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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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Gameday Open Thread / Cubs @ Mariners

Vegas Baby, Vegas! Cubs versus Mariners in the desert at Cashman Park. Ted Lilly versus Miguel Batista. Which of these Cubs is most likely to have spent the whole night gambling, drinking and hitting the strip joints? A) Carlos Zambrano B) Cliff Floyd C) Ryan Theriot D) Henry Blanco E) Scott Eyre

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WGN broadcast tonight woohoo. regular season starts in 3 days, I think its going to be a fantastic season. Go Cubs Go

Anybody have a preference who the Reds pick to start the third game against the Cubs? Eric Milton and Kyle Lohse are both supposed to pitch tomorrow and then one of them will pitch next against the Cubs.

too bad this was not the tie-breaker question for the 2007 prediction contest.

TB #1: How much did Z spend on strippers in Vegas? TB#2: How much did Z lose/win at the tables in Vegas?

something tells me, rob, that z is watching his coins very carefully until he and hendry shake hands on that 6 year 102 million dollar deal. :)

TB #2 - Zambrano won't exactly win any $ at the tables, but he will shake down the dealer and/or pit boss for $2,000,000.

21! twenty effing one?!! i don't need no stinking 21. gimme my damned money....

How is Ryan Dempster not on that multiple choice? This is the same guy who ran around Stanley's in Lincoln Park NAKED on a dare. And you don't think he's getting a little crazy in Vegas? Come on now.

I'll go with C-Ryan Theroit But it started innocently enough, he wanted some tips on improving his defense at SS and he wanded into Cesar's Palace.....

wandered... nothing like screwing a really bad joke my mis-typing. That's what I get for posting at 6:40 on a saturday morning.

Brick: "Did they just say the Cubs have thirty-six errors in ST??" Yep, Cubs have the 5th most errors in ST. Not good...

loved the description of Neifi by Christina Kahrl in Baseball Prospectus: St. Neifi of the Wounded Wood

Offense looked pretty good last night. Maybe ready to go. Pitching, eh, it was alright.

Trib (Sullivan) reporting this morning that Z's deal is "nearly sealed." Evidently there were good conversations yesterday.

Bobby Kielty missed Thursday and Friday's games because of food poisoning that he attributed to a bad cheeseburger. Cheeseburger in Paradise? Burp!

Levine said that Z and his agent met with Hendry both before and after the game yesterday in Vegas. While he didn't say a deal was "nearly sealed" he figures IF the deal does get done it will be tonight or tomorrow morning as the Cubs won't want Z having to hold a presser before the early start in Cincy on Mon. Looks for 5yr/$80-85 with a 6th year option with $3-5m buyout.

Cubs were also lowest in ERA in Cactus League and the best base stealing team at 30 out of 34. Looks like the Cubs will finish 7 in MLB this spring in walks and 3rd in BA. For a team that loves to strike out over the years they will finish as the 4 hardest team to strikeout. We also finished 2nd in HR's, and 3rd in RBI. What does it all mean? Not a whole lot, its spring training.

I'm just glad Z isn't represented by Drew Rosenhaus. That guy makes Boras look easy to deal with.

Buster Olney says 5/85 for Z. He speculates the Cubs "could announce a Zambrano extension on Opening Day (Monday) to create some positive vibes to start the season." That's from his Insider blog.

If we get Z in the fold that means we have, under contract for at least 4 seasons: DLee Z Aram Soriano I think this is an excellent core. If Prior can recapture what once was, this can be a dominant team.

"I think this is an excellent core. If Prior can recapture what once was, this can be a dominant team." I love how that exact quote could have been written on March 31, 2004, March 31, 2005, March 31, 2006, or today. Will it also be written next year?

If Prior can.... Will it also be written next year? $300 million later, our fortunes still depend on that man making good again.

DOUGIE: "“I think this is an excellent core. If Prior can recapture what once was, this can be a dominant team.” 'I love how that exact quote could have been written on March 31, 2004, March 31, 2005, March 31, 2006, or today. Will it also be written next year?' Man, you are so RIGHT! I am MORE excited about looking forward with the manifestation of the young arm's talent: Sam-ard-ja, Veal, Guzman, Pawalek. Whle I truly believe Prior is not "finished", its my opinion that the above - the club's minor league's strength, will be fun to watch coming up.

I'm already on record saying the only downside to ST is Lou leaving the Cherry Pie behind. Ward and Cotts?? Come on ....

This past winter I ask my brother-in-law, a die-hard Giants fan, if he was upset about losing Jason Schmidt. "Nope, I think he's done," was the answer I got. "He's losing his fastball." Turns out that's exactly right, according to the LA Times. "The Dodgers spent $47 million to lure Jason Schmidt to be their ace, a certified power arm. If you believe the Dodger Stadium radar gun -- and the reports from several National League teams that scouted Schmidt in Florida this spring -- they bought a pitcher with a below-average fastball. Schmidt continues to register radar readings under 90 mph. -- Los Angeles Times

"I’m already on record saying the only downside to ST is Lou leaving the Cherry Pie behind." I thought you were going the Ben & Jerry route on Cherry? Let's hope that Cotts' poor performances will not cost them too many games in the standings before he's sent down.

Here's a random one for ya: Who will finish with more career wins for the Cubs: Prior, Wood or Samardajjiaa? It's sad that it's even a legit trivia question.

IS the Giants-Dodgers rivalry as heated as Cubs-Cards? Having lived in LA for a year of college, I just don't recall the City getting too excited about many things, except the Lakers.

Schmidt losing his fastball is hardly news, they've been whispering that since last year and I know I've mentioned it a few times. The main reason I wasn't too upset that we lost out on him.

"I love how that exact quote could have been written on March 31, 2004, March 31, 2005, March 31, 2006, or today. Will it also be written next year?" Really? Really? I 100% disagree. Who replaces Soriano, in my list? Before 2004, Z is not on that list. You would really pin your hopes on a 38 year old Moises Alou? You would be looking forward to all the things that Sammy was going to do? We have Soriano at the peak of his career, ARam still on the up swing and DLee, still in his prime. Not even close to the same thing.

"IS the Giants-Dodgers rivalry as heated as Cubs-Cards?" Yes and no. You see, Los Angeles is the most OVERRATED sports town in America. People here don't really care that much. Having said that, the Giants/Dodgers games are pretty hostile. A guy got shot in the parking lot one year.

Schmidt losing his fastball is hardly news, Apparently the Dodgers were out of the loop, Rob.

apparently they were and in that park, it's not like I don't think he'll be effective, but I doubt he'll be the ace they think they're getting... LA sports scene is pathetic, the Lakers and maybe USC football are the only things really followed with any sort of passion. It's just not part of the culture here like it is in Chicago or New York or Boston. When they're doing well, they get good crowds and all and even when they're doing poorly, but no one really cares if the teams are losing. Of course you wouldn't care either if you could go to the beach 200 days of the year.

"You see, Los Angeles is the most OVERRATED sports town in America." do you think so? I don't perceive it as such. People on the East Coast certainly don't. Other than Kobe, what other sports "story" is there? There is no NFL football. Oh..wait...I forgot David Beckham is there. That is football, too. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim? As you know - they're in Orange freakin' County! I hope they lose the rights in Federal Court. That's like a team in Rockford Illinois calling themselves the Chicago Cubs. So - I don't know that LA is overrated. I just think that it is very insolar to the West coast. So maybe to Seattlites, its overrated...

"Of course you wouldn’t care either if you could go to the beach 200 days of the year." LOL! Well put! That is, if you can find a parking spot NEAR the beach! UGH!

"So - I don’t know that LA is overrated. I just think that it is very insolar to the West coast. So maybe to Seattlites, its overrated…" My point is that people is that people THINK this is a sports town, and it's not. That is pathetic considering that Los Angeles has two of the most stories franchises in their respective league. And by that, I mean, the Clippers and The Avengers. Kidding. This is a terrible sports town that doesn't deserve a football team.

"Having said that, the Giants/Dodgers games are pretty hostile. A guy got shot in the parking lot one year. " If that is the criteria, I would say the White Sox have the best rivalry with......well every team that comes to play them :)

How about this, I will say that the White Sox have a pretty heated rivalry with umps and opposing first base coaches. FWIW.

"And by that, I mean, the Clippers and The Avengers. Kidding. This is a terrible sports town that doesn’t deserve a football team." LMAO!!

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  • 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!!!

  • 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.