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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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Cubs @ Dodgers: Hammel vs Urias (Game 128)

Submitted by CTSteve on

The Cubs clinch a winning roadtrip and a winning season, and Bryant might have just clinched his first MVP crown.CHC (82-45): RHP Jason Hammel (13-6, 3.07)
LAD (72-57): LHP Julio Urias (4-2, 3.95)   
First pitch: 3:05pmCST

Hammel was sliced, deep-fried, and salted in Colorado on Sunday (3.1 IP, 6 ER, 2 K, 2 BB), and four Cub errors lead to another 4 runs. Hammel pitched two innings against the Dodgers in May but left due to cramping in his right hamstring. The Cubs went on to win 2-0, and Hammel didn’t miss any time. The Dodgers are 32-123 (.260) against him. Kendrick is 7-16.

Urias has won his last three starts, including his last one, 6 shutout innings in Cincinnati, where he struck out 6 and walked none. He’s 3-0 with a 2.16 in his four starts this month. At Dodger Stadium, he’s 2-0 with a 3.24. He gave up 5 ER in as many innings in a start at Wrigley in June. The Cubs are 8-20 (.400) against him. Baez is 2-2 with a HR. (Love that kid.)

Lester versus whomever the Dodgers acquire between now and then tomorrow at 3:10pmCST to end the roadtrip.

Go Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:30 pm

Russell and Soler can attest that Urias has a pretty good curve/slider - two big strikeouts looking to get out of that jam in the first.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:14 pm

joe got a pitcher up for hammel at nearly the 1st sign of trouble in the 3rd...pulled after 2.1 not injured and though it wasn't his day so far he wasn't looking like a pure disaster. really short leash on him. zastryznzryzryny in.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 08:37 am

Maddon would have started three lefties against the Dodgers, Montgomery, Zastryzny and Lester, except that he doesn't have the juice to do that. No manager does. Maddon has a boss, Epstein (and probably Hoyer, too), who gave him a starting rotation of five guys including Hammel. Maddon was asked yesterday about the starting group for next year and basically said, Not my call, that's why I drive away in my RV in the summer and occasionally check in, etc.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:48 pm

zastyryzryzryzny put in 3.2ip 1h 0bb 3k he's great when his control is "on"...problem is it's rarely "on" consistently. he could vault up the cubs prospect list if he ever gets better with that aspect of his game.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:28 pm

#Cubs plummet to 19-5 in August.

Fun with FIP

  • J. Hammel   3.07 ERA/4.27 FIP (3.68 FIP last year)
  • J. Arrieta     2.62 ERA/3.05 FIP (2.35 FIP last year)
  • J. Lester     2.81 ERA/3.67 FIP (2.92 FIP last year)
  • K. Hendricks  2.19 ERA/3.37 FIP (3.36 FIP last year)
  • J. Lackey     3.41 ERA/3.72 FIP (3.57 FIP last year with Cards)

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Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:05 pm

great defense

Heyward, Russell, Baez, Bryant, Ross in particular...although Bryant's a bit hard to judge with all the positions.

Fowler and Rizzo in the top half of the NL for their positions as well (per fangraphs)...Zobrist right at the halfway cutoff for 2b in the NL.

I'm sure some luck is involved too, but the Cubs and Maddon knew what they were doing.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:15 pm

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0561339391889382475-4

Hammel not particularly understanding of getting pulled out...as he should. Be curious what Maddon had to say. All I can think of is is keeping arms fresh and maybe wanting to see if Zastr? is worth considering for the playoffs and how he'd do against the Dodgers.

Ultimately it did work out for Cubs, so hard to fault him and doubtful Hammel is going to start a playoff game unless someone gets hurt or Lackey or Hendricks falls apart down the stretch.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 08:21 pm

from Muskat:

#Cubs Maddon: "I'm not going to make up an excuse for why I did what I did. It has nothing to do with lack of confidence" ... "It was the right thing to do today based on what I saw, what their lineup looked like and Rob Z.'s availability." #Cubs

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  • crunch (view)

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  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

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  • Bill (view)

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  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

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