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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, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are 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
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

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




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Cubs Week In Quotations

Submitted by Rob G. on

Male Bonding...
"We can bond a little bit on this road trip. And you've got a chance to catch up a little on rest with [mostly] night games."
Lou Piniella on the road trip

That's What She Said..
"For me, it's been better when it happens quick, because I don't have time to sit and think about it."
Kerry Wood on closing

Steady, Non-Essential, Low-Leverage Work
"We'll use him behind in the score if we have to. We'll find spots for him to work. We'll get him steady work. That's the important thing, steady work."
- Lou Piniella on Bob Howry's new role

No Such Thing as Taking Too Many Pitches
"I'm not taking too many pitches. If I see a ball I like, I'm going to swing at it, so I really can't tell the difference. But he's doing great in the fifth hole. I don't know if they're going to move him now."
- Aramis Ramirez

Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
"Good player. Good instincts. Knows how to play baseball. He gives you a good, professional at-bat. Very adroit in the outfield."
- Lou Piniella on Kosuke Fukudome to the Japanese press

"It's not everything yet. I've still got a few more things I'm working on. It'll be a secret until the end of the season."
- Kosuke Fukudome

"Next."
- Lou Piniella after an 11-second pause to the question - "Do you wish American ballplayers were as fundamentally sound?"

Solving the South-Paws
"We put 10 runs on the board. You've got to stay with it."
- Lou Piniella on keeping the same lineup versus lefties

"We're looking for offense, obviously. You need to score runs, and the guys who are hitting the ball are the guys who are going to play. What can I say?"
- Lou's justification for playing Reed Johnson over Felix Pie

He Said Balls...
"Like I said, home runs are just a byproduct of hitting the ball well and getting some air. This year, the ball's going in the air. I didn't change one thing. I don't have an explanation for it.
- Derrek Lee on his hot start

"I've gotten some balls in the air, and they've gone out of the ballpark. Last year it didn't seem like I got balls in the air."
- Derrek Lee

Pitching and Defense Wins; Does That Mean We're in Trouble?
"That's something we've got to correct, and correct quickly. We let them get back into the ballgame on walks and errors."
- Lou Piniella on the early defensive struggles

"I don't think it's anybody doing anything wrong. It's just a matter of us bearing down. Like I said, this game challenges you every day in different ways. I haven't figured it out yet."
- Mark DeRosa

"He'll get through this.He's too good a pitcher notto. You can't go out there and try to reach for velocity. It's going to come when he feels stronger."
- Larry Rothschild on Ted Lilly

Carlos Zambrano Sponsored by Starbucks
"Anybody who drinks a cup of coffee in the morning knows the effect it has on you. That's something we need to figure out a little bit, too, to get him a quick start coming out of the bullpen and everything."

"I'm ready to put it back in his locker, to tell you the truth."
- Larry Rothschild on Zambrano

Not Small Enough
"This is a smaller outfield. I tried [ Daryle] Ward out there [Friday]. I think the biggest thing is probably the run to the dugout. It's along run."
- Lou Piniella

Michael Barrett Disagrees
"There's nothing wrong with that. He flipped the bubble gum thing over a little bit."
- Lou Piniella on Zambrano's tirade

"I was a water cooler guy. I enjoyed that more than the gum basket. But, no, I like people that show their emotion. I really do. You either care or you don't care. He shows he cares."
-Lou Piniella's on his weapon of choice

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Comments

Submitted by Cubnut on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 04:55 pm

"...the guys who are hitting the ball are the guys who are going to play..."

I thought Pie was effective today in the role of pinch-hitter who never actually gets to the plate.

Submitted by Dmac on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 04:11 pm

Sure seems like Lee's wrist injury is finally healed - isn't the time frame about 1 1/2 years for those things?

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:18 pm

Hey Doc - Related question about broken bones and playing sports (specifically softball), and feel free to ignore me if you're not into giving out free medical advice. 6 weeks ago I broke my hand (middle and 4th fingers in the top of the hand, aligned perfectly, no surgery, no soft tissue damage that I'm aware of). Got the cast off two weeks ago, and am recovering mobility nicely. I saw the physical therapist once and she said I didn't need to come back unless I had a setback or significant pain. My ortho is Dr. Mark Cohen if that name rings a bell (I guess he's the White Sox' arm/shoulder/hand specialist). Anyway, my question is how long do those types of injuries usually take to recover full strength? It's my right hand (I'm a righty), and am concerned about my upcoming softball season, as well as being able to return to the weight room. I know you're probably reluctant to give out medical advice, particularly without seeing the x-rays, but getting any info out of my doctor is like pulling teeth and I'm just really curious about how these things usually go and if I can expect to return to normal regarding softball anytime soon. Thanks.

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Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:20 pm

I'm not running a clinic here unless it's for old Cubs. Guess Dougie Dascenzo qualifies. Jose Macia$ and Neifi Perez better not show up anytime soon with questions though. I broke my hand (middle and 4th fingers in the top of the hand, aligned perfectly, no surgery, no soft tissue damage that I'm aware of). Got the cast off two weeks ago... ============================ It sounds like you broke the long and ring finger metacarpals with nondisplaced fxs and are at 6 weeks. If you don't have stiffness issues, and it sounds like you don't, you should have full strength in about 2-3 months from here. If the fractures show reasonable healing on XRay, he probably will let you return to working out with weights any time now.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:33 am

from todays Sun-Times, Z's on the Bartolo diet: Zambrano said he has cut down ''a little bit'' and compared it to when Bartolo Colon told his team he was on a diet. ''When you see him in the clubhouse, he's eating fruit,'' Zambrano said, ''but you walk by his room at the hotel, and there's six pizza boxes.''

Submitted by mannytrillo on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:10 am

A nice, and needed, win yesterday to close out the road trip. The team is 7-5, which is good, but it has not been pretty which has to scare you some. If they continue to look as bad, they will very likely not fair as well in the W/L record. Some worrying players thus far and a couple nice spots, but overall not excited yet. This bad division should help, but looking at the big picture, this team, and especially a few players, need to improve.

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Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:35 am

Soriano, Rammy and Lilly are performing well below their norms, and all have a large body of work which suggests this will even out. Rammy rarely starts well, and Soriano certainy didn't last year, so better dyas should lie ahead. Only Dempster is performing much better than expected -- Lee is off to a good start, but it's not like he's hitting .450. Fuku has cooled after his blazing start. So, to be over .500 after 2 weeks, with performances generally below expectations, is quite lucky -- the Cubs were handed a couple of games on the trip -- the Pirates botched squeeze and the umps call/Phils error yesterday.

Submitted by Dmac on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:41 am

I agree with the inconsistency regarding Hill vs. Lilly's performance to date - but I'll trust Lou's reasoning on this one. Has anyone in the mainstream press mentioned that maybe Hill should go back to his earlier wind - up form? Has Rothschild made any mention of it yet?

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:49 pm

MINOR LEAGUE NOTE ON A BIG LEAGUE DAY OFF: The I-Cubs are facing Yovani Gallardo tonight in what is likely his last tuneup start before rejoining the Brewer rotation. Also, the latest on the Matt Murton 'brownout': In a doubleheader over the weekend Murton drew five walks. Yesterday he collected his ninth and tenth singles of the young season. He still awaits his first extra-base hit and RBI. He is hitting .400 w/ an OBP of .545...

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 04:04 pm

Boy it sure would be nice to have that Pesky redhead playing RF and getting on base 40% of the time with the big club. Cmon Uncle Lou, throw a tantrum and make it happen.

Recent comments

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    So, let’s do a little war gaming. Taillon is back for tonight’s game. He pitched two rehab games, just a few innings each, and not especially sharp. Let’s face it, he hasn’t been lights out since the Cubs gave him the big contract. In other words, as flat out bad as Hendricks has been, the chances of Taillon being the savior don’t look exactly promising.

    If Taillon is equally ineffective or perhaps even worse, what’s the next move? Winning teams can often find a way to work around a dud fifth starter - kinda. Two dud starters make things much more difficult.

    I believe the biggest reason for the recent bullpen moves was dissatisfaction with the recent blowing of big leads and the recognition that the bullpen wasn’t all it was thought to be. In other words, they are exploring alternate options and configurations. If similar juggling becomes necessary (even more so than it already is), what kind of reasonable maneuvering do we think could be explored?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Cubdom needs to prepare themselves for Wicks to be sent to Iowa for Taillon to come up.
    Ben Brown has 4 appearances. Wicks has 4 appearances.
    Ben has 16.1 IP.  Wicks has 17 IP
    Ben was a 1.1 WHIP.  Wicks has a 1.7 WHIP. Wicks does have significantly more SOs. 
    Ben has been better, though.
    I love Wicks. I think he's a fighter and his stuff has improved.
    But, Jed isn't ditching Hendricks just yet. He should. But he won't.
    Hendricks should go to the IL and Taillon-Imanaga-Assad-Wicks-Brown should be the rotation.
    Wont' happen though.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil,
    Did you agree with the demotion of Luke Little? He'd been pretty good up until the AZ/wild pitch appearance. I know that can't jettison Smyly (just yet) so they didn't need another LHRP. Especially with Leiter effectively being a LHRP. I still thought he deserved to stay. It's not permanent. He'll be back. Lots of moves to come with Taillon, Steele and other guys coming and going.

    Also, do you see Hodge being able to "control/command" his stuff to get a chance this year?
    Is Arias better than Hodge?   Thanks

  • crunch (view)

    just waiting to hear patrick wisdom and masterboney are spotted at the airport going in opposite directions...

    aj puk going for the marlins (lefty)...gotta imagine we'll see wisdom in the lineup.

    someone has to make room for taillon, too.

  • crunch (view)

    he's a low-level cubs star in the modern history of the cubs (c.zambrano, k.wood, r.dempster, etc), but that star has dimmed...and has been dimming since 2021.

    2024 has been ugly the whole way and we're only in mid-april.  homers aside (even though there's been 7 in 17ip) he gave up 29 hits in 20 spring innings and 31 in 17 regular season innings.

    he's pretty much only got 2 pitches at this point in his career and the mix isn't fooling anyone.  he threw a noticable amount more curves in his last start to add to the mix and it didn't help his issues.  he don't have many moves left to break out.

  • Eric S (view)

    Definitely needs a 10 day stint for the hangnail - have to nip those things in the bud or suffer the consequences (ie, more opponent home run derby, etc)

  • Eric S (view)

    Thanks for checking and yeah, that’s a double ouch

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Believe you are correct, checked and appears Cubs have a $2.51 million obligation to Barnhart this season per Cot's Contracts.  Also paying Trey Mancini $7mil this season.  Ouch.  

  • crunch (view)

    m.busch had 0hr and 2 doubles when he was last at wrigley.

    we'll probably see a few more of his jerseys in the seats when they return tomorrow.

    wonder who will go down for taillon.  hey hendricks, you got a hangnail or something?

  • Eric S (view)

    Nice work by Wesneski with some solid defense behind him and the late tack on runs were welcome. Gladly take a 5-4 West Coast swing, particularly down two key starting pitchers … Now just don’t get swept by the Marlins for Pete’s sake. 

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