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28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Brewers @ Cubs: Chacin vs Quintana (Game 118)

MIL (67-54): RHP Jhoulys Chacin (11-4, 3.91)
CHC (68-49): LHP José Quintana (10-8, 4.28)
First pitch: 1:20pmCST
 
Quintana gave up 5 ER in 6.1 innings and lost in KC on Wednesday.
 
He’s 2-0 with a 0.95 in three starts against Milwaukee this season. Overall, they are 41-188 (.218) against him. Moustakas is 12-42 with 3 HR. If the only thing he does consistently this year is beat the Brewers, I’m good with that.
 
Chacin won against the Padres his last time out (6 IP, 3 ER). He went six scoreless to beat the Cubs on June 13. They are 16-45 (.356) against him. Rizzo is 5-10 with 2 HR.
 
Hendricks and Guerra tomorrow at 1:20pmCST to end the series.
 
Go Cubs!

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Trending: The post-Matheny Cardinals continue to win without Pham, CMart or Dexter, and the Davey Martinez Nats continue to blow games in the late innings.

And the Jansen-less Dodgers give up 4 in the 9th to blow Kershaw's 2-1 lead and lose again.  NL Wild Card is getting interesting.

Overall, they are 4-188 against him.

Wow -- that is some seriously good pitching!  (Just letting you know that we do read your previews, CTSteve!) 

If only. Just this once, I am going to blame the keyboard on my new MacBook Pro--which might take some getting used to.

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In reply to by Eric S

Such a bizarre season -- inspiring wins followed immediately by lifeless losses.

Assuming this score holds: Cubs will be 13-12 since the break. Six of the wins have been by one run, while an amazing 11 of the 12 losses by 3+ runs.  (Update: the score didn't hold...it got worse).

Time to change the lineup around Joe.

Rizzo and Baez aren't 1-2 hitters. They're 3-4 hitters. 

We're 13-12 since the break.

We need to hit.

Bote didn't play at all today. Even for a curtain call at bat. He deserved that while we were down 7 runs. La Stella gets the start today vs a RHer. But, Bote has been hitting RHers.

And, Joe has just killed Almora. He simply must not like him or believe in him. He should/could have been an All Star.

Zobrist leadoff

Heyward 2

Rizzo 3

Baez 4

Happ or Schwarbs 5

Bote or Russell 6  depends on where Baez plays. If prefer Bote for a full week.

Contreras 7

Almora 8

Thoughts ?

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In reply to by Childersb3

Fully agree.  Having Rizzo and Baez hit in front of good OBP/no power guys makes no sense to me at all.  Seems completely ass-backwards. 

And, it's time to get real about LaStella.  He's a very good pinch hitter who can reach first base (via single, walk or catcher's interference) in the late innings, which is nice, but that's his one and only skill.  He has zero HR this year and is SLG .313.  His glove certainly isn't a plus.  I know Joe loves him, but he can't be on the roster next year at the expense of Bote. 

today's zobrist ejection was the first of his career.

1,563 games to get his first ejection.

"I basically said, ‘that’s why we want an electronic strike zone.’ That’s what obviously got me tossed. I’m not going to lie...I think he was going toss me anyway, before I said that, just because I wouldn't go away.""

you earned it with a solid jab zobrist, enjoy it.

The Cubs offense is outrageously bad.  Totally inept outside of Rizzo.  100% agree that the lineup construction hasn't helped anyone but Rizzo.

Milwaukee has a fairly light schedule in September so if things stay this way until then, they are in very good shape.  Cards are playing great ball, but have a pretty brutal schedule next few weeks.  If they are able to hang in there, they will have earned it.

That 11 game road trip from hell in September is downright scary now. 

Nats about to lose agains to fall to .500.  Sorry, but Davey Martinez should be fired.  If you can't win with that ballculb, you should be fired.

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In reply to by billybucks

the attitudes/egos/anger in that clubhouse is one hell of a powder keg, and they need someone who can manage the egos as much as fill out a lineup card.

it should have been easier with notorious alpha-asshole jayson werth gone in 2018, but it somehow got worse.  assumed clubhouse "good guys" such as max scherzer have had toxic moments this season while the tempermental strasburg has been leaning too much toward the negative side of his temperment.  bryce harper is still a suck-up shithead...one that will hopefully not infect some other postive clubhouse (like the cubs) with his selfish crap that pits players against each other.

there's a lot of egos that don't like to lose and cannot handle the reality of regularly losing.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.