Cubs MLB Roster

Cubs Organizational Depth Chart
40-Man Roster Info

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Marshall Plan Works to Perfection at Fitch

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Brandon Watson (signed yesterday after getting released by the White Sox earlier in the week) doubled, tripled, and collected two RBI, Fernando Perez (just demoted from big league camp) singled, doubled, scored a run, and knocked-in two others, and Blake Lalli tripled and singled, scored a run, and drove-in another, helping the Iowa Cubs mount a fierce five-run 8th inning rally to close a 6-0 deficit to just one run, but Watson was left stranded at 3rd when Scott Moore and Matt Spencer struck out (Moore looking and Spencer swinging) and Ty Wright popped out to RF, and the Salt Lake Bees (Angels AAA affiliate) hung-on to edge the I-Cubs 6-5 on Field #3, while over on Field #2, Cubs LHRP Sean Marshall (sent to Minor League Camp to get work) threw a 13-pitch 1-2-3 1st inning (F-9, 5-3, F-9), Ryan Flaherty and Rebel Ridling hammered solo home runs (Flaherty’s a towering 450-foot job over the “Green Monster” Batter’s Eye in dead CF), and Nate Samson reached base three times (a triple, a single, and a walk) and drove-in two runs, leading the Tennessee Smokies to a 4-1 nine-inning victory over the Arkansas Travelers (Angels AA affiliate) on Field #2 (although the game was extended an extra half-inning to allow LHP Chris Siegfried to pitch his pre-scheduled inning--bumped to extra innings when Sean Marshall arrived, and the Travelers scored four runs in the top of the 10th), in Cactus League Minor League action at Fitch Park this afternoon

LHP Brooks Raley and RHP Rob Whitenack followed Marshall to the mound on Field #2, and both had impressive three-inning outings.

After a work-out on Field #4, several players from the Boise/Mesa (Extended Spring Training) squad (SS Wes Darvill—just demoted to Boise/Mesa from Peoria, and outfielders Blair Springfield, Dong-Yub Kim, Xavier Batista, and Oliver Zapata) saw some late game action with Tennessee or Iowa. (Players from the Boise/Mesa Extended Spring Training group are used as late inning replacements in Minor League Spring Training games).

Here are today’s abridged box scores (Cubs players only):

FIELD #2 (CLASS AA – Tennessee Smokies vs. Arkansas Travelers)

TENNESSEE LINEUP:
1a. Brett Jackson, CF-DH: 0-3 (3-1, K, 5-3)
1b. Wes Darvill, PH-SS: 0-1 (E6)
2. D. J. Lemahieu, DH #1: 0-4 (F-8, 5-3, 4-3, 4-3)
3a. Josh Vitters, 3B: 0-3 (F-9, K, F-8)
3b. Blair Springfield, CF: 0-1 (F-7)
4a. Michael Burgess, RF: 1-3 (1B, F-8, K)
4b. Dong-Yub Kim, PH-RF: 1-1 (1B)
5a. Rebel Ridling, 1B: 1-3 (L-9 DP, K, HR, R, RBI)
5b. Xavier Batista, PH-1B: 0-1 (5-4 FC)
6a. Ryan Flaherty, SS: 2-2 (HR, 1B, R, RBI, CS)
6b. David Macias, PH-2B: 0-2 (4-3, 3-U)
7a. Michael Brenly, C: 0-2 (5-3, BB, F-7)
7b. Mario Mercedes, C: 0-1 (F-7)
8. Kyler Burke, LF-CF-DH: 2-3 (1B, F-7, 2B, 2 R)
9a. Brooks Raley DH #2: 0-0 (2-4 SH)
9b. Smaily Borges, PH-LF: 1-2 (F-8, 1B)
10. Nate Samson, 2B-SS-3B: 2-2 (3B, BB, 1B, 2 RBI, PO)

TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. Sean Marshall: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches (9 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
2. Brooks Raley: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 37 pitches (25 strikes), 1/4 GO/FO
3. Rob Whitenack: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 37 pitches (28 strikes), 7/1 GO/FO
4. Aaron Shafer: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 15 pitches (9 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
5. Mike Perconte: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches (5 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
6. Chris Siegfried: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 17 pitches (13 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

TENNESSEE ERRORS: 1
SS Wes Darvill: E-6 – two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base – eventually scored unearned run

TENNESSEE CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Michael Brenly: 0-1 CS, 1 PO
2. Mario Mercedes: 0-2 CS

===============================================

FIELD #3 (CLASS AAA – Iowa Cubs vs Salt Lake Bees)

IOWA LINEUP:
1. Fernando Perez, CF: 2-4 (1B, L-5, K, 2B, R, 2 RBI, CS)
2. Brandon Watson, LF: 2-4 (4-3, 1-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI)
3. Scott Moore, 1B: 0-3 (4-3, 3-U, BB, K)
4. Matt Spencer, RF: 0-4 (K, K, F-9, K)
5. Ty Wright, DH: 0-4 (F-8, P-4, K, F-9)
6. Bobby Scales, 3B: 1-4 (K, F-9, 2B, 3-U, R)
7a. Blake Lalli, C: 2-4 (1-3, 4-3, 3B, 1B, R, RBI)
7b. Oliver Zapata, PR: NO AB
8. Matt Camp, SS: 0-3 (1-3, P-6, BB, L-5, R)
9. Jonathan Mota, 2B: 0-3 (K, 6-3, BB, K, R)

IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Austin Bibens-Dirkx: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 71 pitches (44 strikes), 5/5 GO/FO
2. Polin Trinidad: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 5 K, 41 pitches (22 strikes)
3. Luke Sommer: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches (11 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
4. John Gaub: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches (13 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
5. Chris Carpenter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches (10 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

IOWA ERRORS: 2
1. SS Matt Camp E-6 – fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely
2. 3B Bobby Scales E-5 – fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely

=================================================

ATTENDANCE: 86

WEATHER: Sunny, with temperatures in the 70’s

Tags
Sean Marshall
Cubs Minor Leagues

Comments

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:08 am

I was at Friday's game against Seattle, and am proud to say I was able to get a small contingent of fans to yell, in the "Let's go Red Sox" style chant, "Let's go Rebel!" He got a walk, and our little section cheered loudly. It's the little things that count in spring training.

[ ]

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:06 am

Submitted by tim815 on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 2:31am. Brandon Watson. Anything there? ====================================== TIM: Brandon Watson was apparently signed to provide OF depth at Iowa. Brad Snyder (oblique) and Tony Campana (unknown) are hurt and I don't know when they are expected to return. Watson is the guy who had the record-setting 43-game International League hitting streak in 2007. He can play all three OF spots, has plus-speed (he was once rated by BA as the fastest player in the Expos organization), and has proven he can hit at the AAA level. But he's 29 years old, so it's not like he will be expected to chase Reed Johnson off the MLB 25-man roster, although he could cop a September call-up if he has a strong 2011 season in the PCL. As things stands right now, Jim Adduci, Lou Montanez, Fernando Perez, Matt Spencer (who can also play 1B), Brandon Watson, and Ty Wright are competing for four OF slots on the Iowa Cubs Opening Day 24-man roster (with Campana and Snyder presumably starting the season on the DL and rehabbing at Fitch Park). Matt Camp (who can also play OF), Marwin Gonzalez, Bryan Lahair, Scott Moore, Jon Mota (who can also catch in a pinch), Bobby Scales, and Marquez Smith are competing for six infield slots (Augie Ojeda is out indefintely with back issues), and Steve Clevenger (who can also play 1B), Chris Robinson, and Blake Lalli (who can also play 1B) are competing for the back-up catcher job (presuming Welington Castillo gets optioned to Iowa at the end of Spring Training and is the #1 catcher at Iowa in 2011). Casey Coleman, Robert Coello (who has been stretched-out as a starter at Minor League Camp), Thomas Diamond, Jay Jackson, and either Austin Bibens-Dirkx, Hung-Wen Chen, or J. R. Mathes will be the Iowa starting rotation (Todd Wellemeyer will begin the season on the DL rehabbing his hip at Fitch Park). Jeff Stevens, Chris Carpenter, Scott Maine, Esmailin Caridad, John Gaub, Justin Berg, and one from among LHPs Ryan Buchter, Luke Sommer, Polin Trinidad, and Scott Rice, and RHPs Blake Parker and Jake Muyco, plus Bibens-Dirkx, Chen, or Mathes (if they don't start) will be the I-Cubs bullpen, with Angel Guzman beginning the season at Fitch Park continuing his rehab from 2010 shoulder surgery.

[ ]

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:08 pm

Submitted by Paul Noce on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 12:01pm. Thanks AZ Phil. Does Polin Trinidad look like a future big leaguer? Just a LOOGY or more than that? =============================== PAUL N: I could see Polin Trinidad maybe as an MLB LOOGY at some point down the line. The problem with his ever being a LOOGY with the Cubs is there is probably no room for him at Iowa or Tennessee at this time. He has decent stuff but has all kinds of problems throwing strikes. I expect Trinidad to get released today, along with about 10 or 15 others (mostly pitchers).

Submitted by Hagsag on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:34 am

Looks like a real over load of outfielders on the Iowa squad. Very interesting that they added Watson to the mix even though I wouldnt think he is anything but a roster fill.

[ ]

Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:04 pm

Although I won't miss him much, I have to say--Damn. They couldn't get even a little bit of cash back for him last year when some team needed a swing man or some rotation filler? I can't say I really see why we're better off with three lefties or Mateo in the pen than with Silva until somebody offers us $1 mill for him.

[ ]

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:40 pm

I think the mistake Mike Quade and Mark Riggins made with Carlos Silva was they should have taken more of a Leo Durocher/Dallas Green approach after his atrocious performances in his first few Spring Training games, telling him early on that he is pitching like crap, and based on that, that he is behind the other candidates on the depth chart. Instead, Quade and Riggins tried to stay positive and encouraging, saying all the right things, being polite, and what did that get them? Sometimes blunt honesty is the best policy.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:23 pm

Hendry releases Silva while ripping him to the press... http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/cbsports-cubs-release-sil… "You're looking at a guy who had a 14-something ERA from July 11 on, and came to camp with the notion that he already had a spot in the rotation." Hendry is now Fox News, using misleading information to make his case. Let's look at the facts: from July 11 on, Silva pitched in only 5 games for a total of 12 2/3rd ip. He missed most of the 2nd half with his heart condition. He had two bad starts in a row, getting knocked out after 1 inning each time. Then he threw 5 innings and allowed 1 run. Then 5 innings allowing 2 runs. Then he missed over a month with the heart problem. He returned to make 1 start in September and got shelled (again, after 5 weeks off). Then they didn't let him make another appearance. This is after he was 9-2 with a 2.96 ERA before July 11th. Bottom line, Silva was one of our best pitchers last season. It was a shock, but he had big league success in the past and let's not forget, Hendry tried to sign him as a free agent, so at one point Hendry liked the guy. Silva came to camp as a 9 year MLB vet with a large contract and a lot of success last season. Somehow he has a bad spring and absolutely must be jettisoned. It makes little sense. Garza has had a bad spring, Russell has had a bad spring, Koyie Hill has set a record for the worst spring in recent memory. All make the team (and Garza rightly so, spring training stats don't mean crap). But if they're going to point to Silva's spring training stats and say he had an awful spring, then Russell and and Hill shouldn't make the team either. I'm not arguing that Silva is/will be a stud. He was a pleasant surprise last year when we all expected crap and a quick release. I'm just unhappy with their manipulating of facts and using whatever supports their goals. Kenny Williams and Ozzie Guillen like to do that crap, smear jobs on players they want gone, and after they're gone. It's very low behavior and we deserve better than that, from both teams. If they wanted roster spots for young pitchers they should have said that. Not all this crap.

[ ]

Submitted by navigator on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:03 pm

FWIW, I read quotes from Hendry today where he said that none of the other 29 MLB teams were interested in Silva even though the Cubs were asking for no players back and were willing to pick up the lion's Silva-sized share of his 2011 salary. We shall see. Update: Turns out it was a Levine column and the source was unidentified:
The Cubs tried all spring to trade Silva, but didn't get any interest from any of the other 29 major league teams. According to a major league source, the Cubs let it be known that they would be willing to eat a large portion of Silva's $11.5 million 2011 salary. The source also said the Cubs were not asking for any players in return. However, there were still no takers.

[ ]

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:32 pm

Bottom line, Silva was one of our best pitchers last season. It was a shock, but he had big league success in the past... 2010 31 CHC NL 10 6 .625 4.22 2009 30 SEA AL 1 3 .250 8.60 2008 29 SEA AL 4 15 .211 6.46 2007 28 MIN AL 13 14 .481 4.19 2006 27 MIN AL 11 15 .423 5.94 2005 26 MIN AL 9 8 .529 3.44 2004 25 MIN AL 14 8 .636 4.21 He last had "big league success" in 2005. His performance last year is basically an aberration, and the odds that he would have repeated his first-half from last year, after the crap he was throwing for the majority of the Spring, are very long. Cash is gonna have lumps, but his upside is going to be much higher and since the team is hard-pressed to finish .500, I say why not allow these "future anchors" to get experience now?

[ ]

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 03:35 pm

Nope. Really, my point is that there is not much to be gained in pitching Silva, compared to hindering another prospect's potential progress at the MLB level. They both will be about "equal" perhaps, but personally I would rather give the innings to prospects since the team is not going anywhere. And, no one lining up right now to put him on their rosters. Finally, yes we all know he went 8-0 for the first time in his career, but again, the "first half of last year" for Silva was an extreme aberration. His lifetime numbers, and noting the way he came into camp and on-the-mound performance, does not bode well for him coming anywhere close to this in 2011. I'd rather see a prospect fail, than Fat-Boy Slim, as would most. Guess I am not reaching you on this one. Meh...

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 03:55 pm

I do like this comment from Quade: "If you're not willing to give [respect], you're not going to get it," Quade said, adding, "whether he was upset at Riggs or whatever, the one thing that everybody needs to know, this was my call. This wasn't Jim Hendry's. If you want to be irritated with somebody, this is on me." Nice to see a manager take responsibility like that.

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

Click HERE for the last 50 comments