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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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No Good Will Come of This

Submitted by Rob G. on

Carrie Muskat is  back with her weekly mailbag column, responding to the asinine questions from Cubs fans with a healthy mix of stock answers and utter disdain for her readers.

More importantly though, mlb.com has opened up comments on articles.

Oh dear....

(Emphasis added)
Kabalzo wrote:

Jake Peavy is a very good pitcher. However, he had a dismal year...

That's right, a 2.85 ERA is now dismal...holy balls.

bmar1784 wrote:
.... If San Diego want center field and infield help Cedeno and Pie here you go. And I dont think they'll what Jeff's contract so I dont think we'll have to worry about that.
That $2 to $3M a year that Samardzija will make a year is certainly going to be a problem for a team trying to unload a $52M contract. 
mavericks2 wrote:
I may not be right but i heard that B.J. Upton is a free agent.

cha ching!!

if thats true there is our answer to center field
it's not true, you're a retard. And who the fuck uses cha ching anymore?
fansince45 wrote:
In my opinion, Theroit, Fontenet, DeRosa, and Marmol were the heart of the Cubs team and most steadily reliable. Do we really need all those high-priced on-again, off-again players?
Nope fansince45, the Cubs need more mediocre players that bleed scrappiness. Screw talent, we need HEART!!!
jesusbig1 wrote:
.... this is what needs to happen: Soriano needs to be moved in the lineup, him, lee, and fukudome need to get better, and we need to find someone in centerfield. Marquis has been an alright 5th starter, I think if he would've not been skipped in the rotation as much, he could've won as many as 15 games, hell maybe more. Big Z needs to quit being a little bitch. when he gets his head up his ass, he just stops producing, and that is the main problem, He is supposed to be a leader, and when he cries, i think it makes the other players get down and play worse. WE can win with the exact same team we had this year, will it be the exact same team? no, we just need to play better, you know why? because 9=8
jesus recommends the Cubs just play better. Why the fuck didn't any of the rest of us think of that? Of course, since this is jesus, maybe he can just make them play better.
 
I'm sure there's plenty of more nuggets in there and I'm guessing any negative comments about Carrie are immediately deleted. Nonetheless, that should make for some good comedy this offseason.
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Comments

Submitted by Chad on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:27 am

The Cub Reporter slogan: "TCR: Over-analyzing the Cubs since July, 2001" needs to be No good will become of this it just works on too many levels

Submitted by John Beasley on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:27 am

I know that having to answer questions only from people who obviously know less than her limits potential mailbagees, but what the fuck? Anyone who can use the Internet knows Upton's not a free agent; why the fuck would you even print that? Cubs.com will be completely useless when the team finishes its transition to having 100% of seats sold through scalpers.

Submitted by Dmac on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:39 am

If you've ever read the comments section in the Trib's sports sections lately, these would not be surprising.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:32 am

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1232381,CST-SPT-cub21.arti… ''I don't want to get into payroll speculation until Jim and [assistant GM Randy Bush] and their team have done their work,'' said Cubs chairman Crane Kenney, who nonetheless made it clear he doesn't expect the kind of jumps that increased the payroll from in the $90 millions in 2006 to $130 million by the end of this season. ''I'm not sure we're going to have any major offseason moves that would require significant payroll capacity,'' Kenney added. ''We'll leave that to Jim and Randy and the guys to work through, and we'll see where we are in a couple of weeks. ... We try not to lose sight of the fact that we won 97 games for a reason. We have a core that's pretty damn good.''

Submitted by The Joe on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:55 am

I don't have an insider account, so this is Buster Olney via MLBTraderumors (sue me): "Mark Prior, who had a second, less-invasive surgery on his right shoulder earlier this year, is in the midst of a throwing program and should be ready for the start of the 2009 season, said his agent, John Boggs." I just needed some more amusement.

Submitted by Dmac on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:34 pm

Maybe Kenney can invite another priest to say some more holy platitudes on the field - and presto! A bigger payroll for '09!

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:06 pm

Hey, so was Jesus... ============== Was that brisket on Jesus' plate at the last supper Passover seder?

Submitted by Bigz on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:31 pm

ESPN 1000: "Three things are recession proof: alcohol, tobacco and cubs tickets"

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:18 pm

you pull a piece on me, and I'll rip it out of your hand, stick it up your ass and pull the trigger until I hear....click. ========== is that game called: Russian Roulette for assholes? (not a cardinal reference I presume)

Submitted by The Real Neal on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:05 pm

I actually agree with Big Jesus there. Soriano doesn't need to get better, necessarily, maybe get healthy, and Zambrano does need to act like a grownup. I didn't understand the rest of it.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:17 pm

2009, then every 4 years (first was in 06). supposedly they're gonna tweak spring training or the series or something to solve the timing conflict...i forget... btw, i love the classic...i wish it was every 3 years insted of 4. i think it can become something nice with enough time as long as the "babying" rules don't get out of control. they already have rules for pitcher use pitch counts according to what round they're in (which i don't mind).

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Submitted by Chifan on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:27 pm

Yep it is. I do admit I enjoyed last time around, as it was as close enough to real baseball as there could in March. The good news for us is that many of the Venzulans stars are likely to boycott due to a lack of organization of team adminastrators. Off the top of my head at 11 PM CT here a list of Cubs players who could be on the teams: USA No one (I think Team USA can find 2 or 3 better 1B's than Dlee) Domnican Republic Soriano Ramirez Marmol Ceda Castillo (i dont know what his nationality is, but if he is from the Domnican Republic He would likely be their starting C given the lack of depth they have at the postion) Canada: Dempster (he is likely enough to resign to consider him a Cub) Harden (though its is very likely the Cubs would ask him to not to particiapate) Australia: Cody Hams Ryan Serle (2 lower level minor league guys, I'm sure AZ Phil would know what their status in for the event, I think one these guys had season-ending arm surgey though last year.) Holland: Dwayne Kemp ( samp camp as Hams and Serle) Japan: Fukudome (I doubt he wants to play, but might do it out of political pressure by NPB to repeat. Honestly it might be a case where it helps him as he would face a higher level of pitching than being in Mesa in the later rounds of the tourney) Korea: That good young SS we signed last year (I cant think of the name) Italy: Derosa (he did play for Italy last time around) Venzula: Z Blanco Cedeno Puerto Rico: Soto

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 10:59 am

Scott...Eyre...is...in....the...World...Series. Sorry if that is hard to read...the stains from my tears may have blurred some of the letters.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 10:33 pm

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I gots questions.

Recent comments

  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    brewer has done nothing to keep him on the big league roster...imagine that's 1 guy gone.

    yeah, it's only 2 appearances, but they were both unimpressive.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Yeah it is.....sorry......closers don't throw 89mph

    It would be unique for sure.

    But CP can't be HR susceptible

    That's what Alzolay has right now and that's what Kyle has no matter the situation.

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