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

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PITCHERS: 14
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Sunday Funnies: Tom and Theo meet for coffee.

Submitted by CubbyBlue on

 

This is actually kinda fun, isn't it?
Sure there's anxiety, but it's not like Cub Fans aren't used to that.
Or waiting.
Pretty soon Tom Ricketts will name a new General Manager, and who knows...
When Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry said, "Theo (Epstien) is not going to be the GM forever," a billion Cub Fan tongues started wagging furiously.
It sure is intriguing.
But there are a handful of guys out there who would automatically upgrade the system just because they're skilled in the ways of modern stats.
Whatever ends up happening, as long as the Cubs don't do what the Sox did with their manager search, should be a reason for hope.

Happy Sunday and I hope you got a laugh.

 

Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 10:40 pm

Angels fire farm director too...

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 10:33 pm

that's like 4-5 guys in the front office since they decided to blow it up. they should just cut the crap and make mike sciocia GM...he's the most powerful manager in the game even if he's not getting larussa money. hell, he practically is GM...the most gentle and nice "my way or stfu" guy in the game.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:19 pm

the whole blow-up was weird, imo...then again it's hard to do your job when mike sciocia thinks he's a scout, assistant GM, team president, and owner. hell, sciocia probably tells the cleaning crew how to sweep stairs in the nosebleeds. the weird thing to me is more than a few of these guys accepted re-organization roles rather than looking for a job somewhere else. evidently they're happy where they're at, but either the organization wants to go another way or they can't effectively do their jobs in the roles they used to have. ...or arnie is an impatient weirdo...dunno.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 10:34 pm

This one is pretty funny, Tim! I like the extra emphasis on distortion of each of these guys, and their contrast. Reminds me a bit of Matt Groening's "Life in Hell"stylistically, which is what it feels like to be a Cub's fan sometimes.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 10:57 pm

via rotowurld via the miami herald via the department of "Well, no shi..." and the president of Duh... "The Marlins are interested in acquiring Carlos Zambrano if the Cubs pick up a large chunk of his salary next season."

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:23 am

in case anyone missed it...like me...from a few days ago in the suntimes...article about cj wilson. in case you don't know much about cj wilson, yes, he's serious. ---- When the time comes, the gun enthusiast and part-time car racer said he’ll evaluate the Cubs according to several criteria. ‘‘Gun laws, day games, weather, competitiveness, freedom to be myself,’’ he said with a straight face. That’s, what, at least three strikes against the Cubs? ‘‘I’m just saying, that’s how I decide,’’’ Wilson said. ‘‘That’s the way my brain works.’’ http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/8056926-573/rangers-pitche…

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:35 am

Comcast new england is also re-reporting the Sullivan article but says at the bottom that according to "sources" the Cubs have gotten permission to talk to Epstein (although the Redsox haven't said that publicly). http://www.csnne.com/10/09/11/Epstein-spotted-in-Chicago----or-was-he/l… My sources say Paul Sullivan is considering offers to take a job with TMZ. They have offered him the Brad Pitt gig. TMZ wanted someone with some baseball experience now that Pitt is a GM. Sully was last seen getting a banana and a grande mocha latte at a starbucks in LA to prepare for a dummy interview with Angeline.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:05 pm

I think we should start a pool - guess the day that Vitters's OBP (.364) in the AFL passes his batting average (.381). I'll take two weeks from Saturday

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