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Last updated 6-15-2013
Cubs Depth Chart
Cubs 40-Man Roster Info
MLB Rules Info
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40 players are on 40-MAN ROSTER (roster is full)
Four players are on 60-DAY DL (do not count against 40-man roster)
Three players are on 15-DAY DL
12 players have been optioned to the minors
* bats or throws left
# bats both
PITCHERS (13)
Shawn Camp
Scott Feldman
Matt Garza
Kevin Gregg
Edwin Jackson
Carlos Marmol
Blake Parker
Henry Rodriguez
Hector Rondon
* James Russell
Jeff Samardzija
Carlos Villanueva
* Travis Wood
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CATCHERS (2):
Welington Castillo
# Dioner Navarro
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INFIELDERS (5):
Darwin Barney
Starlin Castro
Cody Ransom
* Anthony Rizzo
* Luis Valbuena
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OUTFIELDERS (5):
* Julio Borbon
* David DeJesus
Scott Hairston
* Nate Schierholtz
Alfonso Soriano
* Ryan Sweeney
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15-DAY DL (3):
* David DeJesus, OF
Rafael Dolis, P
Zach Putnam, P
60-DAY DL (4):
Scott Baker, P
* Steve Clevenger, C-IF
Kyuji Fujikawa, P
Arodys Vizcaino, P
OPTIONED (12):
Alberto Cabrera, P
* Brett Jackson, OF
Junior Lake, IF-OF
Trey McNutt, P
* Brooks Raley, P
* Chris Rusin, P
Dave Sappelt, OF
Jorge Soler, OF
Matt Szczur, OF
Christian Villanueva, 3B
Josh Vitters, 3B-1B
* Logan Watkins, INF
Cubs have $10,556,500 in draft pool money (and if they don't mind paying a a 75% tax on $527,825, they can go up to $11,084,325).
Players in bold have allegedly signed. Anyone after the 10th round signed for over $100K counts against their draft money.
If the player has yet to sign or there's no media report on the bonus, the third column is the recommened slot money.
For a good rumor thread on the signings, check out the Pro Sports Daily Forum.
| 1 | Bryant | $6,708,400 |
| 2 | Zastryzny | $1.1M / -$262K under |
| 3 | Hannemann | $736,200 |
| 4 | Skulina | $800K/ +$323K over |
| 5 | Masek | $357,400 |
| 6 | Frazier | $267,600 |
| 7 | Garner | $200,400 |
| 8 | Wilson | $159,400 |
| 9 | Burks | $170K/ +$21.1K |
| 10 | Godley | $35K/ - $104K |
| 11 | Hankins | |
| 12 | Clifton | "3rd round money" |
| 13 | Graham | |
| 14 | Poncedeleon | |
| 15 | Wagner | |
| 16 | Brockmeyer | |
| 17 | Freeman | |
| 18 | Papaccio | |
| 19 | Remillard | |
| 20 | Blair | |
| 21 | McCauley | |
| 22 | Brown | |
| 23 | Ihrig | |
| 24 | Alamo | |
| 25 | Doi | |
| 26 | Pena | |
| 27 | Sciacca | |
| 28 | Renner | |
| 29 | Garcia | |
| 30 | Hermans | |
| 31 | Johnson | |
| 32 | Leach | |
| 33 | Madera | |
| 34 | Thompson | |
| 35 | Romano | |
| 36 | Campbell | |
| 37 | Martinez | |
| 38 | Brown | |
| 39 | Greene | |
| 40 | Riley |
(as of 6/17/13)
| Pick | Team | .PCT | GB |
| 1 | Miami | .309 | -- |
| 2 | Houston | .371 | 4 |
| 3 | Mets | .391 | 6 |
| 4 | Milwaukee | .412 | 7 |
| 5 | Cubs | .418 | 7.5 |
| 6 | White Sox | .424 | 8 |
| 7 | Dodgers | .426 | 8 |
| 8 | Angels | .435 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Seattle | .443 | 9 |

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Thanks to both Rob and AZ!
archer only lasts 4.2ip today...109 pitches.
CHARLIE: If a club exceeds it's Signing Bonus Pool by 5%, it loses a draft pick. So the Cubs can spend about $578K above its assigned SBP ($10,556M) and not lose a draft pick.
The #2 overall SBP valus is worth about $6.7M, so the Cubs could offer Bryant well over $7M and still not lose a draft pick if they were inclined to do so (presuming they did not go over their SBP in other rounds).
If the Cubs don't feel they are getting fair value offered back, they can always just hang onto Garza and Feldman and make them Qualifying Offers post-2013.
lovely, put up a post on potential trade candidates for Feldman and Garza and it hate the bulk of the text much like it does with some of the comments...sigh.
I don't know the numbers as they spent a quite a bit to land the 12th round pick Clifton (allegedly 3rd round money which is 500 to 750K) and anything over $100K counts against the cap.
But Boras represents Bryant and Appel and I doubt he'd let Bryant sign for more than Appel who got $6.35M and Bryant's slot # is $6.7M. So chances are Cubs are getting him under (rumors is around $5.6M). Gray signed for $4.8M which was $800K less than slot as well.
rosscup may not have impeccable control, and injuries have slowed him, but he's recently turned 25 and needs to get out of AA.
his numbers are nice, but it's hard to get excited about them when he's feasting on 21-24 year olds.
i'm a rosscup fan, and i'm ready for him to be challenged.
And Chris Rusin is probably the #1 LHSP in the PCL right now. He is #1 among all SP (LHP & RHP) in WHIP, and he is 5th among SP in ERA (behind LHPs Brad Mills and Will Smith and RHPs Johnny Hellweg and Sonny Gray). He has been a real workhorse, too, leading the PCL in IP. and he has allowed only 5 HR in 97 IP (pretty good for a SP in the PCL). And he's hitting 222 and hasn't struck out in 18 PA (he was a DH at the U. of Kentucky on days he wasn't pitching), so he would fit right into the Cubs starting rotation.
one problem is going to be a glut in available SP.
josh johnson and r.nolasco are strong candidates most likely to be available...along with a slew of others not so strong...then there's garza/feldman in the mix on the strong side.
teams like CIN, DET, and ATL are most likely not even going to be looking SP.
So, how much do we think they can spend on the 1st-rounder before they give up a draft pick then?
Rosscup and Burke--gotta figure at least one of them makes the 40. Lefties that through like that don't grow on trees. It'd be nice to see Burke developing a bit faster as a pitcher, though, and Rosscup being pushed a bit more.
LHP Zac Rosscup missed most of last season with biceps tendinitis, but once he got back into action he looked very good (his fastball was clocked at 94 MPH in his last appearance with the AZL Cubs before he was moved-up to Tennessee),
Rosscup, SS Arismendy Alcantara, OF Jae-Hoon Ha, and LHP (ex-OF) Kyler Burke are the Cubs minor leaguers most-likely to be added to the 40-man roster post-2013 (Rosscup, Alcantara, and Ha will be Rule 5 eligible, and Burke can be a minor league FA), although Rosscup, Burke, and Ha might have to show something in the AFL
If the other option is to get nothing for Feldman, then sure, talk with him about an extension. But if they can find a way to get a Maholm-esque return on him, I say pull the trigger.
I'm curious to see whether opposing GM's are still willing to part with any quality prospects for Garza after he missed nearly a year due to injuries. To me, you could make a stronger argument there that the Cubs might be better off extending than trading.
heh, I can't imagine a world where the Orioles would consider trading them both. I'm not sure they'd be willing to trade either of them unless they got a guy for more than a half a season.
rizzo sits tonight.
TEX has called up chirinininos today...
archer has had issues with control to the tune of barely being able to go 5 innings without throwing more than 100 pitches...AAA and especially majors where he's had a couple of 4ip outings. this season in the minors he's only gone over 5ip twice...both 6ip.
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Comments
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:03pm Permalink
once again, the Cardinals show new ways to prove how intelligent they are (for under $700K)...
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/201...
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:45pm Permalink
I had no idea there was an Alaska Summer Leauge.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:07pm Permalink
Iowa split a double header vs Nashville yesterday, oddly they have another double header today. Must be fun for the pitching staffs.
http://iowa.cubs.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t451
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:28pm Permalink
...at least we don't have to worry about extending our franchise record 1 run loss string today.
5 runs for Shark in 3.1 innings.
go #1 draft choice. Sing with me, Go Pad's Go.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:27pm Permalink
Not at all saying it is his fault in SD or Chicago, but it does seem amazing that we would have to give compensation to sign someone for gm when his current and previous team are tied for the worst record in baseball.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:34pm Permalink
well done Tim....
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:35pm Permalink
Untouchable Samardzija having a rough go today vs. the Twins.
Cardinals
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:39pm Permalink
jump on the John Gaub DFA train and grab him.
Indians, Cubs, Rays, Rangers and now Cards.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:47pm Permalink
...why am i watching this?
and how many times will i do this to myself?
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:58pm Permalink
this game needs more shawn camp.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 2:55pm Permalink
prototypical photos of remaining cub fans...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-tnnSV5E7jo/TPZnELk...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg2C1QAoH9A/TAqQVFI...
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 3:32pm Permalink
for what little it's worth
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/yanks_...
...sources suggest the Cubs will land the 20-year-old outfielder(Soler), who was recently declared a free agent.
“They have spent a lot of time with him,’’ the source said of the Cubs.
also says Blue Jays might be willing to deal some of their young pitching to make a run this year.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:01pm Permalink
another sori-homer...12th...he hit his 1st of the season May 15th...
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:28pm Permalink
If only the Twins were in contention...we might be able to convince them to acquire Soriano to make a run.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:51pm Permalink
Props to Soriano for increasing his trade value. I guess knocking an ounce off his bat has made a bit of difference after all.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 4:13pm Permalink
cubs lose 3-11.
19-40 overall...tied with the padres for best in futility.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:08pm Permalink
Padres are beating the Brewers 4-2 in the 6th...
almost in first place
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 5:17pm Permalink
j.verlander throws his 3rd 120+ pitch game of the year (127)...131 and 123 the others...
he threw 10 last season.
he threw 11 in 2010...including 3 back-to-back...and 5 back-to-back.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 7:40pm Permalink
The I-Cubs won the first game of their DH, 1-0.
Brooks Raley pitched the game of his life, in 7 innings with 6 hits, 6K's, no Walks.
1st inning HR by Matt Tolbert was the difference.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 7:44pm Permalink
Peoria Chiefs ahead 4-0, Kyler Burke pitching thru 4 with 5 K's.
1st inning, 4 spot:
Zeke DeVoss walks.
Pin-Chieh Chen singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Scott Alexander. Zeke DeVoss to 2nd.
Anthony Giansanti flies out to center fielder Lane Adams.
Paul Hoilman doubles (19) on a fly ball to left fielder Tim Ferguson. Zeke DeVoss scores. Pin-Chieh Chen to 3rd.
Wes Darvill grounds out, pitcher Scott Alexander to first baseman Dean Espy.
Javier Baez reaches on throwing error by third baseman Michael Antonio. Pin-Chieh Chen scores. Paul Hoilman to 3rd.
With Yasiel Balaguert batting, Javier Baez steals (4) 2nd base.
Yasiel Balaguert walks.
Sergio Burruel singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Adams. Paul Hoilman scores. Javier Baez scores. Yasiel Balaguert to 2nd.
Pitcher Change: Jason Mitchell replaces Scott Alexander.
Oliver Zapata grounds out, shortstop Orlando Calixte to first baseman Dean Espy.
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 8:39am Permalink
my favorite cartoons since rocky & bullwinkle...
Re: Saturday funnies: fake Cubs commercial
on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 10:08am Permalink
Bullwinkle: Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!
Rocky: That trick never works.
Bullwinkle: Nothin' up my sleeve... Presto!