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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, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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We Shall Rumor On...

Submitted by Rob G. on

- Ricky Nolasco got shelled versus the Padres last night, one of the teams rumored to be in on him in trade talks...whether that will stunt his value or not remains to be seen, but it certainly didn't help it in any way.  After Garza got himself injured before the Cubs could deal him last season, you kind of hope a deal could be had before Garza's next start on Wednesday versus the A's.

- Buster says the Dbacks and Cubs did talk Jeff Samardzija and the Cubs asked for Archie Bradley and/or Tyler Skaggs and then the talking was done. I presume it must have been both, as he then tweets that the "perception" is that the DBacks would move Tyler Skaggs in the right deal.

- The Cubs were among many teams scouting Cuban pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez...rumors be it'll cost upwards of 4/40M (or more) to sign the 26-year old Cuban lefty. The Red Sox and Dodgers seem to be the main competition.

- Speaking of international signings, Baseball America has been big on suggesting the Cubs will look to add some international pool money in some of these trades. Theo said it's something that could happen, but the Cubs' international signing "plan" doesn't require it.

- Nick Cafardo says 3 teams are showing interest in Carlos Marmol. There's always the possibility the Cubs may get someone else's cast off while still paying Marmol the rest of his salary minus the pro-rated version of the minimum.

- Last and certainly least, the Giants are looking for a RH outfield bat...someone like Alfonso Soriano circa 2012.

 

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Submitted by QuietMan on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:16 pm

Jon Heyman‏@JonHeymanCBS #orioles are interested in garza now after being lukewarm earlier, but so far they believe price is 2 high. #cubs ---- Orioles not interested in including anything of real value. So no surprise.

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Submitted by springs on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:25 pm

I think the O's are nuts to not take Garza and, say, Russell for Bundy, another decent prospect (maybe Josh Hader, maybe someone a little lower) and a few mid-level prospects. Bundy is now undergoing TJ surgery, there is never a guarantee he will be the same. Personally if the Cubs could deal Garza, one (or more if needed) of Feldman/Wood/Gregg, Samardzija and Russell and end up with Bundy and Bradley (assuming AZ backed out because we asked for both), the upside would be amazing. Obviously teams don't give up Bundy and Bradley easily, but Samardzija is relatively young and performing well (and has some club control) relative to normal prospects traded and Bundy is undergoing TJ surgery. I don't actually think this is impossible and, if it were possible, our potential upside if Bradley hits his potential and Vizcaino and Bundy came back at full strength from surgery would be a mighty top 3 staff.

Submitted by John Beasley on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:17 pm

I still hate Saturday blackouts. I'm still happy this is the last season for Saturday blackouts.

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Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:40 pm

per Roto...
Ryan Sweeney left Saturday's game against the Mariners with rib soreness. Sweeney hurt his ribs when he crashed into the outfield wall in the third inning of Saturday's game. The Cubs say he's day-to-day, so it likely won't require a DL stint.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:37 pm

The Giants are looking around for a RHed hitting outfielder. ----- when I first read the above I thought it meant red-headed hitting outfielder and immediately thought... Matt Murton is available.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:44 pm

if DFA's Marmol for Francoeur happens, Jedstein will be criticized for collecting OFs. Collect em all! Bogey throws out the ancient Mariner at the plate. On to the 9th.

Submitted by John Beasley on Sat, 06/29/2013 - 06:13 pm

Walk to Hank White? Extra innings. At least they have to bat the pitcher and have no one left on the bench. What could go wrong?

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:16 pm

He says all the right stuff but you can't help but feel some added pressure -it's just human nature. I feel pretty confident he'll sort it out. I'm much more concerned about Castro than Rizzo. Having said that, Castro still is young, and his current metamorphosis into Neifi Perez is hopefully just a result of him trying a little too much night life.

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:09 am

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe, Sunday baseball column...Quite a Large Cub related portion:
DEAL WITH IT Epstein has the pieces to make things happen Theo Epstein’s Cubs may be in the best position to make deals at the deadline, but it appears he is ready to strike with Matt Garza sooner rather than later. Given the way Garza has pitched lately (two earned runs in his last 22 innings over three starts), it appears he will be dealt well ahead of the deadline, according to major league sources. The Orioles seem to be a very good fit, given that Garza is battle-tested in the AL East. The Cubs were hoping to trade Garza by spring training, but then he suffered an oblique injury and couldn’t start the season on time. He had to go through rehab starts, and then go out and show he was healthy. He’s shown that, and it might behoove the Cubs to deal him before there’s another setback. One NL GM said, “There’s a lot of competition for him. I think Theo is getting inundated with calls for him, so he’s probably the hot name.” Garza should bring the Cubs three players, including two top prospects.
Besides Garza, there’s been a lot of interest in Nate Schierholtz, who entered Saturday with a .284 average, 11 homers, 33 RBIs, and 19 doubles. Schierholtz also has played an excellent outfield. The Cubs signed Schierholtz to a one-year, $2.25 million deal last offseason, and it appears the flip price is going to work in their favor. The Cubs also have veteran righthander Scott Feldman, whom they also plan to trade after signing him to a one-year, $6 million deal. Feldman is 7-6 with a 3.46 ERA. Look for the Orioles to be a bidder for his services. And there’s always Alfonso Soriano and David DeJesus, and out of the bullpen, Kevin Gregg and James Russell. You don’t hear much about Soriano anymore, but he’s in the mix if someone wants him. The Cubs are hoping to get pitching prospects in these deals. While they appear to be set for good positional players in the minors, they lack pitching depth, and that’s where Epstein would like to score a bonanza with his veteran players.
Apropos of nothing 1. Ryan Sweeney has hit four homers for the Cubs.
Update on 9 2. Carlos Marmol, RHP, Cubs — The Cubs had received a few nibbles on Marmol after designating him for assignment. According to one National League GM, “A change of scenery would do him good. He was being booed quite a bit in Chicago and he had to get out of that environment. He still has very good shutdown stuff that could play well in another environment.”
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/06/29/alex-rodriguez-what-have-y…

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:54 pm

R.Sweeney fractured ribs...15 day DL...expected out 4-8 weeks. borbon and bogus manning CF until dejesus/sweeney gets back...wonder who's gonna get called up...probably sappy.

Submitted by John Beasley on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:58 pm

Navarro is DH today. Any idea who backup catcher is? I vote for Borbon - maybe we can discover something he's good at.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:46 pm

I'm not sure we ever really kept close track of it. Try Cot's contract if it's still free.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:53 pm

this bullpen is dildos. 7-6 game...bottom 8th, 0 outs. s.camp is still a cub...c.marmol gets DFA'd because some drunk assholes won't quit boo'ing every time they see him.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 06:48 pm

anyone get the sense the White Sox will trade half their team tomorrow? They tend to a commit to a direction pretty quick.

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Submitted by springs on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:50 am

Always good for a non-contending team to hang onto a player having the best year of his career whose performance never indicated he will ever have these numbers or trade value ever again because he is eligible for arbitration next year. Perhaps Sully got this from a source and is trying to justify it, but truly this makes no sense to me. If someone is willing to pay decent value for Schierholtz, I would hope that his arbitration in 2014 would not be a factor, at any level, as to whether we keep him or trade him; I would much rather see a decent prospect we get for Nate (perhaps a set-up man to fill Camp's role) and Brett Jackson/Junior Lake/anyone else playing Nate's OF role in August than Schierholtz putting up a fine season to drive the Cubs into a strong 4th place finish.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:41 am

Wait, are you trying to say that Todd Hollandsworth did not repeat his .939 OPS 2004 season in 2005?!?!? WHAAAAT?!?!? That being said, I like Schierholtz. He won't repeat this performance next year, but he seems to play decent baseball without doing anything stupid on a daily basis. In other words, he feels like anti-Cubbery, and he is cheap, and it might be good to have that around next year as the Cubs continue to develop some of these young guys. But if they trade him and get something, I have no problem with that either.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:52 am

I'd consider Sullivan's body of work in evaluating his evaluation. Schierholtz seems like a great guy for a contending team to have around. He's the type of guy who might be one of those unknown playoff heroes that seems to pop up every year. If I had a contending team and I needed an outfielder, I'd definitely roll the dice on this guy.

Submitted by QuietMan on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:31 am

Chris Cotillo‏@ChrisCotillo Hearing from #Cubs source that they are talking to two teams about Carlos Marmol, trying to get a deal done. ---- Cubs pay all of Marmol's contract and get Internation Free Agent cap space in return?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:13 pm

Q-MAN: Yes. The Cubs could trade Carlos Marmol for another club's ISBP Signing Bonus Value (SBV) and agree to pay all of Marmol's remaining salary as part of the deal. 

An SBV can only be traded for a player or players. It cannot be sold or exchanged for cash or other considerations. However, cash can be exchanged if it is used to offset the salary or salaries of players acquired in return for the SBV.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the first day that a 2013-14 SBV can be traded because July 2nd is the beginning of the new International Signing Period, and an SBV can be traded only during the International Signing Period (July 2nd through June 15th of the following season) to which it has been assigned. 

BTW, the 2013-14 International Signing Period is the first one where SBVs can be traded, which is why there have not been any trades involving ISBP SBVs yet. 

Remember, when a club acquires an ISBP SBV and increases its ISBP for that Intenational Signing Period, it only acquires the right to spend that money (the value of the SBV) without penalty, not the money itself. 
 

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Submitted by QuietMan on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:34 pm

Thanks Phil. I hope you're doing okay in all the heat down there. Heyman saying the same thing as the kid reporter's tweet. Jon Heyman‏@JonHeymanCBS heard there are "three or four" teams showing some interest in carlos marmol. actually wasn't terrible in non-closer role

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 07:53 pm

Q-MAN: The biggest obstacle in trading Carlos Marmol is that he has a limited NTC that allows him to name (in advance) five MLB clubs to which he will accept a trade. So even if the Cubs find a trading partner, that club would have to either be one of the clubs to which he will accept a trade, or he would have to waive his NTC.

And there really is no reason for Marmol to waive the NTC, because having been Designated for Assignment, he knows (as a player with at least five years of MLB Service Time) that he can't be sent to the minors without giving his permission in advance (so outrighting him and hoping he will elect free-agency and give up what remains of his contract isn't an option), which means either he gets traded or he gets released (and if he is released, the Cubs are on the hook for what remains of his 2013 salary minus the prorated portion of the MLB minimum salary if and when he signs with a new club).

Also, if he gets released he can take his time and shop around and then eventualy choose which team to sign with (instead of the Cubs making the decision for him), and maybe even score a 2014 contract (not very likely but still theoretically possible) as part of the deal.  

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  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

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    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Teheran minor league deal is done, per MLB.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Based on Phil’s sound analysis it sounds like a no brainer for Almonte to be placed on waivers as today’s roster move. We shall see.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I suspect Counsell/Hottovy will use the piggy-back extensively, with Taillon and Hendricks pitching as the "pig" (and with a very short leash) and some combo of Wicks, Brown, and Wesneski (whichever two do not start) as the "backers."  

    Keep in mind that Keegan Thompson has a minor league option available, and if Yency Almonte is not outrighted by 4/26 he cannot be sent to the minors without his consent after that date. Almonte is out of minor league options, so I am talking about him getting outrighted to the minors if he is not claimed off waivers, and if he is claimed off waivers, the Cubs save the pro-rated portion of his $1.9M salary, which helps lower the Cubs 2024 AAV.

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