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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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More Coaching Hires

Submitted by Rob G. on
Piniella added a few more bodies to his coaching staff today. Mike Quade was formally announced not only as third base coach, but also as an outfield instructor and baserunning coach. Matt Sinatro, who formerly worked under Lou Piniella as a bullpen coach, will take over first base duties along with catching instructor. Lester Strode was named bullpen coach. Strode had been the Cubs minor league pitching coordinator for the last eleven years. That should only leave the hitting coach with former Red Sox coach Ron Jackson and former Reds coach Chris Chambliss leading the list. Dave Keller has also been mentioned, a Cubs minor league roving instructor.

Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:50 pm

Brewers are also looking at Chambliss as a hitting coach btw...

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:51 pm

btw AZ Phil mentioned a minority likely being hired to fill out the coaching staff in the previous thread, Lester Strode would qualify for that.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:37 pm

some Canadian moron from a few days ago... http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/columnist.jsp?content=20061024_205932_… Despite denials to the contrary, watch for the Yankees to deal Alex Rodriguez to the Cubs (who will turn him back into a shortstop) for Aramis Ramirez and some pitching. It says here that A-Rod will thrive in Wrigleyville, where the fans love superstars ... Poor canadiens, he also says earlier in the article to look for Girardi to be named Yanks bench coach.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:07 pm

Nice promotion for Les Strode. He has been the Cubs minor league pitching coordinator for the last 11 years. As MLPC, Strode was the senior pitching coach at the Cubs Spring Training Minor League Camp and Extended Spring Training, as well as chief pitching coach for the Cubs Arizona Instructional League team. He also supervised the minor league pitching coaches during the regular season, and worked closely with Oneri Fleita in deciding where each pitcher in the minor league system should be assigned. I can't say that he has the coaching or instructional skills of Iowa pitching coach Alan Dunn, but Lester Strode knows every pitcher in the Cubs organization. He knows their histories, he knows their stengths and weaknesses, and he knows what makes them tick.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:20 pm

I like the way the Piniella is going about his staff, a good mixture of guys he trusts who will bring a new perspective (Trammell, Sinatro) and some guys from within the system who know the players, their histories and tendencies and what has or hasn't worked for them.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:20 pm

brewers ended up hiring some fella named Jim Skaalen as their hitting coach, leaving Chambliss for us if we wish. Felix Pie is 10-27 in the DWL so far with 2 doubles and 7 RBI's, 3 K's and 1 BB

Submitted by DC Tom on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:09 pm

I like the move for Les Strode as well and had always wondered whether he would simply be named pitching coach if Rothschild was not brought back. Does it possibly signal that the team will go with a "home grown" bullpen the next few years (rather than the overpriced-yet-mediocre Eyre/Howry/Remlinger/Veres bullpens of the past)?

Submitted by KarlH on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:49 pm

Wow, if a team with 83 wins can win the WS, certainly the Cubs can, right? F#*K!!!! Mother F-ing CARDINALS!!!! WTF??? wow, the baseball gods really hate Cubs fans...

Submitted by Green Lantern on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:04 pm

congratulations to the worst world series champions of all time. i see no reason the cubs can't finish with more wins than them next year. the question is, do they get more aggressive this offseason (like the white sox did, adding thome) or try to bring back the band for another try (in which case i see them being right around 500 again and not make the playoffs). any team that has 300 truly awful hitters (molina, belliard, wilson) in its healthy lineup is very catchable. see you in april, bitches.

Submitted by Green Lantern on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:05 pm

3=300 i got confused bc 300 is very close to their collective OBP sadly, i'm not kidding.

Submitted by agamemnon on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:15 pm

"wow, the baseball gods really hate Cubs fans..." Yes, yes they do.

Submitted by CT Steve on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:25 pm

Now we have to hear from Hendry about the 83-win Cards and how that's a legitimate target for the Cubs to be contenders. Bah.

Submitted by vorare on Sat, 10/28/2006 - 10:51 am

Saito would be fantastic, but he isn't a free agent yet and I haven't heard anything about Softbank posting him.

Submitted by Walt on Sat, 10/28/2006 - 10:34 pm

DC Tom, Howry and Eyre may be overpriced but they are far better than mediocre. You are correct on the other two though.

Submitted by greg/chicago on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 10:41 am

what about Von Joshua. Thought he would have been the 1st choice for hitting because he has already proved from his past record his experience with these players. And his past experience as a player. Doesn't Chambliss go team to team with friends? Joshua's record was the best with the Sox, but I believe he was fired as a scapegoat because Manuel had another 2 yrs on his contract. Like to see him with the players he has already developed them why not have him there to keep them all on track. Why start their players with another coach when Joshua had alot to do with getting them there. I know they are getting coaches now that haven't played in the majors/world series but what is Kellers record as a hitting coach with a major league team? Seems like Quade,Strode,Joshua would be a good mix.

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  • crunch (view)

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    ONE INNING (20 pitches - 10 strikes) 
    one batted ball in play (F-9 by Stevens)
    one walk (B. Davis) 
    one HBP (B. Davis)
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    six swing & miss
    two fouls 
    three called strikes 
    14 called balls 
    one WP 

    ETHAN ROBERTS: 
    ONE INNING 
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    two walks (Lubo and Carico)
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    no swing & miss 
    two fouls 
    three called strikes 
    eight called balls 
    one WP 

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    MAT PETERS: 
    TWO INNINGS 
    44 pitches (23 strikes) 
    five batted balls in play (F-7, L-7, F-7, G-6, G-3) 
    three walks 
    two strikeouts (both Lubo and both looking)
    six swing & miss 
    three fouls 
    nine called strikes
    21 called balls 
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