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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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Recipe for a 7-1 Homestand

Submitted by Rob G. on
  • Outscore opponents 67-28 (41-9 over the last 4 games)
  • Score first in 6 of the 8 games (they won 5 of the 6 games they scored first in)
  • Out-homer your opponents 10-8
  • Hit 342/436/535 as a team
  • Walk 43 times, while only allowing 28 free passes yourself
  • Hit .389 with 21 RBI's with the bases loaded
  • Pitch to a tune of 3.25 ERA as a team
  • Hold opposing team to a 219/300/364 line
  • Bear down and hold the opposing team to 197/310/361 with men in scoring position
  • Strike out 56 batters in 72 IP (7.375 K/9)
  • Beat up on the Reds and Pirates and use that momentum to finish off the Mets

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Submitted by Mister Whipple on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:31 pm

On an unrelated note, ESPN headline says "Bengals nix Chad offer." Sorry to hear your football dreams have been quashed Chad.

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:36 pm

I heard Chad was trying to be the next great Bengals wide receiver, but they turned him down because he was white.

Submitted by joebwan on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:05 pm

The Cubs clogged the bases 43 times with walks and still went 7-1? How could that be? It's a paradox! And to think that two of the wins were against Dusty...

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Submitted by Ryno on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:15 pm

Amusing little highlight from the article: "No team has made an offer at any price at any time. That's a simple fact,'' Bonds' agent Jeff Borris told SI.com. "At this point in time, no club has even offered the minimum salary. And even though the minimum salary wouldn't be a bona fide offer for a player of his stature, it's beyond comprehension that no team [has made] such an offer.''" And I don't think I'd like that NBA rule, Rob. MLB teams get desperate later in the year after injuries and would spend some crazy money on stop gaps. After a while I could see all the superstars refusing long-term contracts and instead working free lance and bouncing around. Plus, I kind of like how certain guys are identified by their team. Like Ryan Howard is a Phillie... Vlad is an Angel... A Rod is a Ranger... etc.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:19 pm

I can't possibly imagine anyone passing up a multi-year contract for a cheap, 10-day contract...ever. The 10 day contracts in the NBA are only used to fill-in for injured players and teams have the option to renew them or pick up the player for the whole year at the end of the 10-day deal. 

It wouldn't really change much and you can probably do something similar anyway right now by just releasing a player after 15 games or something and a minimun salary. 

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:49 pm

http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/907454,042208sptsantana.article ''I was open to anything,'' said Santana, whose trade to the Mets in a 4-for-1 deal in February boosted them past the Cubs as the popular favorite to win the NL pennant. ''My mind-set was if they're going to trade me, that they trade me to a team willing to do whatever it takes to win it all. It looks like they're trying to win here (in Chicago). That's what I was looking for.'' Cubs officials won't comment publicly about Santana, but privately they said they called the Twins when general manager Bill Smith put Santana on the block last winter and were told Santana wouldn't waive his no-trade clause for any team that didn't train in Florida or play on the East Coast. Santana said Monday that nobody told him the Cubs called and that - despite the fact he makes his home in Fort Myers, Fla., where his young kids are in school - the Florida spring training issue was overblown. ''I said that would be more convenient,'' he said.

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Submitted by JoePepitone on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:40 pm

Renteria already had dropped in my estimation after he clocked Fontenot in that game in Atlanta last year. Now he has sunk to the level of detestable idiot. I think Bobby Jenks should dial up that fastball high & inside a few times this year. Let's see how he reacts under pressure.

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Submitted by JoePepitone on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:10 pm

If everybody recalls, Renteria delivered a forearm to Fontenot's head on a stolen base attempt immediately after reaching first on the HBP (without comment or warning by the umpires who had just tossed Lilly for the HBP). Renteria then took himself out of the game before he came up to bat again, claiming injury on the HBP. What chicken shit.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:07 pm

the thing that bugged me about the renteria/fontenot thing was fontenot was up as a fresh kid for the first time in a couple years and had played like 3-4 games before "the incident". it was an opportunistic target, but rent. should have either let his pitchers handle it or go after someone who wasn't barely off the bus.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:06 pm

Believe Fontenot tripled and/or homered later in that game after being bush-leagued by Renteria...

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

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  • fullykräusened (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    busch is having a really intense k-filled mini slump.  he deserves better after coming back to wrigley after that hot road trip.

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