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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, 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

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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 

OPTIONED: 12 
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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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Submitted by Arizona Phil on

6'6 slugging RF Jairo Beras (2012 IFA free-agent - $4.5M bonus) hammered two home runs (a solo shot over the LF scoreboard in the 3rd and a three-run blast just to the right of the CF Batter's Eye in the 7th), 6'6 slugging first-baseman Ronald Guzman (2011 IFA - $3.45M bonus) crushed a solo HR over the RF fence and onto Bullard Avenue in the 2nd, walked in the 3rd, and drilled an RBI double off the RF fence in the 5th, and DH Jurickson Profar (on TEX MLB 60-day DL - right shoulder surgery rehab) singled, walked, and scored a run, leading the Rangers to a 7-1 victory over the Angels/Cubs co-op squad in AZ Advanced Instructional League action this afternoon on Nolan Ryan Field at the Surprise Recreation Campus in Surprise, AZ. 

Michael Strentz (Angels) belted a solo HR in the top of the 9th to account for the lone Angels/Cubs run.    

Here is the box scotre from today's game (Cubs players are highlighted in bold & underlined) 

ANGELS/CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 0-2 (P-2, F-8)
1b. Charcer Burks, PH-CF: 0-2 (K, 5-4 FC)
2a. Bo Way, CF: 0-1 (BB, 5-3, SB)
2b. Rashad Crawford, PH-RF: 0-2 (K, P-5)
3. Wade Wass, C-DH: 0-2 (K, K, BB, SB)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
4a. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-1 (6-3, BB) 
4b. Victor Caratini, PH-1B: 0-2 (K, 3-U)
5. Michael Strentz, DH-C: 2-2 (1B, HR, R, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
6. Shawon Dunston Jr, LF: 2-4 (1B, 1-3, 4-3 DP, 1B, CS)
7. Natanael Delgado, DH #2: 1-4 (3-U, 5-3, 3-1, 1B)
8. Chesny Young, SS: 2-4 (K, 1B, 1B, F-9)
9. Andrew Daniel, 3B: 1-4 (K, L-8, 1B, K)
10. Kody Eaves, 2B: 0-3 (3-U, L-9, F-8)

RANGERS LINEUP:
1a. Christopher Garia, CF: 1-3 (1B, L-9, 1-3)
1b. Darius Day, CF: 1-1 (2B, R)
2. Jurickson Profar, DH: 1-3 (F-8, BB, 1B, K, R)
3a. Evan Van Hoosier, 2B: 0-3 (F-8, 5-U FC, F-8)
3b. Josh Morgan, 2B: 0-0 (BB, R)
4. Jairo Beras, RF: 2-4 (K, HR, 4-3, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI)
5. Ronald Guzman, 1B: 2-3 (HR, BB, 2B, P-6, R, 2 RBI)
6. Dylan Moore, 3B: 1-4 (1B, F-8, K, 6-3, R)
7. Jose Almonte, LF: 0-4 (E-5, 6-4-3 DP, P-4, 6-3)
8a. David Lyon, C: 0-2 (F-9, 4-3)
8b. Jose Trevino, C: 1-2 (1B, K)
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS: 1-4 (1B, K, 1-6-3 DP, 4-3, RBI)

ANGELS/CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Garrett Nuss: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 1 GIDP, 2/5 GO/AO, 49 pitches (30 strikes) 
2. Jaime Barria: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 4/2 GO/AO, 35 pitches (25 strikes) 
3. Ronnie Glenn: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1/1 GO/AO, 24 pitches (13 strikes) 
4. Victor Alcantara: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 12 pitches (9 strikes) 

RANGERS PITCHERS: 
1. Connor Sadzek: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 39 pitches (21 strikes) 
2. Joseph Palumbo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/AO, 24 pitches (15 strikes)
3. Sam Stafford: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GO/AO,  29 pitches (19 strikes) 
4. Sterling Wynn: 1.0 IP,, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 9 pitches (7 strikes) 
5. Adam Dian: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 15 pitches (12 strikes) 
6. Blake Bass: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1/1 GO/AO, 22 pitches (14 strikes) 

ANGELS/CUBS ERRORS: 1
3B Andrew Daniel - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

RANGERS ERRORS: NONE 

RANGERS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. David Lyon: 1-2 CS
2. Jose Trevino: 0-1 CS 

WEATHER: Mostly cloudy with gusting winds & occasional drizzle and temperatures in the 80's

ATTENDANCE: 28 (mostly scouts)

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Comments

Submitted by Hagsag on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:15 am

AZ Phil, what is the reason the Cubs are co-oping this team? They seem to have plenty of talent that would fill a roster.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:10 am

HAGSAG: There are only five advanced instructs squads left, and presently the only "co-op" team operating is the Angels/Cubs.

The league was originally established as a "parallel" league to the AFL (a sort of "junior AFL"), for players too advanced for traditional ("basic") instructs but who were unable to get placed on AFL rosters due to AFL player-limits.

When it started about five or six years ago, AZ advanced instructs was designed to operate with ONLY "co-op" teams, with the eight MLB organizations that share a Phoenix-area campus providing about 15 or 20 players each to their respective advanced instructs co-op squad (SD/SEA co-op, LAD/CHW co-op, CIN/CLE co-op, and KC/TEX co-op).  

I wrote an article here at TCR back then about the Cubs wanting to participate in advanced instructs, but only if they could find a willing partner nearby (I suggested either OAK or LAA).  

link 

When the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies moved to Talking Stick in 2011, the two clubs were supposed to field an advanced instructs co-op team, but then the Rockies decided not to participate because they would have to travel to the west-side (Peoria, Goodyear, Surprise, and Camelback Ranch) for all of their road games. So the D'backs eventually decided to operate an "advanced" instructs team by themselves, as did the Milwaukee Brewers (who are centrally-located about halfway between the east-side teams and the west-side teams).  

However, the Dodgers, White Sox, Indians, Brewers, Padres, and Mariners pulled out of advanced instructs after last season, leaving just six MLB clubs (CUBS, AZ, CIN, KC, LAA, and TEX) and five teams (Diamondbacks, Rangers, Reds, and Royals, and only one co-op team, the newly-formed Angels/Cubs).  

It's difficuilt for one organization to field an advanced instructs team by itself because there just aren't enough pitchers who need innings. The Cubs pitchers assigned to the Angels/Cubs advanced instructs co-op contingent are pitchers who needed to make-up innings lost during the season due to injury, but the Cubs don't believe that they have enough pitchers to field a team by themselves. (The D'backs have a different organizational philosophy that advocates pitchers throwing in games against other organizations, which is why they field an advanced team by themselves... same goes for the Texas Rangers, KC Royals, and Cincinnati Reds).

Besides providing an environment for players too advanced for basic instructs, advanced instructs also provides a place for injured MLB players to rehab in games after the minor league regular season has concluded (like Jurickson Profar with the Rangers right now, Johnny Giavotella with the Angels/Cubs co-op squad a couple of weeks ago, and Jason Motte with the Angels/Cubs in the near-future), since "basic" instructs has a lot of players and pitchers with very little pro experience (not ideal for a rehabbing MLB player or pitcher), and the AFL does not allow MLB rehabbing players to participate. 

BTW, the Cubs are the only MLB organization based in Arizona that operates a "basic" instructs squad but does not have its basic squad play games against other organizations. The Cubs believe that younger players can learn more by instruction and intrasquad & "sim" games than by spending time playing games against teams from other organizations. That's why the Cubs were interested in fielding an "advanced" instructs team, to provide a place for players who don't need as much instruction as the younger players and who would actually benefit from playing games against teams from other organizations.

I don't know what the future is for AZ advanced instructs. As long as four teams can be operated it will probably continue, and I suppose it is possible that the Cubs could field an advanced team by themselves next season, but only if they believe that they have enough available pitchers.  

Another possibility would be to expand the AFL from six teams to ten teams, utilizing all ten of the Phoenix-area SpringTraining facilities (Mesa HoHoKam, Mesa Riverview, Salt River, Scottsdale, Tempe, Maryvale, Camelback Ranch, Goodyear, Peoria, and Surprise), with only three organizations instead of five providing players to each AFL team, and with each of the three organizations proving twelve players instead of seven, including seven pitchers and five position players, instead of four pitchers and three position players (as is the case now).  

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:46 am

I'm glad this is a one game playoff coming up, because McCutchen is one of my favorite MLB players. And as a baseball fan, I rather like the Pirates. I hope we beat them bad, of course. No mixed feelings here. And, I don't want a nail biter. Too old for that shit. The team of moran fans is easy to hate, though, and more suitable for a longer series.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:23 am

Dallas Beeler, Corey Black, David Garner, Pierce Johnson, Steve Perakslis, James Pugliese, Duane Underwood Jr, and Rob Zastryzny threw early-morning bullpen side-sessions at Riverview yesterday.  

Underwood threw last, and received specific one-on-one instruction from pitching coach Mike Mason. 


Submitted by johann on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:12 pm

Madden won't announce lineups but Stella is practicing at 3rd and Bryant in LF today. I'd rather see Bryant at 3rd but I guess Stella has been hotter than Coghlan. /edit. Though I guess they could be practicing this with the idea Stella would come in as a PH then double switch him to 3rd base and Bryant to LF. Hope that's the plan instead

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Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:56 pm

I know it's my own personal dead horse to beat --but Bryant has been a lousy hitter when playing the OF this year. Given that it's his first playoff game, I really hope they keep him in his natural position and don't mess with his routine. Lousy as in 8-for-45 with one XBH and no HR. Small sample and all that -- but why take the chance?

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Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:02 pm

I will call your dead horse, "Trigger". In one game, when anything is possble, I am glad that Joe Maddon is our Manager. He knows the stats better than all of us. It would seem, IF La Stella gets the start at 3B, it will be only up to the point that they were to get the lead (crosses fingers). From everything I have read, the game will be managed like a hoops game: offense/defense. So expect La Stella to be out of the game by the 5th. This team is incredibly deep which is so surprising. We never woulda thunk it. In my mind it comes down to Jake pitching nearly flawlessly and the Cubs jumping on one or two Garrett Cole mistakes. They are not a "small ball" team. I am going out on a limb that Schwarber will play a key role as will Castro. Like O&B, I have been a Pirates fan when the Cubs have sucked. My all-time favorite player is Clemente. But I am ready for some kick-ass Cubs ya'll.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:32 pm

Yup. Have to agree. Baseball, like golf, certainly has that psych component for the player. There is no real reason why a fielding position should affect a batting average. The Cubs are 106 years over due for a little luck. Don't you guys think so? Maybe the rookies can bring some dumb luck on.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:40 pm

i dont know what order they'll be in, but i pretty much expect fowler/schwarb/rizzo/bryant/montero/castro/lastella/arrieta. any change at all (aside from the first 4 guys) wouldn't shock me, though. coghlan is still a wildcard in the lineup equation...plus joe could always march d.ross out there with very slow arrieta pitching. the main reason i don't think bryant stresses over the OF thing is that he goes full on out there, brick wall and all, and he's chalked up a decent number of games in the OF (including this spring). plus, he did drills and played a few games (though not many) in the OF in college.

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Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:44 pm

I know what you are saying, but I feel compelled to point out that there's no such thing as luck, curses, etc. The Cubs this year have as good as a chance as the Pirates to move on to the next round. If the Cubs proceed to the next round or not tomorrow, it will not be because of luck, but because one team outlasted the other. When/if the Cubs are lucky enough to make it to the league series, that's where they may find their biggest challenge. The Dodgers have a good, deep pitching staff. This Cubs team is still insanely young and until they have some big league experience under their belts, will have trouble with a pitcher who is hitting his spots. If the opposing pitcher is making mistakes, the Cubs will feast. This is the truly cool thing about the team that's been put together- this is the floor. They will only improve from here on.

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 10/07/2015 - 10:59 pm

Fully agree -- can't prove it. But, the numbers are what they are, and a lot of his OF games have come in Aug & Sept, when he has been killing the ball otherwise. And, knowing how baseball players love routine, it seems logical that it could at least be a a factor. Really, really, really hope I'm wrong on this.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:10 pm

i don't know what their roster plans are, but j.herrera is out there practicing with the team. i can't imagine him making any roster, though. dude had 4 PA the entire month of sept. him being a good dude to be around while keeping the clubhouse loose seems to be his main role at this point.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:59 pm

i'd like to know why the mlb.tv internet radio feed of the game (which is always delayed by a few seconds at best) is almost a minute faster than the ESPN cable TV coverage. wtf?

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:42 pm

debuting the new format 1 game "sudden death" WC matchup at yankee stadium does a perfect job of showing the intense emotion and drama this game can be. that said, i'm ready to not see yankee stadium or hear fans at yankee stadium for another 5 and 1/2 months. at least i don't have to sit through the braves with their "tommy hawk chawp" this postseason.

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    The issue is the Cubs are 11-7 and have been on the road for 12 of those 18.  We should be at least 13-5, maybe 14-4. Jed isn't feeling any pressure to play anyone he doesn't see fit.
    But Canario on the bench, Morel not at 3B for Madrigal and Wisdom in RF wasn't what I thought would happen in this series.
    I was hoping for Morel at 3B, Canario in RF, Wisdom at DH and Madrigal as a pinch hitter or late replacement.
    Maybe Madrigal starts 1 game against the three LHSP for Miami.
    I'm thinking Canario goes back to Iowa on Sunday night for Mastrobuoni after the Miami LHers are gone.
    Canario needs ABs in Iowa and not bench time in MLB.
    With Seiya out for a while Wisdom is safe unless his SOs are just overwhelmingly bad.

    My real issue with the lineup isn't Madrigal. I'm not a fan, but I've given up on that one.
    It's Tauchman getting a large number of ABs as the de factor DH and everyday player.
    I didn't realize that was going to be the case.
    We need a better LH DH. PCA or ONKC need to force the issue in about a month.
    But, even if they do so, Jed doesn't have to change anything if the Cubs stay a few over .500!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally depends on the team and the player involved. If your team’s philosophy is to pay huge dollars to bet on the future performance of past stars in order to win championships then, yes, all of the factors you mentioned are important.

    If on the other hand, if the team’s primary focus is to identify and develop future stars in an effort to win a championship, and you’re a young player looking to establish yourself as a star, that’s a fit too. Otherwise your buried within your own organization.

    Your comment about bringing up Canario for the purposes of sitting him illustrates perfectly the dangers of rewarding a non-performing, highly paid player over a hungry young prospect, like Canario, who is perpetually without a roster spot except as an insurance call up, but too good to trade. Totally disincentivizing the performance of the prospect and likely diminishing it.

    Sticking it to your prospects and providing lousy baseball to your fans, the consumers and source of revenue for your sport, solely so that the next free agent gamble finds your team to be a comfortable landing spot even if he sucks? I suppose  that makes sense to some teams but it’s definitely not the way I want to see my team run.

    Once again, DJL, our differences in philosophy emerge!

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s just kinda how it works though, for every team. No team plays their best guys all the time. No team is comprising of their best 26 even removing injuries.

    When baseball became a business, like REALLY a business, it became important to keep some of the vets happy, which in turn keeps agents happy and keeps the team with a good reputation among players and agents. No one wants to play for a team that has a bad reputation in the same way no one wants to work for a company that has a bad rep.

    Don’t get me wrong, I hate it too. But there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

    On that topic, I find it silly the Cubs brought up Canario to sit as much as he has. He’s going to get Velazquez’d, and it’s a shame.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Of course, McKinstry runs circles around $25 million man Javier Baez on that Tigers team. Guess who gets more playing time?

    But I digress…

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Seems like Jed was trying to corner the market on mediocre infielders with last names starting with "M" in acquiring Madrigal, Mastroboney and Zach McKinstry.  

     

    At least he hasn't given any of them a Bote-esque extension.  

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

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