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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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Wake Me Up When September Ends

Submitted by Christian Ruzich on
It's hard to believe that only two months ago I reacted to a Dempsterian meltdown by taking the time to figure out what to look forward to for the rest of the year. And that was after actually watching the game! I experienced this week's back-to-back 11th-inning disasters only via the coments here and ESPNews at the gym, and it was still enough for me to write a sentence that I really never thought I'd write: I'm done with this team for this season. Seriously, what is to be gained by watching this team over the next month? Jerry Seinfeld has a well-known riff about how rooting for a specific team is just rooting for laundry, and I gotta tell ya, this laundry sucks. I'm gonna torture this metaphor for a little while: the ownership needs to sort through the laundry, throw out a bunch of it, and get some new clothes, preferably a nice pair of flat-front slacks that can hit 30 home runs and plays a passable outfield defense. Maybe a snappy blazer that can play second base, too. Oh, and a new manager. Until that happens, I can't follow this team. All of my favorite players are either hurt or traded, with the exception of Derrek Lee, and Lee isn't enough to keep me paying attention. There's just too much negativity, too much suckitude, too much "clog-the-bases" anger-making bullshit for me to deal with on a daily basis. It isn't healthy. I'm working on tabulating the results of the "Wisdom Of Us" contest (remember that?), and I'll be unveiling the results throughout October. Hopefully that month will also bring us a few decent free agent signings and a new manager. For those of you who aren't as completely burned out on this team as I am, there's a little bit of actual content after the jump: Back at the end of June I said there were four things worth paying attention to over the last few months of the season: * Whether Todd Walker, Greg Maddux, Jacque Jones, Phil Nevin, and/or Juan Pierre will be traded, and if so what the Cubs will get in return. The Cubs went 3-for-5 on that list and got themselves Cesar Izturis, a Rookie-league pitcher, and a PTBNL. Woo. * Mike Fontenot, Ryan Theriot, Randy Wells, and Felix Pie at Iowa; Eric Patterson, Sean Gallagher, Carlos Vazquez, and Ed Campusano and J.R. Mathes at West Tenn; Yusuf Carter and Mitch Atkins at Peoria; and Mark Pawelek, Jeff Samardzija, and Josh Lansford at Boise. How'd they do? Fontenot: 296/375/450 -- not bad Theriot: 304/367/379 and a callup -- pretty good, but what did it get him? Wells: 4-5, 5.29, 21 BB/54 K in 63 IP -- not so great Pie: 277/336/436, 13 HR, 16/26 SB -- not Leadoff Man Of The Future numbers Patterson: 263/330/408, 38/50 SB, and a callup to Iowa (347/404/429 in 13 G) -- good speed Gallagher: 7-5, 2.71, 55 BB/91 K in 86 1/3 IP -- nice, but too many walks Vasquez: 3-5, 3.62, 32 BB/58 K in 49 2/3 IP -- ditto Campusano: 2-1, 1.75, 8 BB/34 K in 25 2/3 IP -- good relief numbers Mathes: 9-8, 3.40, 30 BB/110 K in 150 2/3 IP -- nice Carter: 210/271/371, 12 HR -- oof Atkins: 12-4, 2.55, 51 BB/120 K in 130 2/3 IP -- pretty good Pawelek: 3-5, 2.41, 23 BB/47K in 56 IP -- decent Samardzija: 1-2, 2.70, 12 BB/17 K in 30 IP between Boise & Peoria -- should be good for 80 yds receiving against Georgia Tech tomorrow Lansford: 259/340/356 -- not bad There are a few brights spots there -- the Cubs' future at second base looks pretty bright, and the next wave of good minor-league pitchers is rounding into shape -- but any regular reader of Baseball America or Future Shock on Baseball Prospectus would have to notice that Cubs prospects don't get talked about much. * The continued development of Cedeno, Matt Murton, Sean Marshall and Carlos Marmol at the major league level, with the potential arrival of Pie and Wells over the next few months. I think I've seen as much "development" out of Cedeno as I'd like, thankyouverymuch. Murton has put up some nice numbers, and I think is on his way to a productive career, as long as Dusty isn't his manager. Marshall and Marmol are both hurt, so I guess in that respect they've developed into Cubs pitchers extremely well. * The performances of the aforementioned Lee, Prior, and Wood. Pass.

Comments

Submitted by Horatio on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:37 pm

Speaking of throwing out the laundry, any chance we can get rid of that crappy blue third jersey? We look like a damn expansion team with that tacky shit. Although we play about as bad as one, so maybe it's just as well that we look like a bunch of solid-colored idiots out there. I guess if the shoe fits...

Submitted by Horatio on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:38 pm

And I love the concept, but please change the name of the "Wisdom of You" contest. It sounds like a dang Celine Dion song.

Submitted by Horatio on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:47 pm

Sorry to monopolize the board here, but what is with the obsession over Pie leading off? What's wrong with Theriot leading off? Or even Murton?

Submitted by the E-Man on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:42 pm

Saturday Giants tickets avail... If anyone can make it, 4 tickets for the price of three - face value. Sec. 407, 4th row - above the Cubs pen. email to [email protected]

Submitted by the E-Man on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:38 pm

NEIFI'S latest Tig stats: Avg OBP SLG OPS .156 .206 .156 .362 Freakin' stubborn, stubborn, Dusty.

Submitted by carmenfanzone on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:03 pm

Congratulations to Rich Hill. Consistent improvement.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:38 pm

pie goes 2:4, epat goes 2:4 (damn)...no Ks for either, no walks...singles, no SB. for what its worth, buck "0h n0z, breaking pitchez!" coats went 3:4 with a double. marmol pitches a couple innings in relief, 0h 1bb 1k. he's due to start on monday (suposedly), which is the last day of the season in iowa. maybe we'll see pie...if hendry's crack supply comes in we might see epat, too.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 09:43 pm

colvin went 2:4 tonite in boise...2 HR. .279/.322 - 11 doubles - 6 triples - 11 HR (15bb-51k) 251ab so far so good, especially after the slow-ish start.

Submitted by SlamDog on Sat, 09/02/2006 - 09:55 am

Canzler and Colvin have been bashing the ball as of late. Colvin has 6 home runs in the last 5 games and Canzler leads the league in home runs and rbis while Colvin is 4th in home runs and 2nd in rbis!

Submitted by cubster on Sat, 09/02/2006 - 09:58 am

It does look like Ty Colvin has progressively adapted from metal to wood bats. Congrats to the Boise Hawks! The Hawks will host the Salem Keizer Volcanoes in the first game of the Northwest League Championship Series on Thursday September 7th with Game 2 on Friday September 8th. Games 3, and Games 4 and 5, if necessary, will be played at Salem-Kaiser. Salem is the Giants rookie league entry. http://tinyurl.com/oyp27

Submitted by Bob on Sat, 09/02/2006 - 09:17 pm

um, don't most FA's sign in Dec & January? Generally only players who are of no consequence or those staying with his original club sign in October. It's going to be a long 4 months which should lead into an even longer winter after another Hendry/Tribune FA signing letdown.

Submitted by LACubFan on Sat, 09/02/2006 - 09:58 pm

I'll watch every game I can just to see whether it was Derrick or Dusty at the heart of the slide. Either way I can't give up on my cubs..

Submitted by BEM on Mon, 09/04/2006 - 09:51 am

I hear what you're saying ... but you chose to be a Cubs blogger. We didn't. If you can't handle it, find someone who can. There's plenty to write about. This is a weak-ass shitty copout on your part. I put 1060 West's url in here not because I contribute to that blog but because despite their disgust with the season before it began, they don't take the easy cop-out to blogging the Cubs.

Recent comments

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Honorable mention to Jim Bullinger via BleedCubbieBlue: 

    Bullinger, a converted shortstop, had pitched in three games before he came to the plate. He had entered the game to relieve starter Shawn Boskie after four innings, and came to the plate to lead off the fifth, and hit Rheal Cormier's first pitch over the left-field wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead; they eventually won the game 5-2 in 14 innings. Of the 129players to homer in their first MLB at-bat, Bullinger is one of just 32 to hit that blast on the first big-league pitch he saw (including Contreras) and one of just six pitchers to do so.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Most of this activity will lead nowhere, of course, but it is fantastic that they’re looking for talent in every nook and cranny. You never know where that can lead, and virtually nothing is lost if if leads nowhere, as long as no one of superior talent and potential is losing an opportunity.

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Fun 1st Hit / HR Fact…


    Recent Cubs players to have HR as 1st MLB hit:

    PCA

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • 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.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does he remind anybody else of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • 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.

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