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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

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

Last updated 4-23-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Pelicans Know the Way to Beat San Jose

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Yohendrick Pinango doubled and scored in the 2nd, walked and scored in the 4th, and drilled a two-run single in the 8th, and three pitchers combined to hurl a four hitter, as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs Lo-A affiliate) defeated the San Jose Giants (Lo-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants) 5-1 in Cactus League Minor League Camp game action Tuesday night at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. 

Casey Schmitt belted a solo HR in the top of the 1st inning to account for the lone Giant run.  

Myrtle Beach DH Matt Mervis left the game after tweaking something in his lower body while running the bases in the bottom of the 6th. 

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only):  

MYRTLE BEACH LINEUP: 
1. Darius Hill, CF: 1-3 (F-7, 1B, 5-3, BB, SB)
2. Yeison Santana, 2B: 0-4 (3-1, K, 5-3, 6-U FC)
3. Ed Howard IV, SS: 1-4 (K, K, K, 1B, R)
4a. Matt Mervis, DH #1: 1-2 (3-U, BB, 2B, R)
4b. Flemin Bautista, PR-DH: 1-1 (1B, R)
5. Jordan Nwogu, DH #2: 1-3 (1B, BB, K, 5-3, 2 R)
6. Yohendrick Pinango, LF: 2-3 (2B, BB, K, 1B, 2 RBI)
7. Luis Verdugo, 3B: 0-2 (F-8 SF, BB, K, 5-4-3 DP, 2 RBI)
8. Ryan Reynolds, 1B: 1-3 (E-6, K, 1B, CS)
9. Ethan Hearn, C: 0-3 (6-3, F-7, F-7)
10. Edmond Americaan, RF: 1-3 (3-1, K, 1B)

MYRTLE BEACH PITCHERS: 
1. Manuel Espinoza: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 3/7 GO/AO, 55 pitches (39 strikes)
2. Richard Gallardo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (12 strikes)
3. Tanner Jesson-Dalton: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 GIDP, 3/0 GO/AO, 40 pitches (25 strikes)

MYRTLE BEACH ERRORS: NONE 

ATTENDANCE: N/A 

WEATHER: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 70's 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 04:23 pm

With that, Minor League Spring Training is done, and players will be heading for Myrtle Beach, South Bend, and Tennessee tomorrrow. Minor League Opening Day is next Tuesday. Extended Spring Training will begin in Arizona sometime next month (TBD). 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:22 am

K-DUB: AZL regular season will start on Monday 6/28 and run through Saturday 9/18. 18 teams. 60 games. Five games each week. No games on Wednesdays or Sundays. Games will be "official." AZL playoffs will begin on 9/20.

I do not know about the DSL yet. 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:49 am

Also, Rockies will be joining the AZL in 2021. They previously were the only Arizona Spring Training team that did not have an affiliate in the AZL.

Only three MLB clubs will field two teams in the AZL in 2021 (down from seven MLB clubs with two AZL teams in 2019 when Cubs, CLE, LAD, MIL, OAK, SD, and SF had two). Don't know which four MLB clubs dropped their second AZL team, but FWIW the A's, Brewers, and Dodgers were the last three to add a second team.  

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:54 am

former Cubs Hector Rondon and Jeremy (Jerry) Blevins have announced their retirements. Lefty BlevIns never played for the major league club but was traded in the Jason Kendall move in 2007. He became a useful bullpen lefty (at times).

I have more affection for Hector, even though he was erratic, he had his good moments too including excellent walk-in from the bullpen music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6EmMnKRZI  (start at 0:47, Tu Me Quemas Dance Remix).

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:04 pm

he's also one of the hardest ex-cubs to get an autograph.  i don't think he's got something against it, but he quit signing early in his cubs career and only spot-signed some stuff during spring (with cubs and astros).

he's not in the same league as adolfo phillips, though...that's almost impossible.

Submitted by K Dub on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:52 am

PHIL: Thank you so much for that info on the AZL season. And for all the updates from Mesa. 

It's been a long year and a half without minor league baseball games, and your posts here have helped keep us all going. Thanks again, and May 4th can't come soon enough!

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:17 pm

I get that FB velo isn't everything, and and keeping in mind that I did not see every Cubs pitcher throw in a game, but for anyone who might be interested here are the max FB velos for the 30 Cubs pitchers I did see throw in Cactus League Spring Training games at Minor League Camp:

Robert Stock: 101 
Max Bain: 99 
Eury Ramos: 99 
Ryan Jensen: 98 
Bailey Clark: 96 
Richard Gallardo: 96 
Brandon Hughes: 96 
C. D. Pelham: 96 
Aneuris Rosario: 96 
Cam Sanders: 96 
Tanner Jesson-Dalton: 95 
Garrett Kelly: 95
Ethan Roberts: 95
Jose Albertos: 94 
Derek Casey: 94 
Graham Lawson: 94 
Jerrick Suiter: 94   
Riley Thompson: 94 
Blake Whitney: 94 
Manuel Espinoza: 93
Ryan Lawlor: 93 
Dakota Mekkes: 93
Adam Morgan: 93 
Peyton Remy: 93  
Erich Uelmen: 93 
Scott Effross: 92 
Matteo Bocchi: 91 
Trevor Kelley: 91 
Wyatt Short: 91 
Matt Swarmer: 91 

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:31 pm

Tonight's Cub game needs to be ended by the 9-0 slaughter rule. If this week is foreshadowing the 2021 season, yikes!

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 04:29 pm

nothing really, just trying to pile on the misery to excuse the poor record.

alzolay has a poor ERA, but he's pitching somewhat decently.

t.williams is doing what's expected...giving up a bunch of hits and hoping most don't score.  at least he's not giving up the homers like he was last season.

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Submitted by Charlie on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 04:11 pm

I think Alzolay, Williams, and Arrieta have been moderately pleasant surprises so far. But some moderately pleasant surprises from back of the rotation gambles can't even kind of dig you out of a -1.0 fWAR hole that your supposedly best two starters are continuing to dig.

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Submitted by bradsbeard on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 04:55 am

The good thing is it wouldn't be surprising at all if Hendricks tightens things up and rights the ship (he's had these sorts of slumps before). Davies I have a little less hope for just because he doesn't have the elite track record, but he's been a solid pitcher for years. I'd expect some sort of rebound from him. The bullpen might also be a case of addition by subtraction with Workman gone and Adam down (though I like Adam a lot). Tepera might be next to go (maybe for Strop?). Would help to have Wick back but that will be a while. 

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Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 04:13 am

I think Winkler or Tepera go next.

I too am less worried about Kyle. He is typically a slow starter (as I recall from the years I've drafted him in fantasy baseball). Davies, though, tends to start strong and fade. Without looking at underlying causes, that in and of itself is something to find troubling about Davies.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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