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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# 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 

 



 

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Miller Time

The much anticipated, season saving return of Wade Miller is tonight. Thanks for joining the club in such a timely fashion. Be sure to pitch really well so you can show off for your future employeer. Guzman once again pitched poorly last night, falling behind in the count and then laying a meatball right down the middle of the plate to avoid the walk. Sort of the anti-Marmol, but same cruddy result. Since the Cubs are playing for nothing and Guzman probably has the most talent in the Cubs farm system, you stick with him through the rest of the year and hope he can turn a corner sooner rather than later. Go Cubs! GAME ONE HUNDRED-FORTY-TWO IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT] CHICAGO CUBS (56-85, (Draft) 2nd, 3.5 GB) AT ATLANTA BRAVES (67-73, (WC) 6th, 7 GB) Turner Field, 6:05 pm CDT Weather: Partly Cloudy, 80 degrees, Wind from L to R @ 7 mph TV: CSN, DirecTV 737 Radio: WGN, XM 184
Chuck James, LHP 8-3, 3.65 ERA, 88.2 IP 60 K, 34 BB, 14 HR 232/311/423 againstWade Miller, RHP (Guess the Year) 15-4, 3.28 ERA, 164.2 IP 144 K, 62 BB, 14 HR 249/322/387 against

*Juan Pierre, CF Ryan Theriot, 2B Aramis Ramirez, 3B Derrek Lee, 1B Matt Murton, LF *Jacque Jones, RF Henry Blanco, C Ronny Cedeno, SS Wade Miller, P Marcus Giles, 2B Willy Aybar, 3B *Adam LaRoche, 1B Andruw Jones, CF *Brian McCann, C Jeff Francoeur, RF *Ryan Langerhans, LF Tony Pena Jr., SS *Chuck James, P

Cubs vs. James: No Cubs with more than 10 Ab's Braves vs. Miller: Edgar Renteria: 0-22, 000/185/000 Chipper Jones: 7-16, 438/500/813 Andruw Jones: 4-15, 267/333/333
I know Renteria has had his problems with Miller but how long ago did all that happen?

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Wow, I am really excited about this game... I might even renew my subscription to the Tribune... Thank you Jim Hendry for making this a memorable year.... Thank you Dusty Bake for proving me right once again that you are not the right man for the job... And thank you Wade Miller for joining the team in september... I hope this years salary has allowed you to get that highly anticipated anchor for your yacht.... And thank you everyone for joining me on this wondeful night in September to celebrate what being a Cubs fan is all about...

More like, thank you Wade Miller for helping to be an anchor dragging the team down tonight... Another short start by the Cubs staff....pathetic.

cubs are 30 games under .500 30. thirty. wow.

The Tribune is greasing the Brenly for manager angle. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060909b… I did like this quote... At the same time, when things turned bad in Arizona in 2004, Brenly said he went back to the basics. "We had spring training workouts just about every day," he said. "We would be out on the field at 1 in the afternoon, and one day we'd get all the outfielders out there and play the angles off the walls, the next day we'd come out and work on bunt defense, we'd do cutoffs. "You have to do that. You can't assume just by being around the ballpark, they're going to figure it out on their own. A lot of these guys reached this level based on their talent alone, more so now than ever in the history of the game. A lot of the time, they don't know how to play the game. They know how to swing a bat, they know how to throw a ball, but they don't know what base to throw to in certain situations or where to hit the ball in certain situations." I think Brenly is too close to the style of Baker, but if he can carry that kind of attitude over, I don't know. That line of thinking is drastically different from Baker who says he has no time to teach at the ML level, that players need to be ready before they get to him. Check out the article. There are also some other interesting quotes.

"And thank you Wade Miller for joining the team in september... I hope this years salary has allowed you to get that highly anticipated anchor for your yacht...." First Miller's not getting paid very much, and has yet to get his first big contract so I doubt he's floating around on a yacht. Besides, he can borrow MacFail's yacht if he needs to. I read somewhere the other day that MacPhail has only shown up to 10-12 Cubs games this season so if there is any doubt his dedication to this team, and his place within the franchise is greatly exaggerated. He may as well join the marketing dept since that's what he's mainly doing anyway.

John Brattain at the Hardball Times assessing LAD's playoff chances: "Toss in an eastern swing through New York and Chicago and finishing the season in Colorado and San Francisco, and youíve got a recipe for a meltdown." http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/its-down-to-this/ I assume that by referring to the trip through Chicago as a hardship for the Dodgers, he means simply that the rigors of travel might wear them out. Or maybe he envisions Garciaparra stumbling over a flight attendant's rolling suitcase at O'Hare, causing every bone in his body to shatter. Surely, though, he cannot mean that the actual Cubs pose some sort of threat. Well, I'm being harsh. The Cubs could harm the Dodgers by: 1. putting spoiled meat in the clubhouse deli spread 2. locking Roberto Novoa in the Dodgers' locker room with a sign on his back reading "no takebacks" 3. hiring Grady Little back and...oh, wait, no 4. losing every game, making the Dodgers overconfident

This is proving to be an amazing year: - The Cubs have to win seven of the 20 remaining games to avoid 100 losses. I strongly doubt that that's going to happen. Think about it: $100 million. 100 losses. - Unless a Cubs starter goes the distance in the next 20 games, this will be the first time in the modern era - the first time since 1900 - that a team will have gone an entire season without a complete game. Think about it: No complete games. Not even one. Amazing. Well done, Andy, Jim, Dusty! The towel boys probably could have done a better job than you genuises - but never mind, there's always next year. You make me so very proud to be a Cubs fan.

We gained a game on EVERYONE last night! Only 2.5 games behind the Royals now. Here's our battle cry for the game today: We're #2! We CAN do this. W L GB KC 54 89 - CHC 56 86 2.5 TB 57 85 3.5 PIT 58 85 4

The Boise Hawks lost to Salem 2-1 on an 11th inning, two out, two strike wild pitch with men on 2nd and 3rd. Who's their pitching coach, Ryan Dempster? The Hawks are down 2-1 in a best of 5 series. Do or die for them from now on...Jake Renshaw pitches tonight.

In a previous thread, someone asked why Dusty Baker was receiving so much criticism when so much of the blame for this season rests on Jim Hendry's shoulders. I responded that I agreed that Hendry deserved the lion's share of the blame for this lousy season, but that Dusty was an easy target since he was out in front of the media and the fans every day. While I think this is true, I think there's more to it than that. Dusty joined the Cubs in 2003 with the attitude "Why not us?" It was refreshing to have a manager who snubbed his nose at the losing history of the franchise and focused instead on winning now. He promptly took the team to the post season and came very close to getting in to the WS. In 2004 all the good feelings built up in 2003 were lost. With arguably a better team, Dusty allowed personality clashes and off field issues to ruin the season. I know some will disagree about Dusty's culpability, but IMO, it is the managers job to keep the clubhouse on an even keel and to difuse any controversies. Dusty didn't do that and the team imploded down the stretch. In 2005 and 2006, Hendry didn't give Dusty the most talented teams, but the truth is that Dusty didn't do much with what he was given. He made excuses for the team's bad performance and tried to divert attention by talking about the racist hate mail he gets from Cubs fans. This, coupled with the odd in-game decisions he makes has turned many fans against him. Truth is, no one could have made a winner out of the 2006 Cubs. They were doomed from the beginning. But Dusty did nothing to make the team better. A good manager can help his team overcome obstacles and can create a winning attitude, even in the midst of adversity. Dusty not only didn't improve the situation, he actually helped to make it worse. At the moment, Dusty has a 312 - 316 W-L record with the Cubs. Dusty does a fine job when he has his "horses," but he seems befuddled whenever the going gets tough. What I and a lot of Cubs fans thought we were getting in 2003 with Dusty was one of the premiere managers in all of baseball. What we ended up with was a run-of-the-mill manager with an overrated reputation. It's true that Dusty gets more criticism than he deserves for this season, but I think the frustration is with the body of his work in Chicago, not just with the 2006 season. As fans, we thought Dusty was going to bring something to the table that was going to turn the fortunes of the franchise around and turn the team from lovable losers into winners. Instead, he helped to turn the lovable losers into just losers.

hi friends, wanted to give you all a heads up. a major threshold for the cub organization has just been eclipsed. andy macphail's first full season with the team was 1995. through last night's game, macphail is 915-1001. 1000 losses!!

I'm looking at the box score from yesterday... Miller 3.0 12.00 Ryu 2.2 10.29 Walrond 0.1 14.29... Horay for double-digit ERAs... lol

If anyone still cares... Pierre Bynum Ramirez Jones Murton Mabry Blanco Cedeno Mateo v. Lance Cormier... a ground ball pitcher. He's bounced around between minors & majors this year, has a mediocre fastball, good changeup, curve.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.