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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Thank you, Jake!

Submitted by moshethecubsfan on

Jake Arrieta has reportedly reached a 3 year, $75m deal (with all sorts of opt-outs and opt-ins) with the Philadelphia Phillies. Jake Arrieta is officially no longer a Cub.

On this occasion, I would therefore like thank Mr. Arrieta for everything he did in a Cubs uniform. Thank you for four and a half years of memories. Thank you for two no-hitters, a Cy-young award, and the greatest half-season of pitching ever produced by a Cub. Thank you for snapping a nine game post-season losing streak extending over a decade, with a 5 hit shut-out in the 2015 Wild-card game. Perhaps most of all, thank you for the 2014 season. Your emergence as an ace on a team with few pitching prospects, jump started the Cubs rebuild by at least a full year. You will be missed.

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Comments

Submitted by Hagsag on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 03:37 am

Amen.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 03:00 am

I just thought of these personal memories that I got to see Jake's first start as a Cub, and his last, in-person. Both W's and well-pitched. Last years' Playoff W was a gutsy performance staving off the Dodgers for one more game in spite of some control problems, he had 9K's and 5BB. The Standing O was heartfelt and most everyone felt it was his real curtain call with the team. I wished he had retired as a Cub, but those days are over. I wish him luck, except not against us.

Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 03:01 am

Arrieta was such a big part of this team getting to and winning in the playoffs. I'm so glad this isn't a situation where I have to root against him 3-5 times a year.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 03:20 am

yanks snag n.walker for 1/5m...great deal.

that might keep g.torres in AAA a while longer, though...probably needs it...his spring hasn't been that good.

Submitted by Transmission on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 03:21 pm

Hear, hear. Thanks, Jake. What a joy to watch. For me, the silver lining is that I'm now just a SEPTA ride away from being able to see him pitch...

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 03:22 pm

jake arrieta kicked my dog and it up n' died.  true story.  i hope his arm falls off.

that said, the cy young season and 3 post-seasons of 3.08era/1.08whip was pretty cool if you're into that sort of thing.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 03:48 am

fwiw..

"Jake Arrieta said at his introductory press conference with the Phillies on Tuesday that he intends to be ready for the season.

Arrieta obviously signed a lot later than he would he would have liked, but he's been throwing 50-65 pitch bullpen sessions every two or three days in an anticipation of latching on with a team."

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 03:07 am

Father's Day 2015 @ Target Field w/ the family when Jake's Jag began v Twins...WC game v. Bucs that same year @ Principal Park in Des Moines for a big screen game-watch w/ my sons; beautiful evening, beautiful game...Jake is gone but the swagger he brought to the Cubs remains...

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 03:17 pm

For me, Jake's rise will always be equated with the Cubs'.  More than anyone else.  When he got great in the second half of 2015, the Cubs got real good.  More than any Cub pitcher I can remember -- when he pitched, you expected the Cubs to win.  CG shutout win (11K, 0 BB) in the WC game at Pittsburgh -- in an era where nobody throws CGs, particularly in the post-season.  His attitude and performance made others follow.  It is time to say goodbye, but, to me, he is one of the main guys who changed the culture.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 03:18 pm

I was at Jake's no-hitter in LA.  I watched his no hitter in Cincy from the hospital the night my daughter was born.

Needless to say, he and his time with the Cubs will be something I never forget. 

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