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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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Game 34 Thread / Cubs @ Phillies (2 of 3)

Game Chat Angel Guzman vs. Freddy Garcia Lineups:
Soriano LF Rollins SS
Floyd RF Victorino RF
Lee 1b Rowand CF
Ramirez 3B Utley 2B
Barrett C Burrell LF
Jones CF Dobbs 1B
DeRosa 2B Nunez 3b
Izturis SS Ruiz C
Guzman P Garcia P

Comments

We need this one. Freddy has owned us in his career and hopefully Guzman can follow up his last performance with more of the same. Minus the walk with the bases loaded.

Man, what a bizz kill. Win 8 of 9, then lose 3 of 4 (2 to PITT). We need these next 2 victories, because we got NYM, CHW, SD and LAD all coming up and that will be a tought road.

Man, what a bizz kill. I ain't dead yet, bitches!:) In other news, Legendary Cubs Icon Phil Nevin has called it a career. Godspeed, Kemosabe!

This team reminds me of the 2005 team. If you guys remember, we all agreed that that the 05 team could have competed if they could just get hot. I feel the same way about this team.

I think they could have competed if Wood pitched about 3 times more innings and Prior didn't get hit by a liner.

Guzman's best start last year was vs the Phils fwiw. 6 IP, 8 K, 3 BB, 1 ER on a Ryan Howard homer Cubs lost 2-1 though

Mutts coming back on Brew crew...David Newhan 2 run HR to make it 4-3 in the bottom 5th agains Sheets

Theriot should be in every game, why isnt he playing? Well, FG has a chance at 12+ K's today. Hope I am wrong.

Soriano, Floyd, Lee, ARam, Barrett, JJones, DeRosa, Izzy & Guzman vs Rollins, Victorino, Rowand, Utley, Burrell, Dobbs, Nunez, Ruiz & Freddie

SS Dylan Johnston of the Cubs low A Peoria showing some perseverance last night. Kid has 4 errors last night (3 throwing, 1 missed catch) to add to his .174 BA and now 11 errors on the season. Ends up hitting a game tying 3 run HR in the top of the 9th -- Peoria tacked on another run in the inning and won 10-9. Peoria was down 8-3 going into the 8th inning.

Wow, I don't generally listen to Santo pregame, but LouPa is pregame solid gold today, touching on a LOT of chatboard issue, taking all the questions right out of Ron's mouth. Not ranting, just giving us the same lockerroom exhortation he is giving the troops. Wonder if this will be part of the archived broadcast material?

Lou in his pregame interview with Santo says the offense isn't functioning because they haven't been pitch selective with men on base and scouting reports have opposing teams utilizing this to get them to chase pitches. It's refreshing to see the manager recognize the teams flaws...now if he only can get them to fix it...seems as if it's as slow a process as turning an oil tanker around

PITT DAVE: I heard it too! Really, telling. Actually, Lou was very specific in the team's failures in going deep in counts, inability to drive in the run from third ("They were GIVING us a run with the infield back. All you have to do there is make contact. You might get a double"), he doesn't "even want to look at our BA with RISP", he LOVED being up with men on, etc. I really like Lou. These guys who are getting paid a mint, that look "great" on paper - are gonna have to get their shit together NOW. BREW up 9-3 in the 8th. As I said earlier, if they open up a 10 game lead, the Division is over, imo.

CUBSTER: As we have discussed, to overcome several years of losing mentality, it may take a whole season to get the thing on-track again.

Cubs are batting .274 with RISP, 3rd best in the NL 8th best OBP with RISP 6th best SLG with RISP

"Cubs are batting .274 with RISP, 3rd best in the NL" ROB: I'm just the messenger. Lou isn't happy. Perhaps he's referring to RISP/2outs.

anyone out there know if the pregame lou piece will be available as archive on the gameday audio site?

Izturis and DeRosa should never be in the lineup together, especially when Jones is still in a slump. That pretty much makes the bottom of our lineup an automatic out. It's also nice to see that Murton is never going to get a consistent chance to play and get in a groove.

I swear I can drive that head-high fastball. Why should I wait for something in the strike zone? Signed, Corey Patterson

at least I'm consistent 2007: 12 Games--19 AB's (.211) 2006: 12 Games--29 AB's (.206) of course I got into 12 games last year by April 24th. This year it took until the 2nd week in May. I miss my last manager.

phillies third base coach respecting JJ's arm in center, so much for scouting reports

DeRosa has an OBP 100 pts higher than his BA and is 3rd or 4th in P/PA in the NL. He's hardly an automatic out and if he gets his batting average into the 270 range, you're going to have one heckuva middle infielder. But even 242/339/453 for a 2b is at least average and I expect him to be better than a 240 hitter.

This team can't hit right now....its almost embarrassing. And they won't take pitches. Garcia with 67 pitches in the top of the 6th. They're BEGGING him to throw a CG shutout....Ugh. I never saw a pitch I didn't think I could drive out of the yard... Signed, Alf Soriano

Fonzie thrown out trying to jog home from second on a single -- un-be-freakin'-leeeevable. Bob Dernier has clearly got this team's baserunning woes solved. Wow. Jacques looks terrible at the plate -- those were 2 of the worst swings I have seen a lefty take against a RHP - they were more like stabs than swings. Ugh.

Aw, they tie the game and the rain starts to fall, delaying the game for the time being. Figures.

Hey, look at it this way: If the rain had come an inning earlier it could have cost us the game.

Hey, Matt Murton has a higher slugging and OPBB than Floyd and Jones. Who ever would have guessed that?

3 run Cub homers are a blessing. Before Murton's today, when was the last 3 run dinger? It was on April 16th vs Padres in a 12-4 win, by Floyd. No wonder this offense has struggled.

1) Anyone know how long the rain is anticipated to last? 2) thank heavens for Murton's HR.

Who ever would have guessed that? I would have! Maybe because he has shown himself to be a better hitter than Floyd or Jones?

Looking at the radar online, the rain seems to be about gone, so 7:30 ET makes sense once they get the field cleaned up. However, there's another huge patch of rain about a half-hour behind the current one.

Sweet, FOX switched to the Cubs game on the west coast now that the Angels/Rangers game is done. Nice shot by Barrett...but unlucky. Nice play by Nunez.

he holds soriano...sends jones? guess they roll the dice with a lead. im still trying to make sense of what projects a call at 3rd to run or not and how arbitrary it is, personally. not finding too much rhyme/reason so far, but im not paying huge attention.

that's strong stuff from your expensive set-up guys and #2 LHR. wow...just wow.

Eyre and Howry sure look like two worn out arms this year. "I was sort of told: 'Play the youngs, "try not to overpitch [Scott] Eyre and [Bob] Howry and don't worry yourself to death over wins and losses.' I had never been told anything like that at any level." ~~ Dusty Baker

Well, I just got back from the park. Left after the rain delay -- it didn't look like it was going to let up for long, and it's still coming down hard. Guess I'm glad I didn't stay.

yeah, this is dusty's fault still. lets reach waaaaaay back and find a way to still blame him. god knows it cant be anyone currently connected with the team...much less the players. and if it is, its cuz dusty's made them stupid and forget how to play their craft and lou just needs more more more time to make them gods amongst men again...

somewhere in time, LaTroy Hawkins is throwing toward first base and the ball is bouncing off the runners helmet into the stands...

howry pre-allstar....43.1ip howry post-allstar..33.1ip eyre pre-allstar....41.2ip eyre post-allstar..19.2ip fwiw...which is not much if you're looking to blame something on anything but the players.

didn't howry have a 2.60ish ERA before today? must be dusty's fault... howry was 12th in the NL in IP for relievers Eyre not even in the top 40, 5th most on the team

this is a frustrating start. you know the tallent is there...at least a lotta us feel that way...at least better than its shown itself. getting old seeing it not combine in the right way only being saved by a nice winning streak so far.

Two outs, nobody on, 2-run lead in the 7th, Philly crowd booing -- and OH-NO! -man and the increasingly crappy Howry allow 6 runs to score? The false hope of the 6-3 runs agianst the Pirates and Nats has vanished. Buckle in for an 0-7 roadtrip, followed by a Sox sweep.

re:63 So what?? It was HENDRY who implied that Howry and Eyre were getting worn out last year, not me. .

when you're wrong you're wrong...unless you change the meaning of what you're talking about mid-conversation.

Eyre had physical problems in the 2nd half of last year, as I recall. That would probably have something to do with him pitching less - just a shot in the dark.

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  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.