Cubs MLB Roster

Cubs Organizational Depth Chart
40-Man Roster Info

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

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

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
 





Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

2013 Cubs Extended Spring Training - Final Stats

2013 Cubs Cactus League Extended Spring Training - Final Stats

NOTE: Does NOT include intrasquad & sim games

There is no Official Scorer at Cactus League Extended Spring Training games, so all stats are unofficial

EXST CUBS RECORD: 24-27-4

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POSITION PLAYERS


* bats left
# bats both

"SLASH-LINE" below POSITION PLAYERS names = AVG/OBP/SLG

NOTE: POSITION PLAYERS ARE SORTED BY PLATE APPEARANCES (PA)

CARLOS PENALVER (SS)
296/349/388
106 PA (32 GAMES)
29-98 - 7 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 16 R, 7 BB, 14 K, 1 HBP, 2 GIDP, 5 SB (1 CS), 1 PO
ERRORS: 3

* DANNY LOCKHART (2B-SS-3B)
279/356/372
101 PA (29 GAMES)
24-86 - 2 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 12 R, 10 BB, 9 K, 2 HBP, 3 SF, 3 GIDP, 3 SB (0 CS), 1 PO
ERRORS: 5 (one E-6 and four E-4)

* JACOB ROGERS
(1B-3B-RF)
250/360/408
100 PA (30 GAMES)
21-84 - 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 14 BB, 26 K, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 2 GIDP, 0 SB (1 CS)
ERRORS: 2 (one E-3 & one E-5)

# KEVIN ENCARNACION (CF-RF-LF)
259/333/420
90 PA (29 GAMES)
21-81 - 9 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 11 R, 9 BB, 19 K, 1 SB (3 CS), 1 PO
DEFENSE: TWO OUTFIELD ASSISTS & ONE ERROR

YASIEL BALAGUERT (RF-LF-1B)
272/299/370
87 PA (25 GAMES)
22-81 - 2 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB, 13 K, 2 SF, 2 GIDP, 0 SB (2 CS)
DEFENSE: TWO OUTFIELD ASSISTS & ONE ERROR (E-3)

XAVIER BATISTA (RF-LF-1B)
243/317/514
LAST TEN GAMES: 387/441/935
82 PA (27 GAMES)
18-74 - 4 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 12 R, 7 BB, 24 K, 1 HBP
DEFENSE: ONE OUTFIELD ASSIST & ONE ERROR (E-3)

# MARK MALAVE (3B-1B)
190/350/238
80 PA (29 GAMES)
12-63 - 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 12 R, 16 BB, 21 K, 1 SF, 0 SB (1 CS)
ERRORS: 9 (eight E-5 and one E-3)

JESSE HODGES (3B-1B)
275/342/449
LAST TEN GAMES: 321/387/571
76 PA (25 GAMES)
19-69 - 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 12 R, 3 BB, 13 K, 4 HBP
ERRORS: 4 (all E-5)

JEFFREY BAEZ (RF-CF-LF)
323/400/554 
75 PA (24 GAMES)
21-65 - 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 13 R, 8 BB, 20 K, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 3 SB (1 CS)
DEFENSE: ONE OUTFIELD ASSIST & ONE ERROR

REGGIE GOLDEN (LF-RF-CF)
250/384/400
LAST TEN GAMES: 400/486/533 (prior to promotion)
73 PA (24 GAMES)
15-60 - 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 12 BB, 19 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 2 SB (0 CS), 1 PO
NOTE: Has been assigned to Kane County

* SHAWON DUNSTON JR (CF-LF)
429/479/603
LAST TEN GAMES: 471/514/735
71 PA (21 GAMES)
27-63 - 1 2B, 5 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 13 R, 4 BB, 10 K, 3 HBP, 1 SF, 3 SB (0 CS)
DEFENSE: TWO OUTFIELD ASSISTS & TWO ERRORS

* JOSE DORE (1B-2B-3B-LF-RF)
207/343/345
70 PA (28 GAMES)
12-58 - 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 10 BB, 21 K, 2 HBP, 1 GIDP, 1 SB (0 CS)
DEFENSE: TWO OUTFIELD ASSISTS & THREE ERRORS (one E-3 and two E-5)
NOTE: Was acquired from SD in March for PTBNL

* TREVOR GRETZKY (LF-1B)
262/324/328
68 PA (16 GAMES)
16-61 - 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 6 BB, 17 K, 1 SH, 1 SF, 1 GIDP, 1 SB (0 CS) 
ERRORS: 3 (all E-3)

FRANCISCO SANCHEZ (SS-2B)
258/313/339
67 PA (24 GAMES)
16-62 - 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 2 BB, 27 K, 3 HBP, 1 SB (1 CS), 2 PO
ERRORS: 8 (all E-6)

* RASHAD CRAWFORD (CF-RF-LF)
125/242/196 
66 PA (24 GAMES)
7-56 - 0 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 7 BB, 19 K, 2 HBP, 1 SF, 1 SB (0 CS)
NOTE: Crawford has given-up switch-hitting and is now batting only LH

BRAD ZAPENAS (2B-3B-SS)
382/446/564
65 PA (22 GAMES)
21-55 - 4 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 14 R, 6 BB, 8 K, 2 HBP, 1 SH, 1 SF, 0 SB (1 CS), 1 PO
ERRORS: 3 (all E-4)
NOTE: 2012 shoulder surgery rehab

* GARRETT SCHLECHT (LF-RF)
204/365/375 
63 PA (24 GAMES)
10-49 - 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 8 R, 12 BB, 15 K, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 2 GIDP, 1 PO
DEFENSE: 5 OUTFIELD ASSISTS

DONG-YUB KIM (LF)
245/328/396 
61 PA (23 GAMES)
13-53 - 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 6 BB, 12 K, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 1 GIDP, 2 SB (0 CS)

* JUSTIN MARRA (C)
263/404/474
47 PA (20 GAMES)
10-38 - 2 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 9 BB, 14 K, 1 PO
DEFENSE: 1-9 CS (11%)

RONY RODRIGUEZ (C)
282/364/385
44 PA (17 GAMES)
11-39 - 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 8 K, 3 HBP, 0 SB (1 CS)
DEFENSE: 1-4 CS (25%), 1 PB, 2 ERRORS

# WILFREDO PETIT (C-1B)
158/220/184
41 PA (17 GAMES)
6-38 - 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 GIDP, 0 SB (1 CS), 1 PO
DEFENSE: 5-22 CS (23%), 2 PO, 3 PB, 5 ERRORS

DAVID BOTE
(2B-3B-SS)
219/324/344
37 PA (12 GAMES)
7-32 - 0 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 5 BB, 9 K, 1 SH, 1 SB (3 CS)
NOTE: Has been assigned to Kane County

LANCE RYMEL (C-1B)
189/351/323
37 PA (16 GAMES)
7-31 - 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 HBP, 2 GIDP
DEFENSE: 10-21 CS (48%), 1 PO
NOTE: Has been assigned to Tennessee

* ALBERTO MINEO (C-1B)
189/294/290 
34 PA (16 GAMES)
7-31 - 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 GIDP 
DEFENSE: 3-15 CS (20%), 2 PB 

# ERICK CASTILLO (C)
286/375/321
32 PA (16 GAMES)
8-28 - 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 1 SF, 1 GIDP
DEFENSE: 2-14 CS (14%), 2 PB, 1 ERROR

JUNIOR LAKE (3B-CF)
423/516/692
31 PA (6 GAMES)
11-26 - 7 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB, 7 K, 2 GIDP, 3 SB (1 CS)  
NOTE: Was on INJURY REHAB ASSIGNMENT - is now at AAA Iowa

* STEVE CLEVENGER (3B-1B-C)
357/400/536
30 PA (7 GAMES)
10-28 - 5 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 GIDP, 0 SB (1 CS), 1 PO 
DEFENSE: 2-3 CS (67%), 1 PB, 1 ERROR
NOTE: Was on INJURY REHAB ASSIGNMENT - is now at AAA Iowa

ALBERT ALMORA
(CF)
259/286/444
28 PA (6 GAMES)
7-27 - 1 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB (0 CS)
NOTE: Was on INJURY REHAB ASSIGNMENT - is now at Kane County

# FRANDY DE LA ROSA (SS-2B)
167/167/167
24 PA (12 GAMES)
4-24 - 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K
ERRORS: 1 (E-6)  
NOTE: Has been assigned to DSL Cubs

# JOSE MORALES (C)
263/375/368
24 PA (6 GAMES)
5-19 - 0 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 SF, 2 GIDP
DEFENSE: 1-1 CS (100%)
NOTE: Ex-MLB free-agent - signed in April

NEFTALI ROSARIO (C)
091/167/136
24 PA (11 GAMES)
2-22 - 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 GIDP
DEFENSE: 3-12 CS (25%), 2 PB
NOTE: Has been assigned to Kane County

# ROBERTO CARO (LF-CF)
188/381/188
21 PA (10 GAMES)
3-16 - 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 SB (1 CS)
NOTE: Has been assigned to DSL Cubs

* BRYANT FLETE (2B-SS)
188/222/188
18 PA (9 GAMES)
3-16 - 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SF, 1 SB (1 CS)
ERRORS: 4 (one E-6 and three E-4)
NOTE: Has been assigned to VSL Cubs 

* IAN STEWART (3B)
200/250/267
16 PA (3 GAMES)
3-15 - 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP
NOTE: Was on INJURY REHAB ASSIGNMENT - is now at AAA Iowa

CARLOS ESCOBAR (C)
461/461/846
13 PA (5 GAMES)
6-13 - 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K
DEFENSE: 1-5 CS (20%), 1 PO
NOTE: Has been assigned to Kane County

LUIS ACOSTA (3B)
091/167/182
12 PA (4 GAMES)
1-11 - 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
ERRORS: 5
NOTE: Has been assigned to DSL Cubs

JOSH VITTERS (3B-1B)
455/500/636
12 PA (3 GAMES)
5-11 - 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP
NOTE: Was on INJURY REHAB ASSIGNMENT - is now at AAA Iowa

RONI TORREYES (2B)
273/273/455
11 PA (3 GAMES)
3-11 - 0 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP
NOTE: Was moved up to Tennessee


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PITCHERS


* throws left

NOTE: PITCHERS ARE SORTED BY INNINGS PITCHED (IP)

TREY LANG
5.51 ERA - 1.71 WHIP
32.2 IP, 33 H, 21 R (20 ER), 23 BB, 25 K, 4 HBP, 9 WP, 1 GIDP, 2 PO, 56% strikes, 38/23 GO/FO
11 GAMES (7 GS)
ERRORS: 1

JAMES PUGLIESE
2.10 ERA - 1.03  WHIP
30.0 IP, 22 H, 10 R (7 ER), 9 BB, 31 K, 1 WP, 2 GIDP, 71% strikes, 35/31 GO/FO 
12 GAMES (5 GS)

PAUL BLACKBURN
5.60 ERA - 1.57 WHIP
27.1 IP, 37 H, 21 R (17 ER), 6 BB, 20 K, 6 HBP, 3 HR, 1 WP, 3 PO, 61% strikes, 34/22 GO/FO
9 GAMES (9 GS)

TYLER BREMER
4.00 ERA - 1.15 WHIP
27.0 IP, 28 H, 13 R (12 ER), 3 BB, 27 K, 3 HR, 2 GIDP, 1 PO, 66% strikes, 29/20 GO/FO
17 GAMES

LOIGER PADRON
4.15 ERA - 1.60 WHIP
21.2 IP, 25 H, 12 R (10 ER), 9 BB, 18 K, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 56% strikes, 20/23 GO/FO
11 GAMES (3 GS)

JOSE ROSARIO

5.14 ERA - 1.52 WHIP
21.0 IP, 20 H, 16 R (12 ER), 12 BB, 14 K, 1 HR, 4 WP, 57% strikes, 25/19 GO/FO 
7 GAMES (3 GS)
ERRORS: 3   
NOTE: Has been assigned to Kane County

MIKE HAMANN
2.21 ERA - 1.28 WHIP
20.1 IP, 18 H, 6 R (5 ER), 8 BB, 17 K, 3 WP, 1 GIDP, 68% strikes, 25/19 GO/FO
14 GAMES
ERRORS: 1

DUANE UNDERWOOD
2.95 ERA - 1.64 WHIP

18.1 IP, 19 H, 6 R (6 ER), 11 BB, 17 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 1 PO, 57% strikes, 19/11 GO/FO
6 GAMES (6 GS)

ERICK LEAL
2.45 ERA - 1.20 WHIP

18.1 IP, 15 H, 6 R (5 ER), 7 BB, 17 K, 1 HBP, 1 PO, 66% strikes, 17/19 GO/FO 
7 GAMES (2 GS)
ERRORS: 1
NOTE: Was acquired from AZ in Tony Campana trade

CARLOS MARTINEZ
1.13 ERA - 1.25 WHIP
16.0 IP, 12 H, 5 R (2 ER), 8 BB, 7 K, 59% strikes, 22/17 GO/FO
10 GAMES

ALEXANDER SANTANA
3.68 ERA - 1.09 WHIP

14.2 IP, 11 H, 6 R (6 ER), 5 BB, 11 K, 3 WP, 64% strikes, 17/15 GO/FO
5 GAMES (3 GS)

* MATT IANNAZZO
3.86 ERA - 1.43 WHIP
14.0 IP, 18 H, 6 R (6 ER), 2 BB, 19 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 3 PO, 1 GIDP, 62% strikes, 14/6 GO/FO
9 GAMES

CHAD MARTIN
7.07 ERA - 2.00 WHIP
14.0 IP, 26 H, 13 R (11 ER), 2 BB, 14 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 68% strikes, 11/16 GO/FO
6 GAMES

JOSH CONWAY

3.38 ERA - 1.58 WHIP
13.1 IP, 12 H, 5 R (5 ER), 7 BB, 16 K, 1 HR, 1 GIDP, 60% strikes, 14/11 GO/FO
5 GAMES (5 GS)
ERRORS: 1 
NOTE: Will miss remainder of 2013 season - fractured elbow 

JASVIR RAKKAR
9.00 ERA - 2.08 WHIP
13.0 IP, 22 H, 14 R (13 ER), 5 BB, 12 K, 3 WP, 67% strikes, 9/18 GO/FO
6 GAMES

CORBIN HOFFNER

16.34 ERA - 3.16 WHIP
12.2 IP, 28 H, 29 R (23 ER), 12 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP, 2 HR, 2 WP, 59% strikes, 14/16 GO/FO
10 GAMES 

ETHAN ELIAS
8.68 ERA - 2.25 WHIP
9.1 IP, 17 H, 9 R (9 ER), 4 BB, 10 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 63% strikes, 8/9 GO/FO
6 GAMES

DAURY TORREZ
3.00 ERA - 0.89 WHIP

9,0 IP, 8 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP, 1 HR, 1 GIDP, 72% strikes, 11/10 GO/FO
4 GAMES (1 GS)

* HUNTER ACKERMAN
4.15 ERA - 1.15 WHIP
8.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 4 BB, 7 K, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 1 BALK, 1 GIDP, 61% strikes, 12/7 GO/FO
6 GAMES

DILLION MAPLES
3.12 ERA - 1.50 WHIP

8.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 6 BB, 11 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 58% strikes, 12/2 GO/FO
3 GAMES (3 GS) 
NOTE: Has been assigned to Kane County

* ANTHONY PRIETO
14.63 ERA - 2.86 WHIP

8.0 IP, 18 H, 13 R (13 ER), 5 BB, 10 K, 1 HBP, 1 HR, 4 WP, 60% strikes, 9/4 GO/FO
6 GAMES

DANIEL ADRIAN
6.14 ERA - 2.32 WHIP
7.1 IP, 11 H, 6 R (5 ER), 6 BB, 7 K, 2 WP, 1 BALK, 61% strikes, 6/6 GO/FO
5 GAMES
NOTE: Suffered knee injury in EXST game

LARRY SUAREZ
0.86 ERA - 1.00 WHIP

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 64% strikes, 5/10 GO/FO
5 GAMES
NOTE: Has been assigned to Daytona 

* CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
2.70 ERA - 1.05 WHIP

6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 60% strikes, 6/9 GO/FO
3 GAMES (1 GS)

* KYLER BURKE
3.00 ERA - 1.00 WHIP

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 65% strikes, 3/8 GO/FO
2 GAMES (1 GS) 
NOTE: Has been assigned to Daytona

RYAN McNEIL

0.00 ERA - 0.67 WHIP
6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 GIDP, 73% strikes, 7/3 GO/FO
2 GAMES (1 GS)
NOTE: Will miss remainder of 2013 season - elbow surgery 

GUILLERMO MOSCOSO
0.00 ERA - 0.83 WHIP
6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 PO, 76% strikes, 6/3 GO/FO
2 GAMES (2 GS) 
NOTE: Has been assigned to AAA Iowa

DAYAN DIAZ
3.18 ERA - 1.76 WHIP

5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 1 HR, 2 GIDP, 62% strikes, 8/2 GO/FO
4 GAMES (1 GS)

DAVID CALES

5.40 ERA - 1.40 WHIP
5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 67% strikes, 3/3 GO/FO
5 GAMES
NOTE: Was assigned to Daytona, then was released

JUAN FRANCISCO
7.20 ERA - 2.40 WHIP

5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 6 BB, 4 K, 3 WP, 1 GIDP, 52% strikes, 7/5 GO/FO
3 GAMES

ORBANDY RODRIGUEZ 
1.93 ERA - 1.50 WHIP
4.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 69% strikes, 6/5 GO/FO
3 GAMES
NOTE:
Ex-AZ minor league player - was formerly known as "Manuel Gil"

MATT LOOSEN
4.99 ERA - 0.82 WHIP
3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 63% strikes, 2/6 GO/FO
1 GAME 
NOTE: Was assigned to Tennessee - now at Daytona

ARMANDO RIVERO
7.36 ERA - 1.91 WHIP
3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 5 K, 68% strikes, 2/4 GO/FO
3 GAMES (1 GS)
NOTE: International Free-Agent (Cuba) - signed in March

JORGE DIAZ
16.88 ERA - 2.63 WHIP
2.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 46% strikes, 3/5 GO/FO  
2 GAMES

* DAVID VILLEGAS
13.50 ERA - 1.86 WHIP
2.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 63% strikes, 7/1 GO/FO
2 GAMES  
NOTE: Was acquired from Tabasco (Mexican League)

* HUNTER CERVENKA
0.00 ERA - 0.43 WHIP
2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 61% strikes, 4/3 GO/FO
2 GAMES 
NOTE: Was moved-up to Daytona, is now at Tennessee

* JEFF LORICK
0.00 ERA - 0.50 WHIP
2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 72% strikes, 2/0 GO/FO
2 GAMES (1 GS)
NOTE: Has been assigned to Daytona 

* LUIS VILLALBA
9.00 ERA - 1.50 WHIP
2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 53% strikes, 3/2 GO/FO
2 GAMES

CARLOS GUTIERREZ
0.00 ERA - 0.60 WHIP
1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 55% strikes, 2/0 GO/FO
1 GAME 
NOTE: 2012 shoulder surgery rehab

* ANGEL MEJIAS
9.00 ERA - 2,00 WHIP
1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 58% strikes, 1/1 GO/FO
1 GAME 

 

Comments

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In reply to by Cubster

CUBSTER: Boise begins play next Friday (6/14) and the AZL Cubs first game is Thursday 6/20.

Draft picks who played college ball who sign right away might have a chance to break camp with Boise on Tuesday, but most will spend a week to ten days in Mesa where they will be evaluated before being assigned to an affiliate.

Most if not all of the players initially assigned to Boise (probably about 25-28 players) will be selected from the Cubs EXST roster, and the players who are not chosen to go to Boise will remain in Mesa playing "sim" games  and (if enough players are available) intrasquad games ad nauseum until the AZL season starts in a couple of weeks.

PHIL: Many thanks as well. Hope your A/C is working well for the summer ahead. Would like to ask you to "pick three": - What three hitters do you project to move through the system (up hopefully)? - What three pitchers (if there are three...) did you see in ExtST that could as well?

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In reply to by The E-Man

E-MAN: Not counting players who were at Extended Spring Training on rehab assignments (like Almora, Lake, Vitters, and Clevenger) and also not counting players who were promoted during the course of EXST (like Maples and Golden), I would say the position players most likely to move through the pipeline are Penalver, Dunston, Baez, and Hodges, and the pitchers most likely to move are Conway (but only if he returns 100%), Underwood, Leal, Pugliese, and Torrez.    

Phil, thanks for your hard work and especially your knowledge of the Cobs organization.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.