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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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TCR Friday Notes

Submitted by Rob G. on
- A final thanks to "Dying Cub Fan" for his advocacy pieces on Ron Santo's Hall of Fame candidacy. If you do have a moment, at the very least, please go visit santoforhall.com and sign their online petition which will be forwarded to the Veterans Committee. - And if you needed a bit more sabermetric convincing, Jay Jaffe, a writer for Baseball Prospectus and the operator of the website Futility Infielder and all-around Hall of Fame know-it-all, wrote back in 2005 about the injustice of Ron Santo not being in the Hall. He's even gone so far as to develop a Hall of Fame metric utlizing BP's Warp3 scores(his system is known as JAWS) and well here's the conclusion:
Santo ought to be a slam dunk, especially at such an underrepresented position. His JAWS score is higher than about three-quarters of the enshrined hitters, and among third basemen, only Boggs (103.0), Mike Schmidt (102.8), Eddie Mathews (90.9), George Brett (90.2), and Paul Molitor (85.3) score higher. His peak score is astronomical; in fact only seven hitters reached more lofty heights: Babe Ruth (70.6), Ted Williams (69.0), Willie Mays (64.7), Rogers Hornsby (63.2), Mickey Mantle (62.6), Joe Morgan (61.9) and Boggs (61.6). You may have heard of them.
- Jim Leyland is my hero. This is a transcription of a radio interview he did in Detroit when asked about Neifi Perez. I believe the question was, "what does Jim Leyland see in Neifi Perez that we as fans and media members don’t?"
Well that’s a good question because he played terrible. And what had happened was we got reports from our scouts, and I had known him from the past. We were kind of in a panic situation. We had lost Polly and we needed someone who could come in and play second, and play shortstop as well because Carlos needed some time off. And up to this point it looks like we made a mistake. So Neifi’s going to have to prove us wrong this spring because has not been a good acquisition up to this point. But that was my fault, and the scouts. And I like said we had to have somebody. And I hope Neifi’ll prove us wrong. I think he’ll be much better than what he showed last year because he showed absolutely nothing when he came over.
- It's Cubs Convention time!!! If you're going, drop a note in the comments if something interesting happens. Readers MannyTrillo and Zeke offered to do write-ups on the weekend which will hopefully be up Sunday and/or Monday (if they're still up for it). - Here's a Winter League update. It looks like Angel Guzman and Ronny Cedeno have found their groove in the playoffs. - What's the fun in the top 100 Cubs, when you can have a look at the Bottom 126 Cubs? Why won't I be surprised if there are a couple of crossovers? Go Bears!!!

Comments

Submitted by Carlos on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:20 pm

Oh and I also hate him because he has a "y" in the middle of his name. Like Jayson Stark. And Jayson Werth.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:23 pm

dan perry's just f'n insane now. he's written articles lately about how bonds wont break aaron's record in 07, why the wsox need to shore up their weak spots (their bats), and how brilliant mets gm omar m. has been this offseason. ...oh, and his jim rice belongs in the HOF piece...

Submitted by Horatio on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:25 pm

For all you TCR commenters who love the worthless Cesar Izturis because of his "magic" glove, here's a interesting note for Friday. Using the metric FRAA (Fielding Runs Above Average), here are some totals for the first seven professional seasons of a few prominent glove men. Ozzie Smith 139 Bill Mazeroski 123 Jackie Robinson 75 Ron Santo 64 Wow, just an incredible total for Ozzie. And now here's the useless Cesar Izturis's career FRAA after his 7 years in the bigs. 6 That's right. 6. This guy is also making $2.5 mil this year. Thanks Jim!!!

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:02 pm

Cesar's only been in the league since 2001, that's six seasons. Second, he's only played 150+ games in 2 of those seasons (and one season of 135). But yeah, BP's metrics sure don't think he's a great glove man.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:15 pm

Yo, Rob. I LOVE the new SNAP! preview feature on your links! It really makes it unnecessary to preview the tinyurls any longer.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:19 pm

A tip of the hat Thanks for the heads-up about WGN Radio's coverage of the Cubs Convention, Little Nate Lewis.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:39 pm

yeah, that was fun stuff. evidently the dumpster not being a fatass anymore really is true...lets see how long he keeps it up.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:50 pm

oh did they install that SNAP feature? I wasn't going to ask for it but if you guys like it, I'll leave it. I don't think it works in the comments in the popup box though. if you didn't the read the comments of the other thread though, check out comment #37 in the previous thread. Long URL's are automatically shortened now and I believe a preview button will eventually be added.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:04 pm

Perry is right in that $10 million is too much for a low first round draft pick. And as I pointed out at the time of his being drafted, he hasn't been very....what's that word?... good in college. If Notre Dame is a hitter's park though, 6 HR's over his last 176.1 innings is pretty sick, though. I wonder how Perry knows that Smardjza is incapable of developing a change-up. crunch, told you Nixon wouldn't get a big deal. I remember BA did an article on him, I think it was the year after he was drafted, and in it he said 'I am going to do what it takes to be a legend in the game', I was always impressed by that mentality. Too bad he couldn't stay healthy or hit left handers, he may have put up a few all-star calibre seasons.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:04 pm

not a fan of snap, myself...especially watching snap trying to churn over every link on the page for a preview.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:07 pm

Smardjizia ""I went into this decision with an open mind, not thinking about injuries or longevity," he said. Boy, did you sign with the right organization!

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:29 pm

I think it's a horrible deal from someone who is far from polished and will be likely wasting a 40-man spot for the next 2 seasons at least, if not longer.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 01:52 pm

From BP: 'Second Base Eric Patterson, Chicago Cubs (34.9) Among position players with no big league experience, Patterson has the highest projected VORP heading into 2007. That and $4.50 will not get him a cup of coffee at a Wrigleyville Starbucks.' VORP, unfortunately in this case, doesn't include fielding. Lets hope that he gets his head straight and can play at least an EYesque 2nd, and force DeRosa to the super-sup spot by July. A VORP of 34.9 would have been 2nd on the Cubs last year, behind AramRam. Hopefully this year it would be 6th or maybe even 7th if a platoon mate can be found for Mr. Jones. Measuring by VORP TheRiot was a more valuable player offensively than Pierre last year, in 565 fewer at bats! (too lazy to go to a site with PA's sorry) How sad is that? And one for Manny and Rob G, Pierre had the worst walk rate of his career last year. Big suprise, eh?

Recent comments

  • 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

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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