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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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Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Will Ohman

The Cubs have signed Ohman for two years avoiding an arbitration case this year and next. Financial details have yet to be disclosed. I would assume this means he's still in the Cubs plans rather than being trade bait as has been rumored. UPDATE: Ohman will receive $900,000 next year and $1.6 in 2008. Bonuses include $100,000 for appearing in 75 games next season and 70 in 2008. He'll get $200,000 for appearing in 80 games in 2008. And in what has become a Hendry staple, there's bonus money for finishing games that begins at $25,000 each year for finishing 15 games, up to $150,000 for finishing 35 (or more).

Comments

Does his signing mean he cannot be traded (before June)? Or does that rule apply only to free-agent signings?

Me Too! I was already groaning that we didn't get the chance to even trade him!

If Bruce Levine is right and it is 2 years for a total of $2.5 million, then that is a very good contract.

Fine I changed the title...sheesh. It probably won't show up for an hour though for most people until they get rid of this caching thing. They have moved to a dedicated server fwiw, still working on the caching business as far as I know.

great deal...i was expecting 4-5m, honestly. a lotta really crud-level relievers have been getting 1yr/1.75m-2m without trying too hard this offseason.

Rob G.: "contract details, 900,000 next year, 1.6 in 2007, all kinds of bonuses" Good deal. Seems fair for both sides. He wouldn't of gotten much more in arbitration.

I think the numbers will be: Prior will come in at: $4.5 million Cubs will come in at: $3.75 million They will settle for $4.15 million (with some incentives)

Mark Prior should be waived, not granted another contract. Of course that won't happen. Nope. The Cubs will keep pouring money and hope into the rat hole that is Mark Prior.

Can an arbitrator make Prior give back money? Or at least make him play for free? "So you want a raise from 3.65 million last year and you were 1-6 with a 7.21 ERA in 43 innings?" "Hell I can do that for $7.50 an hour. In fact that is your new salary, $7.50 an hour. If you pitch an average of 30 starts and each game is 3 hours you can easily clear $675 in a season."

"Elijah Dukes was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession after a traffic stop in Tampa on Monday night." ..well, at least he didnt try to beat up the cop, i guess.

Why would you release Mark Prior? Got to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Why aren't the Cubs releasing Derrek Lee? The Cubs are just going to keep pouring money down that rat hole as well. I am sure tons of teams give up on 26 year old pitchers with a career 10.37 K/9 (757 SO, 657 IP). You should be slapped for your comment.

hell of a good deal - in typical Hendry Fashion - we have an abundance of Left Handed Pitching, We have no Left Handed Hitting, Too many starting pitchers, and very few guys who take walks, move runners over, and do the small things. anyone interested in trading this depth for something we need - Try Eyre Murton and Marshall for Rocco Baldelli?

hey billy beane II, figure something out. apparently 3 -ways aren't popular in your world, but they are in the baseball trading world.

Given your list of problems with the lineup, I'm not sure why you want Baldelli. He's a righty and he walks about as often as Neifi.

Hey "K" let me run down a list of Tampa Bay OFers. Carl Crawford, Rocco Baldelli, Elijah Dukes, Delmon Young, BJ Upton, Johnny Gomes. They have about as much interest in Matt Murton as we do in bringing back Neifi Perez. Tampa was wanting Atlanta's Chuck James and their top SS prospect Yunel Escobar so they could officially move Upton to the OF. You fail to understand they have 6 potential OFers, only 3 positions, Tampa has said they want to aquire top notch pitching talent, and the biggest gaffe of them all is Matt Murton plays LF, the same position Carl Crawford plays. You do the math at what Tampa wants in exchange for Baldelli. It sure as hell doesn't involve Matt Murton thats for sure.

"K" - So - we'll have to assume you were with Elijah Dukes smokin' dubes with him. Rocky Baldelli ain't worth all of that. Be real!

not to mention bj upton is about as much of an infielder as barry bonds is. athletic as hell, but cannot catch popups, grounders, pivot, handle a DP, or throw. SS? no. 2nd? no. 3rd? no. they'll let him continue to be one of the worst SS's ever, but he cant stay there long and his issues can't be solved with a move to 2nd or 3rd... imo...joel guzman's not a great IF'r either... they got a lotta OF fodder and seem to be in no hurry to shift anyone waiting on their next mets-style-ripoff payoff trade.

More of the same old regarding Jones but Erstad seems to not be on the A's radar anymore... http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6375674 The Cubs are interested in Erstad as a potential stopgap in center field, but their plans are on hold as they attempt to trade outfielder Jacque Jones. Erstad living off the success of one season.

EMan, Crutch, Vovare, and Mike C, Something you, and ole' Jim Hendry shoudld take from Billy Beane-----Because we acquire a player from Tampa Bay, this does not require that we trade our players to Tampa Bay. There are three way deals which find a way to help multiple teams. Tampa needs pitching talent. For instance, 1) Cubs trade Eyre and Marshall to TB, along with Matt Murton who will be used in a separate deal. 2) Cubs get Baldelli from Tampa Bay. 3) In a third piece, which takes some innovation and can be substituted many ways ---Tampa sends the escrowed Matt Murton plus BJ Upton -over to Florida for the likes of Scott Oleson and another young arm. creativity can be used out of our strengths: and right now, we have 3 really good, and marketable left handed relievers, and 8 starting pitchers. deal a few guys before they get lost in the shuffle.

"Something you, and ole’ Jim Hendry shoudld take from Billy Beane—–Because we acquire a player from Tampa Bay, this does not require that we trade our players to Tampa Bay." well, if you wanna throw that out...anything can happen at any time to any one. you can throw countless variables and just assume 28 other teams want to work with the club to make it happen. we can work out great trades for zambrano to leave if we just assume a 3rd team can come in and we, as fans, can pick apart their teams for fodder. its just something that happens, but until rumors or negociations start, you cant assume will happen just because it can. with a multi-team trade proposal with no backing of truth to working together its all pretty pointlessly open-ended.

Mark Prior is a fragile wuss with a four year case of vaginitis. Every offseason its the same crap with this guy...nobody knows or can diagnosis his health status. The guy is a pussy who should be sent packing.

Why o' why is Jim Hendry hell bent to trade Jacque Jones. I for the life of me do not understand. The ONLY decent left handed bat and a good outfielder to boot (if you ignore his rag arm). Put Alfonso Soriano in center (which will be much easier for him to transition to versus the difficult right field of Wrigley) and keep Jones in right field. Acquiring Steve Finley or Darin Erstad is idiotic. Both players were done two years ago.

jones' possible exit has very little to do with jones ability to play RF or CF. you cant dismiss that if you wanna critique it. you're better off going up into the bleachers screaming at drunks and racists if you really care about jones that much. i want him to stay, but his experience last season combined with having a new kid (and the crap his wife AND mom put up with) are causing him to request an exit. and no, hendry doesnt have to trade him, but it looks like its gonna happen if hendry can make it happen.

I agree with the other poster who mocked Jim Hendry's roster construction. Look at this team right now. A suspect rotation, a huge question mark at closer, a big liability behind the plate, two outfielders playing new positions, little lineup balance, still way too many K's and way too little OBP, etc. This team has a boatload of question marks. Subtracting the underrated and productive Jacque Jones is idiotic and will serve to compound matters.

The name to watch is Mark Buerhle. I have a hunch the White Sox trade him to somebody prior to April 1st.

unlikely. If the Sox trade Buehrle it won't be until the trade deadline and they'll have to be out of it. They're short one starter as it is if you don't count Gavin Floyd whom most of us wouldn't, so why would they trade Buerhle now?

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • 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.