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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

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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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More of Morel with Some Cuevas

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Christopher Morel drilled a two-run double in the 1st, doubled and scored in the 6th, reached base on an HBP in the 8th, and stole a base, Yovanny Cuevas belted a two-run triple, doubled and scored, walked, and stole a base, and Eduarniel Nunez hurled three innings of one-hit shutout ball, in Cubs Extended Spring Training intrasquad game action Sunday night on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ. 

The game was pre-planned as an eight-inning affair. 

Here is the box score from the game:  
CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Luis Verdugo, SS: 2-4 (1B, 5-3, 5-3, 1B, R, SB)
2a. Chris Coghlan, RF: 0-1 (BB, 3-U, R)
2b. Herson Perez, PH-DH: 2-2 (1B, 1B)
3. Jonathan Soto, DH #1: 0-4 (K, K, 6-3 DP, 6-3)
4. Christopher Morel, 3B: 2-3 (2B, F-7, 2B, HBP, R, 2 RBI, SB, CS)
5a. Henderson Perez, C: 1-2 (4-3, 1B)
5b. Richard Nunez, C: 0-0 (BB, R)
5c. Franklin Tineo, C: 1-1 (1B)
6. Josue Huma, 2B: 1-4 (E-3, 4-3, 1B, K, RBI, SB)
7. Jose Gutierrez, DH-RF: 0-3 (K, K, BB, 6-3)
8. Jose A. Gonzalez, CF: 0-3 (5-3, K, 6-4 FC) 
9. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-3 (E-5, K, K) 
10. Ruben Reyes, LF:  2-3 (4-6-3 DP, 3B, 1B, PO)

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1. Fernando Kelli, CF: 1-3 (K, BB, K, 1B, R, SB)
2. Jonathan Sierra, DH #1: 1-3 (K, F-8, 1B, BB, 2 R)
3. Alexander Guerra, C: 1-3 ( F-9, HBP, 4-3, 2B, R, RBI, SB)
4. Yovanny Cuevas, RF: 2-3 (F-9, BB, 2B, 3B, R, 2 RBI) 
5. Cam Balego, DH #2: 1-3 (1B, P-3, F-9 SF, K, RBI)
6. Luis Vazquez, SS: 1-2 (BB, 5-4-3 DP, 1B, RBI, SB)
7. Kevin Zamudio, 1B: 0-2 (P-4 DP, BB, E-4, R)
8. Yonathan Perlaza, 3B: 0-1 (BB, BB, 6-3, R, SB)
9. Jose Alonso Gaitan, LF: 0-3 (K, F-9, 3-U) 
10. Reivaj Garcia, 2B: 0-3 (6-3, 3-U, K, RBI)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS: 
1. Eduarniel Nunez: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 1/4 GO/AO, 59 pitches (33 strikes) 
2. Nathan Sweeney: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 2/2 GO/AO, 32 pitches (12 strikes) 
3. Dalton Geekie: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2/1 GO/AO, 18 pitches (10 strikes) 
4. Stephen Ridings: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 12 pitches (7 strikes) 
5. Casey Ryan: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 3 WP, 22 pitches (14 strikes) 

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS: 
1. Eury Ramos: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 6/1 GO/AO, 59 pitches (38 strikes) 
2. Luis Aquino: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 14 pitches (11 strikes) 
3. Yan de la Cruz: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 27 pitches (12 strikes) 
4. Jake Steffens: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 PO, 1/0 GO/AO, 14 pitches (10 strikes)
5. Eugenio Palma: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1/0 GO/AO, 10 pitches (7 strikes) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 2
2B Josue Huma: E-4 (missed catch on attempted pick-off at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
2B Josue Huma: E-4 (dropped pop fly in short RF allowed batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: 2 
1. 1B Kevin Zamudio: E-3 (errant underhand-flip on attempted 3-1 put-out allowed batter to reach base safely)  
2. 3B Yonathan Perlaza: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Henderson Perez: 0-2 CS, 1 PB 
2. Richard Nunez: 0-1 CS 
3. Franklin Tineo: 0-1 CS 

CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Alexander Guerra: 1-4 CS, 1 PB 

ATTENDANCE: 12 

WEATHER: Clear skies with temperatures 100+ 

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Comments

Submitted by bradsbeard on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 06:43 am

AZ Phil, how has Jonathan Sierra looked in general? I seem to recall rave reviews last spring for his work ethic, but he struggles a good bit in the AZL. Haven’t heard much about him this spring. Any thoughts on his development so far? Do you think he’ll be up in Eugene when their season starts?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 06:59 am

BRADSBEARD: Jonathan Sierra will likely be assigned to Eugene, but he hasn't developed quite as was expected from his original projection. I mean, he's not another Darryl Strawberry.

Sierra is a good outfielder with a plus arm and he runs the bases well, but he's an extreme pull hitter (opposing teams use an infield shift on him even in Extended Spring Training games) who hits the ball on the ground a lot and doesn't show much power in games (although he does in BP). But there is no point in having him repeat AZL. He needs to move along.

Actually, the left-handed hitting outfielder who's the hitter the Cubs thought Sierra would become is Abraham Rodriguez. He can really rake. Rodriguez laces line-drives foul line to foul line, and he hits HR in games, too. But he is defensively challenged no matter where he plays (1B-LF-RF). BTW, Rodriguez would have played in the AZL last year, but he missed the entire 2017 season after undergoing shoulder surgery in April.

Probably the only position players at Cubs Extended Spring Training right now who have a shot at skipping AZL and going directly to Eugene are C Alexander Guerra (who is 21 years old and played a couple of seasons in Serie Nacional in Cuba prior to defecting), SS-3B Christopher Morel  (who is probably one of the Cubs Top 10 prospects), and C Jonathan Soto (the Cubs #2 catching prospect, behind only Miguel Amaya), and maybe CF Fernando Kelli (the fastest player in the organization). 

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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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