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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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Cardinals @ Cubs: Martinez vs Lester (Game 155)

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!

Comments

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

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In reply to by Charlie

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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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

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.

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

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."

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

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

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

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+.

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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In reply to by billybucks

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.

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.

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...