28/119 BB/K in 99.2 IP... Throws 92-93 MPH fastball that has touched 96, a mid-80's cutter, and a hard-breaking curve... Has had several injuries in his career, including broken hand senior year in HS, forearm strain freshman year in college, dislocated knee-cap while pitching in Cape Cod League in 2011, and more forearm issues this past season...
SIGNING BONUS POOL #43 SLOT VALUE: $1.196M
NOTE: This was compensation pick received by Cubs for losing Type "B" MLB Article XX-B FA Aramis Ramirez

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1st ROUND - SUPPLEMENTAL (56):
Paul Blackburn, RHP
R/R, 6'2 180, 18 years old
Heritage HS - Brentwood, CA
COMMENT: Athletic pitcher with 90-92 MPH fastball that touches 94, curve, and change-up... Excellent control... Impressed scouts in Area Code Games (HS All-Star) in 2011... Signed NLI with Arizona State...
SIGNING BONUS POOL #56 SLOT VALUE: $911,700
NOTE: This was compensation pick received by Cubs for losing Type "B" MLB Article XX-B FA Carlos Pena

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Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:04 pm

Gold Glove quality defender right now Holy over-hype Batman! I'm sure he's great and all, but yeah...a bit much. especially matched with that has just average speed for a centerfielder unless he reads balls like Andruw Jones or Shoeless Joe Jackson. I know that's not directly from AZ Phil, who hasn't seem him play yet.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:05 pm

I am surprised. Someone splain it to me. This team has ZERO top of rotation pitching. Thete wasn't one "worthy" pitcher at 6??

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:07 pm

explanation #1, it's the MLB draft, rarely what you draft today will make an impact when you want it to...so you pick the best available player based on your evaluation. #2, the top of the rotation pitching in this draft was suspect. Appel, Gausman, Zimmer, Fried...no one thinks any of them are sure things. #3, allegedly a draft deep in HS pitchers, the Cubs are probably hoping to unearth a few Matt Moore's in the later rounds. little doubt they'll be taking a lot of pitching in subsequent rounds.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:32 pm

Muskat tweet: Jason McLeod says Almora was top player on their board. "He fits the criteria of what we were looking for."

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:14 pm

Nationals pick up Giolito with #16, $2.125M slot Appel's slot was $2.9M fwiw. Both are allegedly in the $5-7M range in terms of asking price. this should be fun, see how they handle the rest of their draft.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:33 pm

Brandon McCarthy is the best... @BMcCarthy32 Draft comps: do it by race, and if that doesn't work, well just do it anyway.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:07 pm

Cubs "grab" Jairo Asencio off waivers from Tribe. 3/44? Anyone post this previously? No doubt the bullpen will be tremendously upgraded. I am psyched!

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:15 pm

maybe next year MLB Network will deinterlace all their video of prospects before they put it on tv...some of this is painful to watch (all that lines-all-over-the-video looking stuff).

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:50 pm

larry dierker's hairpiece selected L.McCullers with the 41st pick for HOU. this is interesting given the savings on their #1 pick.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:53 pm

Cubs at #43 take Pierce Johnson, RHP Missouri St "plus fastball, plus curve" according to John Hart starter or reliever, some sort of minor arm injury.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:12 pm

MLB network coverage on Pierce Johnson...announced by Fergie Jenkins: closest mlb comp: Drew Storen Two plus pitches, fastball, breaking ball J. Mayo: he came back at the end of the season to show his forearm strain wasn't a serious injury. Comp pick for Aramis Ramirez

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:12 pm

Cubs at #56 take Paul Blackburn, RHP Heritage HS, Oakley, CA "committed to Arizona State, potential for 3-plus pitches"

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 06:14 pm

MLB draft ticker on Blackburn After a big performance at last summer's Area Code Games, Blackburn has continued pitching well this spring to keep him firmly on the prospect map. The NoCal high schooler has a good fastball that hits 92 mph consistently and will touch a tick or two higher on the radar gun at times. His two secondary offerings – a curve and a changeup – both have the chance to be very effective pitches. He's generally around the strike zone and thanks to his athleticism and sound delivery, his command should only improve with experience. The Arizona State recruit has some projectability, meaning his already pretty good stuff has room to get even better. That should get him off the board early enough to keep him from heading to Arizona.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:50 am

Underwood is everything you'd want from a high school pitcher: athletic with arm strength, a chance to have three at least Major League-average pitches and outstanding mound presence.The Georgia product will sit in the low 90s with his fastball typically, but he can reach back for 95-96 mph occasionally. His secondary offerings aren't as good as the fastball, but both his curve and changeup have a chance. When he throws them right, his curve can have a very good 12-to-6 late break and his changeup can be very deceptive.He doesn't throw either consistently right now and he does have some issues with command at times. His poise, knowledge of the game and athleticsm say he'll continue to evolve as a pitcher, meaning he could start moving up charts this spring.

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Submitted by springs on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:59 pm

Round 5....Cubs draft 6 consecutive pitcher and first lefty, Anthony Prieto. From BA: "Prieto barely pitched in high school until his junior season and joined his first travel team last summer, when he reportedly reached the mid-90s at a tournament in Phoenix. Scouts haven't seen that kind of velocity out of the 5-foot-11, 180-pounder this season, when he missed the first six weeks with a forearm strain. Since returning, Prieto mostly has dealt fastballs at 88-90 mph. Though he's not physical, he generates his heat with an effortless delivery that allows him to throw strikes with three pitches. Both his changeup and curveball show promise. He has signed with Howard (Texas) JC. "

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:08 pm

4th round pick, Josh Conway, RHP Coastal Carolina In the smaller Big South Conference, Coastal Carolina has built a pretty good program that saw four players get drafted and sign in 2011. This year, it could have been Conway's turn before an elbow injury ended his season and required Tommy John surgery. Once a two-way player, Conway gave up hitting completely to focus on the mound in 2012 and it was paying off. Coastal Carolina's Friday starter, he’s a bit of an undersized right-hander, but one with a pretty good three-pitch mix. A good athlete on the mound, he throws a fastball, slider and changeup, all of which have the chance to be solid average offerings. Without truly overpowering stuff, he’ll have to continue to improve his command and keep hitters off-balance. Pre-injury, he had the chance to join teammate (and 2011 second-round pick) Anthony Meo as a fairly early Draft pick. Now a team will have to be willing to draft him and let him rehab under its watchful eye.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:46 pm

this new draft format has proven itself to be a disaster right out of the gate. highschool kids have heavy leverage to pull 1 season at a community college or pulling a few years at a 4-year school now more than ever. guys like m.appell are/were supposed to go top-3 based on their actual value and how much loot it's going to take to sign them. agents may work hard to actually ruin this year's draft for the sake of getting rid of the framework. it wouldn't be the first time they put their interests ahead of the kid(s) for the sake of loot...not like the player doesn't want more loot, too.

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Submitted by George Altman on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:31 pm

Anytime Reinsdorff and Selig get a wild hair up their ass, shit like this happens. Someday, Jerry will finally get his hard salary cap in Basketball. Meanwhile, he continues to lead every effort in baseball to do the same thing. For over a decade he has refused to spend money in the Rule 4 draft either assuming or, more likely, hoping the majority of other owners would do the same. If your owner's team has deeper pockets, big market revenue, or just likes to spend money on amateur talent, isn't that what a 'free-market' economy is supposed to do? The fact that some baseball GM's are better at scouting and developing that talent than other organizations is whose fault? Anytime the 'powers that be' start legislating how you can/cannot spend your money, the hair on the back of my neck goes up.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:54 pm

they should have given rounds 1-3 flat money rather than slotting everything so sharply after the first 3 picks, then again mid-1st round. there's not enough millions to get things done unless you're a top-3 team getting those extra millions of flexibility. ...when your #1 decides to go on a bargain hunt, though...kinda screws things up. astros picked a highschool kid who should have gone round 1 with their 2nd pick. they actually have some flexibility over where to throw loot thanks to how they played the draft.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:12 pm

If my source is accurate that Appel turned down $6 mm from Astros, #Stanford RHP is a huge egg in #Pirates basket. Bucs draft pool: $6.6 mm. Cubs draft pool is: $7,933,900 fwiw.

Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 06:17 pm

LeMahieu looks like the one recently traded (or Rule 5'ed) Cub who is getting significant playing time, starting the last five games for the Rockies at 2B, during which he is 6 for 17, all singles. Marwin Gonzalez has appeared in 36 games for Houston but mostly as a PH or late-inning sub. Colvin is slumping--not hard to picture. Flaherty is showing defensive versatility at 2B, SS, 3B and RF while he tries to point his BA in the direction of .200.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    BOS 1B Casas just hit the IL. Maybe Cooper goes there.

    Cooper leaving does open a 40man spot. Probably for an arm at some point.

    Horton?

    Maybe Caissie

  • crunch (view)

    now that cooper is gone, who's going to the IL?  seems like it will probably be a pitcher at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    can't wait to see what A-ball fringe corner OF/1st he'll be traded for...

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Cooper DFA'd

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Players on the 40 can be recalled and be placed on the MLB Taxi Squad for one day, like for example if a club is unsure if a player might or might not be placed on the IL ("game time decision"). Like maybe Happ, for example. 

    Also, a player on the MLB Taxi Squad must be returned to his optional assignment the next day if he is not officially recalled to the 26-man roster. 

    The player is NOT paid at the MLB split rate and does NOT accrue MLB Service Time while he is on the Taxi Squad. Also, it is not considered to be an official recall / option back if he is not added to the 26-man roster. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Wesneski has not spent 15 days on optional assignment since he was optioned so he cannot be recalled unless he is replacing a player being placed on the IL or other MLB inactive list (Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical, et al), a player who is traded, or a player who is claimed off waivers.

  • crunch (view)

    excited to see more power in the lineup.

    HOU going with 3 righty starters vs the cubs and their only lefty pen arm is hader.

    unless busch has a mystery injury, we should see busch+mervis working all 3 games.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    More than 50 years ago (I'm old), I was in the audience when my HS choir performed the whole thing. (It was a really elite choir and director.) That was my first exposure to the piece. You're right, Sonicwind75, there is a lot more to it than "O Fortuna," just like there's a lot more to Beethoven's Ninth than the Ode to Joy, etc. Much if it, as you say, is bawdy: "O! O! Totus florio! Iam amori virginali, totus ardeo!" Basically, "I'm really horny for these virgins!" And the guys in the choir adopted the "Skoal"- type greeting from the tavern scene: "Wafna!" 

  • crunch (view)

    i would have pause if the cubs had a pitching squeeze.   as it is, they have more guys than they have roster.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Maybe Brewer

    He'd be able to leave the Cubs. He's out of options. That would open up a 40man spot.

    I don't think Jed would do that.

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