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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: 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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It's a One-Run Win/Loss Two-Game Split for I-Cubs & Smokies at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Todd Glaesmann cracked a two-run triple and a single and scored a run, Stephen Bruno tripled, singled, and scored a run, Jason Vosler belted a solo home run ovr the RF fence, and Jeffrey Baez singled, walked, stole two bases, and scored a run, as the Iowa Cubs (AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) edged the Nashville Sounds (AAA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) 5-4 on Field #4, and Trevor Clifton tossed 3.2 IP of one-run ball with four strikeouts and Trey Martin doubled, singled, stole a base, and scored a run, but a 9th inning rally fell one run short as the Midland RockHounds (A's AA affiliate) hung-on to edge the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs AA affiliate) 4-3 on Field #3, in Cactus League Minor League doubleheader action Wednesday afternoon at the Lew Wolff Training Complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.

The Cubs temporarily moved-up about a dozen players from lower levels for the two games.

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):   


FIELD #3

TENNESSEE LINEUP:
1. D. J. Wilson, CF: 0-4 (K, 6-3 DP, F-9, K)
2. Zack Short, 2B: 0-3 (K, F-7, K, F-8 SF, RBI)
3. Chris Pieters, RF: 1-3 (6-3, BB, K, 1B, SB, CS)
4. Alberto Mineo, C: 1-4 (1B, 4-3, K, K)
5. Trent Giambrone, 3B: 2-4 (K, 3-1, 1B, 1B, R)
6. Jesse Hodges, 1B:  2-4 (1-3, K, 1B, 1B, R)
7. Isaac Paredes, DH: 1-3 (F-7, P-4, HBP, 1B, RBI)
8. Vimael Machin, SS: F-8, F-8, F-8, F-7 SF, RBI)
9. Trey Martin, LF: 2-4 (1B, K, 2B, K, R)

TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. Trevor Clifton: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 3/4 GO/AO, 65 pitches (39 strikes)
2. Craig Brooks, 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 3/2 GO/AO, 35 pitches (17 strikes)
3. David Berg: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 34 pitches (24 strikes)
4. Enrique de los Rios: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 16 pitches (9 strikes)

TENNESSEE ERRORS: 1
P Trevor Clifton: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd)

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FIELD #4

IOWA LINEUP:
1. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 1-3 (BB, K, 1B, P-5, R, 2 SB)
2a. Ruben Reyes, DH #1:  1-2 (6-3, 1B, SB, CS)
2b. Brandon Cummins, PH-CF: 0-1 (BB, 4-3, R)
3a. Troy Glaesmann, CF-DH: 2-3 (K, 1B, 3B, R, 2 RBI)
3b. Sam Tidaback, PH: 0-1 (K)
4. Cael Brockmeyer, 1B: 0-3 (6-3, F-7, F-9 SF, K, RBI)
5. Bijan Rademacher, LF: 0-3 (K, F-9, 6-3)
6. Jason Vosler, 3B: 1-3 (K, 4-3, HR, R, RBI)
7. Ian Rice, DH #2: 1-3 (K, 2B, K)
8. Bryant Flete, SS: 1-3 (K, L-8, 1B)
9. Stephen Bruno, 2B: 2-3 (2B, 1B, K, R)
10. Erick Castillo, C: 1-3 (4-3, 6-4 FC, 1B, RBI, CS)

IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Dallas Beeler: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 4/2 GO/AO, 35 pitches (20 strikes)
2. David Garner: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1/3 GO/AO, 37 pitches (21 strikes)
3. Daniel Corcino: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 27 pitches (15 strikes)
4. Gerardo Concepcion: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 35 pitches (21 strikes)
5. Pierce Johnson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 15 pitches (8 strikes)

IOWA ERRORS: NONE

ATTENDANCE: 28

WEATHER: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 80's  

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 03:48 pm

cubs/reds game ended early in the 5th because of rain. schwarb hit a homer...that's about it for the positives. heyward and montero continued their turrible spring batting. i'm over spring training. let's get going on the real thing.

Submitted by Childersb3 on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 03:40 pm

AZP: What's up with Jose Paulino? Haven't read much about him this spring. I'm assuming he's just coming along slowly. Which minor league team are you most excited about? Not that the CHW would ever trade with the CHC, but is it realistic for the Cubs to trade for Quintana without giving up Happ or Jimenez?

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Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:43 am

Just in my opinion, it wouldn't be realistic to trade for Quintana without giving up Jimenez. He's the only player in the Cubs system who can headline a Quintana deal. Once you start with Jimenez, you're not absolutely trading Happ in that package, but it might be easier than cobbling together a half-dozen arms. The price is very high, and there is no logical reason why the Yankees, Astros, Pirates, Dodgers, or some others would allow the Cubs and their inferior prospect base to win that bidding war.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:17 am

CHILDERS: Jose Paulino is with the Myrtle Beach squad and has been moved to the bullpen, where his 94 MPH sinker and hard slider should play up.

I actually am most excited about Iowa at this point, only because the prospects below AAA are spread out fairly evenly among the other three full-season affiliates and the short-season teams.

As far Jose Qunitana is concerned, the Cubs would probably have to give up Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, probably either Ian Happ or Jeimer Candelario, and maybe one or two other lesser pieces (Top 20 prospects) as well to even be considered. Remember, Quintana is under control for four more seasons at a very reasonable well below-market salary, the Cubs would have to outbid other clubs who are interested in acquiring him (and there supposedly are several MLB clubs who are genuinely interested), - AND - overcome the natural White Sox bias against trading with the Cubs. Although it would be great to get him, I just don't see the Cubs acquiring Jose Quintana.

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Submitted by cubbies.4ever on Fri, 03/24/2017 - 03:52 pm

Paulino to bullpen? Is this another C.J. Edwards ordeal. Future Top of line starter turned into bullpen pitcher, with the tag of possible "future closer"? That'd be a bummer. I was looking forward to seeing him with Cease and Clifton could do in the future after Lackey retires (maybe not this year after all) and Jake is gone and they're scrapping for pitching because they can't afford to match their expensive no longer kids bats with top of the line expensive pitchers.

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Submitted by K Dub on Sat, 03/25/2017 - 03:39 am

I don't remember Paulino ever being thought of as a top of the line starter. He was always a slightly built lefty with good velocity and one decent breaking ball but not multiple secondaries that tracked average or better. That's a reliever's profile usually. I don't know why exactly he was moved off of starting by the Cubs, but it doesn't come as a great shock to me. He was never mentioned to be on the same level as the Cease/De La Cruz/Clifton crowd, just as a promising, young lefty with a couple of good pitches.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 03/25/2017 - 03:22 am

beyond all of that, when you're soon to be 22 and you haven't thrown more than 75 innings in your career you're probably not meant to be a starter. he's had a few run-ins with injuries, both major in the past and small somewhat recently, that hasn't helped that workload. there's also supposedly on/off command issues, but that seems to be a minor(ish) issue he's expected to outgrow. that said, i've never seen the guy pitch...just heard of both his promise and battles with injuries for years.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 03/25/2017 - 03:51 am

CRUNCH: Jose Paulino hasn't had any injuries in his career. His problem has been fastball command and the inability (thus far) to learn an off-speed pitch to add to his 94 MPH sinker and hard-slider. He actually threw 99 innings last season including 24 IP in EXST Cubs games (which although they are not "official" games, they are just as real as AZL or Eugene games). At EXST Cubs in 2016: * JOSE PAULINO - Age 21 - 2011 IFA (Dominican Republic) 2.63 ERA - 1.21 WHIP - .218 OppBA 24.0 IP, 19 H, 10 R (7 ER), 10 BB, 29 K, 2 HBP, 0 HR, 3 WP, 1 GIDP, 26/13 GO/AO, 63% strikes, 15.8 PITCHES-PER-INNING 8 GAMES

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 03/25/2017 - 03:40 pm

i thought he had an elbow thing 3-4 years ago and on/off again "shut down for rest" periods the past few years. i may be mixing up those "shut down for rest" periods for him working extended spring, though. i could be mixing him up with someone else, too. i've only casually followed his progress. either way, your eyes and ears are way better on the situation and if his stamina is fine to start, that's that no matter what.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 03/25/2017 - 03:58 am

K-DUB: Jose Paulino has the stamina to start, he just never developed an off-speed pitch, and so the Cubs apparently feel it's time to just let him be a two-pitch LHRP and maybe move faster through the system. I think the idea that he is "slightly-built" comes from being 6'2 165 when he signed as a 16-year old in 2011, but he's put on at least 15-20 pounds over the past six years.

Submitted by Hagsag on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:26 am

Phil, have Remillard and Cornelious been released? I see they aren't listed anymore. Thanks.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:58 am

HAGSAG: Kevin Cornelius has a broken left hand and Will Remillard is still rehabbing from TJS #2. I put them back on the INACTIVE section of the Depth Chart. Thanks for checking that. Nobody has been released yet, so let me know if you find any other names missing.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:40 pm

fwiw, there's at least 3 guys taking radar on quintana today from behind home plate...one is putting the gun on every pitch and the other 2 are bit more casual.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:02 pm

b.anderson confirmed as the #5 starter...montgomery to work pen. not a huge surprise. they're both having cruddy springs so far. also, jim henderson released.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:42 pm

Happ continues to impress. I know he needs to play, which means he heads to the minors, but he could solve the LaStella/Szczur conundrum -- LH vs. RH, IF vs. OF -- he does all of those things.

Submitted by Childersb3 on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 03:54 pm

Contreras Rizzo Zobrist Russell Bryant Schwarber Jay Heyward Montero Baez LaStella Szczur That'll be the 12 we take to STL. 13 pitchers. Almora at Iowa. Candelario at Iowa Happ at TN or Iowa Caratini at Iowa Andreoli at Iowa That depth is impressive.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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