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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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The promise of Kris Bryant has finally arrived.

Submitted by CubbyBlue on
You've already heard this news, and even though it's only April I cannot help but walk around in a constant state of FREAKING OUT THAT KRIS BRYANT WILL BE PLAYING FOR THE FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS TODAY. I get coffee at the same place downstairs almost every day and almost every day it's the same woman who rings me up with a, "Just coffee today?" And today I got to say, "No. It's not just coffee today. Because also today, KRIS BRYANT WILL BE PLAYING AT WRIGLEY FIELD FOR THE FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS." Just kidding. I didn't really yell. But I will continue to work that sentence into any conversation I have today. And to anyone who isn't a fan of the Chicago Cubs, go ahead and smirk at my silly, giddy premature optimism. Because I know that deep down you're jealous, and I also know that one day soon the Cubs will come to your town and ruin all your fun. Go Cubs.

Comments

Submitted by Brick on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:32 am

It's going to piss me off when he gets intentionally walked in his first-ever MLB at-bat.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:37 am

Can somebody talk Eddie Vedder into re-doing "hey hey holy Mackerel"?

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:39 am

Hey Cubby Blue, it looks like you got the five o'clock shadow in there! I've read that Boras has filed a trademark claim on that on behalf of our newest hero.

Submitted by CubbyBlue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:44 am

O&B, everyone knows that TM belongs to Sonny Crockett. Unless a trademark as old as Miami Vice can run out?

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:59 am

...debuting on a friday...in the middle of the damn day... im already trying to delegate tasks to others and shuffle around stuff so i can catch some of it. /being-a-jerk-manager-on-a-friday

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:15 am

that's the only thing i miss about being a contract technical writer...the freedom of not having set work hours in a set work environment where work at 2pm is the same as 2am as long as you get it in before deadline. stupid career change...stupid corn...stupid reports due to stats before the end of the day...stupid r² values not making pretty little graphs like the marketing people prefer (anything less than a .90 and they cringe).

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:07 am

This thread has the potential to out traffic last year's "The Mysterious Case of Mike Olt" thread. -cult of wally pipp

Submitted by mannytrillo on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:19 am

I truly haven't been as excited for a Cubs game in like 7 years. I don't have crazy expectations for the year (hoping to compete for WC), but a good start and now Bryant getting called up makes today a fun day. Wish I still lived in Chicago and had my season tickets. I would love to be there.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:55 am

stack all 3 in the 2/3/4 slot and i'm in heaven...especially with fowler heading up the group. given how maddon handled the 1-slot in TB i'm a little interested to see what happens without fowler. maddon's traditionally been a "speed leads" guy with the 1-slot regardless of ob% (lot of d.jennings in TB). hopefully a.russell can fill that role in 2016+ and bring his ob% with him even if he's not expected to steal more than 15-20 a year.

Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:53 am

New Star Wars trailer for "The Force Awakens" drops yesterday. Within 12 hours, Kris Bryant gets called up. Coincidence? I think not.

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:54 am

Bryant flying out of New Orleans this am. Not sure if he will be in lineup according to Levine.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:28 am

Cubster and I talked about this briefly, in that it is possible for a bruise to become a hairline fracture from all the reverberation of the bat and that a bruise is in fact, if I understood Cubster correctly, kind of a hairline that isn't easily detected. They are cold and calculating, but not that crass me thinks.

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Submitted by mannytrillo on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:31 am

I will give them the benefit of the doubt, but I had said a few days ago that I thought Olt was more injured and that they were conveniently going to wait till at least Friday to DL him. They weren't bringing Bryant up any earlier than Friday and with Thursday off, it just kinda worked out for them.

Submitted by Sonicwind75 on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:24 am

Looks like me and the sports bar around the corner have a 1:20 lunch date. Like getting a second opening day. In typical Mike Olt fashion, he struck out at even place-holding the position until a road trip. but eff it, who cares, it Kristmas!

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:40 am

lineup: #Cubs Friday: Fowler CF, Soler RF, Rizzo 1B, Bryant 3B, Coghlan LF, Castro SS, Castillo C, Hammel P, Herrera 2B

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:58 am

Not paying attention the 40-man, do they have to dump someone to make room for Bryant? Or is Ramirez headed to the 60-day DL?

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:31 am

Beat reporters already twitting about Bryantastico's batting practice

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:33 am

Twit above: "Kris Bryant is working on little sleep with travel and traffic to Wrigley: Being that tired can help him relax, Joe Maddon says" He will be about as relaxed as a meth baby in a coffee house.

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:41 am

At game Bryant almost killed construction guy in bp

Submitted by Brick on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:38 pm

Just stumbled into free tickets for tomorrow's game. A chance to see homers #5-8!

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:51 pm

Has David Price always pitched out of the stretch even with nobody on?

Also, picked the wrong game to bench Samardzija on my fantasy team...craps.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:03 pm

and Ninja immediately gets himself in trouble in next inning...balance restored (D fucked him over actually, but whatevers).

-edit- and the D giveth it back with 2 nice plays by G. Beckham at 3B. And yes, I'm anxious for Cubs game to start so I'm amusing myself with White Sox game.

Recent comments

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Word is that Counsell thought Mervis and Wisdom got too much work in yesterday so it will be Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    no days off til may 9th.  moves may happen if the pen gets too worked tomorrow.

  • Cubster (view)

    On top of all that…Wicks scratched for Sunday due to “forearm soreness.” Bullpen day again starting with Mervis or Wisdom (or Wesn).

  • crunch (view)

    "Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."

  • crunch (view)

    rsox putting pablo reyes up to pitch...an infielder...cranking 70+mph stuff.

    ...and of course he gets out of it with no runs scored...that kind of day for the cubs.

  • crunch (view)

    ...and wisdom replaces mervis on the mound to try to get the last out.

    busch is at 3rd, but i wouldn't read too much into that.

    wisdom's thrown a couple in the 80s (one of them 88mph), but both missed the strike zone badly.

  • crunch (view)

    matt mervis is no david ross on the mound.

    cubs run differential getting destroyed.

  • crunch (view)

    matt mervis pitching...wisdom replaces morel at 3rd.

    he's featuring some high-50s thunder on the fastball.

    through 15 pitches, he's straight up throwing BP...all mid-high 50s lobs.  no way he's going to jose canseco himself out of a job.

    on pitch 21 he railed a 75mph fastball missing high on a 0-1 count.  ha.

  • crunch (view)

    he's hugging canario in the dugout cuz morel will shrivel up and die if he doesn't hug at least a dozen people a day.

  • crunch (view)

    and morel is injured...nice.

    morel trying to play LF from 3rd...runs into canario while leaping and comes down ribs/arm-first.

    hopefully he sticks around to finish this terrible game, or at least is going to avoid the IL.

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