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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 73 Thread / Cubs @ White Sox (2 of 3)

Game Chat Rich Hill vs. Javier Vazquez

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Good deals on tickets for todays game at the Sux website, "TicketExchange" I got mine for $41.

lol. If I didn't have to work today I would consider it even in spite of the rain!

If this game gets rained out, the only common off days both teams is August 13th and September 24 th. The game if not made up on a Sunday doubleheader (and MLB seems to be allergic to doubleheaders now of days) the most likely date is the 24th. It is a Monday and we will be coming off a weekend series Vs. Pit with a night game the next in Miami. They will coming back from Minnesota and play KC the next day. The 14th is unlikely because the Sux start a west coast swing the next day.

Couldn't help but notice that Tyler Colvin is now in AA with the Smokies. So far, that looks like a pretty good pick... I agree w/ VA Phil from the last thread on Epat. Not sure I see Fontenot as a major league shortstop, however. Would you trade big Z for Saltamachia? I would, but not sure the Braves would.

How about Izturis for Wily Mo Pena? Lugo is really struggling and I've read where (can't remember the source) Wily wants out.

Jones of Pagan today? Do we need to play jones to get him traded or do we hide him on the bench and hope someone sends us a reliever and a bag of baseballs while Pagan grows as a hitter?

Who (besides me) would have believed when the season began that MIKE FONTENOT would make IZTURIS expendable? But he's the reason (according to the Cubs) Izzy is on the block along with JJ right now. Fontenot's first 50 major league AB's vs his I-Cubs stats this year: I-Cubs .340 .385 .545 strikeout rate 14% Cubs .340 .358 .620 strikeout rate 16% Those minor league numbers sure translated purely to his major league debut.

Fontenot looks great up there and holding his own in the field as well. Between him and Pagan things are looking on the up and up no need for trading away talent for some washed up former talent. Someone mentioned earlier to trade Big Z for Salt. How do you replace a pitcher of Z's caliber and for the past couple years if it hasn't been for Z what do we have. You are crazy I believe in the comments of Stoney where he breaks the season into 3 parts and that is exactly what Pinella is got going on. HAVE FAITH YOUNG LADS!!!

We only trade Z if we think we're out of the race. I'd say the next two weeks will tell us alot, especially with Ramirez back.

Jerome- Very overcast, steady light rain right now. Would not be surprised if this turns into a night game.

Carmen- You will be missing lee for 5 games too. I wish he would start today, and come back against Brewers next week end.

In case you missed it, Michael Barrett's debut with the Padres: ...struck out three times, had a passed ball and let a wild pitch on a strikeout get by him that set up two Orioles runs in the eighth inning

colvin in AA? neat. that project is coming along nicely. ah...college hitters. good stuff. =p

Per yahoo stattracker: Soriano Fontenot Lee Ramirez Floyd DeRosa Bowen Pie Izturis

Oops, I mean Derosa....I guess I was trying to make him sound like a Ferrari! He was a late scratch from the lineup, Theriot is playing 3B today.

looks like the link for the Chat room got entered incorrectly, but I've fixed it, now. And remember, can always get into chat by using any one of the "Chat" links undernead the names of "The Authors" on the right of the screen.

Anyone have any idea what the "ugliness in the bleachers" was that the Trib was making reference to?

re:25 Maybe they were referring to the fisticuffs that broke out between the fans yesterday?

Yeah, Hill does look shaky. His FB is coming in at 89, according to the CSN gun. The Sox are whacking away pretty good.

Sure-handed Izzy with another spectacular play. That could end up wiping out his unusually good day at the plate (he has half of the team's hits to this point).

Excellent bunt by Theriot. Didn't square till the last second, to the right, bounced a couple steps then went dead. Exactly what you want to see there.

For being so overrated, that sure was an excellent bunt. Anyone know why Dempster didn't pitch the 9th?

Excellent bunt by Theriot I'd be interested to read Eli18's take on it.

"Anyone know why Dempster didn’t pitch the 9th?" According to Lou, "he tweaked his side (oblique)." "He'll be out a few days, and we knew this..." On CSN Post GAme

Dempster "tweaked" oblique. According to Lou at post game- "Howry will be closer for next couple of games." Derosa was "out of it" due to medicine he was taking. Ozzie"Put in papers tomorrow that Lou outmanaged Ozzie." No problem. Is there a more pompous non star ex-player in Chicago than "Felchin' " Bill Melton? Get the brooms out!!!

Ah! Found the Baker/Baylor stuff just now in the Gallagher/Ramirez thread. Nevermind.

This has been a very strange year all around. 0/2 Andruw Jones just broke through the .200 barrier. .198

Excellent bunt by Theriot I’d be interested to read Eli18’s take on it. >>i think it was a good bunt. hopefully he bats with men on 3rd and less than 2 outs every AB for the rest of the season...

Kerry Wood joined the Cubs at U.S. Cellular Field and was going to play catch, but that's it. Wood, rehabbing from tendinitis in his right shoulder, is on a conservative rehab program. "This kid is trying," Piniella said of Wood. "He's doing everything that's humanely possible to get him back on the playing field. Let's hope it works out for him. He's a good kid, he really is."

I just noticed that MLB.com's "XWL" (Expected won-loss record) "based on runs scored and runs allowed, using this formula: RS^1.82/((RS^1.82)+(RA^1.82))" has Milwaukee and Chicago tied for first in the NLC at 39-34. The next best is STL with 29-42. We're 8 or so games back but we 'should' be tied for first. Don't know if that makes me feel better or not, though... http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp

*Correction* The next best is Cincinatti 34-40, Houston 33-41, Pittsburgh 30-43, THEN St. Louis 29-42.

...we also have the worst record in baseball in extra innings at 1-6. Maybe those are linked? We score a lot of runs, but not when the count?

I'm sure somewhere out there unknown to all of us is an X-dimension where the X-Cubs are actually tied for first in the XL-Central and the X-Cub Fans are posting happily on the X-Cub Reporter.

when is the the last time your lead off hitter has 14 homeruns and i think if i heard right 12 are solo blasts. then he doesnt do much for power rest of game. no wonder he wants to bat 1st he gets a bunch of fastballs later in the game he needs to adjust and has a hard time . i would like to subtract stats from first at bats in one hole then what are fonzies numbers?

"Theriovermatched" is the worst nickname for a player ever; sorry, Eli18. It's awful.

we also have the worst record in baseball in extra innings at 1-6. No doubt due to the fact (I posted the numbers earlier) that our offense disappears after the 8th inning.

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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.