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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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Rotoworld also said the Cubs were going with 12 pitchers, last evening. In any case, good for both of them, I hope they'll do well.

For what its worth, I think the handling of Prior is the single biggest difference in the Piniella era over Baker. The Cubs have forced Prior to be motivated. The first step in changing the culture. I have a friend here in Indianapolis that worked for Sam Zell. If he bought the Cubs, the news would be non-stop about this guy. This friend of mine is a chick and she has a picture of him grabbing her boob. According to her he's a horney little dude and doesn't care what he says to anyone... In my humble opinion, its a matter of time before the Cubs discard either Floyd or Ward. They just can't afford to have two guys who can't run or play defense on their bench. Too bad for Buck Coats. If he didn't get hurt he might have made the team. If Pagan hadn't hit .180 in ST he might have forced Lou's hand.

Can someone comment on all of the errors during yesterdays game in AZ? I know you can't take too much away from spring training as far as pitching and offense goes...but what about defense. I am extremely worried about our defense is the outfield this year

Ozzie and Sisco will go together like water and oil. That will be interesting to watch.

Cubs might not be satisfied with Cedeno- From today's Denver Post- "The Cubs are scouting Clint Barmes, but the Rockies want him to play every day in Colorado Springs for a while before re-evaluating his situation"

Barmes...that's hilarious. Last year: .220/.264/.335 Spring Training: .229/.282/.314 Career splits: Home:.284/.326/.427 Away:.223/.265/.338 Gee...he's an upgrade...I'll take the devil we know, thank you veery much.

Interesting news on Blanco, from the Sun-Times.
The Cubs are preparing for the likelihood of playing without a backup catcher for at least one game during the opening week of the season because of Henry Blanco's involvement in a federal trial in Key West, Fla.
{snip}
Blanco is not under suspicion for any illegal activity, but money used in the smuggling operation was laundered through Blanco's U.S. bank account, according to the indictment.
{snip} Click here for the full story.

Since testimony at a trial could extend beyond one day, the Cubs might feel the need to recall Geovany Soto from Iowa to temporarily replace Henry Blanco, and they also should be able to make room on the 25-man roster by placing Blanco on the Restricted List (used when a player leaves a club for "personal reasons" that aren't covered by FMLA) for the duration of his absence, however many days that might be.

christ...why does he have to be a witness anyway...cant they have his lawyer represent his interests? is he a possible witness in need of cross examination?

Did that second quote strike anyone else as odd? I have little to no faith in the media anyways, but it just didn't make sense to say that Blanco's not under any suspicion, but his bank account was used to launder money.

RYNOX: It could have been identity theft or a fraudulent use of his bank account number or credit card or SSN or something like that. The prosecutor probably would need him to testify to establish that it's his bank account, and that the account was used without his permission. The defense attorney would then probably try and implicate Blanco and put him on trial instead of his/her client, and then the prosecutor would have some redirect, etc, which is why it might take more than a day for Blanco to complete his testimony (there also could be some unexpected delays during his testimony).

"rocky point prostitution " If I had known about that I would have brought more money on my spring breaks 20 years ago.

AaronB- That is sarcasm...right? lol...

Just wanted to point out that the part Rynox skipped in the article mentioned that the case is against one of Blanco's agents, Gus Dominguez and says that Blanco's bank account was used in Dominguez's smuggling operations. It makes sense to say that Blanco wouldn't be under suspicion, as Dominguez would've had easy access to Blanco's bank account information as his agent. Not saying you reported wrong,. Rynox, just trying to clarify for people who haven't read the article.

Freudian slip: while reading the Blanco article, I accidentally misread "smuggling Cubfans into the United States."

"hatian culture and how they deal with pain" It's very possible that whoever ended up on TCR after googling this phrase suffered a quick death by head explosion. Which reminds me, where the heck did the Hatian Pain Threshold section of this website go? Was it moved?

"It could have been identity theft or a fraudulent use of his bank account number or credit card or SSN or something like that." AZPHIL: See #18 above. The case is a federal matter as Blanco's agent is accused of smuggling Cuban players into the U.S. It is hard enough to get cigars let alone a good pitcher.

THe Eman- Wasn't that a Seinfeld episode? Kramer asked Jerry to pick up a couple of Cubans?

I know some people yesterday were linking to some FireJoeMorgan.com tidbits but did anyone see the Dusty one? I caught some of the Mets-Braves game this afternoon which I believe was the ESPN debut of FJM favorite Dusty Baker along with Ric Sutcliffe and Dave Ryan. In the bottom of the first the three were discussing the Mets batting David Wright second in their batting order. Dusty says, "He (Wright) stole 20 bases last year so you don't have to worry about him clogging up the bases at the top of the order." For reference, first game, bottom of the first inning, first "clogging up the bases" quote from Dusty Baker. Hehe, ohh god I am glad this mental midget is gone from our team.

Sorry if this is a repost. ESPN has something called the Ultimate Standings: Fan Satisfaction Ranking. http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/franchiseRanks?sport=mlb&yea… It basically measures fan satisfaction with the team and how management treats the fans. Of the 30 MLB teams, the Cubs rank 29, ahead of only the Orioles. In other words, apparently Royals, DRays, Pirates, Marlins, Nats and other fans are more satisfied with their teams than Cubs fans. The survey includes all four N. American sports. The Cubs are 98 of 122. Amazingly, there's four franchises behind the Blackhawks - Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, New York Knicks and Minnesota Vikings.

"Weber is responsible for all the sculptures outside the stadium, and also has cast Thomas Jefferson and a few notable hunting dogs." Yeah, that's pretty much St Louis in a nutshell.

Actually the McGuire statue started out being small but then it ran into a Jose Canseco statue...

10 Man- LOL. If they did put it up, how many thousands of pictures would be taken of fans standing behind the statue pretending to inject it in the rear?

JACOS: "Wasn’t that a Seinfeld episode? Kramer asked Jerry to pick up a couple of Cubans?" One of the best ones. And, Kramer indeed shows up with them!

Dr. Transmission, love the urban cowboy/Jonny Lee reference in the title. Makes me want to beat my girlfriend and ride a mechanical bull.

* By reading this website, you agree that TCR and its authors hold no liability for any actions you might take afterwards. Actually, I think I just ripped of the title from one used at TCR from years ago.

#31...no I think they were actually Dominicans... they wound up rolling the cigars too tight.

Z told Levine today that the Cubs made him an official offer (no $/years divulged) and that "negotiations will continue through the weekend in Vegas" but "will cease when the season starts".

Except, as I pointed out by email to the author over at THT, Einstein's "miracle year" was 1905. It's unquestionably the greatest scientific year of his life, and only Newton in 1666 can match Einstein for "peak value" or career year. The Cubs still had TWO world series victories left in them, at that point! We don't suck QUITE as much as he suggests! ~grin~ (RTFA if this doesn't make sense.)

jacos:
From today’s Denver Post-
“The Cubs are scouting Clint Barmes, but the Rockies want him to play every day in Colorado Springs for a while before re-evaluating his situation”
*If* this is true, the only thing I can figure is he's being scouted as a possible future catcher. The middle infield is pretty well covered.

Barmes fits right in with our punch and judy Ss options. Aparently Dusty Baker still lives on in spirit in Jim Hendry's heart.

BOGEY: Z told Levine today that the Cubs made him an official offer (no $/years divulged) and that “negotiations will continue through the weekend in Vegas” but “will cease when the season starts”. Other details?

As Bruce Miles pointed out today, it's very possible that the sides agree on a deal before Monday's deadline but nothing is announced for a few days as they hammer out a few details. Just keep that in mind...

I really don't think there is much to worry about with Z's extension. Hendry has a great track record of bringing back the guys he has to and it seems like Z wants to come back. I don't have much confidence in Hendry, but I do in getting Z signed at some point.

"As Bruce Miles pointed out today, it’s very possible that the sides agree on a deal before Monday’s deadline but nothing is announced for a few days as they hammer out a few details. Just keep that in mind…" And let us not forget that nothing really happens the day the season starts. It's not like he becomes a free agent. It's a Zambrano imposed deadline, that's all. I'm sure if they are very close to terms, he not going to stop a deal just cause it turned midnight on Sunday. "I don’t have much confidence in Hendry, but I do in getting Z signed at some point." Manny, why? You may not like some of his moves, but in this situation, when has he let us down? We locked up DLee, then kept ARam then signed the biggest free agent this off season.

I am having heart palpitations over this. Maybe not as bad a A-Ram, b/c I knew Hendry would never spend the money. It shows just how much (lack of) faith I have in JH.

Clint Barmes sucks. He'd actually make me pine for Jose Macias or Freddy Bynum.

Chad: "Manny, why? You may not like some of his moves, but in this situation, when has he let us down? We locked up DLee, then kept ARam then signed the biggest free agent this off season." I don't think i was overly clear in my statement. I do have confidence in him to getting Z signed. I have little confidence in Hendry overall, but I do have confidence that the deal will get done with Z. In fact, I am really not worried at all. Sorry Chad for the confusion...

#42 no

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  • 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. 

  • 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!!!