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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

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
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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
 




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Cubs @ Braves: Arrieta vs Wisler (Game 60)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Sucklanta.CHC (41-18): RHP Jake Arrieta (9-1, 1.80)
ATL (18-42): RHP Matt Wisler (2-6, 3.98)
First pitch: 3:10pmCST

Arrieta lost (?!) to the D’backs his last time out (5 IP, 3 ER, 12 K, 1 BB). Arizona batters either struck out or hit it somewhere where no one could catch it. Arrieta is 6-0 with a 1.71 ERA on the road this year. Atlanta is 23-79 (.291) against him. A.J. Personality is 8-14 with 2 HR.

Wisler pitched like his mother in his last outing (4 IP, 8 ER, 5 K, 3 BB), an ugly loss in LA, after going 2-3 with a 2.51 in May. He’s 0-4 with a 4.12 at Turner Field this year. The Cubs are 7-16 (.438) against him. Bryant and Fowler both have a hit (HRs).

Lester (7-3, 2.06) versus Blair (0-4, 7.13—aw, yeah) tomorrow at 12:35pmCST before we head to DC.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:38 am

One small achilles heel I'm noticing in the Cubs that probably actually does need to be corrected before the playoffs. They don't seem to be much of a come from behind team. I am wayyyyy to lazy to look it up, but I'd be really surprised if they've won more than a game or two after being behind in the 8th inning. I suppose most teams are not good there, given how good modern late inning pitching has become, but still, a small concern. If I was at all ambitious I'd look for comps. But it doesn't just seem to be late innings - I'd be curious what their record is in come from behinds after 5/6 innings. Again, a very tiny wart in an amazing team, and that wart may be a figment of my imagination. Last night barely counts. They were flat and that just happens on the road sometimes.

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Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 06:18 am

The Brewers DFA's Neil Ramirez shortly after acquiring him. I wonder if they thought he could be easier for them to get through the waiver wire and store him in AAA. Given the mess the White Sox bullpen has been (now including year ending injuries), I'd not be surprised to see him go there (they have been a landing spot for ex-Cubs like Mike Olt and Jacob Turner). The injury history and inconsistent performance this year makes me think he'll be OK eventually but might need another year to resurface from whatever has been ailing him. Obviously, he's just not the pitcher we saw in 2014 when he was better than Grimm. The Richard issue is more about a 2nd lefty. Last year he was needed as a spot starter but not so far in 2016. At this point, I think Cahill, Warren and even T. Wood would be ahead of him for a spot start situation. So if he's not spot starting, if they come up with a better 2nd lefty option, and he continues to not function as a LOOGY, I expect he'll not end the year here.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:16 pm

Cubs going for variety on day 3 (just kidding, except for the lefty shrimp...hope he's the next Billy Wagner) Rounds 8-10 were all RHP 6'6-8", so they must have run out of giant sized RHP pitchers: 11- Michael Rucker, BYU, RHP, Sr. 6'1" 185 12- Trey Cobb, Oklahoma St, RHP, Jr. 6'1" 190 13- Wyatt Short, Miss, LPH, Jr. 5'8" 180 14- Parker Dunshee, Wake Forest, RHP Jr. 6'1" 205 15- Jed Carter, Auburn (Montgomery), RHP Jr. 6'0' 190 16- Holden Carmack, Oral Roberts, RHP Jr. 6'0" 195

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:15 pm

Looks like the Cubs have come up "short" in this draft 17-Zack Short, Sacred Heart SS, 5'10, 175. Wow, a short-shortstop (SSS?). Then 3 more pitchers in rounds 18-20 including 2 southpaws and a big righty from what I thought on first glance was Klutztown University (Kutztown, must be some limited dyslexic thing and it turns out not far from Joe Maddon's Hazleton, PA)

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:13 pm

if tim federowicz was a real team player he'd go on a fake DL assignment at this point...just saying. do it for the team, bro! i'm sure they can sneak a fake hamstring injury under the radar.

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:13 pm

Watching the newest Cub pitch in the college WS, and it reminded me of one odd thing I noticed about the SB Cubs game -- before I was distracted by the deep-fried mac & cheese sandwich -- they only use 2 umpires. It's like a high school game -- one guy behind the plate and one roaming around the bases depending on base runners. I had just assumed all levels of pro ball would have 4 umps. With no runners on, the ump stands at first, making LF fair/foul and lefty checked swings hard to call. Hunh.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:11 pm

RHRP Joe Nathan (on Cubs MLB 60-day DL - April 2015 TJS) threw his first "live" BP at Riverview Park this morning (one inning - 20 pitches), and he threw 75% of his pitches for strikes, the five balls were close to being strikes, and none of the hitters put a ball in play (Just foul balls and swings & misses). 

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  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

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