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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# 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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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The promise of Kris Bryant has finally arrived.

You've already heard this news, and even though it's only April I cannot help but walk around in a constant state of FREAKING OUT THAT KRIS BRYANT WILL BE PLAYING FOR THE FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS TODAY. I get coffee at the same place downstairs almost every day and almost every day it's the same woman who rings me up with a, "Just coffee today?" And today I got to say, "No. It's not just coffee today. Because also today, KRIS BRYANT WILL BE PLAYING AT WRIGLEY FIELD FOR THE FIRST PLACE CHICAGO CUBS." Just kidding. I didn't really yell. But I will continue to work that sentence into any conversation I have today. And to anyone who isn't a fan of the Chicago Cubs, go ahead and smirk at my silly, giddy premature optimism. Because I know that deep down you're jealous, and I also know that one day soon the Cubs will come to your town and ruin all your fun. Go Cubs.

Comments

It's going to piss me off when he gets intentionally walked in his first-ever MLB at-bat.

Can somebody talk Eddie Vedder into re-doing "hey hey holy Mackerel"?

Hey Cubby Blue, it looks like you got the five o'clock shadow in there! I've read that Boras has filed a trademark claim on that on behalf of our newest hero.

O&B, everyone knows that TM belongs to Sonny Crockett. Unless a trademark as old as Miami Vice can run out?

...debuting on a friday...in the middle of the damn day... im already trying to delegate tasks to others and shuffle around stuff so i can catch some of it. /being-a-jerk-manager-on-a-friday

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In reply to by Old and Blue

that's the only thing i miss about being a contract technical writer...the freedom of not having set work hours in a set work environment where work at 2pm is the same as 2am as long as you get it in before deadline. stupid career change...stupid corn...stupid reports due to stats before the end of the day...stupid r² values not making pretty little graphs like the marketing people prefer (anything less than a .90 and they cringe).

This thread has the potential to out traffic last year's "The Mysterious Case of Mike Olt" thread. -cult of wally pipp

I truly haven't been as excited for a Cubs game in like 7 years. I don't have crazy expectations for the year (hoping to compete for WC), but a good start and now Bryant getting called up makes today a fun day. Wish I still lived in Chicago and had my season tickets. I would love to be there.

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In reply to by Old and Blue

stack all 3 in the 2/3/4 slot and i'm in heaven...especially with fowler heading up the group. given how maddon handled the 1-slot in TB i'm a little interested to see what happens without fowler. maddon's traditionally been a "speed leads" guy with the 1-slot regardless of ob% (lot of d.jennings in TB). hopefully a.russell can fill that role in 2016+ and bring his ob% with him even if he's not expected to steal more than 15-20 a year.

New Star Wars trailer for "The Force Awakens" drops yesterday. Within 12 hours, Kris Bryant gets called up. Coincidence? I think not.

Bryant flying out of New Orleans this am. Not sure if he will be in lineup according to Levine.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Cubster and I talked about this briefly, in that it is possible for a bruise to become a hairline fracture from all the reverberation of the bat and that a bruise is in fact, if I understood Cubster correctly, kind of a hairline that isn't easily detected. They are cold and calculating, but not that crass me thinks.

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In reply to by Old and Blue

I will give them the benefit of the doubt, but I had said a few days ago that I thought Olt was more injured and that they were conveniently going to wait till at least Friday to DL him. They weren't bringing Bryant up any earlier than Friday and with Thursday off, it just kinda worked out for them.

Looks like me and the sports bar around the corner have a 1:20 lunch date. Like getting a second opening day. In typical Mike Olt fashion, he struck out at even place-holding the position until a road trip. but eff it, who cares, it Kristmas!

lineup: #Cubs Friday: Fowler CF, Soler RF, Rizzo 1B, Bryant 3B, Coghlan LF, Castro SS, Castillo C, Hammel P, Herrera 2B

Not paying attention the 40-man, do they have to dump someone to make room for Bryant? Or is Ramirez headed to the 60-day DL?

Beat reporters already twitting about Bryantastico's batting practice

Twit above: "Kris Bryant is working on little sleep with travel and traffic to Wrigley: Being that tired can help him relax, Joe Maddon says" He will be about as relaxed as a meth baby in a coffee house.

At game Bryant almost killed construction guy in bp

Just stumbled into free tickets for tomorrow's game. A chance to see homers #5-8!

Has David Price always pitched out of the stretch even with nobody on?

Also, picked the wrong game to bench Samardzija on my fantasy team...craps.

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In reply to by Rob G.

and Ninja immediately gets himself in trouble in next inning...balance restored (D fucked him over actually, but whatevers).

-edit- and the D giveth it back with 2 nice plays by G. Beckham at 3B. And yes, I'm anxious for Cubs game to start so I'm amusing myself with White Sox game.

Recent comments

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...

  • crunch (view)

    wow.  what a blown call.  go cubs, i guess.