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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL
Last updated 4-24-2024
* bats or throws left # bats both
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 * Pete Crow-Armstrong # Ian Happ Seiya Suzuki * Mike Tauchman
OPTIONED: 8 Kevin Alcantara, OF Michael Arias, P Jose Cuas, P Brennen Davis, OF Porter Hodge, P * Miles Mastrobuoni, INF Daniel Palencia, P Luis Vazquez, INF
10-DAY IL: 2 * Cody Bellinger, OF 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
GAME 115 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (73-41) @ CHICAGO CUBS (54-60)
WRIGLEY FIELD, 1:20 pm CDT, TV: Fox Sports Midwest, CSN
Greg Maddux, RHP 8-9, 4.57 ERA 91/26 K/BB, 20 HR in 147.2 IP
I have been, in my own small way, banging the drum for Davey Johnson to manage the Cubs since April of 2002. For the last few years, I've used all of my less-than-considerable resources to try to track Johnson down and figure out what he was doing, and why whatever he was doing was more important than becoming the Cubs' manager.
The Cubs have recalled Corey Patterson from Iowa, sending Ronny Cedeno down. It's a good, bad and ugly wrapped up in one single transaction.
Good
When the Cubs first promoted Cedeno on April 21st, I commented...
Cedeno, still only 22, is not yet ready for the major leagues, and at this stage sitting on the major-league bench and getting infrequent playing time [Ö] is the last thing his development needs.
Left-handed reverse-split reliever Mike Remlinger, who was designated for assignment last Friday to make room on the roster for the players returning from the disabled list, has been traded to the Boston Red Sox for "a minor league pitcher" whose identity has yet to be confirmed. Expect a far lesser name than the likes of Anibal Sanchez, Jon Papelbon, Jon Lester and Abe Alvarez, and the Cubs to be chipping in some money too. We'll have an update and a profile of the prospect as soon as we get a name.
For the first time in a long time, I'm glad that I haven't seen a Cubs game in a while. I spent the weekend back at the old homestead, cleaning things up (literally and figuratively), and the only contact I had with the Cubs was reading TCR, yesterday's New York Times, and a little bit of ESPNews this morning. It looks like I didn't miss much.
Or, rather, it looks like I missed a lot -- defensive lapses, poor judgment, anemic bats, a cranky back, etc etc etc blah blah blah.
"Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."
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crunch (view)
no days off til may 9th. moves may happen if the pen gets too worked tomorrow.
Cubster (view)
On top of all that…Wicks scratched for Sunday due to “forearm soreness.” Bullpen day again starting with Mervis or Wisdom (or Wesn).
crunch (view)
"Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."
crunch (view)
rsox putting pablo reyes up to pitch...an infielder...cranking 70+mph stuff.
...and of course he gets out of it with no runs scored...that kind of day for the cubs.
crunch (view)
...and wisdom replaces mervis on the mound to try to get the last out.
busch is at 3rd, but i wouldn't read too much into that.
wisdom's thrown a couple in the 80s (one of them 88mph), but both missed the strike zone badly.
crunch (view)
matt mervis is no david ross on the mound.
cubs run differential getting destroyed.
crunch (view)
matt mervis pitching...wisdom replaces morel at 3rd.
he's featuring some high-50s thunder on the fastball.
through 15 pitches, he's straight up throwing BP...all mid-high 50s lobs. no way he's going to jose canseco himself out of a job.
on pitch 21 he railed a 75mph fastball missing high on a 0-1 count. ha.
crunch (view)
he's hugging canario in the dugout cuz morel will shrivel up and die if he doesn't hug at least a dozen people a day.
crunch (view)
and morel is injured...nice.
morel trying to play LF from 3rd...runs into canario while leaping and comes down ribs/arm-first.
hopefully he sticks around to finish this terrible game, or at least is going to avoid the IL.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Amen to that last point!