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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is 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

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* 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: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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There's not much in Cubs news or even anecdotes to pass on at this time. Rosenthal had a video report that Jon Lester's Boston teammates believe he'll sign with the Cubs, but that'll have as much weight as a feather this offseason. The Tigers may be down another pitcher in Justin Verlander, and I wonder if Edwin Jackson would be of any interest. The Cubs would probably have to pay a lot of salary and get little in return, but worth a phone call probably. As for the current team, Operation Draft Pick is moving along nicely...currently in the 4th spot (which will actually be the 5th spot in the draft because of the Astros extra pick). It's a tight race with 45 games to go and with Alcantara, Hendricks and Baez out there with something to prove, I expect them to drift farther back than closer to a #1 pick.

By now you've all heard the unfortunate news of Robin Williams committing suicide. I tend to not get too wrapped up in celebrity deaths as plenty of non-famous people die each day that probably do a lot more good in this world than the celebrity royalty that our society likes to elevate. That being said, Williams seemed like a genuine good guy and certainly someone's work that I grew up watching a lot of...his equally impressive comedy work versus some excellent dramatic turns was always fascinating to me. And I had some worn out VHS copies of copies of "Dead Poet's Society" and "Good Morning Vietnam" that I could probably recite on a good day. The real tragedy here of course is that someone so full of life and laughs and so eager to please, was so sad and hurt behind closed doors. Sadly, a situation and feeling I'm all too familiar with over the last few years. Don't fear, this isn't a cry for help, but a reminder; “Let us be kind, one to another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle.”

Comments

looks like just one missed start for Verlander fwiw...

Tigers fans breathe sigh of relief?

novel idea, same lineup

Coghlan, Baez, Rizzo, Castro, Valbuena, Alcantara, Ruggiano, Castillo, Hendricks

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In reply to by jacos

yes, spend if you got it. spend the hell out of it. not spending it doesn't mean you gain some competitive advantage. there's a difference between the phillies/cardinals and astros/a's given similar constraints...and it's not money. can a GM/front office win and restock quality kids? ...whether it's trading or international signing or draft/singing... getting a slew of top round picks and being able to trade away 3/4 of everyone you sign in the off-season because you're tanking is one thing...successfully rebuilding your way out of it is another...and maintaining a fluid system that allows talent to flow (whether you use money or not) is what matters to all but a few teams (NYY/LAD, currently).

MLB is apparently too cool to post highlights from Hendrick's performance (any of them). I guess strikeouts are more important than being good.

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In reply to by Ryno

He's making it difficult for TheoCorp but I think they'll stick to the original plan for reasons explained better by others regarding service time and especially because I think they are liking him as a third baseman, so reps. If they want to give Olt some at bats, then they'll definitely wait till the beginning of the year on Bryant I think, and see if they can move Olt off season if he brings the good club upstairs.

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In reply to by Ryno

Mike Olt's BABIP in 2014 was .147 before he was sent to Iowa. If his BABIP is adjusted to the MLB average, he would have (should have) been hitting 214/288/439, which is still not great, but it's probably good enough to play 3B for the 2014 Cubs (or maybe even for a few other clubs), especially with his outstanding HR power and solid defense at 3B.   

Cubster I'm afraid you are 3/44 on this one. Look up about 8 posts! Still it's a good article so a reminder never hurts!

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think if you had ranked players by how much the team could ill afford to have them miss significant time, Steele would be right at the top of the list.

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it