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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
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

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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Smokies & I-Cubs get Swept at Riverview

Jared Walsh drilled two RBI singles and scored a run, as the Mobile BayBears (Los Angeles Angels AA affiliate) edged the Tennessee Smokies (Chicago Cubs AA affiliate) 5-4 on Field #5, and Luis Tejada ripped an RBI single, walked twice, and scored a run, helping the Salt Lake Bees (Angels AAA affiliate) slip past the Iowa Cubs (AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) 3-2 on Field #6, in Cactus League Minor League doubleheader action Tuesday afternoon at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

Bijan Rademacher belted a two-run home run and Victor Caratini hammered two doubles and scored a run for Iowa, and Ian Rice singled, doubled, and scored a run and RHRP Dillon Maples threw two innings of perfect relief (K, 5-3, 6-3, 5-3, 5-3, 4-3) for Tennessee. 

As usual, several players were moved-up from lower-levels for the day to replace Iowa and Tennessee players assigned to the Cubs MLB game at Sloan Park.

Here are the abridged box scores from the games (Cubs players only):


FIELD #5

TENNESSEE LINEUP:
1. Charcer Burks, LF: 0-3 (F-9, 5-3, 5-3, BB, RBI, SB)
2. Bryant Flete, SS: 0-4 (K, 3-U, 4-3, P-6 DP, RBI)
3. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-2 (BB, BB, F-7, K)
4. Eddy Julio Martinez, RF: 0-4 (4-3, F-9, 1-3, P-4)
5. Ian Rice, C-DH: 2-3 (2B, 5-3, 1B, R, PO)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
6. Alberto Mineo, 1B: 0-4 (K, F-8, E-4, F-8, R)
7. Vimael Machin, 2B: 1-3 (BB, 1B, K, 3-U, R)
8a. Brad Markey, P: 0-1 (P-3)
8b. Tyler Pearson, PH-DH-C: 0-3 (K, 5-3, 5-3)
9. Trey Martin, CF: 1-4 (2B, FC+E5, F-9, L-7, R, RBI)

TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. Brad Markey: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 2 PO, 5/1 GO/AO, 42 pitches (26 strikes)
2. Scott Effross: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 5/1 GO/AO, 20 pitches (14 strikes)
3. Pedro Araujo: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER),1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 2/1 GO/AO, 39 pitches (24 strikes)
4. Dillon Maples: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5/0 GO/AO, 30 pitches (18 strikes)

TENNESSEE ERRORS: NONE

TENNESSEE CATCHERS DEFENSE:  
Ian Rice: 0-1 CS 

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FIELD #6

IOWA LINEUP:
X. Jason Vosler, 3B: 0-5 (K, K, 4-3, K, L-4)
NOTE: Vosler batted 2nd in the bottom of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, & 7th innings, and 5th in bottom of the 9th
1. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 1-4 (K, K, 4-3, 1B, SB)
NOTE: SWITCHED SLOTS WITH CANDELARIO FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
2. Jeimer Candelario, 1B: 0-3 (4-3, K, K, BB, R)
3. Mark Zagunis, LF-DH: 1-3 (K, 1B, 6-3)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
4. Victor Caratini, C-DH: 2-3 (2B, 5-4-3 DP, 2B, R)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
5. Erick Castillo, DH-C: 0-1 (BB, 6-3, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
6. Bijan Rademacher, DH-LF: 1-3 (HR, F-7, 6-3, R, 2 RBI)
7. Todd Glaesmann, CF: 0-3 (K, 4-3, K)
8. David Bote, 2B: 0-3 (6-3, K, K)
9. Rafael Narea, SS: 0-3 (4-3, E-6, F-8, CS)

IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Dallas Beeler: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP,  2/1 GO/AO, 37 pitches (23 strikes)
2. Gerardo Concepcion: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 28 pitches (16 strikes)
3. Stephen Perakslis: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 29 pitches (20 strikes)
4. Mario Meza: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GO/AO, 37 pitches (19 strikes)
5. Dave Berg: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 4/0 GO/AO, 19 pitches (14 strikes)

IOWA ERRORS: 2
1. SS Rafael Narea: E-6 (errant throw allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. SS Rafael Narea: E-6 (errant throw allowed batter to reach base safely)

IOWA CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Erick Castillo: 0-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 42

WEATHER: Patrly cloudy & a bit breezy with temperatures in the 70's 

Comments

Yadi 3/45 Only benefactor of WBC Are they only playing 2-3 mlb games a week?

So what is left to sort out on the 25 man season opening roster? LaStella vs Szczur? Will they surprise us with the last spots (so far, no).

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think if you had ranked players by how much the team could ill afford to have them miss significant time, Steele would be right at the top of the list.

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • 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