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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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Cardinals @ Cubs: Martinez vs Lester (Game 155)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Cubs 3, Cardinals 1
W: Lester (19-4); L: Martinez (15-9); S: Chapman (36)PREVIEW
STL (81-73): RHP Carlos Martinez (15-8, 3.16)
CHC (98-56): LHP Jon Lester (18-4, 2.36)
First pitch: 7:08pmCST

Lester went 7 strong innings of one-run ball to beat the Reds on Tuesday. He’s 4-0 with an 0.58 in September, so I think he’s ready for the playoffs. He’s 1-0 with a 1.29 in two games against the Cardinals this season. Overall, they are 46-186 (.247) against him. Molina is 6-19.

Martinez escaped from Colorado by giving up 2 ER in 5 innings for the win his last time out. He’s 1-2 with a 5.25 in four games against the Cubs this year. For their careers, they are 45-167 (.269) against him. Rizzo is 7-23 with 3 HRs.

The teams have split the season series so far with 9 games apiece, so maybe a win will make the Cardinals feel better about losing the division by so many games. Heh.

Hendricks (15-8, 2.06) versus Kuhl (5-3, 3.73) in Pittsburgh tomorrow at 6:05pmCST.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Eric S on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:19 am

Reports this morning that Marlins' pitching ace Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident - just horrible news.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:46 pm

I know what you're trying to say, Charlie, that none of us feels what his loved ones must be feeling. On the other hand, what makes a death like this tragic is precisely the loss, based on Fernandez's youth and brilliance, to the baseball world. So, for example, we can say that Princess Diana's death meant more, in aggregate, to millions of admirers who didn't know her personally than to her loved ones.

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:09 pm

as a fan, he only "owes" us the game on the field and not getting in the way of others on his team being ready to play (imo). it's exponentially worse to his family and friends, but this dude most likely had 15+ years of play left and even though he just turned 24 a couple months ago he had already established himself as a top guy in the game. if you tossed out every team's roster and started over with a fresh draft i can't imagine he wouldn't be a top-20 overall 1st round pick out of the 750-1200 guys playing on a roster (most likely a top-10 pick for many teams). sure, he may have destroyed his shoulder next year and we'd lose him to obscurity like mark prior, but he never got a chance to blaze much of a professional path. how much better was he destined to be at the game? his upside could have been something they talk about 100+ years from now given what he had already shown. it sucks to lose that from the talent pool. it sucks that we've seen all the jose fernandez there is to see.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:54 pm

Somehow I am sensing alcohol was involved. The highest number of boating accidents by a wide margin...

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:21 pm

boston pitching snags a couple of mlb team records... "Over nine innings of play, Boston's staff struck out 11 straight Tampa Bay Rays hitters Sunday, breaking the major-league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game. The previous record was held by former New York Mets right-hander Tom Seaver, who struck out 10 straight hitters in 1970. Not only that, but with a strikeout to end the ninth, sending the game into extras, Boston's staff also struck out an MLB-record 21 batters over nine innings."

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:47 pm

Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat Updated #Cubs probs vs Pirates: Mon, Hendricks vs Kuhl; Tue, Lackey vs Vogelsong; Wed, Arrieta vs Taillon; Thu, Zastryzny vs Nova

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:31 pm

d.ross gets his 2nd standing O on the night (last home game of the season)...hits HR #10...curtain call. baseball.

Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:34 pm

What a weird day.  Jose Fernandez and Arnold Palmer, but then Scully and, on a much more modest level, Ross....

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:07 pm

2 out in the 7th, lester at 84 pitches, ross taken out for the standing O. it's possible contreras will catch lester for another inning+.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:53 pm

Cubs finish 33 over at home. I was, personally, one game over at 3-2, which was one of my better years in a while. I do hope that's the last time we see the Cardinals this year. A lot of power, which is dangerous, particularly in a short series, and they have really shut down KB all year. Oh, and Jon Lester? Damn!

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Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 09:17 am

Nicely done! I think in my 10-14 games I went .500 or a little over. Strangely, I went to the Cards games they mostly lost (incl Saturday) and the one SF game they lost, plus a couple Brewers games they lost, too. I should have gone to just Reds games. But still - saw mostly very good baseball on the North Side this year. Regardless of what happens come October - the Cubs are positioned for some good times in the next 3-5 years.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 09/25/2016 - 09:05 pm

RIP Arnie. We could use a lot more like you -- a man who succeeded and failed on his own terms, a true original, and, finally, a remarkable example of graciousness towards others.

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  • 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.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Phil, do you think Wiggins will start out in ACL?

  • azbobbop (view)

    The level of conversation on this site is intelligent, reasoned and informative. Miles ahead of other Cub sites.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    This was Jaxon Wiggins previous "live" BP on 4/5: 

    JAXON WIGGINS: 
    ONE INNING (20 pitches - 10 strikes) 
    one batted ball in play (F-9 by Stevens)
    one walk (B. Davis) 
    one HBP (B. Davis)
    two strikeouts (Peralta & Escobar - both looking)
    three swing & miss 
    two fouls 
    four called strikes
    nine called balls 

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