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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   

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Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs @ Pirates: Arrieta vs Kuhl (Game 137)

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CHC (75-61): RHP Jake Arrieta (14-8, 3.36) 
PIT (65-72): RHP Chad Kuhl (6-10, 4.54)
First pitch: 3:05pmCST

Arrieta went 4-1 with a 1.21 in August,  to win the NL Pitcher of the Month accolades. Welcome back, Jake! His last outing was 6 scoreless against Kuhl and these Pirates on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

He’s 1-2 with a 3.27 in four starts against the Pirates this season. Overall, they are 66-292 (.226) against him. Rodriguez is 4-9 with a HR. 

Kuhl gave up 3 ER in 5.1 in the loss to the Cubs last week. He’s 4-5 with a 4.86 at home this season. He’s 0-2 with an 11.70 ERA in three starts against the Cubs this season. For their careers, these Cubs are 31-76 (.408) against him. Zobrist (4-6, 2 HR), Rizzo (6-12, HR), and Heyward (6-10, HR) all hit him well.

Tomorrow it’s Hendricks (6-4) and Brault (0-0) at 6:05pmCST.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:49 am

Javy's magic is so strong he reflects concussion waves with a single eyeball. Neat. El Mago FTW.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:49 pm

While Seth Frankoff (by Seattle) and Jack Leathersich (by Pittsburgh) were likely claimed off Outright Assignment Waivers, Jacob Hannemann was likely claimed off Trade Assignment Waivers by the Mariners (there would have been no reason for the Cubs to place Hannemann on Outright Assignment Waivers on Saturday) because he was probably the PTBNL in the Leonys Martin deal, and if the Mariners could win the waiver claim they could get him sooner rather than later. (All three of the Cubs claimed off waivers today had to have been placed on waivers on Saturday for the waiver claiming period to end today  -- at 1 PM Eastern -- and there would have been no reason for the Cubs to put Hannemann on waivers on Saturday if it wasn't that they were trying to get him through Trade Waivers).  

If another club had won the claim the Cubs would have just pulled Hannemann back off waivers (Trade Assignment Waivers can be revoked/withdrawn by a club if the player is claimed, while Outright Assignment Waivers are irrevocable) and then the Cubs would have just sent him to the Mariners after the conclusion of the MLB regular season when waivers would not be required. 

BTW, Hannemann was in the Iowa Cubs starting lineup today (playing CF), but was pulled from the game after the top of the 1st inning. 

C-1B Taylor Davis will reportedly get called-up tomorrow and take Hannemann's place on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster, providing a RH bat off the bench while Addison Russell and Willson Contreras are on the DL. T. Davis was already "on the bubble" to get added to the 40 either in September or after the season since he is eligible to be a minor league 6YFA post-2017 and the only way the Cubs can be sure to retain him beyond this season is by placing him on the 40-man roster. (Alex Avila and Rene Rivera are both free-agents post-2017, and so T. Davis will likely go into the off season as the Cubs #3 catcher). . 

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:32 pm

It seems that whenever a Cub pitcher wins NL Pitcher of the Month, his next start is a clunker. But, hey, it's always fun to strike out Sean Rodriguez. With Zobrist and Freeman in the lineup, Jake needs to hold them to only 2 runs.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:06 pm

...and jake arrieta landed funny on the mound. he's in obvious pain. he tried to warm up after being checked by the trainer and couldn't finish his throwing motion before crumpling a bit in pain.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:28 pm

Adam Berry‏ @adamdberry Jake Arrieta clearly favoring his right hamstring. Tried to throw a warmup pitch, couldn't, limped off the field. Justin Grimm now pitching. Chicago Cubs @Cubs Jake Arrieta leaves today's game in the 3rd inning with an apparent right leg injury.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:59 pm

l.martin is pitching for the cubs. welcome to the cubs, now go pitch 0.2ip as a debut. he's throwing 90-91mph with a mid/high 70s changeup and decent control over both. neat. too bad it's not effective.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:37 pm

Post game Mark Grote saying Arrieta probable cramp and won't miss a start. He wasn't limping in the locker room after the game. Was examined by Pirates MD. Of course tomorrow, if still sore, might lead to an MRI.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:57 pm

Cubs scoreless in the 16 innings since Javy left the game yesterday -- and they weren't exactly facing Kershaw and Scherzer. I think the starters they faced the last 2 days were Chris Crap and Cedric Crap, Jr. Get well soon, Javy.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:18 pm

If the Cubs want to send Willson Contreras on a minor league rehab assignment (even if it's just to DH), remember that it - IS - OK (although it might not seem fair) to send an MLB player on an injury rehab assignment to a minor league team that is participating in post-season playoffs. So Contreras could go to Myrtle Beach or Eugene in a few days and help win the boys win a championship! 

Otherwise he can go to AZ Instructs in a couple of weeks and get some reps in Mesa. 

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:56 pm

I hereby invoke the 10+ Rule -- given that the Pirates scored 10+ runs today, they must score one or fewer tomorrow. There. That's done.

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  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I don’t buy that. They had been doing that for years.

    They did it with Matt Holliday. They did it with John Lackey. They did it with Mark Mulder. They did it with Jason Heyward, who had a great year for them. I’m sure there’s more but those come to mind immediately.

    I attribute it more to a breakdown in what they’re doing in terms of development than a culture thing.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    They won those trades and sacrificed their culture. That’s exactly their problem.

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    The other part that’s kind of crazy is they made two very high profile trades, one for Goldschmidt and one for Arenado, and they very clearly won those trades. They just haven’t been able to develop players the last handful of years the way they usually do.

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