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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is 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

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Dodgers @ Cubs: Kazmir vs Arrieta (Game 50)

Arrieta follows the bullpen in the rotation.LAD (27-25): LHP Scott Kazmir (4-3, 4.84)
CHC (35-14): RHP Jake Arrieta (9-0, 1.72)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Arrieta had his worst outing of the year on Wednesday in St. Louis (5 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB) but came away with a win anyway, after the Cubs scored 9 runs. The last time he saw the Dodgers, he was wearing a mustache onesie and celebrating his first no-hitter. The Dodgers are 14-72 (.194) against him. Crawford is 5-14 with a HR, and Gonzalez is 5-18 with a HR. Utley is 0-10; if he's lucky, he'll get the day off.

Kazmir beat the Reds (6 IP, 1 ER, 12 K, 2 BB) his last time out. He’s 2-0 with a 6.26 so far on the road this year. The Cubs are 2-21 (.095) against him. Zobrist is 1-8, and Fowler is 1-9.

Bolsinger (1-1, 4.50) versus Lester (5-3, 2.48) tomorrow at 7:05pmCST.

Go, Cubs!

Comments

Before Wood,Strop, Rondon yesterday Elias: 99 yrs. since a bullpen threw at least 7 perfect innings. last time 6/23/17 by Boston. Ernie Shore retired last 26 after Babe Ruth ejected for arguing balls and strikes after walking lead off hitter. Runner was caught stealing.

watching a game on ESPN is one of the worst things a fan of whatever team is on the field can do...this is, once again, turrible.

Is Jessica Mendoza still announcing for ESPN? She is excellent from what I remember and actually talks knowledgeably about baseball.

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In reply to by johann

yeah, she's not on this game, though. they keep talking about things that aren't this game...a lot...rather than calling this game, doing split screen coverage of other games, doing split screen studio banter, and they just finished cutting away from the game totally (no split screen) to cover another game while missing rizzo's K and the first 2 pitches of zobrist's AB. ESPN...because screw you, you weren't really tuning in to watch this.

I'm thinking Kazmir did not get the memo he was supposed to pitch like a tomato can tonight. Jeesh

Vin Scully sang the seventh-inning stretch. Along with all the great things he is known for, he can sing! He sounded like Willie Nelson out there. And he gave a nice shout-out to Harry. What a class guy.

Thru seven innings the Cubs have more errors than hits and Zobrist has struck out 3 times. And now Richard is pitching. These things do not add up to victory

I'll give this to Richard: he looks the part of a good pitcher, straight out of central casting. It's a shame he struggles with the getting guys out part of the game.

Ahhh Richard with your 6.00+ ERA as a short reliever... You ain't gonna be on no Playoff roster.

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In reply to by The E-Man

g.soto is doing horrible in AAA...unfortunately. unless they decide to bring up g.concepcion or make a trade we might have richard around a little longer. ...that said, it wouldn't surprise me to see him DFA'd after the game...the "lefty specialist" just let 3 lefties in a row get on base. ugg.

Oof -- ugly game at the plate and from the pen, which was the hero yesterday. Sorry Jake -- you deserved better.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...