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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, 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 4-18-2024
 
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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
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL
* Justin Steele, P   

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





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Game 33 Thread / Cubs @ Reds (2 of 3)

Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview

SP Carlos Zambrano
SP
Aaron Harang
  4-1, 2.11, 35 K, 11 BB
1-4, 2.98, 41 K, 11 BB
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano CF
Ryan Freel
SS
Ryan Theriot RF
*Ken Griffey Jr.
1B
Derrek Lee 2B
Brandon Phillips
3B
Aramis Ramirez 1B
*Joey Votto
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome 3B
Edwin Encarnacion
C
Geovany Soto LF
*Adam Dunn
2B
Ronny Cedeño SS
Jeff Keppinger
CF
*Felix Pie C
*Paul Bako
P
#Carlos Zambrano
P
Aaron Harang

 

 

 








Aramis Ramirez returns to the Cub lineup, and Ronny Cedeño gets a start at second base.

In the pitching matchup, Carlos Zambrano, who was one horrendous Kerry Wood inning away from winning his fifth game of the season last time out against Milwaukee, goes up against curveball-flingin' Aaron Harang, Zambrano beat the Reds in the middle contest of their three-game visit to Wrigley Field a few weeks back; Harang started the series opener and got smacked around (6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER) en route to a 9-5 Cubs win.

"Cubs win"...those are two words that haven't been used very often around here lately.

Other Tuesday notes:

— Today is the 10th anniversary of Wood's 20-strikeout game against the Astros

— Geovany Soto is coming off a single-double-homer hitting performance Monday night, the third time this season he has come up just a triple short of the cycle; I don't know what he's waiting for.

— Felix Pie's homer-robbing catch off Ken Griffey was Monday's Play of the Day on ESPN, but it was Adam Dunn's 750-foot homer against Ryan Dempster that got John Kruk to giggling.

— Cubs.com reports that "the visiting clubhouse at Great American Ball Park has been redecorated, partly because of the mess the Cubs made last September when they celebrated clinching the NL Central there." I wonder if Marty Brennaman was required to shampoo all the champagne stains out of the carpet and that's why he and his kid have become so insufferable where the Cubs are concerned.

 

Comments

FYI, heard Lou in the pre-game. "tonight, I gotta put people out there who can catch the ball, Cory." He was pretty disgusted with how poor defensively the team is playing. Truly thought it was a team strength. Provis asked is, "fielding contagious?" and Lou responded that in his view it is an individual thing - whereas hitting tend to go in streaks. Really thought the team post good start would hover at the .500 mark in subsequent games played - not what they have been doing. Mentioned Fonty needed to have gotten the sure out in his boot, and then thought about a DP, "He may be trying too hard..." Such a difference in how he handles things, than Dusty.

Adding to our thread on Thom. Here was a nice gem from tonight's game: TB: "I don't know if it is sentiment or lunacy, but many experts have picked the Cubs to reach the World Series this year." You stay classy Thom...

Gavin Floyd with his second "hmm-hmm" bid of the season. This is pretty much the only time you'll ever see me pleasantly tune into a White Sox broadcast with Hawk and DJ. Though, I abide by the "you can put it on mute, YEEES!" rule, so it's all good.

1) Since his absolutely horrendous start, salary valedictorian Alfonso Soriano has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, raising his batting average 145 points from a respectable .045 to a scorching .190. Give the man a raise! 2) Felix Pie goes 1 for 4 and actually raises his average. Who says being roomates doesn't have it's advantages?

Gavid Floyd just lost it. Mauer with a slicing fly ball just past Quentin. Good job, Hawk! Sigh. The kid looked all giddy even after he lost it. Nice game!

I missed an entire three dayz of Cub games because I was out of the country - in Euro no less. And then I come back to internets, and beer, and a lawn that needs mowing. And the Cubs finally winning again. London Times relaying very unfriendly messages, but it's so f'ing good to be home. I will return to this space with coherence, I promise.

Brewers have lost 4 straight since their uplifting gift from the Cubs. Baseball. Go figure.

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In reply to by billybucks

The Cubs are very sensitive about that. They like to make you look good even if you aren't.

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion