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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 and Giants Split the Difference at Indian School Park

Marco Hernandez hit a solo HR, drove-in another run with a sacrifice fly, singled, stole a base, and scored three runs, to lead a 13-hit attack as one squad of EXST Cubs coasted to a 10-3 victory over one squad of EXST Giants on Field #1, while over on Field #2 the other squad of EXST Giants scored six runs in the first two innings en route to a 9-3 victory over the other squad of EXST Cubs, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action at Indian School Park in Scottsdale this afternoon.

Both games were seven-inning affairs, and they were played simultaneously on adjacent fields.

Iowa Cubs OF Brad Snyder (strained oblique) continued his injury rehab, playing LF for five innings and getting four ABs with the EXST Cubs squad on Field #2. Snyder drew a walk in the top of the 1st, was called out on strikes on a 3-2 pitch in the 2nd (and Snyder did NOT like the call), grounded out 4-3 in the top of the 4th, and singled and scored in the 5th. From what I have seen of Snyder so far, he has been hitting the ball with authority, he is running very well, and he is making all the necessary catches and throws in the outfield. I doubt that he will be down here much longer.

After getting shutout 7-0 yesterday at Fitch Park, the EXST Cubs bats showed some life today, especially in the game on Field #1.

The Cubs played “small ball” to plate two runs in the top of the 1st, as Vismeldy Bieneme singled, advanced to third when Marco Hernandez reached base on an E-4 (ball was kicked into RF by the Giants second-baseman), and scored on a 1-3 RBI GO. Then with two outs, Hernandez stole 3rd base, and came around to score on an overthrow by the Giants catcher that had so much juice on it that it ended up in the LF corner. Hernandez clubbed a solo HR over the RF fence leading off the 3rd, and then the Cubs scored four more times in the 5th.

Speedy 21-year old Dominican INF Gregori Gonzalez (making his U. S. debut) reached base on an error, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on a SH, and then scored on a Marco Hernandez SF. Wilson Contreras rifled a single to CF, and then Dong-Yub Kim smashed an RBI double off the RF fence to score Contreras. (DY Kim reminds me of a young pre-juicer Jose Canseco). Hector Suarez and Eduardo Gonzalez followed with RBI singles to cap the inning’s scoring.

The Cubs scored three more times in the 7th, as Marco Hernandez singled and scored on a Wilson Contreras RBI triple, with Contreras himself scoring on a throwing error by the Giants CF. Hector Suarez (switch-hitter - batting LH) then swatted a solo HR over the RF fence to finish the day for the Cub offense on Field #1.

The squad on Field #2 scored three runs, all coming in the 5th. Wes Darvill and Brad Snyder walked, and Johan DeJesus drove-in one run with an RBI single. Then Kyung-Min Na knocked-in Snyder and DeJesus with a two-out bloop double on a 3-2 pitch that fell between three Giants fielders in short left-center.

Both EXST Cubs starting pitchers struggled today, with 2010 4th round draft pick LHP Hunter Ackerman allowing three runs on two singles, a double, and three walks (and no strikeouts and only 53% strikes) and two WP in two innings of work on Field #1, while RHP Alvido Jimenez allowed five runs (although only two were earned, thanks to a critical fielding error by 2B Pin-Chieh Chen on what should have been an inning-ending 5-4-3 DP) on four hits and a walk (plus two WP) in 1.2 IP on Field #2.

For a guy who was a 4th round draft pick the previous June, Hunter Ackerman has really been a disappointment so far. An 8.00 ERA and 2.02 WHIP in 15.1 IP (19 H and 12 BB) at AZL Cubs after he signed, then an 8.00 ERA and 2.00 WHIP in 9.0 IP at AZ Instructs post-2010, and now a very poor first outing at Extended Spring Training. Ackerman is only 20 and lefties do sometimes take a while to find success, but I haven't seen anything in Ackerman (yet) to justify him being a 4th round draft pick.     

RHP Matt Loosen (2010 23rd round pick out of the U. of Jacksonville) had the best outing among the Cubs pitchers who threw today, tossing 3.2 IP of shutout ball. And LHP Casey Harman (2010 29th round pick out of Clemson) got four outs on only nine pitches to finish things for the squad on Field #1. I would think that Loosen and Harman are probably at the top of the list should a replacement pitcher be needed at Peoria (Harman was the last pitcher cut from the Peoria squad at Minor League Camp).

18-year old Marco Hernandez (he who had the big day today) made his U. S. debut last September at AZ Instructs, hitting 250/275/278 in 14 games while learning to switch-hit, after putting up a 294/364/405 line for DSL Cubs #1 during the 2010 regular season. He is a natural left-handed hitter, and the HR he hit today was clubbed from the left-side.

One interesting thing about the young Cubs presently at Fitch Park is that most of them have plus-speed, while the big league Cubs may be the slowest team in baseball.

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

FIELD #1

SQUAD “A” LINEUP:
1. Vismeldy Bieneme, 2B: 2-3 (1B, 1B, SH+E3, L-7, R, CS)
2. Marco Hernandez, SS: 2-3 (E-4, HR, F-9 SF, 1B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB)
3. Wilson Contreras, 1B: 2-4 (1-3, K, 1B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI)
4. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 1-3 (K, HBP, 2B, F-8, R, RBI)
5. Hector Suarez, DH #1: 2-4 (K, F-9, 1B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI)
6. Oliver Zapata, CF: 1-4 (P-6, K, 1B, E-4)
7. Eduardo Gonzalez, RF: 3-4 (1B, 4-3, 1B, 1B, RBI, SB)
8. Blair Springfield, DH #2: 1-4 (1B, F-7, K, K)
9. Max Kwan, C: 0-3 (K, K, L-6)
10. Gregori Gonzalez, 3B: 0-2 (HBP, E-5, 5-3, R, SB)

SQUAD “A” PITCHERS:
1. Hunter Ackerman: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 38 pitches (20 strikes), 5/1 GO/FO
2. Matt Loosen: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches (26 strikes), 3/3 GO/FO
3. Casey Harman: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 9 pitches (6 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

SQUAD “A” ERRORS: 1
1B Wilson Contreras E3 – missed catch on what should have been a 6-3 GO allowed batter to reach base safely

SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Max Kwan: 1-1 CS

FIELD #2

NOTE: Brad Snyder played LF and was the third batter in the bottom of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th innings

SQUAD “B” LINEUP:
X. Brad Snyder, LF: 1-3 (BB, K, 4-3, 1B, R)
1. Pin-Chieh Chen, 2B: 0-2 (BB, 6-3, L-8, SB)
2. Reggie Golden, DH: 0-3 (K, K, 6-3)
3a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU ORDER
3b. Jesus Morelli, LF: 1-1 (2B)
4. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-3 (F-7, F-7, K)
5. Wes Darvill, SS: 0-2 (K, BB, 3-1)
6. Dustin Harrington, 3B: 0-3 (K, 4-6 FC, 6-3, R)
7a. Johan DeJesus, C: 1-2 (F-7, 1B, R, RBI)
7b. Yaniel Cabezas, C: 0-1 (K)
8. Dustin Geiger, 1B: 0-3 (3-U, 1-3, F-7)
9. Kyung-Min Na, CF: 1-2 (3-1, 2B, 2 RBI)

SQUAD “B” PITCHERS:
1. Alvido Jimenez: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 35 pitches (19 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
2. Ryan Hartman: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 16 pitches (7 strikes), 4/0 GO/FO
3. Dustin Fitzgerald: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 32 pitches (22 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
4. Alvaro Sosa: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 52 pitches (30 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO

SQUAD “B” ERRORS: 2
1. 2B Pin-Chieh Chen E4 – missed catch on attempted 5-4 FC allowed baserunner to reach 2nd base safely and then advance to 3rd – led to three unearned runs scoring
2. 3B Dustin Harrington E5 – fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely

SQUAD “B” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Johan DeJesus: 0-3 CS
2. Yaniel Cabezas: 0-1 CS, 2 PB

ATTENDANCE: 6

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 70’s

Comments

Look at how many ads are on the Chicago Tribune website for their Cubs stories... http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0413-cubs-ast… It's been like that the entire season. That Ford dealer has at least 5 ads on the page, plus there are at least 8 other ad locations on the page, plus this time I had two pop-overs that had to float across the page and come to a stop before they could be clicked closed. That's 15 ads on one page, from a major U.S. newspaper, plus, if you happen to move the mouse over the Ford dealer's video ad, it expands and covers the top of the story. Newspapers can't go out of business fast enough if this is how they think they should run their business.

Thanks a ton for these updates. After what was arguably the worst game I have seen the Cubs ever play, I needed some more minor league news. Two quick questions though, and forgive me if you mentioned these somewhere else, but why is Su-Min Jung still at EXST, and is Wilson Contreras still getting any reps as a catcher? I know when we shelled out $800+K to sign Contreras he was a catcher. Not sure if the 50 game PED suspension has anything to do with this or not.

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In reply to by Hrubes20

Submitted by Hrubes20 on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 11:26am. Thanks a ton for these updates. After what was arguably the worst game I have seen the Cubs ever play, I needed some more minor league news. Two quick questions though, and forgive me if you mentioned these somewhere else, but why is Su-Min Jung still at EXST, and is Wilson Contreras still getting any reps as a catcher? I know when we shelled out $800+K to sign Contreras he was a catcher. Not sure if the 50 game PED suspension has anything to do with this or not. ====================================== HRUBES: I don't know why Su-Min Jung is at Extended Spring Training, and I have not seen Wilson Contreras don catcher's gear either this year or last year at AZ Instructs.

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  • 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.