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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: 14
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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Submitted by Rob G. on

we kid...we kid.

Soto gets knocked over by Weeks Observations from the first three games:

  • A bad idea is a bad idea and I'm glad Lou doesn't take 20 games to come to these conclusions. Theriot batting leadoff was just never a good idea and Soriano batting second is even a worse idea. Soriano doesn't have the patience or bat control needed for that spot and Theriot doesn't get on nearly enough that it's going to help the teams bottom line - scoring runs. Kudos to Lou to for the willingness to admit his mistake quickly and moving on just as quickly.
  • Has Geovany Soto been listening to Henry Blanco or did he dust-off a copy of "Michael Barrett's Defensive Drills for Catchers"? It's never good when between you and Jason Kendall, Kendall looks like the better defensive backstop.
  • While legal, Weeks took one heckuva cheap shot at Soto. I'm not sure if Weeks was just angry at getting plunked a few times, but he's made a career of getting hit by pitches, so he needs to get over it quick. As for the play itself, the ball wasn't all that close to Soto and it wouldn't have taken any effort by Weeks to go around him. I'm frankly shocked that the Cubs didn't retaliate later in the game. On the other hand, we needed the win pretty badly and maybe it's best to save that for down the road.
  • This Fukudome character is pretty good.

- I'm a bit surprised people are buying into this story from Moises Alou that he wouldn't have caught the infamous Bartman ball. Let's compare and contrast:

(The night of the game)

"I timed it perfectly, I jumped perfectly. I'm almost 100 percent that I had a clean shot to catch the ball. All of a sudden, there's a hand on my glove."

(4+ years later)

"Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, 'Bartman! Bartman!' I feel really bad for the kid," Alou told Associated Press columnist Jim Litke.

"You know what the funny thing is?" he added a moment later. "I wouldn't have caught it, anyway."

Maybe he was just caught up in the heat of the moment that night and disappointed about the outcome, but I think it's far more likely that his memory of the event was a bit clearer just a few hours removed than four and a half years later. Personally, it just sounds like Alou's trying to be gentlemanly about it all and try and cut poor Bartman a break.

- Finally, the folks at cubshub.com have started a new website called "Keep It Wrigley". The name says it all, so head on over and sign the petition to lend your support in keeping corporate naming rights where they belong, in the hands of the Wrigley corporation.

 

 

 

 

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Submitted by Cubnut on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 04:05 pm

I think we're going to see a new Lou Piniella this year, and his reaction to questions about the lineup change is a preview. I think he's going to be more assertive, less jocular with the press, and more publicly dissatisfied if the team doesn't play well right out of the gate. This will partly be the result of his having a year under his belt in Chicago and partly a reflection of the urgency he feels about the team needing not to give a Brewers a big early advantage.

Submitted by jackie t on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 04:09 pm

Have to defend Weeks here. He doesn't know where the ball is, so if he thinks he's in danger of getting tagged out if he side-steps Soto, Weeks' best option is to knock Soto over. I think if the shoe were on the other foot and a Cub had bowled over Kendall in the same situation, you wouldn't find it objectionable.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 04:57 pm

The Cubs have been done by many cheap plays over the past couple/few years and did nothing to retaliate. Berkman's fake beaning and Carlos Lee's leg whip come to mind. I didn't mind the play by Weeks nowhere as bad as the others I mentioned. But if the Cubs had a problem with it, pay them back or be prepared to keep having things like that happen to you. I still blame Baker for not going after HOU or MIL in thos other situations.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 04:26 pm

bullet point 1: When someone is making the kind of money Soriano is, no matter where in the lineup he is he better produce. And the Cubs have been searching for a leadoff man since when? Bobby Dernier? bullet point 2: Hard to get too worked about Soto after how he looked last year. Being given the job may have freaked him out a bit. He'll get over it. bullet point 3: Soto took it like a man. bullet point 4: Soriano makes a lot more than him, and guess which one is gonna be more valuable. All that said, it would be a complete drag if Wrigleyville turned on Alf, so I hope he catches fire soon. He's got almost a decade-long contract, after all. I don't see any way around things getting pretty rough for him in year six or so.

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