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40-Man Roster Info

40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is 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

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* 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: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Cubs Week In Quotations

I Bet You Didn't Use the Term Base-Clogging Even Once
"We talk about it. On-base percentage. We've been doing a better job. What can I say? Two of our new additions, (Reed) Johnson and Fukudome, have done a nice job in that regard."
- Lou Piniella

"We're second in the league in runs scored to Arizona, and to me, you score runs, you win. On-base percentage, hitting with men in scoring position, left on base -- those are all byproducts of how many runs you score."
- Lou Piniella

Moneyball was So 2003
"That'd be a great thing if that was contagious, because then we'd be like the Oakland A's. The big thing there is on-base percentage. That means you have a lot of chances to score a lot of runs and put pressure on the other team consistently."
- Daryle Ward

Appreciating Our Moment In History
"I remember when we won 5,000. What an emotional day that was. We were so excited -- we realized we still had an uphill climb to 10,000."
- "Ninja" Ryan Dempster

"To be on the verge of that -- I've been here since the first one, and to get to 10,000, it's a long, hard struggle, and I'm looking forward to it."
- Ryan Dempster

"It's not about trophies. It's about wins."
- Ryan Dempster

"I stayed at home the other night and watched that "Cubs Forever" show," he said. "Every once in a while teams should be forced to watch stuff like that and realize how much it means to the city and to the ex-players that have been here, and how lucky we are to get a chance to put on the uniform and play in front of these people.
- Mark DeRosa

"It's cool to be a part of it and to get the win in the Cubs' 10,000th victory. There's a lot of history in Chicago. It's a lot of games without winning a championship."
- Kerry Wood

The Art of Winning Baseball
"What do I think?. My observation has been you've got a bunch of guys who are not talking about what they're doing individually. It's a pretty fun club to be a part of, obviously, because we're winning.
- Ted Lilly

"It's contagious. You get a couple runs on the board and everybody's pulling for each other. It's good to win like that, coming from behind. It's awesome. We were down, but we never give up. We keep fighting."
- Geovany Soto

"When you play the way we're playing, guys pick you up, and instead of everybody interviewing you about the blown save, they're interviewing the guy who got the game-winning hit,"
-Kerry Wood

"If chemistry did it, we'd go down to St. Anthony's and get 25 choirboys, and they'd all get along real well. You've got to play on the field."
- Lou Piniella

Getting Ahead of Ourselves
"We have a good team, and we're expected to win. It's going to be a big deal [to get 100 wins] but not as big as it would be for fans. I know Lou, and I know he expects us to play well. Who knows, we could possibly win 100 this year. That'd be nice."
- Daryle Ward

"Early in the year, you want to win games and win series. I don't look at the standings early in the year."
- Lou Piniella

"It always feels good to be in first place, but now the tough part is to stay there."
- Ryan Dempster

"We have everything this year, believe me. We can go all the way to … where we want."
- Carlos Zambrano

"This is a long season. Let's not get all crazy about this thing. Let's just stay cautionary and let's just keep playing good baseball, that's all."
- Lou Piniella

"We're thinking about the World Series. I think we'll be OK if we keep playing like that."
- Ronny Cedeno

"As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy."
- Lou Piniella responding to Cedeno's hot start

But Does He Have to Carry the Pink Backpack?
"I don't really consider Fukudome a rookie. I didn't consider Ichiro [Suzuki] a rookie when he was in Seattle either. [Fukudome and Suzuki] are good, seasoned, professional baseball players."
- Lou Piniella

"Technically, they are [rookies], but it'd be like sending Alex Rodriguez to play in Japan and having him win Rookie of the Year over there. That's the way I look at it. You enjoy these kids, because they come here and play well, but myself, I don't consider them rookies. I consider them good, professional baseball players."
- Lou Piniella

A .175 Batting Average Says Otherwise
"Hitting is not a problem. My problem is running and doing quick stops in the field."
- Alfonso Soriano

On the Job Training
"Felix is not a prospect anymore. He's got to find a way to survive and put it all together."
- Dave Keller, Cubs Minor League Hitting Coordinator

"I think it's been a week since I've got a hit. It's a good feeling, something in my life I'll never forget."
- Felix Pie after his HR versus the Mets earlier this week.

The Evolution of Z
"I played with one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball, Greg Maddux, and he told me one time he preferred to throw more sinkers, more (pitches with) movement, than velocity."
- Carlos Zambrano

That's Cute, Cover Up for Mr. Scrappy
" I don't know whether it would've been a double play or not. I think Theriot tried to really hurry the play. Tulowitzki can get down the line fairly good. But I just can't use my short people every [game]."
- Lou Piniella on Theriot's blunder on Thursday.

Trade Secrets
"I got the green light on both of them. The last one was a no-brainer. You've got to go right there. The first one, I saw changeup. I saw the grip, and I was going."
-Ryan Theriot on getting caught at third base on a steal attempt

"Mechanically, if you do everything well, the ball will have more accuracy to second base. It's just how you work with your legs. If you stay open, the upper half will stay open, and if you close up nicely the only way you have to go is straight to second. It's just a matter of having good mechanics so you can throw it right on the money."
- Geovany Soto

"A lot of good things are happening that are basically not noticed by the casual fan, and let me tell you a couple of them. One, the pitchers are slide-stepping against us a lot more. Two, infielders are holding runners, which are creating more holes. And catchers are calling more fastballs."
- Lou Piniella

"We expect Fontenot to put the ball in play. What are they (bench players) there for, to keep them for 14 innings? Try to get the game over in the eighth inning. We had every chance in the world to do it. We just didn't get it done."
- Lou Piniella

The Catch
"Unbelievable. It was the best play I've ever seen in person, maybe, the best play ever."
- Ryan Theriot on Johnson's catch

"What a great play," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "It's as nice a play as you want to see. The way he not only caught the ball and slid almost headfirst into the wall and when his cap came up -- you're not going to see a nicer catch than that."
-Lou Piniella

"At Wrigley, they might have had to call time out to find his head in the vines,"-
-Lou Piniella

"[DeRosa] and Kerry were standing there, staring at each other. [DeRosa] didn't say anything. I wish I would've hung out a little longer. I was getting up to see if everything was intact first. He said he saw a white streak coming out of nowhere."
-Reed Johnson

"I knew once I landed, I was going to have to kind of like curl up and turn away from the wall, and I had time to do that, too. … That's one of the nicer plays I've made."
-Reed Johnson

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"Last winter I saw my name on the Internet, that they possibly would trade me. But I went through spring training relaxed, thinking, 'If they trade me, OK. If they don't, I'll just deal with the facts.' I'm happy to stay here because it's where I started my career."
- Ronny Cedeno

And the Rest...
"Whatever it is, I guarantee it's better than the old one. I'll probably enjoy it more on Saturday when I get a chance to go look at it and all. I always enjoy going to new parks, too, because they're always nice -- see the little nuances and neat things like that."
- Ryan Dempster on visiting the new Nationals Park

"Killed my average,"
- Bob Howry after a failed bunt attempt earlier this week

"I've never seen a guy strike out eight times in eight at-bats. This is a first."
-Lou Piniella on Geovany Soto's double golden sombrero

Comments

"The first one, I saw changeup. I saw the grip, and I was going." which is the key to his baserunning...the klesko style of stealing...cerebral. theriot is fast, but not THAT fast. he's a 20-30sb guy partially because of his speed, but i'd wager a chunk of that was his attention to the guy he's stealing off of.

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In reply to by crunch

I'd agree. Cedeno and Pie are both faster, but they don't seem to have any base stealing know-how yet. Theriot displayed some smarts on the paths last year as he stole bases fairly effectively, but he's not fast enough to be a 40-50 SB guy. Then again, he's been caught 5 times already this year, which is not so good.

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In reply to by Vince

that's where the "he's not THAT fast" thing comes in. he's not got a lot of give/take in his natural skills (speed) department to lose cuz while the cerebral running is nice, you need the legs as a precursor. honesly, im surprised he's even made 11 attempts...i really dont picture him as the type that can/should attempt 60+ attempts a season.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Thank you for elaborating on my sarcasm. Anyone else care to extend my dry wit?

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think if you had ranked players by how much the team could ill afford to have them miss significant time, Steele would be right at the top of the list.

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it