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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)   

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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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White Sox @ Cubs: Sale vs. Lester (Game 86 Thread)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHW (40-44): LHP Chris Sale (7-4, 2.80)

CHC (46-39): LHP Jon Lester (4-7, 3.48)

First pitch: 3:05pmCT

Eaton* cf

Saladino 3b

Abreu 1b

Cabrera# lf

Garcia rf

Ramirez ss

Flowers c

Sanchez# 2b

Sale* p

 

Fowler# cf

Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Soler rf

Denorfia lf

Castro ss

Montero* c

Lester* p

Russell 2b

Lester went 7 and gave up 2 unearned runs against the Cards on Monday. He is approaching the two-month mark since his last win (May 16). The Sox are 39-169 (.231) against him from his time with Boston. The former Yankee Cabrera (12-42 with a HR) has faced him the most and has the most success against him.

Sale won against Toronto his last time out (9 IP, 2 ER). He had a bit of a late and slow start but has settled in nicely, including going 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA in June. A couple of the Cubs have had an AB or three against him, but no one has a hit.

This is not going to be pretty, especially if you’re listening to the TV broadcast.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:18 pm

Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat "Cubs rotation post break will be Hendricks Lester Arrieta Richard and Hammel" also, she tweeted about seeing hammel playing catch in the OF today.

Submitted by QuietMan on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:13 pm

Did Montero leave the game because Lester kicked him in the nards between innings? edit - Jammed left thumb for Montero. No word if it was from defending his nards.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:43 pm

lester gives up 3 hits in a row (and 2 runs) to start the game...follows it up with 6ip 1h 0bb 7k.

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:19 pm

Big game tomorrow -- it would be a shame to go from being one pitch from 10 over on Wednesday to being 5 over at the break 3 games later and having to deal with White Sox fans. Baseball....it will drive you nuts.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:03 pm

I am SOOO GLAD I sold my tickets to todays game for a very modest profit. Whoot. I think we are a bit delusional that this team will make the post-season this year. .500 will be an achievement. Incredibly disappointed in the offensively regressed Starlin Castro, who has no trade value (for a premium return) now. And, Fowler is pretty foul for a top of the order guy who can't score runs if he is not on the bases ever. Silver lining is they have been fun to watch for the most part this first half. A lot better than the last 6 years.

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Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:58 pm

It has been a frustrating few days....but I think they are as good as any other team going for the 2nd wild card spot. The kids are struggling right now, Fowler is way below his career norms, Castro has shown zero (actually negate) growth, Lester has pitched like a decent #3, etc. But, with a win tomorrow, they would be +7 vs. .500. I really wish Bryant weren't doing the AS game or the HR derby -- his bat looks slow, he has made a few painful errors this week and he could probably use a few days off. Hopefully, Bryant-Rizzo-Soler can have a strong 2nd half of July against weak teams (starting tomorrow!). And, unlike Castro, Addison seems to be capable of learning and growth.

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Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:21 pm

After the depressing 5 game losing streak (last 2 vs. LA and the sweep in STL), the Cubs were 4 over and had 4 series before the break. To keep my spirits up, I thought if we could take 2 of 3 from the Marlins, Mets and Sox, and split with the Cards, we would be +7 going into the break and that would be a good spot to be in. Almost to form (swept the Mets, but hope to win only 1 of 3 vs. Sox) -- a win tomorrow gets them to my hoped-for +7 at the break (despite the fact I am still recovering from being at "The Strop Game"). At times it's hard to remember that they are starting 3 rookies and have a makeshift platoon in LF this year. Bryant and Soler have looked good on occasion and seem to have big upside, but are still rookies. Addison understands how to play baseball and seems to be a good learner at 21. CF and SS have been the big disappointments that have hurt the team -- the pitching has been much better than I expected. So -- strap in. It should be a fun and wild ride for the next 2.5 months. As i said a few days ago -- this team feels like the young Jordan Bulls teams when Scottie and Horace were learning what it takes to win -- they may not win it this year, but they have a lot of talent that is ready to jell and the next several years should be a blast.

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Submitted by Carlito on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:27 pm

I totally agree with you on pretty much all of these accounts. And yeah they really are winning on pitching (no thanks to Lester, haha). I just hope we can win tomorrow - but they are in such a tailspin I don't think they can/will. These Cubs love to suck ass against teams that suck ass. Also it was DEFINITELY "The Strop Game" but a very big assist from Castro that game. When he couldn't get the run in in the 8th I had a bad feeling. That K Followed his K with bases loaded and 1 out in the 6th. I despise him right now.

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Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:45 pm

Castro just seems to refuse to change -- I had hope when he hit that Sac Fly to right-center field in the second game of the Cards DH ("Hey, maybe he's learning how to play baseball!"), but it seems like that was an anomaly rather than a sign of change. Every team pitches him low and away, and he tries to pull everything -- his whole body bails out towards LF on every pitch. By contrast, Russell was/is struggling, but in the Strop Game he hammered 3 balls to RF (one for a double), then drew 3 walks the next game. He adjusts and learns. I will always call it The Strop Game -- there a plusses and minuses in every game, but when you are one strike away from a win a serve up a meatball HR....it's on the pitcher. Also, having been there, it is a game I will never forget...

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:52 pm

Also...sorry...I don't know if they are in a "tailspin". They got unlucky in the first Sox game -- drew a lot of walks, got guys on base, hit some balls hard but right at people (and when did the Sox start playing defense??) -- and then got shut down by Sale today, but so do a lot of teams. Every season is a roller coaster -- I think we are feeling it more now because it has been so long since games really mattered after April. A lot like playing blackjack -- when you're winning, you expect it will continue, and when you are losing, it feels like you're incredibly unlucky and you'll never win again.

Submitted by jacos on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 07:36 am

Break coming at a good time, kids need a break. Fowler should get traded but this team will continue to impress.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 07:52 am

Problem with trading Fowler...who plays CF? With the infield defense shaky -- Bryant and Russell have the most errors in the NL at their positions, Castro is 2nd among NL SS -- I don't think we want a shaky CF as well, given that the offense will likely continue to be inconsistent.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 07:14 pm

This is what I said. No one will take those pieces unless they really do either a "change of scenery" trade - or they are a part of a larger deal. Right now there are three plays that cannot be made as far as I can tell: Foul-er, Castro, and EJax. In spite of O&B's hard-on for Olt - he's not gonna help much. The team needs a bat - Zobrist or someone (Schwarber) that can make contact with RISP. There is no-one that can pick up guys on base, and it is incredibly frustrating. I just hope that the team is as fun as its been in the 2nd half.

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  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

  • crunch (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    i know alzolay isn't having a great time right now, but i trust hector "ball 4" neris even less than alzolay based on what i've seen coming out of their arms.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Neris reminds me of Don “Full Pack” Stanhouse.

  • Eric S (view)

    Happ, Busch, Dansby and Madrigal have a combined 25 runners left on base through 7 innings, with Busch accounting for 9 of those.  Seems like a lot. 

  • crunch (view)

    PCA finally gets a hit!  2r HR!!!

  • Charlie (view)

    They certainly could be coupled. It could also be the case that a team needs good players at the heart of the team and if they are not coming from one source (development) they have to be sought out elsewhere. I don't see the evidence needed to infer the cause. 

  • crunch (view)

    bases loaded for the cubs, 0 out...and no runs score.

    cubbery.

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