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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 nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are 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
* 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
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
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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Gameday Open Thread / Cubs @ Giants

Submitted by Rob G. on

Rich Hill's last or second to last chance to straighten things out before the Cubs start the regular season. He'll battle fellow south-paw Jonathan Sanchez.

The Cubs announced more roster cuts today with Eric Patterson and Sam Fuld being optioned to Triple A and Micah Hoffpauir, Casey McGehee and pitcher Les Walrond being assigned to minor league camp. With the addition of Reed Johnson, that leaves 32 in camp with 2 non-roster invitees (Alex Cintron and Chad Fox). Angel Guzman was also put on the 60-day disabled list.

I've updated our 40-man roster page and our new Cubs Depth Chart to reflect the changes.

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Comments

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:50 pm

ROB G: You have Stevie Eyre on the bullpen staff, not Piggy. Isn't he on the DL?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:57 pm

Isn't he on the DL?
Not yet...when it's official, I'll change it. It's a bit of a guesswork until the final roster is announced. And I think Sean Marshall will actually take Eyre's spot.

Submitted by jacos on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:57 pm

Any guesses on who this might be asking this question on ESPN Chat line today? http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=19783 Tony (Norwich, CT): Lou isn't going nowhere, but what about Jim Hendry? He has tons of money to play with, but his teams can't win 90 games and the farm system stinks. With new ownership coming in i can easily see him gone if the Cubs make it 100 years of losing. Jerry Crasnick: (12:55 PM ET ) Tony, Jim Hendry's contract is up at the end of the year, so 2008 is obviously big for his future. But let's remember that the Cubs did make the playoffs last year. That's gotta buy him a little love, doesn't it? ________________________________________

Submitted by navigator on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:00 pm

Rich Hill throwing strikes even if he does give up some hits.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:18 pm

Soto 2 for 2 with a HR. Angst now shifts to Fuku and DLee (.175).

Submitted by The Joe on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:19 pm

I'm sure he'll be pressing a bit to impress his new team. Not too worried how he does...though it'd be nice if he hit well.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:34 pm

OK -- Soto, Lee HRs. Mr. Fuku -- over to you. On Rich HIll -- lots of folks quick to jump off the bandwagon. This is a guy who had a 3.92 ERA and was 5th in the league in Ks last year. Consistency is the problem, but he seems to have the goods.

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:34 pm

From the TCR member who brought you the nickname "Zeus" for Carlos Marmol, I have a nick name for Dan Plesac. I'll wait a few minutes to build suspense...

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:11 pm

He's going in for a second opinion, but initial diagnosis was a UCL tear, which means TJ surgery and he'd be out the year.
Brewers pitching right now w/o Capuano: Sheets, Suppan, Parra, Bush, Villanueva with Gallardo to come back soon
for some reason they just released Claudio Vargas although it looks like they could use them. Their depth has evaporated rather quickly, although I'm unsure of any AAA options that may be waiting.
If healthy, Sheets, Gallardo, Suppan, Bush and Parra are just about as good as our 5...no one but Suppan is a real good bet to stay healthy though.

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Submitted by navigator on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:13 pm

Verducci must be writing drunk
Surprise NL team: Cincinnati. (Last year: Arizona. Dead on.) One-third of the Cinderella playoff teams turned around after hiring a veteran manager. Dusty Baker will have an impact on the Reds. He's a little too old-school at times when it comes to lineups and "proven veterans," but the guy does have a pedigree. The Reds were outscored by 70 runs last year, including 53 of them in the eighth inning alone. That will turn around. And rookie Jay Bruce could have a Ryan Braun-like impact on Cincinnati
except Dusty returned him to AAA last week.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:21 pm

Braun didn't start the season with the Brewers either....

Reds are becoming the chic pick for this year's NL sleeper. Not a bad pick to be honest.

I'll take the Dodgers as the team that everyone seems to be ignoring. 

Submitted by GO CUBBIES on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:03 pm

I see Hill has only walked 1 hitter thru 5 innings. Much better.

Submitted by The Joe on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:11 pm

Is it possible for Cub fans to sing "Take me out to the ballgame" without screaming "cubbies" 10 times as loud as the rest of the song? They sound like idiots...like they're so damn proud of themselves to substitute cubbies for home team. Hee hee.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:32 pm

Did Marshall just blow his first LOOGY opportunity? Trying to read the box score tea leaves.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:36 pm

someone can correct me who was paying closer attention but I believe Marshall came in and struck out the first batter that would have gotten them out of the inning but Blanco couldn't handle it at first and then Ward couldn't handle the throw from Blanco. Then he gave up a hit to give up some inherited runs of Hart before finally getting out of it. 
I think...
Cubs have come back with a Fuku walk, Fontenot double and Murton sac fly to take the lead.

Submitted by Brick on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:48 pm

Go to http://maps.google.com/ Type in "Improv Olympic" and choose the Chicago address that comes up. Choose "street view." Maneuver a bit so you're staring directly at the blue front wall of the Improv Olympic building (half block south of Wrigley), on the east side of the street. You should be able to find Lou Piniella, in a tan shirt, unlocking his car with his remote control key ring.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:58 pm

How does that work to get his picture with the map?
they actually have a car set-up with something like 8 cameras mounted on top that drives through the streets of major cities continusously snapping photos to get a 360 degree view. Then they piece it together and marry it to to the map and program it so you can zoom in and out and walk through it, etc. Lou must have been going to his car when they were driving through that part of the neighborhood.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:12 pm

Check out the latest addition to TCR under the "Latest Results" in the right sidebar....

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:30 pm

What you using?
it's worked on Safari on both a Mac and PC for me and IE on a PC. The real odd thing is that it worked on Firefox for me on a PC when I tested it on my local set-up of the site, but now doesn't seem to be working. 

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:02 pm

anyway, i'll try and figure out the bug later...very odd as it worked just fine in firefox for me when I tested it on my local set-up of the site.

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Submitted by Chad on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:55 pm

I'm surprised it wasn't Coldplay. Say, can you pass some of the spinach dip you made in that bread bowl?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:01 pm

I get the 40-year-old virgin reference and all, but don't get the Coldplay joke. Is the reasoning behind using "Go Cubs Go!" after a Cubs win lost on you?

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Submitted by Chad on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:13 pm

It was not lost on me. Jeez. I was just messing around. Anyway, one of the reasons stated in 40 YOV was "Because you like Coldplay".

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 03:54 pm

Re: Gameday Open Thread / Cubs @ Giants Submitted by Andrew on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 5:10pm. 

Who the hell is Leon Johnson?

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ANDREW: Leon Johnson was the Cubs 10th round draft pick last year out of BYU. He's the guy who spent two years on an LDS Mission in Siberia.

Leon was a state hurdles champion in High School here in Arizona, and is one of the fastest players in the Cubs organization. He's an excellent bunter and defensive outfielder, and he takes a lot of walks. His trouble is his hitting.

His brother Elliot is a third-baseman with Tampa Bay, and Elliot is the guy who ran into the Yankees catcher a couple of weeks ago and broke the kid's wrist, sparking some fisticuffs.

Leon has a couple of other baseball-playing brothers, too. His younger brother Cedric was drafted out of HS by the Phillies last June but didn't sign.

They're your basic Mormon Family Baseball Johnsons.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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