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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: 14
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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White Sox @ Cubs: Ranaudo vs Hammel (Game 100)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Bah.CHW (50-50): RHP Anthony Ranaudo (1-0, 17.18)
CHC (59-40): RHP Jason Hammel (9-5, 3.35)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Hammel and his potato chips won in Milwaukee on Friday (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB). The White Sox are 23-77 (.299) against him. Cabrera is 5-16 with 2 HR.

Jacob Turner, who evidently pitched for the Cubs for a half season when nobody was watching, was scheduled to start for the Sox but has been moved to the bullpen.

Instead, we get Ranaudo, who’s been called up from AAA. Acquired from the Rangers in May, the 26y/o New Jersey native is 5-4 with a 6.33 ERA in 9 starts and 13 career appearances with Texas and also Boston over the last couple of years. Zobrist, the only Cub to have faced him, is 1-7.

Edward Scissorhands (14-3, 3.18) versus Lackey (7-7, 3.79) at 7:05pmCST to end the “Classic.”

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:39 pm

Apparently the Yankees had the choice of either Gleyber Torres or Eloy Jimenez in the Chapman deal, and they chose Torres. 

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Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:51 pm

Some perspective (mostly for my own benefit): Dan Straily beat MadBum 2-1 today as the Reds took 2 of 3 in SF. Giants are 2-9 since the break and their lead over LA is down to 2.5 games. So, yeah...baseball. It'll drive ya nuts.

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:21 pm

Here are the ERAs for the last five starting pitchers: 3.40 3.64 4.28 4.68 9.45 At what point does the manager note it's not the "other pitcher"? And why does he start Montero in the middle of a downturn?

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:53 pm

bryant's back! no-doubt HR towering to CF...tie game.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:11 pm

Familia blows his first save of the season -- gives up 2 in 9th to the Cards. Not much going our way these days.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:15 pm

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaez! cubs take a 2 run lead in the 7th. sweet.

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:18 pm

Javy! Javy! Javy! How sweet was that - Cranked it! 393 happy feet

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:37 am

You don't think he's improved? He looks completely different out there than he did when he first came up. The last I checked his K rate was in the low 20% range - 22-23 or so. When he came up it was 40%+. To me, what is scary about him if I'm the other guy is that he IS learning the strike zone. This guy could easily be the MVP someday.

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Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:46 am

He certainly looks better, no doubt, and is a different player than what we saw when he first came up. Full credit to him for changing his approach and saving his career. But he has zero walks in 35AB since the break, and 10 in 251 AB all year. He does seem to be able to hit some pitches out of the zone, but, a guy with his pop should be drawing more walks. However, it's easy to forget he is still only 23, and probably trying to make an impact to prove he should be an everyday player.

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Submitted by Charlie on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:47 am

I think Javy is learning--but he's learning to make contact, not learning to lay off pitches out of the zone. A quick glance at his plate discipline numbers on Fangraphs shows that his contact rate is up, especially his contact rate out of the zone, but his swing rate is up too, especially his swing rate out of the zone. My impression is that his somewhat cut down swing makes him more able to make contact, but it hasn't yet allowed him to lay off of bad pitches. If he could just get his walk rate up to say 6% (for comp, Aramis Ramirez walked at a 7% rate for his career, Soriano was at 5.9%), he could be a pretty valuable #5-6 hitter. And if sometime he hit 35-40 homeruns, yeah, he might be in MVP conversations.

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:35 pm

11 hits off Wainwright tonight. Everything going right for the Cards right now. Motherfucking motherfuckers.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:45 am

The usual suspects, Molina and Wong. Gyorko drew a walk with two outs, none on. I recall us (particularly Szczur and Bryant) swinging at everything Familia threw. I think the Cards' secret--although it's not exactly a secret--is that they play microscopically. From the start of the game, they argue every ball-and-strike call they don't like. They hire managers with the harshest glare--or is it "glower"?--in the business, like Matheny and LaRussa. Molina will embark soon on an illustrious career as a manager, hopefully in the AL. He sets up outside, frames the ball perfectly, and the ump is not supposed to notice that the catcher asked for a pitch several inches outside. By the end of the game, if you're the opposing pitcher, you better throw it "fat," or they won't swing, and you won't get the call. Fat pitches lead to "clutch" hits.

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Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:04 pm

...and Familia with back-to-back blown saves. Blows a one-run lead vs. Rockies today, gets his 2nd consecutive loss. I am OK with the Mets missing the playoffs and suffering crushing losses at home --- just want them to beat St. Louis. He played with fire twice agains the Cubs -- unfortunately, the Cubs couldn't stop swinging.

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:45 pm

Got to admit it - it was comforting seeing Rondon come out for the eighth after just taking a two run lead ... And put the hammer down with a 7 pitch inning. Good stuff

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:51 pm

Sure is fun to watch them score finally. To think they were no-hit until the 7th...

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 07:10 pm

If Jason Hammel doesn't get a potato chip sponsorship deal, somebody messed up. Attaboy, Jason!

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:18 am

So, playing .500 for the rest of the year puts them at 91 wins. You would think there is enough talent to do a little better than that, right?

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:49 am

Amazing how much lower the production gets when Bryant runs into a mini-cold streak. He doesn't stay cold for long. If just one of Zobrist or, gulp, Heyward, gets hot, they oughta have one more really nice winning streak in them. Having a closer that you have absolute confidence in can't hurt. Did anyone notice all the guys, especially Arrieta, standing on the dugout steps studying every pitch Chapman threw? In an 8-1 game. Of course, part of it was that they were still jacked from the late HRs. I never really paid a lot of attention to his delivery, but man, that's a work of art, how his entire body stretches from end of the mound to the other seamlessly as he is firing that thing. Every pitch I was thinking to myself, "I really hope he's not an asshole. I really hope he's not an asshole."

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Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:59 am

I have basically written off Heyward for this year -- if you are working on major swing changes in late July, you are going to struggle. Hopefully, he can be more productive at the plate next year. It will be interesting to see what they do with him if the Cardinals keep winning and close the gap. Heyward is dead last in the NL in slugging and in the bottom 5 in OPS -- yet still has a positive WAR. Hunh. They certainly have the talent to play over .500 for the next 62 games, but, in a "through the looking glass" scenario -- my biggest concern is their top 3 starters. Hendricks and Hammel seem to be in good shape and able to give a competitive start on a regular basis. Hopefully, the extended bullpen can make Lackey a 6-inning pitcher -- his ERA just keeps going up. With fewer pitches per start, he should be able to pitch like a decent #3. But, a team needs an ace or two to carry it through the rough times -- Jake and Lester seem like big question marks right now. No doubt they can be good -- but can they win 2-1 games against other top pitchers?

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 07:09 am

Regarding Heyward-- He'll play regardless of what he does, just like Soriano played for seven years before they finally ditched him. What can they do? All I can think of is they can keep hiring and firing hitting coaches until they find one who can get him to stop hitting balls with the handle of the bat. (All those broken bats added to his paycheck is just a bit much.)

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Submitted by Tito on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 07:15 am

Lester has given up one run or fewer in 11 starts this year. So I'd answer yes. Three of his last four starts were duds, yes. Not worried about him at all. Arrieta is concerning, to be sure. I look it at as, what he was doing was historic, so the regression was bound to happen. He showed in his start against the Mets that he's still capable, and I'd bet on him regaining his form.

Submitted by cubbies.4ever on Tue, 08/16/2016 - 08:36 pm

AZ PHIL- You have kept a close watch of the Rule 5 Draft eligible Cubs and who you think'll make the cut, one guy I think gets overlooked is John Andreoli. You could say he is a relative clone to Matt Szczur, but he has more power (11 HR) and speed (30sb), a year younger, and would now have 3 options vs Szczur 0. Opinions?

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