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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 @ Mets: Lester vs Syndergaard (Game 81)

Submitted by CTSteve on

The bad news is that we’re still in New York; the good news is that the Reds will be waiting for us at Wrigley.CHC (51-29): LHP Jon Lester (9-3, 2.03)
NYM (43-37): RHP Noah Syndergaard (8-3, 2.49)
First pitch: 12:10pmCST

Lester had a no-decision in Cinci on Tuesday (7.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB). He went 4-0 with a 1.41 in June. Overall, the Mets are 38-157 (.242) against him. Loney is 4-13.

Syndergaard lost in DC his last time out (3 IP, 5 ER, 5 K, 3 BB). He went 3-1 with a 3.86 in June. The Cubs are 7-19 (.368) against him. Bryant and Heyward are each 2-3.

Reed (0-2, 9.00) and the Reds versus Hendricks (6-6, 2.76) tomorrow at 1:20pmCST in Chicago (!).

Go Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:21 am

Zobrist (2B), Hayward (CF), Bryant (RF), Rizzo, Contreras (LF), Candelario (3B), Baez (SS), Ross, Lester Candyman is another switch hitter to add to the mix. LaStella must not be ready but I was already tired of watching Coghlan. So when TLS is ready I wonder what gives?

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:53 am

...or is Candelario being showcased in NYC (for Andrew Miller or Betances)? Hmmm, Uniform No. 7 for the Yankees is retired.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:37 am

Okay all you experts in baseball personnel. Opinions on Andrew Miller. I don't follow the American League beyond knowing vaguely that it exists. I'd like to know, amidst all this talk of trade, what you guys really think of this guy. I value your opinions a LOT more than the baseball press.

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:36 pm

a.miller is "cheap" compared to market value (2/18m left) for a couple years going forward and he's pretty much one of the best, if not the best, pen arms in the game. at this point it's not a fluke...and unlike gagne he's probably not on a massive amount of roids and hgh. he's a fastball/slider guy who relies very heavily on his slider. that's a bit concerning, but at the same time it would be a 2.something year rental that's not bad on the loot, not a 5+ year contract. he also works well vs lefties and righties. there's pros/cons to it...big pro, he'd be under contract relatively cheap during a period in this team's development where having one of the best relievers would make sense...big con, it will burn some good prospects, the kind that could get the team something more robust than a 60-70ip guy if needed.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:44 pm

Dear Cubs's scouting department. Please find out what the Mets have figued out about your pitching staff. Thanks, and have a nice holiday.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:05 pm

I DON'T LIKE THIS GAME! :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( ...lester lasts 1.1ip, giving up 8 runs and leaves 2 on. my gawd. ...shortest outing of his career.

Submitted by Eric S on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:05 pm

Well, Rondon will be well rested going into the Reds series. A different version of screw the closer.

Submitted by CTSteve on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:08 pm

Sorry, gang.

If it's any consolation, I have a pretty good view of where the balls are landing.

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Submitted by chitownmvp01 on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:16 pm

3 HRs, borderline calls not going our way, soft contact resulting in hits, some bad luck for Lester indeed, but the HRs were mistake pitches. I think we get back on track quickly. We've had the Reds and Pirates's number all season long. And the Braves suck. Let's go into the ASG break positively before a nice challenge with the Rangers to start the 2nd half. I predict we go 5-2 this week against the Reds, Braves, and Pirates.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:20 pm

Get the hell out of NY! And don't go back! Cubs starters in July -- worst in MLB. I didn't expect them to all keep ERAs under 3.00, but this seems a bit dramatic.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:27 pm

Lester NL pitcher of the month in June. Might not win the award in July, unless the Mets get to vote.

Submitted by James Watkins on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:39 pm

By all means Joe if we ever again get a two-run lead in the 7th on the road in the opening game of a series against the team that knocked us out of the playoffs bring in the worst pitcher is baseball, who is 40-years-old to boot - not a good pitcher like Strop or Wood - so you can blow that game and ruin the spirits of Cubs fans and demoralize your whole damn team and start a losing streak. Why? Because you think you are such a genius that you can bring in anybody off the street outside and they'll make you look good.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:06 pm

Simmer down. The team got every break possible the first two months of the season. Stuff like Bryce Harper, reigning MVP dropping an easy fly ball allowing the Cubs to win. Perfect plate discipline, timely hitting, solid pen, great starting pitching. Did you really think they would sustain that for the whole year - including injuries to Dexter Fowler, Schwarber, and Soler? Not every rookie can be Bryant, and playing youth can have plenty of downsides includiing head-shaking errors/stupidity that can cost a game (Russell, Baez, Almora). When they get back to full-strength, and the bullpen can count on a LOOGY, you'll see a better prodect out there other than this shit. Also, sometimes managers try to "showcase" a player to both give them a shot in a highleverage situation to see if they can perform, OR to show the GM "This is the horseshit you give me! See it for yourself!" This was kinda the case with R. Soriano.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:06 pm

Over/under on how many pitches Patton throws before they ship him back to Iowa? 130? 150? Tough day to be Spencer Patton.

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:18 pm

hell, when's the last time he's thrown this many innings? 2013 in A-ball or something? it wasn't a horrible 1.2 innings to begin with compared to the 2ip that followed it. someone had to throw those innings, though. i guess peralta was busy filling out his AARP paperwork. ...oh hey, peralta's on the mound in the 6th.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:21 pm

heyward...wtf was that? evidently, it's an off-game for more than just lester.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:38 pm

i can hear the paperwork for peralta being DFA'd being filled out all the way from new york. crazy.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 07:17 pm

miggy's gonna pitch now. the circus is back in town. 79-81mph "sinking" fastball. he tries to get cute and throw a curve for a HBP. groundout! 0.1ip 0h 0bb 0k, 1hpb ...okay, miggy's out to pitch the 8th, too. 30 pitches. 1.1ip 4h 0bb 0k, 1hbp 1r/er

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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.

  • Cubster (view)

    Red Sox get G Cooper, no doubt it’d 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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