Wada Ya Gonna Do?
Tsuyoshi Wada fired five innings of shutout ball with seven strikeouts, Javier Baez collected three hits and three RBI, and Josh Vitters ripped a solo HR and an RBI double, as the AAA Iowa Cubs defeated the Salt Lake Bees (Angels AAA affiliate) 7-1 on Field #6, and C. J. Edwards and four relievers combined to toss a two-hitter and Rubi Silva stroked an RBI single and an RBI double, stole a base, and scored a run, leading the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs AA affiliate) to a 4-1 victory over the Arkansas Travelers (LAA AA affiliate) on Field #3, in Cactus League Minor League doubleheader action this morning at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ.
Tennessee 3B Kris Bryant left the game in the bottom of the third inning after being hit on the foot with a pitch.
RF Jorge Soler took BP witb the Tennesse squad but will apparently begin the season on the Smokies 7-day DL, as INF Wes Darvill was moved-up to the Tennessee squad from the Daytona squad to take Soler's slot on the Smokies 25-man Active List.
All of the position players assigned to the Tennessee active roster saw action in the game on Field #3, and all of the Iowa position players except catcher Eli Whiteside, 1B Lars Anderson, and INF Edgar Gonzalez (who apparently will serve as a player-coach) got into the game on Field #6.
Several pitchers and position players from the Boise/Mesa (Extended Spring Training) squad saw action late in the two games, and six more players have arrived in Mesa from Venezuela, as RHPs Adbert Alzolay and Greyfer Eregua, LHP Alberto Diaz, 3B-1B-C Roney Alcala, and OF Jeffrey Baez and Ricardo Marcano have been assigned to the Cubs Extended Spring Training squad at Riverview Park.
Here are the abridged box scores from this morning's games played at Riverview Park (Cubs players only):
FIELD #3:
TENNESSEE LINEUP:
1. Zeke DeVoss, CF: 2-5 (1B, P-4, L-8, K, 1B, R, SB)
2. Stephen Bruno, DH #1: 1-5 (F-8, 2B, 6-3, 6-3, L-5, R)
3a. Rubi Silva, RF: 2-4 (1B, 2B, K, 6-3, R, 2 RBI, SB)
3b. Taylor Davis, PH: 0-1 (5-3)
4a. Kris Bryant, 3B: 0-1 (K, HBP)
4b. Anthony Giansanti, PR-DH: 1-2 (1B+E5, K, R)
5. Dustin Geiger, DH-1B: 1-4 (K, 1B, K, 6-3, RBI)
6a. Rafael Lopez, C: 1-2 (3-1, 1B, BB, RBI)
6b. Charlie Cutler, C: 1-1 (1B)
7. Jonathon Mota, 1B-3B: 1-4 (6-3, K, F-7, 1B)
8. John Andreoli, LF:0-2 (BB, K, 5-3, BB, SB)
9. Jeudy Valdez, SS: 0-3 (6-3, P-4, BB, K)
10. Wes Darvill, 2B: 0-4 (K, E-3, L-8, 3-1)
TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. C. J. Edwards: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 4/4 GO/FO, 63 pitches (33 strikes)
2. Armando Rivero: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 28 pitches (19 strikes)
3. Josh Davis: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/3 GO/FO, 20 pitches (14 strikes)
4. Jasvir Rakkar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 11 pitches (5 strikes)
5. Zak Hermans: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 9 pitches (7 strikes)
TENNESSEE ERRORS: NONE
TENNESSEE CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Rafael Lopez: 1-1 CS
FIELD #6:
IOWA LINEUP:
1a. Matt Szczur, CF: 1-3 (K, 2B, F-8)
1b. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 1-2 (1B, F-9, R)
2a. Arismendy Alcantara, 2B: 1-3 (F-8, 1-3, 1B)
2b. Logan Watkins, 2B: 0-2 (K, E-6)
3. Javier Baez, SS-DH: 3-4 (K, 1B, 1B+E5, F-8 SF, 1B, 3 RBI)
4. Josh Vitters, LF: 2-4 (HR, BB, P-6, 2B, K, R, 2 RBI)
5a. Chris Coghlan, 1B: 1-3 (K, P-6, 1B, BB, R)
5b. Rashad Crawford, PH: 0-1 (F-8)
6a. Christian Villanueva, 3B: 1-2 (P-5, BB, 2B, R, RBI)
6b. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-1 (K)
6c. Gleyber Torres, PH: 0-0 (BB)
7a. Brett Jackson, RF: 0-4 (4-3, K, 3-U, 3-U)
7b. Mark Malave, PH: (3-U)
8a. Chris Valaika, DH-SS: 1-3 (F-9, F-7, 1B, BB, R, RBI)
8b. Alberto Mineo, PH: 0-1 (F-8)
9a. Luis Flores, C: 0-2 (K, F-8)
9b. Justin Marra, C: 0-1 (BB, E-4, 2 R)
IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Tsuyoshi Wada: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP, 3/5 GO/FO, 84 pitches (56 strikes)
2. Casey Coleman: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/FO, 37 pitches (20 strikes)
3. Frank Batista: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/FO, 20 pitches (13 strikes)
4. Marcos Mateo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches (13 strikes)
IOWA ERRORS: NONE
IOWA CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Luis Flores, 0-1 CS
Recent comments
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crunch 3 hours 8 min ago (view)
kolten wong rumors heating up for the cubs, too. i could live with that. giving nico hoerner 600 ab's a year sounds absolutely terrible after what little he did last year.
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Cubster 5 hours 24 min ago (view)
WSCR online reporting that the Cubs are going to watch lefty Carlos Rondon pitch. They desperately need another lefty that breaks down with the regularity of my Comcast service.
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crunch 5 hours 38 min ago (view)
imagine being so toxic that you go from a no-doubt 1st or 2nd year HOF'r to having to try for it in your 10th year...and then imagine doubling down on the toxicity every chance you get a chance to redeem yourself.
every time he's called out, even for minor stuff, he piles on more and then complains that people that have an issue with him are "cancelling" him for no good reason.
he deleted a slew of "those people that stormed the capital are great people" posts pre-election so he has some kind of self-awareness in that skull of his somewhere.
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Cubster 6 hours 13 min ago (view)
I'm all for removing him from the ballot. His bloody sock already made it. That was enuf.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 7 hours 44 min ago (view)
Ranting about how the elections (both his and the other clown's) were stolen.
I hope he ends up one vote short next year, just to really rub it in.
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crunch 8 hours 44 min ago (view)
currently he's throwing a tantrum and demanding to be removed from the HOF ballot for 2022.
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Hagsag 10 hours 45 min ago (view)
Will Schilling storm the HOF with a mob?
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crunch 22 hours 19 min ago (view)
schilling denied (71.1%, 16 votes short).
some people did nazi that coming.
no one inducted this year...aram got 1% of the vote so he found more than 1 vote out there (4 votes). latroy hawkins got 2 votes for being a solid dude to other people (very friendly with the press and pretty much everyone)...sosa got 17% of the vote...
schilling/bonds/clemens are going in their last eligible class in 2022...could be a hell of a "controversial" class...but bonds/clemens need to find 50+ votes.
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Sonicwind75 1 day 4 hours ago (view)
Arizona is allowing fans in the stands for indoor NHL hockey games but it's too dangerous to let players following protocals; at least more so than hockey fans, to practice outside in a controlled environment. Wonder how much of that is coming from MLB ownership trying to get a late start and pro-rating player salaries. Stall and save some money until more fans are allowed to attend later in the year.
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crunch 1 day 4 hours ago (view)
few hours away from HOF announcements (6pm EST, unless leaked early).
schilling seems to be the only guy with a legit shot this year and i wouldn't be surprised to see no one get elected...
big up aramis rarmirez getting at least 1 known vote on publically shared ballots.
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crunch 2 days 1 hour ago (view)
"MLB will hold its first-ever pre-draft combine from June 20-28 in Cary, North Carolina.
The combine will take place at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, with top draft-eligible college and high school players invited. As part of the combine, the top-88 prep players will take part in a tournament through June 26th consisting of eight games."
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crunch 2 days 3 hours ago (view)
cactus league officials are requesting MLB delay spring training because of elevated COVID cases + deaths.
their summer peak was 70-80 deaths a week and they're currently at 140-160 deaths a week.
things should be trending down now that most of people that wanted to kill relatives in order to have turkey dinners in NOV/DEC seems to have peaked.
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Hagsag 3 days 3 min ago (view)
$$$$ for trump's defense fund.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 3 days 6 min ago (view)
But they got $600 a few months back. Each! That was an unexpected windfall.
Can't wait to see us acquire a 17 year old, 16 year old, 11 year old (all in the 15-30 range of Blue Jays prospects) and one of the shitty Jays surplus OFs. Randal Grichuk jerseys will be the new hot item among Cubs fans.
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crunch 3 days 58 min ago (view)
things are a little tight, we have to be patient with the ricketts family finances.
when TD Ameritrade was fully/completely sold in october they expected to get 26 billion dollars of value on the transaction, but it only got 22 billion dollars. the massive slew of millions that didn't fully come to realization on the ricketts side of that sale stings.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 3 days 1 hour ago (view)
Trade Hendricks? Cant be true. We're "going to be competitive this year."
Sell the team, Ricketts family.
Comments
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Some additional info
Some additional info regarding the Cubs recent 40-man roster moves:
RYAN KALISH: He has one minor league option left, but Optional Assignment Waivers must be secured before he be optioned to the minors. NOTE: Because Optional Assignment Waivers are revocable, clubs almost never claim players off Optional Assignment Waivers because the waiver request can be withdrawn if the player is claimed, but it is a restriction and a potential roadblock. Kalish also cannot elect free-ageny if outrighted AT THIS TIME because he has not been outrighted previously in his career (he was non-tendered by Boston, but not outrighted) and he has not yet accrued three years of MLB Service Time. However, he is on target to reach three years of MLB Service Time on August 15th, so if the Cubs want to outright Kalish at some point during the 2014 season and don't want to take the chance that he will elect free-agency, they would need to do so prior to 8/15. As long as he remains on the 40-man roster he will be under club control through the 2017 season (unless he is outrighted, released, or non-tendered in the meantime), and he will be first-time eligible for salary arbitration post-2014.
JOHN BAKER: Even though it seems like he has been around forever, Baker (like Kalish) actually has one minor league option left, and he can be optioned to the minor without having to give his permission as long as he is optioned prior to April 30th (after which he will have accured five years of MLB Service Time and cannot be optioned or outrighted to the minors without gving his permission in advance). As with Kalish, Optional Assignment Waivers would have to be secured before Baker can be optioned to the minors (again, essentially just a formality), and he can elect free-agency if he is outrighted to the minors (again, must give his permission in advance before he can be sent to minors starting on 4/30). The Cubs will retain control over Baker through the 2015 season (Baker will be eligible for salary-arbitration post-2014, and will be an MLB Article XX-B FA post-2015... if he isn't released or non-tendered in the meantime...).
BRIAN SCHLITTER: He has two minor league options left, but (as is the case with Kalish and Baker) Optional Aassignment Waivers must be secured before Schlitter can be optioned to the minors, although (again) Optional Assignment Waivers are basically just a formality because they are revocable the first time requested in a given waiver period (that is, waiver request can be withdrawn if player is claimed). Note also that once secured, Optional Assignment Waivers are good for the entire waiver period. Schlitter also can elect free-agency if outrighted, because he has been outrighted previously in his career.
EMILIO BONIFACIO: He has no minor league options left and he has accrured 5+066 MLB Service Time through the 2013 season, so he cannot be outrighted to the minors unless he gives his permission in advance. He can be released, though, except if he is released during the regular reason (and the regular season has started) the Cubs would be on the hook for his entire $2.5M salary (minus whatever he might get from another club after being released, which would almost certainly be the pro-rated MLB minimum salary). He will be an MLB Article XX-B FA post-2014.
ALBERTO CABRERA: If Outright Assignment Waivers can be secured, Cabrera can be sent outright to the minors and he cannot elect free-agency if outrighted (he has not been outrighted previously in his career and/or he has not accrued at least three years of MLB Service Time), but if he is outrighted he will automatically be declared a six-year minor league free-agent (MLB Rule 55 FA) if he is not added back to an MLB 40-man roster or signs a 2015 Minor League Successor Contract by 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day following the conclusion of the 2014 World Series. But the Cubs could outright him and thenj (if he pitches well at Iowa) they could add him back to the 40-man roster anytime during the 2014 season or post-2014 up until 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day following the conclusion of the World Series. Also, any MLB club claiming Cabrera off waivers would have the same problem the Cubs have (had), which is he is out of minor league options and so he can only be sent to the minors after Outright Assignment Waivers have been secured. A young player not yet established as a major league player who is out of minor league options is a lot like a Rule 5 player. (A pain in the ass).
Daury Torres is assigned to
Mildly surprised when I
cubs open @pit on MON @1pm ET
thank god you posted that
thank god you posted that hard to find info...
you're welcome. *tips fedora
Home games will be at Wrigley
(Na'u ka hau'oli)
I've been searched! I'm
Navin R. Johnson...Things are
"Indians signed C George
Any word on what ails Soler?
hamstring
hamstring
Prediction: By the end of
Prediction: By the end of this year, Wada is our best SP. When Rizzo flops, we bring Ron Cey out of retirement to play 1B (Cey didn't have great range at 3rd, to begin with.) Yu Darvish, meanwhile, is unable to continue his career as a pitcher due to lingering injuries, but it turns out he has a great bat, and we complete yet another trade with Texas to bring him in as our starting 2Bman, replacing Barney. The Cubs, in the most unlikely pennant chase of all time, clinch the division on the last day of the season when Allen Craig smashes a liner up the middle that Wada snares to start a 1-4-3 double play, with Len Kasper screaming, "Hey Chicago, Wada Yu Cey!!!!!"
Dear God
I wondered where that was
Highly unlikely.
Yay! Good to hear from you
Opening day line up:
I know it was one at bat, but
Lake and Olt know they're
Lake and Olt know they're suppose to hit lefties, right?
Bonifacio with the "why the eff is he starting" 2/2 that Neifi made famous.
Good god.
Meh.
i'm ready for 2015 already..
Believe!
Ugh.
You've got to be kidding me.
Believe!
Lake single (YEAH!)
Lake single (YEAH!)
Castro walk (Holy shit!)
Rizzo K, Olt pop out, Castillo K (there you are our old friend disappointment)
Rizzo, Olt, Castillo combine
Rizzo blows.
mickey hatcher's giant glove
My uncle bought Mickey
I hope the Daytona coaches
Yeah but. Samardzija on pace
And that's 486 regular-season
104 pitches for Liriano
104 pitches for Liriano through 6, probably just about done
Ninja at just 67 through 5 1/2.
Hey look, the Cubs!
renteria sure like bunting...
and pinch hitting r.sweeney
Renteria is obviously still
Theo/Jed, he's bunting.
snitches get stitches, bro.
Ryne Sandberg clearly hates
Ryne Sandberg clearly hates pitchers.
Cliff Lee with 8 ER in 5 IP on 11 H, 101 pitches.
speed kills....your rallies
speed kills....your rallies
Bonifacio picked off first, instant replay overturned original safe call.
bunting and bad baserunning so far, gonna love this team.
JD lamenting Lake trying to
fuq...
Game recap
Game recap
http://www.sadtrombone.com/
"Paul Sullivan @PWSullivan
Of course he does.
the reds have been doing a
Boni did a fine job today,
none of the PRDs (especially
Maybe on the next road trip
"tentative" Smokies, Daytona
"tentative" Smokies, Daytona and Kane County rosters:
Kane County:
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/rele...
Daytona:
http://daytona.cubs.milb.com/news/article.jsp...
Smokies:
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2014...
Silva had a nice full season