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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
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 

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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 

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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* Justin Steele, P   

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Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Padres @ Cubs - Shields vs. Hammel; Game 9 Thread

Submitted by Rob G. on

Probably the two most talked about teams from the offseason face-off at Wrigley today.

Jason Hammel vs. James Shields

#Fowler CFMyers CF
*Rizzo 1BNorris C
Soler RFKemp RF
Bryant 3BUpton LF
*Coghlan LF*Alonso 1B
Castro SSMiddlebrooks 3B
Castillo CGyorko 2B
Hammel P*Amarista SS
#Herrera 2BShields P

Before the game, the Cubs announced Neil Ramirez and Mike Olt will head to the 15-day disabled list. Ramirez with right shoulder inflammation, but no structural damage, Mike Olt with a hairline fracture in his wrist. In their place, the Cubs activate Chris Denorfia and call-up this kid named Kris Bryant. I expect nothing less than a 5-HR day (actually I expect a 1/4 with a HR, 3 K's and a throwing error).

As for the rest of the game, Cubs curiously go with Beefy behind the plate, not that I mind, but interesting choice after the off-day. Also, Herrera still gets a start which makes some defensive sense with the ground-ball pitcher Hammel on the mound and Alcantara not exactly lighting it up with the bat, but hopefully something that doesn't become habitual.

If you're looking at batter vs. pitcher match-ups, Coghlan has gone 5/13 with 4 BB's off Shield in his career, Kemp is 7/25 with a HR and Upton 8/29 with 2 HR's off Hammel.

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Submitted by Brick on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:34 pm

Well.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:01 pm

2-strike bunt by Herrera after Hammel double. Shields throws it away. Nice to catch these breaks.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:09 pm

Haha Herrera totally got in Shields head and got a WP to score. Great job at 3B. F the shift!

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

stupid temps...actually, thank god for temps...we don't have enough. missed the game until now and bryant's 1st of 300 Ks. at least he should hit his 1st of 100 homers next AB. i'm hiding out in the breakroom with mlb.tv and a nice cup of coffee. woo.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:21 pm

damnit Hammel, not that bad a pitch really, but still...damnit.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:32 pm

that was a pretty awful AB there Castro, let first change go low. Then swung at 2 that were also low, then looked at breaking ball in the zone.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:52 pm

MLB Network is evidently giving bryant the "bonds treatment" and cutting live to his ABs. swank.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:07 pm

damn Middlebrooks.

looks like a tie, but close enough they won't change it imo.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:56 pm

It's just one game but if he has something mechanically wrong it isn't showing at all. Every young third baseman throws balls away sometimes, I'm not worried about that even after the first time it happens. I was expecting Aramis Ramirez double clutching stuff or something - which he also worked out. It's just not there. Dude looks fine.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:33 pm

I have NEVER been a Shitter aficianado (except in my own home) - and hope they have a better resource in the minors. I was hoping he was the odd man out after camp, but it wasn't to be. You cannot give a good ball club 4 strikes, particularly someone like Wil Meyers. That was bullshit - but Schlitter sucks in every pressure situation.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sat, 04/18/2015 - 04:57 am

Learning experience for Maddon? I mean, Shitter is a mop up pitcher at best. Yeah, they got screwed on that umpire's decision to change his strike zone mid-game, but you don't float a ball up there like that in Wrigley late in the game. Man, I groaned as soon as I saw him take the mound.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:37 pm

They didn't reach in, right call, even if you can see it. If it gets stuck on a branch, fielder gets screwed.

Submitted by sbwilliams on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:43 pm

Yes, cheer walking our best hitter and having the nervous rookie who's K'd three times already. Bryant is good hitter too, but these fans are funny.

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

2 outs and stealing on a guy who throws 99mph...a'ite...thank god they didn't replay that one because there's at least 1 angle close-up showing him out.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:22 pm

i think almost everyone is expecting rather high K numbers (150-ish not out of the question) to go along with 30-40+ homers. he's obviously got a bit of an eye (let's pretend his 1st 3-pitch-strikeout AB didn't happen), so even if his contact stats are average he should at least put up a decent ob%. that said, how much breaking-in does he need before he gets on track? hopefully, not much. hopefully he's not a bust...no one (or barely anyone) expects a bust. i'm ready to give him a couple years to get it together, but i think (and so does the rest of the world) he's going to put it together well before this season is done, if not immediately.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Sat, 04/18/2015 - 04:35 pm

Great call by 2nd base ump on teh steal. He missed the tag even though the ball beat him there by a mile.

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