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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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Cubs @ Cardinals: Roach vs. Wacha (Game 73 Thread)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHC (39-33): RHP Donn Roach (7-1, 2.21 for Iowa)

STL (49-24): RHP Michael Wacha (9-3, 2.85)

First pitch: 6:15pmCT

Fowler# cf

Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero* c

Castro ss

Coghlan* lf

Baxter* rf

Roach p

Russell 2b

 

Wong* 2b

Carpenter* 3b

Peralta ss

Heyward* rf

Molina c

Grichuk lf

Scruggs 1b

Bourjos cf

Wacha p

The 25-year old Roach--we picked him up off waivers in the off-season--pitched mostly in relief for SD last year, where he went 1-0 with a 4.75 ERA in 16 appearances. He had one start (against AZ) in which he gave up 3 ER in 4 innings but avoided the loss. Lefties were 14-41 (.341) against him. Let’s hope he’s done some maturing since then. He induces a lot of ground balls, so our infield should be put to the test. He’s going to be on a very short leash.

Wacha managed to somehow give up 5 ER and lose to the Phillies on Sunday. He’s 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA lifetime against the Cubs. As a team, the Cubs are 18-50 (.360) against him. Castro is 5-11 with a HR. Rizzo is 4-11 with a HR.

Medina was optioned to AAA to make room for Roach on the 25-man roster. Rafael Lopez was DFA'd to make room for Roach on the 40-man.

Go Cubs!

 

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Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/27/2015 - 06:24 pm

btw, Cubs optioned RHP Yoervis Medina to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Roach. Roach's two mlb starts were tonight in Stl and in Colorado. He must just not feel lucky. and Cubs designate Rafael Lopez for assignment to make room for Schwarber to get some serious catching. Schwarber is catching tonight, so far is 2-2 with a single, double...and Homers in his 3rd at bat, to CF

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 06/27/2015 - 06:26 pm

There is no way in hell the Cubs can beat the Cardinals this year. There is still much work to do to be able to be considered on a par with this Cards team and organization. I'm sure Theo realizes this and will act prudently when it comes time to maybe trading for a starting pitcher. To mortgage something for a rental player in the hope they can win ONE playoff game - should it come to that - is probably not the best thing. How many years will we see this go on - with the Cubs getting their asses handed to them all the time - no one knows. It sure grates on my nerves. Fucking Packers - er Cardinals!

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 06:11 am

I couldn't possibly agree with you more. You can really tell this team isn't ready for the big time, even tho they have done pretty well against most good teams. They really have to scrap for those wins - and they honestly don't seem to be able to master the timely hitting thing. It's not time to trade Hammel again, but I hope they don't become buyers to the point where they start pushing prospects out the door. We've already seen that the hype on prospects is not quite what reality brings us. None of the prospects has established himself as a bonafide star, so it is silly to expect them to get far in the playoffs. I think Bryant and Soler will both become stars, but the rest are still big question marks. Well, Russell probably will, too. I have my doubts any of them will really end up with a dominant year this year, tho. This stuff takes time, and baseball is really hard, especially at this level. It can be maddening to watch at times, but Theo did warn us at the beginning of the year that there'd be stretches like this. So, he's aware. I'm thinking the farm is secure, unless a steal presents itself. EDIT: I'll self argue a bit and say that the 9 walk offs sort of belie the timely hitting remark, but mid-game, the RISP doesn't seem so good. A stats checker should help with this. I'm too lazy.

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Submitted by Carlito on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 06:40 pm

I agree. I will say there is no way the Cardinals are as good as they are playing tho. They'll come back to earth in the 2nd half. I've never seen a team absorb tragedy/injury like they are doing. It's really stunning. 2nd as far as Cubs being buyers the one thing that I wonder about and many of you especially AZPhil probably know more about this, but are there some prospects we need to think about trading for time of service / 40 man / rule 5 reasons? In other words are we going to lose some of them anyway so do Theo and Jed have to make some gambles. If so maybe a package for a pitcher is inevitable even if we know we can't beat the Cards. And yes the Cardinals are infuriating. Wow. We beat the good teams and pitchers, lose to the bad teams and pitchers, except for the Cardinals who just womp our asses regardless.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 06:14 pm

...except for the Cardinals who just womp our asses regardless. Such a sad reality. The last year I can recall (and I'm too lazy to look it up) within the last 10 years where the Cubs got the better of them was 2007 when the Cubs took like 11 or 12 games from them. That was a beautiful feeling. But even that was 8 years ago!

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  • crunch (view)

    it's a "for cash considerations" trade.

    cooper is a 1st/DH only type, but that's practically a freebie for BOS.  i was expecting some AAA fodder gamble on the same level rather than cash.  he showed up decent in spring + his limited time with the cubs.

    given BOS's extreme need for a 1st, this is a steal for them.

  • Cubster (view)

    Red Sox get G Cooper, I doubt if the Cubs get anything in terms of personnel.

  • videographer (view)

    An excellent Earl Weaver chain smoking reference.  

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think it’s a bit of a chicken or egg scenario. Did they make these trades because they saw what was coming and weren’t impressed and knew to keep up with the demand for constant winning thru had to acquire impact players? Or did those additions cause a failure of resource allocation elsewhere.

    In addition, the whole they traded to acquire a star, that’s precisely what organizations should do if they feel they’re a piece away. Keep developing talent, but sometimes you need to supplement that talent. It’s what the best run organizations do. Atlanta does it. Houston in their prime run did it. Nationals during their prime run did it. Of course dodgers did it. Boston and Philadelphia too. Hell, the Cubs did it when they won. There’s no team that has had sustained success that has solely relied on their own internal development. It just doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t fault St Louis for that. What I suspect happened is in that 2020 season, in an effort to save money, they cut budget from developing and scouting. Or maybe the wrong guys got poached by other orgs. Regardless, blaming the acquisition of two of the best players of their generation for peanuts, seems off base to me.

    I do agree that we’ve more or less come to the same conclusion, but our paths to that conclusion contain almost no crossover. I think we can also agree that seeing the cardinals struggle brings a warmth to our hearts.

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    (LAUGH EMOJI)

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    azbobbop: Yes. 

  • Mike Wellman (view)

    I’ve got Tim’s The Last Out too, along with some other prints of his work.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Very well played game all around tonight.

  • crunch (view)

    best starter and 2 top hitters from the team gone...and they keep on winning.

    little ahead of myself here, but the RSox got 9 outs to find 6+ runs.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Richard Gallardo just left the Smokies game with an arm injury after going to the ground following a pitch. Doesn’t sound good at all.

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