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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are 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

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PITCHERS: 14
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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Cubs & A's Play a Tie at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Christian Olivo belted a two-run double and Cristian Hernandez collected an RBI on a bases-loaded walk for the Cubs, and SP Wander Guante hurled four innings of two-hit shutout ball with seven strikeouts (no walks) for the Athletics, as the two teams played to a 3-3 tie in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Saturday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ. 

The game was originally scheduled to be played at Sloan Park, but a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) event was held in the stadium simultaneous with the Cubs game, so the ball game was moved across the street. 

Pedro Ramirez returned to the Cubs lineup after being hit in the helmet by a pitch in an intrasquad game on Wednesday, so he apparently passed the concussion protocol with flying colors. 

In other EXST news, INF Andrelton Simmons has completed his EXST rehab and has been assigned to AAA Iowa on an official Article XIX-C Minor League Rehab Assignment (a maximum of 20 days because he is a position player, and the player can call it off at any time). Simmons appeared to be 100% at the plate and on the bases in Mesa, and while he hasn't played much shorstop in Cactus League EXST games, he did take grounders for 20 minutes on Field #1 on Wednesday and made all of the throws a shortstop would need to make in a game. How his shoulder felt afterward, I don't know. 

Here is the abridged box score from Saturday's game (Cubs players only): 
CUBS LINEUP:
1. Rafael Morel, 3B: 0-3 (5-3, K, P-6, HBP)
2. Pedro Ramirez, 2B: 0-4 (F-8, K, 1-3, 1-2 FC) 
3. Cristian Hernandez, SS: 0-2 (6-3, K, BB, BB, RBI)
4. Felix Stevens, 1B: 1-4 (1B, K, F-8, 4-3, SB)
5a. Dilan Granadillo, C: 0-1 (K, BB, PO) 
5b. Wally Soto, C: 0-1 (4-6-3 DP)
5c. Miguel Pabon, C: 0-1 (K) 
6. Alejandro Rivero, DH #1: 1-4 (K, 1B, 5-3, K) 
7. Frank Hernandez, LF: 1-4 (K, L-9, 1B, K, R)
8a. Brayan Altuve, CF: 0-1 (K) 
8b. Bryan Serra, PH-DH: 0-1 (F-8, BB, R) 
9. Christian Olivo, DH-CF: 1-3 (1-3, P-4, 2B, 2 RBI)
10a. Anderson Suriel, RF:2-2 (2B, 1B)
10b. Carlos Morfa, RF: 0-0 (HBP, R) 

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Yovanny Cabrera: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 0/2 GO/AO, 31 pitches (16 strikes) 
2. C. D. Pelham: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 24 pitches (12 strikes) 
3. Gleiber Morales: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 12 pitches (10 strikes) 
4. Anthony Martinez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 16 pitches (8 strikes) 
5. Cristian Rojas: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 20 pitches (10 strikes) 
6. Oliver Roque: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1/0 GO/AO, 18 pitches (11 strikes) 
7. Joel Sierra: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GO/AO, 22 pitches (9 strikes)
8. Anthony Mendez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 12 pitches (8 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Dilan Granadillo: 0-3 CS 
3. Miguel Pabon: 0-1 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 21 

WEATHER: Mostly sunny with temperatures in the 90's 

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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 05/07/2022 - 05:39 pm

For those of you not familar with the geography of Sloan Park, the street on the west side of the stadium is called Clark Street, the street on the north-side of the stadium is called Waveland Avenue, the street on the east-side of the stadium is called Sheffield Avenue, and the street on the south side of the stadium is called Rio Salado Parkway (which is Addison Street in Spanish).  

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Submitted by JoePepitone on Sat, 05/07/2022 - 05:26 pm

Hah!

 

 I notice that the street parallel to Sheffield just to the east is Riverview, where you can ride The Bobs (not the ones in Office Space) and have some fun in Aladdin's Castle or maybe even Shoot the Chutes.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 05:10 pm

RHSP Luke Farrell has been moved-up to AAA Iowa from EXST. 

3 G (3 GS) - 6.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R (4 ER), 7 BB, 11 K, 1 WP - 5.40 ERA - 2.25 WHIP   

He threw 72 pitches is his final EXST start last Tuesday.

FB: 88-89
SL: 80-82
CH: 79-80 
CV: 75  

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 05:16 pm

Stroman to IL, possibly COVID related. Schwindel to Iowa, Sampson up. Not sure who starts tonight. MLB says Steele is scheduled with Stroman out.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 05:13 pm

i think i know how to fix all of this.

the team waits until the season ends, fire the manager, hire ryne sandberg, make token 5-15m investments in a couple guys, make some T-Shirts with funny and bold sayings, start printing 2023 world series tickets.

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 05:38 pm

i mean the future cubs manager.  david ross is the problem.  if he can't bring out the best in schwindel he doesn't deserve the keys to the kingdom.

remember ryne sandberg?  he was a neat cub.  he hit those homers and he's a nice guy.  what a great addition to club he'll be.  just think of it.  wow, ryne sandberg.  that's royalty!  wow.  neat.

that should fix everything.

Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 05:46 pm

Does anyone know what's going on with Alexander Vizcaino?

Also, Phil, any thoughts on CD Pelham?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 05:05 pm

DJL: I have seen C. D. Pelham throw in a few EXST games now, and while he struck out the side in one of the games, he wasn't impressive in the others. He has command issues with all of his pitches, and while he is a mountain of a man (6'6 250+ with long arms), his stuff isn't overpowering or noteworhy (90-93 MPH FB, 83-84 MPH CH, and 79 MPH CV). All that said, it's good that he is pitching again, and maybe his command will improve over time. 

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 05/08/2022 - 05:21 pm

wow CIN won today.  5-23.

28 games played and a -79 run differential.  that's an insane level of inept.

their 4 main starters have given up 88 earned runs in 89 innings.

votto has been oddly terrible...90 PA,  0 HR, 1 double, .122/.278/.135

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  • crunch (view)

    “I respect his track record of what he’s accomplished,” Counsell said on Sunday morning. “And you go through these. He’s gone through -- maybe not this particular stretch -- but stretches where you’re not pitching the way you want to and struggling. And you figure it out.” -- Counsell on Hendricks

    fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

    i respect his track record of no longer being in the rotation.  in 2016 he threw 2 innings out of the pen, his only work out of the pen.  the cubs won the world series that year.  let's repeat that magic.  the formula is obvious.  stats don't lie.  etc etc whatever...

    small sample size and all, but how about this craziness...

    "Entering Sunday, Hendricks had allowed an .843 OPS against hitters in their initial plate appearance, followed by a 1.056 OPS in a second meeting and a 2.449 OPS when seeing batters for a third time."

  • Finwe Noldaran (view)

    Phil: Great to see what Rosario is doing!

    Do you think having Rosario may have influenced/impacted the front office's decision on including Hope in the trade for Busch at all?

  • crunch (view)

    it's so crazy we got a new "barnstorming" harlem globetrotters-type baseball product that was introduced less than 5 years ago and is wildly popular all over the nation.

    a notion left long in the past, unearthed, polished for modern audiences and popular as ever.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    No question right now Alfonsin Rosario is one of the Cubs Top 20 prospects (probably Top 15). Rosario is to the Cubs what Zyhir Hope is to the Dodgers.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Savannah Bananas will be playing the Party Animals at Sloan Park in Mesa this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The games are sold out (15,000+ each night), and berm tickets are going for well over $100. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    RAISIN: In the game versus the A's at Fitch Park last Friday, Mule threw half FB and half SL (16/16), and one CH (which coincidentally was the only hard-hit ball off him -- a near HR line-drive double off the LF fence). FB was 91-94 and the SL (really more of a "slurve") was 80-82, and he got three swing & miss on each pitch (six swing & miss total out of his 20 strikes). So I think it is safe to say that right now, Mule is strictly a two-pitch pitcher (FB/SL), 

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Recalled it was sampled in a Nas song.  Did a little sleuthing.  It was a Nas song called "Hate Me Now" that featured Puff Daddy.  Imploring the crowd to hate somebody seems a bit overly dramatic for a keyboardist but perhaps there is some other connection to the song. 

     

    In general there has been a weird overuse of Carmina Burana's O Fortuna in sports and commercials in past decade or so.  Maybe it is a fallback choice if there isn't anything else.   

     

    Sidenote, while the O Fortuna part has become a bit pop-culture cliched; the overall piece is very interesting and rather expansive in scope. I played percussion in a production of it while in college.  There is a rather jovial movement set in a tavern.  In the score it calls for the clinking of beer steins.  Let's just say we did a lot of research to determine the best sounding beer steins. 

  • crunch (view)

    ooof...this is just as likely as anything.  professional organists are weird humans.

  • SheffieldCornelia (view)

    Maybe it is only played when the hitter thus far in the game is "oh for two"-na at the plate?

  • crunch (view)

    who was AB when it was being played?  it could be something as corny as playing it for nick fortes because fortes/fortuna...fortes...marlins...fish...tuna...sigh.

    while the cubs organ player isn't a frequent groaner weaponizing the organ song selection, they all dabble in it.

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