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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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TCR Writer Demands 5 Years

Today when asked by the Podunk Free Press about his current contract status, TCR writer Rob G. had this to say:
"Rob G. demands that a new deal be done by Opening Day, otherwise you give Rob G. no choice but to test the blogging free agent waters. That's what Rob G. thinks. I know Evan Brunell spent a lot of money this offseason on the new site. I hope he has more for Rob G's contract. I'm ready to sign and I'll do my job this year if a deal doesn't get done, but if there's no new deal by Opening Day, Rob G. must go."
In unrelated news, Zambrano backed off his comments from earlier this week and says they were misconstrued. He also said the Cubs made their first formal multi-year offer "a five-year proposal 'very close' to what the San Francisco Giants gave free agent pitcher Barry Zito this winter. That would mean an offer worth close to $90 million." If Z is willing to take the shorter deal so he can cash-in again in five years, it seems like the finalizing of a deal is a mere formality. He also leaves Cubs fans with this message of optimism:
‘‘This is the team that gave me the opportunity to play baseball since I was 16 years old. I want to stay here. ... I want to sign with the Cubs. But I just don’t want to talk about contracts during the season.’’
While disappointed that he stopped referring to himself in the third person, the (apparent) sense of loyalty to the franchise is an encouraging sign.

Comments

Rob G -- You deserve the money, despite the fact that you are occassionally overly emotional on the keyboard. Even so, you are the wordhorse of TCR and you deserve a long-term deal. As for Z, five years is reasonable for both sides. Sign him up and let's move on. Good luck with you negotiations.

I'm really hoping Z's case doesn't get to arbitration. That could be really ugly. 5 years, $95 mil. Let's do it.

I'm concerned that TCR overuses you and that you might be prone to break down in the coming years. But we're in a tough spot. You're clearly our #1 at this point. Trans and AZ Phil slot in nicely somewhere in the 2-3 area, Ruz is the reliable vet at #4 and Cubnut is the guy just breaking in and earning his stripes. John Hill = Mark Prior

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Usually, we don't give 5-year deals as we need more scrutiny involving your medical history. For instance, I understand you have some swelling in the main knuckle on the pinkie finger of your RH. This could affect your delivery and follow-through with the return key. If you missed any blogs because of it last season, this could effect the overall term of a 5-year deal. Then again, we do have some depth at the writer position. In looking at your stats from last year however, it would appear as if your obp (on-blog percentage) is very high. So - I'd have to say in summary that we are well-served by re-upping you to another 5-year deal!

although i am for resigning rob g. we will still have to seriously look at his W/T (word to typo) ratio. we don't want to see a trend of this increasing. also what about the rumors that rob g's typing hand has been experiencing tendinitis cos he was out pitching a baseball? we'll have to put a clause in his contract about that too.

this makes me feel much better....i knew those Z comments were just weird and didn't make any sense. make it an even 100 for 5 and I bet it's done. this gives us a core of: Z lilly lee soriano ramirez around for a long long time. sure we won't have much more money to spend but when you've got the core of your rotation AND lineup locked up long term, you just need to make smart decisions about using youngsters and making smart trades for the rest. now about that.....

I think sports stars talk in the 3rd person so when their quotes are printed in the paper, you don't have to guess who the speaker is. It just makes it that much easier. Marketing.

Piniella did more in a few days as manager than Dusty did in his 3 years. Make a big time free agent believe this is the place to play.

I'm going to make a subtle, sarcastic comment for a moment: If Evan Brunell doesn't get Rob G. signed, he deserves to be fired right now. Look how he's mismanaged guys like Ruz in the past. This guy has done nothing good for this blog since he started. I've had it up to here with his dumb personnel decisions and giving away good writers for nothing. This guy has done a horrible job since he came on. Rob G. is worth every darn dime and if you don't pay him, well sir, you can sign your own death warrant. FIRE BRUNELL. WE WANT STEVE STONE.

if the contract is not hammered out by openin day... Come see us @ CubsHub! ;)

Rob G. demands a full no-trade clause, Rob G. doesn't want to be traded for 2 promising journalist students and an ITBNL if readership dips. Rob G. also wants an opt out after 2 years. It's well-known that writers reach their prime in the 30-33 range and Rob G. wants to cash in again in a few seasons. Reports of Rob G. suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and chronic tendonitis are false. Rob G. just had some food poisoning over the offseason, didn't have time to train properly and is still recovering. Rob G. would also like to thank God.

I personally worry about long term effects of carpal tunnel syndrome for Rob. His overuse at a young age could lead to injuries down the line. I'm not sure he's worth the money. Also, he may get fat and lazy.

Not only writers should be at stake here. I hereby demand at least 1 case of Old Style if I am to stay as a poster on the CubReporter Blog! No negotiation. A six pack won't cut it. Neither will a twelve. In fact, make it a 30pack. So Sayeth the God of WAR!

WPZ: Ruz is the reliable vet at #4 Uh...I hate to break it to you, but Ruz is way past his prime. FEHCOTA puts his chances of ever returning to the Notorious BIG leagues at slim to none. The guy hasn't even posted since the switch to the new layout took place. My guess is that Burnell was putting him through some washcloth drills and disaster struck sometime around May of last year. If you want a reliable #4, pray for a trade for Yellon. By the way, I heard John Hill was attempting a comeback in theMexican

deal on the table for robg 3/44... that's 3 years and 44 articles submitted to print publications to be hawked on TCR. seriously, though...congrats on the expanding blog-meets-publishing-world pieces you've carved out. you should sell your forehead to Under Armor for ad space...make a few bucks...put Golden Palace in their place.

Maybe Cubnut would be a more productive blogger if you didn't have Mr. Hanky as his icon.

Love that #20 comment - I was thinking the same thing - Mr hanky. Isnt that logo in white - at least thats how it appears on the caps that I see.

"rob g. deserves ten years, but with the possibility of parole after 6." -dc nice one, dc. absolutely hilarious!

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • 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.