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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# 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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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The Wright Stuff Not Enough to Prevent Giant Sweep

Tennessee Smokies OF Ty Wright (DL rehab assignment) had three hits (two singles and a double) in his first game action since suffering a sprained ankle in a Southern League game on April 17th, but the EXST Giants swept a doubleheader from the EXST Cubs by scores of 7-5 and 5-3 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.

The games were played simultaneously on adjacent fields, and both games were seven-inning affairs.

20-year old Dominican LHP Willengton Cruz had the best outing among the six Cub pitchers who threw at Fitch Park today, tossing three innings of one-hit shutout ball with no walks and six strikeouts (five swinging) on Field #2, and 2B Gregori Gonzalez reached base four times on a double, a single, and two walks, scored two runs, and drove-in two more, also on Field #2.

On the negative side, the Cubs committed six errors (resulting in four unearned runs) in the combined 14 innings of play, including five errors in the game played on Field #3.

For those of you who were Cub fans back in the day, you may be interested to know that ex-Cub Manager Tom Trebelhorn is the EXST Giants skipper (as he has been for the past four seasons), and ex-Cub manager Joey Amalfitano (who is now 77 years old) is an infield and bunting instructor with the EXST Giants. Both are looking well.

Here are the abridged box scores from today's games (Cubs players only):

FIELD #2

SQUAD “A” LINEUP:
1. Pin-Chieh Chen, CF: 1-3 (F-8, P-1, BB, 1B, R)
2. Gregori Gonzalez, 2B: 2-2 (BB, BB, 2B, 1B, 2 R, 2 RBI)
3. Wilson Contreras, 3B: 1-3 (1B, HBP, K, 3-1, R)
4. Yaniel Cabezas, C: 1-2 (F-9 SF, 2B, BB, F-7, 2 RBI)
5. Jesus Morelli, DH: 1-3 (F-8, F-8 SF, 1B, F-8, RBI)
6. Reggie Golden, RF: 1-4 (5-3, K, F-8, 1B)
7. Wes Darvill, SS: 1-3 (P-4, BB, 4-6 FC, 2B, R, SB)
8. Blair Springfield, LF: 0-3 (BB, P-4, L-3, L-9)
9. Max Kwan, 1B: 0-3 (1-3, P-6, K)

SQUAD “A” PITCHERS:
1. Willengton Cruz: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 39 pitches (28 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
2. Rafael Diplan: 2.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 35 pitches (22 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
3. Jeffry Antigua: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 27 pitches (18 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO

SQUAD “A” ERRORS: 1:
3B Wilson Contreras - E5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run)

SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Yaniel Cabezas: 0-1 CS

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FIELD #3

NOTE: Ty Wright was a DH and batted third in the bottom of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings, and second in the bottom of the 5th inning.

SQUAD “B” LINEUP:
X. Ty Wright, DH #1: 3-5 (5-4 FC, 1B, 2B, F-8, 1B, RBI)
1. Vismeldy Bieneme, 2B: 0-2 (BB, 1-3, K)
2. Marco Hernandez, SS: 1-2 (6-4 FC, HBP, 1B, R, CS)
3. Dustin Geiger, 3B: 1-3 (4-6 FC, F-8, 1B, R)
4. Dong-Yub Kim, 1B: 1-3 (1B, K, K, R, SB)
5a. Brian Inoa, C: 0-2 (6-3, FC)
5b. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FINAL TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
6a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
6b. Rafael Valdes, DH #2: 1-2 (6-3, 1B, RBI)
7. Eduardo Gonzalez, LF: 1-3 (6-3 DP, K, 1B, RBI)
8. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-3 (F-9, F-7, K)
9. Carlos Romero, DH #3: 1-3 (6-3, 1B, 1-3)
10. Oliver Zapata, CF: 1-2 (1B, 4-6 FC)

SQUAD “B” PITCHERS:
1. Joe Zeller: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches (30 strikes), 4/3 GO/FO
2. Dustin Fitzgerald: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 27 pitches (15 strikes), 3/3 GO/FO
3. Manolin DeLeon: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 37 pitches (24 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

SQUAD “B” ERRORS: 5:
1. 1B Dong-Yub Kim - E3 (errant throw attempting to throw-out runner at plate allowed another runner to score and batter to advance to 2nd base)
2. 3B Dustin Geiger - E5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely)
3. 2B Vismeldy Bieneme - E4 (fielding error allowed batter reach base safely)
4. LF Eduardo Gonzalez - E7 (dropped pop fly in LF allowed batter reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run)
5. 1B Dong-Yub Kim - E3 (missed catch at 1st base on infield single allowed batter to advance to 2nd base)

SQUAD “B” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Brian Inoa: 0-2 CS

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ATTENDANCE: 10

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80’s

 

Comments

heading into the game, Pena 10/34 with a 1.160 OPS and 5 HR's off Lester

Eight minor-league wins in two days, but the best was Iowa, tonight, scoring the last 7 runs in an 11-10 win at home. Down two runs in the 9th, Colvin led off with a double. Two outs later, Scales singled, Moore tripled, Clevenger hit a walk-off single, his fourth hit of the night including a homer.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...