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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

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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Cubs Sink Mariners at Ho Ho Kam

Alfonso Soriano ripped a two-out two-run single to cap a three-run 7th, and Carlos Zambrano threw six innings of one-run ball, leading he Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Cactus League action before 13,002 fans at Dwight Patterson Field at Ho Ho Kam Park this afternoon in hot & sunny Mesa, AZ.

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Carlos Zambrano got the start for the Cubs, and went six strong innings (80 pitches - 56 strikes, 6/6 GO/FO), allowing just one run on five hits (a first-pitch lead-off HR over the LF fence in the top of the 3rd by Mariners SS Chris Woodward, and four harmless singles) and no walks, while striking out six.

The Cubs got five base-runners on board (two hits and three walks) against Mariners starter Erik Bedard over the first 2.2 IP, including a Derrek Lee double into the RF corner and a Milton Bradley linre single to LF with two outs in the bottom of the first), but could not score.

But the Cubs did manage to tie the game in the bottom of the 5th off Mariners RHRP Mark Lowe, as Zambrano led-off with a double off the RF fence, advanced to third on a Soriano fly out into the RF corner, and scored on an Aaron Miles F-8 SF-RBI to deep CF.

The Cubs then went ahead to stay in the bottom of the 6th, scoring three runs off Mariners LHRP Cesar Jimenez. Milton Bradley reached base leading off the inning on a gift double, when Mariners CF Franklin Gutierrez lost a fly ball in the sun. Aramis Ramirez then skipped a single over the shortstop's shoulder, and Geovany Soto walked to load the bases with no outs. Andres Blanco bounced a grounder off the third-baseman's glove, but was thrown out at first-base on a fine "head's up" play by SS Chris Woodward, as PR Sam Fuld scored from 3rd and the other two runners advanced. Joey Gathright walked to re-load the bases, at which point RHP Randy Messenger was brought into the game to face RH PH Reed Johnson. Cubs Manager Lou Piniella switched to LH PH Mike Fontenot, but Fontenot struck out. That left it up to Soriano, and he came through, ripping a line single to left-center that scored PR Bobby Scales and Soto.

The Cubs scored their final run in the 7th off Messenger, as Fuld rapped a sharp single to CF with one out, and advanced to 3rd when Scales lined a double over the centerfielder's head (Fuld probably could have scored, but he was held-up by Cubs third-base coach Mike Quade). Paul Bako then bounced a single through the right-side of the infield to score Fuld.

Three Cubs relievers followed Zambrano, each throwing one inning. 

Carlos Marmol threw 24 pitches in the top of the 7th, striking out the side, but he also allowed a towering solo HR off the scoreboard to Mike Wilson and a single. He also hit a batter. 

Angel Guzman pitched a 1-2-3 the 8th (12 pitches), featuring an L-8, a strike out, and an F-8.

Randy Wells worked the 9th (14 pitches - eight strikes), and allowed a run. Normally a strike-throwing ground ball machine, Wells threw five balls to start the inning, walking the lead-off the hitter, before getting the first out on an infield pop up on a high fastball. Wells almost got out the inning unscathed when he induced a broken bat ground ball to short that Blanco-German-Hoffpauir just missed turning for a game-ending DP, but Chris Woodward laced a two-out RBI double into the left-field corner to bring the tying run to the plate. Wells then got another infield pop up to end the game, but he definitely had difficulty keeping his pitches down today.

The key thing about Spring Training is that for players (or pitchers) competing for spots on the 25-man roster, it's really not about the player's (or pitcher's) "body of work," but rather, it's more like "how have you done lately?" So Angel Guzman throwing three straight perfect innings (nine up & nine down with four K) over the last three days carries more weight than does his previous five mediocre outings (allowing eight runs, eight hits, three walks, a HR, and an HBP over five innings).

The Cubs travel to Phoenix Municipal Stadium tomorrow and will face the Oakland A's.

 

Comments

Hi Phil - when do we expect the next round of cuts/demotions? If I'm counting right, I see 42 players on the current roster so I would think some guys are going to be launched soon (like Ascanio and Mark Johnson). One other thing - have there been any Ronnie Woo-Woo sightings at HoHoKam yet? I went to Spring Training a few years back and I couldn't believe I could hear him out in the grass behind the outfield fence whooping it up. Is that dude a millionaire or does he take up a collection to get to Vegas? I assumed he was a homeless guy living in Wrigleyville somewhere...

Davey Johnson showing why he's not managing in the majors anymore...dear lord.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Um yeah. Still trying to figure out what the fuck was going through his head.

yep, Jeter playing SS while Rollins DH's, great idea...

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In reply to by Rob G.

Jeter's really embarrassing himself with his defense in this WBC.  If he was both as great a teammate and has as much dignity as he'd like to think, he'd admit he can't play short any more.

 

Have I mentioned I really sort of loathe Jeter?

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In reply to by Transmission

Then again, it could always be worse:  he could adopt the Adam Dunn School of Not Fielding.

 

Dear God.

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In reply to by Transmission

Clearly a case of celebrity/East bias with his selection. Damn, just let Rollins play every day. It's just ridiculous. Every other team in the WBC plays every game to win regardless of ego. USA plays like it's the fucking All Star Game. Yank Oswalt when he starts to suck. And for the love of God, don't pinch hit a righty for a lefty against a RHP! The US team is such a joke.

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In reply to by Transmission

I think there is just a love-fest with Jeter for some reason... if it was 10 years ago, he should be starting at SS, but now Rollins is the better SS. And Dunn should the DH and nothing else... damn injuries!

I'm ashamed to be an American tonight...I'm moving to Japan or Korea depending on tomorrow's game.

Recent comments

  • 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.