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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 @ Pirates: Zastryzyny vs Nova (Game 159)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Cubs 1, Pirates 1 (6/F)--wtf? Boo.
W: Mother Nature; L: BaseballPREVIEW
CHC (101-57): LHP Robert Zastryzyny (1-0, 1.46)  
PIT (78-80): RHP Ivan Nova (12-8, 4.37)  
First pitch: 6:05pmCST

It’s a bullpen day (!), with Zastryzyny first on the bump in his first start with the Cubs. He’s given up 1 ER in his 4 innings of work this month, with his last appearance on Saturday. His longest outing with the team was August 27th, when he threw 45 pitches in 3.2 innings in Los Angeles. The Pirates are 2-3 against him, with Cervelli and Freese having the hits.

Nova gave up 5 ER in 4 innings to lose to the Nats his last time out. He’s 1-2 with a 4.18 so far this month. The Cubs have not faced him this season. Overall, they are 10-46 (.217) against him. Fowler is 2-3.

Hammel vs TBA in Cinci to start the final regular season series tomorrow at 6:05pmCST.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by jacos on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:21 pm

Keith Law chat "Nick: Speaking of players you were wrong about, do you still like the Jason Heyward contract? Klaw: Yes, actually." I gives player a year to get acquainted w whole Cub thing,next year will be more telling.Love the d though.

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Submitted by Brick on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:46 pm

I have no deep level of expertise or analysis here, but I still like Jason Heyward. I truly wish his bat was better, but I love the defense and the feel-good nature of his signing. I might be naive, but I think his offense will improve. I'm glad he's here, and I hope he doesn't make me regret saying that!

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Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:00 pm

He's an incredible defender, base-runner and takes great AB's. A .265 BABIP is highly likely to improve next year. That being said, his power numbers are down too which is certainly concerning so I'd certainly hedge my bets with him next year, but it would be surprising if this is his new normal.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:18 pm

watching heyward attempt to hit a fastball is alarming. he's doing bad things with stuff he should be nailing...weak popups, grounders, late swing fouls... it's going to be next to impossible to do worse than this season, but hopefully he can at least hit a fastball with authority next year.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:41 pm

Tis either a valid excuse for Hammel's recent struggles or a PR game when they try to trade him this offseason. Or possibly both

#Cubs say Jason Hammel has been pitching through elbow tightness and could have started if the team was still playing meaningful games.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:06 pm

The lineup tonight....what the hell. Unless all the players are completely exhausted, this seems like overkill to me. They have 4 days off after Sunday.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:27 pm

Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat Even though Hammel is missing start, don't assume he'll not be on #Cubs postseason roster. Maddon says elbow problem isn't that bad Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat Maddon on #Cubs postseason rotation: "I don't want to announce anything. We haven't talked to anybody yet" Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat Maddon hopes Soler can take BP in Cincy, play in sim game Tue. "All of that should give us some kind of indication of where he's at"

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:48 pm

Game is officially called...also officially a tie.

Stats count, no make-up date of course.

 

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 09:39 pm

any opponent preference for NLDS?

Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.

Giants have stumbled mightily in the 2nd half and their bullpen is complete crap. Bumgarner pitches tonight which means he'd definitely pitch the WC game and then not until Game 3. That means Cueto and Ninja in the first 2 games and the whole even year/playoff experience thing going.

Cards are a trainwreck imo, especially on defense, but still the Cards. They've beaten up on righties by hitting HR's all year and their bullpen is good enough. Rotation of Wainwright, Reyes and Martinez essentially and Wainwright is very hit and miss these days. If it wasn't the fucking Cardinals, I'd certainly prefer to play them...but careful what you ask for and all.

On the offensive side, there's nothing to really worry about. A good pitcher is going to shut down any offense, no matter how balanced the lineup is and I'm confident the Cubs have the best and most balanced lineup of any team in the playoffs. If they get shutdown, it's playoff baseball and we do a collective ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In terms of lineups, I'd definitely prefer to face-off against the Giants. The Cubs defense is crazy good and the Giants hit the least amount of HR's of any of the teams. You can't defend against HR's and the Mets and Cards are the most likely to hit them out. So if I had to rank by opponent I'd prefer they play...it would probably be Giants, Cards, Mets (whom despite all the pitching injuries still had a really good pitching run in Sept).

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Submitted by Charlie on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 09:03 pm

1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation 2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic? 3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 09:46 pm

I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year. With that said in reverse order: 3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose. 2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team. 1. Mets: depleted rotation.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Sat, 10/01/2016 - 10:26 am

Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series. Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL. I'll take the Mets. Unlike the Giants, I don't think they'd pitch their ace on short rest in the NLDS, and the rest of that rotation can be had. They have a few tough outs in the lineup but I also think it's a manageable group of players. Plus the chip on the shoulder in this series would belong to the Cubs from last year's NLCS and the complete ass-whooping in NY this summer.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 09:29 pm

Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd. I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015. The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them. I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 10/01/2016 - 10:18 pm

pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in  5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.

I can respect that.

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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