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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   

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
 




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Rockies @ Cubs: Chatwood vs Lester (Game 12)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Lester takes the mound in the rubber game to close out the opening homestand.
COL (6-5): RHP Tyler Chatwood (1-1, 4.38)
CHC (9-2): LHP Jon Lester (1-0, 2.77)
First pitch: 1:20pmCT

Lester came away with a no-decision against the Reds on Monday (3 ER, 6 IP). He was 7-9 with a 3.60 ERA at Wrigley last year. The Rockies are a paltry 20-103 (.194) against him. Gonzalez is 2-9 with a HR.

Chatwood lost to the Giants his last time out (5 ER, 6 IP). It was his second start after returning from the TJS he had in July 2014. The surgery was his second, with the first coming when he was 16. The Cubs are 8-23 (.348) against him. Rizzo is 2-3 with a HR.

The former-Cardinal Lackey (2-0, 5.68) vs. Leake (0-1, 6.97) in St. Louis tomorrow (7:00pmCST).

Go, Cubs!

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Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:12 am

Nick Cafardo's sunday baseball article (nothing Cub related this week) has some fun facts about the Red Sox dilemma with Pablo Sandoval, who now has shoulder problems and is going to see Dr. Andrews.
We’ve heard stories from former teammates of Sandoval who have witnessed his food intake, and they say it’s legendary.
Sandoval’s former personal trainer, Ethan Banning of Phoenix, recently told the Boston Herald that Sandoval once gained 21 pounds in 21 days after returning home to Venezuela in 2011.
Sandoval lost 38 pounds prior to the 2011 season
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2016/04/16/nick-cafardo-what-…

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:24 am

More small sample size but fun facts from Paul Sullivan in today's tribune: Last Cub team with better run differential (+43) through 9 games: 1885 Cardinals are last in defense in majors going into the weekend with 12 errors. Pirates last in clutch hitting, stranding 88 runners in first 10 games.

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:38 am

Sunday: Fowler CF, Heyward RF, Zobrist 2B, Rizzo 1B, Bryant 3B, Soler LF, Baez SS, Ross C, Lester P Baez moves to SS, Russell gets the day off.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:32 pm

man...baez will swing as some crazy stuff...with all the self-control of an angry meth head having a seizure. soler and baez back-to-back sure is interesting to watch.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:19 pm

Heyward is a mess right now -- swinging and missing by a mile. Maybe a return to STL, and some night games, will help. Nice for him the team is off to a good start -- takes the focus off the big contract.

Submitted by Hagsag on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:40 pm

Relax.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:16 pm

Man, when the ball left Zobrist's bat, I thought we had a tie game. Dang. Tough game, but that Rockies pitcher had it going today -- always ahead in the count, but nothing in the middle of the plate.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 04:25 pm

Rizzo, Heyward, Zobrist and Bryant all hitting under .230 -- Cubs are due to break out the lumber in St. Loo. Fowler the only regular who is significantly above his norm. And they're 9-3. Nice!

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  • crunch (view)

    straily's a bit rusty...

    3ip 4h 5bb 4k, 2r/1er

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Open 40 man spot might see the return of CJ. He’s been okay in Iowa. Teheran has been rocked in his starts this year. SSS of course.

    Wouldn’t be shocked seeing another 40 man spot open with Brewer losing his spot.

  • 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.

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