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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, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, four 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
* Richard Lovelady
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 

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 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 4
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P
* Jordan Wicks, P    

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Cubs @ Marlins: Montgomery vs Volquez (Game 75)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHC (38-36): LHP Mike Montgomery (1-3, 2.26) 
MIA (34-39): RHP Edinson Volquez (3-8, 4.19) 
First pitch: 12:10pmCST

Montgomery kept the Padres off the board for 6 innings for the win on Tuesday. He pitched 3.1 scoreless innings out of the pen backing up Butler on June 5 against the Marlins, for his second save of the season. Overall, they are 3-12 (.250) against him. Ozuna, Riddle, and Ichiro have the hits.

Volquez was the unexpected hurler of the season’s first no-hitter, which he did on June 3 against the high-scoring Arizona bats. He’s had three games since then and has been roughed up in the last two of them, giving up 10 ER in 8.2 total innings. 

The Cubs are 22-84 (.262) against him. Rizzo, who is probably slated to lead off again after being rested yesterday, is 4-10.

After the game, it’s off to Washington for the real test. Tomorrow is Butler (3-2) and Gonzalez (7-1) at 6:05pmCST. We’ll also see Scherzer, Strasburg, and Ross. 

Go Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 06:18 pm

Assuming Monty is done after 6: last 4 starts = 21 innings, 4ER. An error and bad luck in the first has him down 3-2. I think this was what the Cubs were thinking when they got him.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 06:09 pm

Win Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Lose Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The 2017 Cubs in a nutshell. Sheesh. Hopefully, they can carry that into Washington, where a split would be a hell of a good outcome, considering the Cubs face both Scherzer and Strasburg.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 06:46 pm

tebow moves to high A ball to help make the owners more money on ticket/merch sales in a fresh market or to see if he's ready to keep moving through the system...whatever you want to believe. .222/.311/.340 3hr, 14 doubles, 69K in 241PA with 7 errors in LF in 43 games. he turns 30 in mid-august.

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Submitted by Lester's rattl… on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 06:34 pm

I wanted to post about that... glad you brought it up Crunch! Those were exactly my thoughts when I read about it this morning. The well has run dry in Columbia, so move him up a level to squeeze every dollar out of the next market, and now in Florida (management will make a killing). I wonder how the kids he plays with feel about that? I don't know a damn thing about the Mets farm system, but there's got to be a kid who's more deserving of a promotion who actually some day might break into the big leagues. And if not, what does that say about the talent in their farm system. And how will that impact the kids who've been busting their asses chasing their dream when they finally do move up through the system and some day reach free agency? See you later Mets... maybe your boy Tebow can replace me. Oh yeah he's still in AA praying to hit above .220. Also, despite all his bad offensive numbers, let's not overlook his .879 fielding percentage in the outfield.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 06:18 pm

in today's game, ichiro became the oldest player to start a game in CF. neat. ---- Manager Don Mattingly had no idea of the feat when he penciled Ichiro's name on the lineup card. "Seriously?" Mattingly said. "I thought about it though in the first: 'We have a 40-something out there in center.' But he doesn't play like that. He runs good, throws good, so it didn't feel like that." http://m.mlb.com/news/article/238685758/ichiro-suzuki-oldest-to-start-i…

Submitted by nickel23 on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 06:51 am

Jesse Rogers saying the Candy man is getting a callup. I would imagine if Addy cant go atleast as a bench guy tomorrow (honestly if the shoulder has been bothering him for the whole year why not try a DL stint) that Chesny Young (not in the Iowa line up on Sunday) or Elliot Soto would also be called up to back up Javy since there are no other players on the roster who can ideally play SS (i think KB had an inning or 2 there last year in a blow out).

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    If PCA and Mervis both go down I guess Mastro would have to be the 13th bat.
    I really think PCA (if he keeps hitting) can help more than Mastro. I understand the development piece. He wasn't hitting well in Iowa before Belli's injury. But, if he keeps hitting, they can get him ABs. But, he probably goes to Iowa. So, I guess it's really Mervis vs Mastro for the 13th spot. Mervis doesn't have anything more to prove/learn at AAA unless they change his swing or something like that.

    I don't think Almonte can go to Iowa unless we DFA him and no team picks him up.

    I don't necessarily agree with the notion that the Cubs cannot be as good as the NYY, LAD or ATL so just don't try. The young guys are playing well. The arms are producing. Veterans are good or at least okay. We're winning the division on April 30th.
    I think getting a better DH or CP is worth the effort. I'm not saying give up ONKC, PCA or Jaguar for a rental. Horton might the arm we add this summer anyway!! ONKC might be the DH we add this summer.  But I wouldn't mind adding an arm like Kopech in June to help earlier than usual.
    Don't sell the farm (we can't right now anyways with all the injuries) but it's something to think about.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Horton to Iowa !! He's getting closer folks !!

  • Bill (view)

    It is easy to quibble about details, but the major thing I see is that I believe that PCA will return to Iowa when Bellinger comes back, regardless of how well he does until then.

    Mervis will be going down.  He needs consistent playing time, whether to get him ready for the Cubs to bring up, or to improve his trade value.

    Madrigal and Mastrobuone are pretty interchangeable as far as value is concerned.  I doubt that the season will be substantially changed no matter which one is chosen.  Madrigal may win one game with a timely single, while Mastrobuone may win one with a timely home run, but I would expect a wash for the season.

    The pitching staff will be all of the above.  Wesneski, Keagan, Alomonte, et al will remain on the Iowa shuttle whenever someone is temporarily overworked and a new rested arm is needed.  I doubt that will change.

    Right now it looks as if the Cubs are performing at the upper end of their team potential.  But their talent level is nowhere near elite level, and adding one or two players, whether closer or hitter, is not going to bring them up to an elite level, equal to the Dodgers, Braves, or Yankees.  We are going to have to wait another year or two for that, when the PCA, Cassie, Horton, Brown, Alcontara group not only come up, but have a year or two experience behind them.  And of that group, Horton and Brown are the only ones that can really make an immense difference.  

    One elite pitcher is much more valuable than one elite hitter.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    18-11 and gave a way a "few". Leading the division on April 30th
    So, I'm going to pose a question based on the idea of the injured players coming back and the roster appearing stable. 
    => Steele-Taillon-Imanaga-Assad-Wicks-Brown-Wesneski-Keegan-Leiter-Alzolay-Neris are locks. That leaves Almonte-Brewer-Palencia-Little-Smyly-Lovelady for the last three pen spots. Hendricks is out for me.
    => Amaya-Gomes-Busch-Nico-Dansby-Morel-Happ-Belli-Seiya-Tauch-Wisdom-Madrigal are locks.  That means it's PCA-Mervis-Mastro for the last spot. If PCA out performs Mervis and gets routine ABs, I think Jed will keep him up. I still wonder if Mastro is a better option than Madrigal but's probably a waste of time to consider.
    The Question: what are the spots we need to "add" ? 8th/9th Inning Bullpen spot, right?
    If PCA can hit, I think our best lineup is Belli at 1B, PCA in CF and Busch at DH. Tauch seems to hit better when he's a fielder and not a DH. Maybe Tauch in CF. But Belli is certainly our best 1B defender !!
    So, who can we add for late Bullpen help?
    The dream is Clase from Clev, but they're winning so he isn't going anywhere.
    Mason Miller from A's, but he'd cost a fortune.
    How about Kopech from the Southsiders? He hits FAgency in 1.5 yrs. He turned 28 today.
    Thoughts?
     

  • Charlie (view)

    Well, game 29 on the year was a hell of a game. That felt like a throwback, too. I had a feeling Morel had a shot at catching up to that fastball.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts/details on Carico and/or JP Wheat?

  • crunch (view)

    MIL loses!

    cubs finally get to sole control of 1st place in the central.

  • crunch (view)

    MIL out here stealing 3rd with 1 out and down by 1 in the bottom 9th.

    it worked.  this MIL team is annoyingly fun to watch so far this year...

  • crunch (view)

    it took him 24 pitches, 2 walks, 2 Ks...but he got it done.  woo.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Full pack!

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