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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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Reds @ Cubs: Reed vs Lester (Game 148) 

Submitted by CTSteve on

CIN (63-85): LHP Cody Reed (0-2, 5.08) 
CHC (86-61): LHP Jon Lester (15-6, 3.57) 
First pitch: 3:05pmCST 

Lester gave up 3 ER in 5.2 innings and lost to the Brewers on Monday. He’s 1-0 with a 3.65 in two starts against the Reds this season. Overall, they are 45-162 (.278) against him. Hamilton is 8-28 with 2 HR.

Reed, who has spent time in the bullpen, on the DL, and in AAA will be making his fifth start of the season. For their careers, these Cubs are 19-50 (.380) against him. Contreras is 4-7 with 2 HR.

Quintana and Castillo tomorrow at 1:20pmCST.

Go Cubs! 

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/15/2018 - 09:59 pm

Almora CF, Bryant RF, Baez 2B, Bote 3B, Russell SS, Contreras C, Caratini 1B, Lester P, Happ LF

mlb.tv/.com free game of the day, btw...

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/15/2018 - 09:46 pm

cubs win their 3rd consecutive 1-run game.

MIL plays later tonight, STL got stomped by LAD...

also, joe maddon using 3 pitchers in the 9th to protect a 1-run lead is a bit risky given the recent massive pen use (and strop unavailability).

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 09/15/2018 - 09:58 pm

Definition of bullpen by committee there in the ninth 

Carl Jr firmly outside the circle of trust

And Lester delivers one of his best starts of the season when most needed

KB with four strikeouts. Javy scores the winning run. 

Peace out. 

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 09:36 am

Darvish out for the year. Morrow still on the DL. Strop newly to the DL. Hendricks, Quintana, and Lester not looking like themselves for much of the year. Bryant with an extended DL stint. Rizzo with a slow start. Chatwood a total disaster. The Brewers playing over their heads.

How the f*** is this team still leading in the division?
 

Much thanks to Baez's career year, lineup depth, and well above average defense.

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 09/15/2018 - 09:57 pm

Luke Weaver, mop-up guy -- left in to give up 7 runs in a 17-4 loss.  Didn't he used to be a useful pitcher?  My goodness.

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 09:00 am

fastball/changeup pitcher and his changeup is prone to being hit far...curve he "improved" isn't fooling anyone and he doesn't even trust it enough to throw it in a deep count or for a strike-3 pitch.

he can't survive as a starter with a fastball (nice one), a changeup (meh), and an ineffective 3rd pitch.  he seems to be trying out an equally ineffective cutter, too.

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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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