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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

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* 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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8 Best Words You'll Hear All Day

From Jon Morosi of Fox Sports...

#Cubs announce Mike Quade won't return in 2012.

and adds...

Theo Epstein says #Cubs' next manager "must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level." Fact: Ryne Sandberg doesn't.

Meh on the last part...more in a bit.

UPDATE: More quotes...

"The managerial search process begins immediately. We are looking for someone with whom and around whom we can build a foundation for sustained success. The next manager must have leadership and communication skills; he must place an emphasis on preparation and accountability; he must establish high standards and a winning culture; he must have integrity and an open mind; and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level.

Comments

how many prospects will the cubs give up to get the next manager? mike maddux for andrew cashner...woo. STL and CHC looking managers...fun fun.

Trib write up. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-quade-20111101,0… "The next manager must have leadership and communication skills; he must place an emphasis on preparation and accountability; he must establish high standards and a winning culture; he must have integrity and an open mind; and he must have managerial or coaching experience at the major league level." Even if it doesn't seem stupid, it feels a bit hypocritical. First black mark on new President and GM... that didn't take long.

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In reply to by Rob G.

"I don't have a blueprint for what I'd like to do. I've had a lot of calls from friends in the game, who graciously said, 'When you're ready to work, let me know.' That's good to hear. I am sure there's a place in baseball for him - it's just not a GM. I am not sure who was feeding him his information, but he generally had a pretty good feel for major league scouting, Garza, DeRosa, Lee, Aramis, Lily etc etc.

Ugh: Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal Sources: #Cardinals have asked permission to interview Ryne Sandberg for managerial opening. #MLB #Phillies #Cubs 9 seconds ago

Wasn't Sandberg on the bench with the Phillies at the end of the season? If so, would that qualify as major league coaching experience, or I am just grasping at straws?

be fun to see how he handles McGwire situation.

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In reply to by Rob G.

As to Sandberg for the Cubs, is there any evidence that he is at all a numbers guy, or at least one that would fit with Epstein's understanding of how baseball decisions should be made? I never saw Epstein hiring Sandberg, as I see Sandberg as being an oldschool guy.

http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/21151961/gammons-mm-sox-… "From what I'm told, the studies that they have done on past compensation would lead me to believe that they won't get anything significant. I don't think it will be any of the Cubs' better prospects. It might be two minor league pitchers, but not any of the guys that would be considered in their top five or six prospects. I think the whole compensation thing may well be a little overblown here. I don't sense that Selig thinks this is a huge deal. "I also think that one factor here is it's not like the Red Sox desperately need prospects. Bud has shown favorably on teams that have stuck to the draft slotting system. The Red Sox never have. They've gone above it, and I don't think there's a lot of sympathy there from Bud toward Red Sox ownership because of that."

in case there were any doubts, from Buster Olney Theo Epstein reached out to Ryne Sandberg today, thru PHI, and explained to him he will not be a candidate for the Cubs' managerial job.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Count me in the camp that says thank you, Theo. Other than those who have a nostalgia fixation on Ryno, I couldn't be happier that this new regime is well on their way to reconfiguring all (hopefully) things currently Cubs. I now look forward to saying goodbye to "Go Cubs, Go", the 7th inning guest conductors, and some more roster fodder (Hill, DeWitt, etc.). I've never believed in curses, day baseball, etc.; the Cubs have been BAD for a very long time because they have rostered mostly players not as good at baseball as playoff teams and front office leadership that wasn't very good at building a winning organization.

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In reply to by crunch

Ugh, I don't want DeWitt as the starter at any position. Heck, I don't really want him on the big league squad. He was rushed by the Dodgers, but still ... the pretty swing that was all the rage in the minors just hasn't led to much productivity and he's a defensive liability. I'd rather see Kelly Johnson get a look instead of those two, but if it's between Barney/DeWitt ... um ... pencil me in for Barney, then. I think his D outweighs any advantage that DeWitt might give offensively, unless DeWitt makes major steps that he just hasn't shown yet.

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In reply to by toonsterwu

Johnson is a type A free agent, so unless we sign two other type A free agents, he's definitely someone to I'd like to stay away from. Totally agree on Barney over DeWitt. I think DeWitt like Theriot before him has reached the point where what he offers isn't worth what the arbitration process will pay him. He's a decent 24th man, but no need to pay $3 million for that. We can have Flaherty do it for much less.

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In reply to by Rob G.

i was actually just tossing a name out. forgot johnson was one of the two that the MLBTR guy missed. I do wonder, in this market, if Kelly might decline arbitration. He looks like one of the more intriguing guys out there and might get more security on the open market. From Anthoupolos' side, could see him decide, okay, we either get picks or we get Kelly Johnson for one year, someone he was high on.

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In reply to by Rob G.

I just don't get it. Obviously he has the criteria to be a minor league manager in the Red Sox system and help implment the "Red Sox Way", but he can't do the same thing with the Cubs because he hasn't stood in the third base box and waved his arm at people? Theo bitch slapped the Chicago press pretty good yesterday on the Zambrano deal, I hope they have the balls to give him some grief over this one.

So allegedly Mike Maddux is a candidate. I wonder if that means Greg would be more involved, maybe as pitching coach. Just idly speculating for the hell of it.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111102/sports/711029712/
“Theo called me 10 minutes after they issued the press release (on Mike Quade) and told me that they have a list of guys and I'm not on it,'' Sandberg said Wednesday afternoon. “He wished me good luck and said he hoped I got a chance somewhere soon.
“He didn't owe me that at all. He didn't have to do that. It was a classy move and I'm very appreciative of the phone call. In the end, I wished him and everybody there good luck.''

while I'd certainly love to root for Ryno as manager, I don't have any idea if he's the right guy and let's face it, his top qualification for the Cubs job is his name and playing career. You have to trust they know more about him than we do and if he'd be a fit with what they want to do. It's also certainly understandable that Theo and Co. don't want to come in as the franchise saviors that are gonna turn thins around and their first big move is to hire a guy because of nostalgia for the 80's Cubs. If they interviewed him, the circus and public pressure would intensify and if they were already pretty certain on a direction (and you have to think they are since Theo and Ben already started a Red Sox manager search), it's best to get it out of the way right at the head.

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In reply to by Rob G.

"Let's face it, his top qualification for the Cubs job is his name and playing career." I thought it was a proven minor leauge track record, and his unprecedented level of humility is a pretty good qualification as well.

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In reply to by Dusty Baylor

Fact of the matter is that there really aren't any/many legit Major League prospects currently in the system. So Sandberg isn't much of a plus from that perspective. The chances are that the guy who Theo hires to manage next year ISN'T likely to be successful or have a winning record. Theo is probably going to get a Dale Sveum or DeMarlo Hale who can instill some fundamentals and hold a place for 2 years while Theo shapes the roster going forward. The ideal time to hire a Sandberg will be about 2015 when hopefully the roster and system are in much better shape.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Agreed. His appeal is just nostalgia. No one is pining for any other candidates with 5-year minor-league managerial experience. Ryno may be a great manager (two minor-league manager of the year awards is impressive), but if Theo & co. want to go another route, it's hardly indefensible.

Z for player/manager...Z in RF...spend saved money on fielder, boo-ur-lee, and a jumbo-tron that points a camera at Z full-time during games.

Jamarillo, Strode and Listach under contract for 2012 as well...imagine they're next.

Congrats to Aramis... NL McCann, Fielder, Phillips, Tulo, Ramirez, Braun, Kemp, Upton, D. Hudson AL Avila, A. Gonzalez, Cano, A. Cabrera, Beltre, Granderson, Bautista, Ellsbury, Ortiz Miguel Cabrera robbed. sidenote, I pre-filled out the list just for yucks and got everyone but Miguel Cabrera. I almost rule.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Oh dear god. I am working with a theory that Bobby V is a) Phil Rogers' brother-in-law, b) best friend from grade school, or c) both. Stumpin' For Bobby is as reliable a PhilMeme as Wherever This Guy's From, That's Where He Should Work.

A manager isn't all that important in terms of filling out a lineup and managing a bullpen. For a lot of guys, it's formulaic and not difficult. The hard part of a MLB manager's job is 1. managing personalities and 2. dealing with the media. A manager has to act as a lightening rod for the media and protect guys, like, oh I don't know- Starlin Castro. I like Theo's position on demanding a big league manager with experience. If that excludes Ryno, so be it. Go for the best guy for the job, not the feel-good story.

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In reply to by Ryno

I like Theo's position on demanding a big league manager with experience. A couple problems with that. First of all, he's not demanding a big league manager with experience. The second is, do you think they're ever going to promote a player from the minors to the majors? Because, they will all be unqualified, and not prepared, being that they've never played in a big league game. The simple truth is that Sandberg knows more about being a Cub than any candidate does. He knows more about the pressures of being a star in Chicago than anyone who will be on Theo's list. He's more familiar with the players in the system than anyone the Cubs are likely to bring in. He also knows more about "The Cubs Way" than any Cubs manager is likely to, since he showed a generation of Cubs fans how to play the game properly.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

Newsflash Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player ever as a kid, I wanted to BE Ryno when I grew up... But how many rings did he win with the Cubs again? The point is winning it all, and if I were in Theo's shoes, I wouldn't want even a chance of Cubbery tainting my organization if I could help it. The very fact that Ryno was/is such a Cub hero is precisely why (and probably the only legit reason) he's not being considered, whether I/you/we agree with that decision or not, and frankly I don't mind that mentality from Thed (or is it Jeo?). And mostly because I wanted to say 'Newsflash'

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In reply to by Tony S.

They are drinking buddies. Just like Hendry surrounded himself with drinking buddies. The fact that Theo wants to hire another one isn't a good thing. And is it seriously that fucking horrible an idea to want a guy who's at least coached in the show before as your first managerial selection, ESPECIALLY after Q's faults last year? Q-Ball meets Theo's listed qualifications, Tony. Sandberg doesn't. That's scary to me. The unlisted qualification, may well be drinking buddy. We'll see. It better fucking not be Dale Sveum, though.

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In reply to by big_lowitzki

A guy who took grounders at his position every day for his lengthy big league career? A guy who knew not only to hit to the left side with a guy on second, but to try to get a hit? A guy who had an almost infallible knack of knowing when to take the extra base, and after his first couple of years only stole bases when it was important to steal bases, despite everyone in baseball hero worshipping "30/30" players? If you honestly think that describes Aram and Sosa as ball players there's no hope for you.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

I had major issues with Sammy Sosa, but claiming all he did was hit home runs is some major, major revisionist history. I'm actually surprised how good his OBP was looking back at his numbers, especially 1998 to 2002. OPS+ of 160, 151, 161, 203, 160 in those years. In 2001 and 2002 he had an OBP over 100 points higher than his BA. He was a steroid user, used corked bats and seemed like a punk at times but he did far more than just hit HRs.

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In reply to by johann

Yes, post 96, Sosa started to get some "respect walks". Sandberg started to get them to some degree as well around '91. The points remain. Am I seriously the only person who noticed that Sammy stood on the same spot in the outfield, for every batter, for every game? So after he hit all those HR's in '96, he got respect walks. Therefore, my entire point is invalid. One time Aram went first to third on a single... why not bring that up? Obviously I am being too obtuse for you guys. Sammy Sosa was a very good player. Sammy Sosa could have been a better player if he did the little things to help his team win, instead of trying to hit HR's in basically, every situtaiton. If he ran the bases as hard as he could, if he moved to where the coach told him to move when he was playing outfield, if he hit situationally on occasion, if he hit the cutoff man, etc etc. Error-Miss Ramirez was a very good player. He could have been a better player if he did the little things to help his team win.... This "Well, he was pretty good, so we should look overlook all their obvious flaws, that didn't come from lack of talent, but just lack of comprehension about what wins baseball games and just plain old laziness" mindset is the Cubs of the last 103, years. Just like I didn't like the managers and GM's who empowered these players to do what the felt like, I don't think it's a good idea for the fans to worship them.

i am so damn burnt out on the "offseason of suit shuffling"...or whatever. get a new manager, complete these prospects-for-suits trades, and get to signing/trading players...hope this is over really really really quickly.

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In reply to by Rob G.

except for the numbered part...can't throw those +'s around like they're worthless...wait. thank god this site doesn't have post voting. either way...players, coaches, managers...roster-assigned numbers for being ID'd on/around the field and dugout. hell, coaching assistant dave keller has a uniform number...most people don't know he exists. technically he's coaching staff...*shrug*

I wonder if Brenly will get a thought? My guess is DeMarlo Hale because he's very much unknown to me (from Chicago, also has a ton of minor league managing experience and a big Red Sox connection), but it's interesting that in the Wiki writeup on Hale...almost all the candidates mentioned except for Mike Maddux are listed
Before the 2006 season, Hale was named by the Boston Red Sox as their third base coach in replacement of Dale Sveum. Hale had worked with Red Sox Manager Terry Francona before, when Francona was the Rangers bench coach in 2002. On November 23, 2009, Hale was named the new Red Sox bench coach. During the 2010 off-season Hale was rumored to be one of four finalist for the Toronto Blue Jays managerial job, along with Brian Butterfield, John Farrell, and Sandy Alomar Jr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeMarlo_Hale

I like Sandberg. I wouldn't mind him as coach and I wanted him over Quade. But I also think we need something completely opposite from the Cubs way at this point and I can get behind Theo wanting to move a completely direction. Sandberg also isn't some lock at being a good coach so I don't feel there should be hand wringing he isn't coming here.

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In reply to by johann

At the risk of going all Manny.... "The Cubs Way" is playing good baseball. These Cubs teams since '98 haven't done that. They've on occasion out-talented the other teams in the NL central, but they haven't hit situationally, they've haven't worked counts to get starting pitchers out of the game, they haven't played good defense, they've been attrocious baserunners. Can anyone think of a manager who when he played did all those things? A guy who took grounders at his position every day for his lengthy big league career? A guy who knew not only to hit to the left side with a guy on second, but to try to get a hit? A guy who had an almost infallible knack of knowing when to take the extra base, and after his first couple of years only stole bases when it was important to steal bases, despite everyone in baseball hero worshipping "30/30" players? Now, say you had a guy like that, and he was so determined to learn the craft of managing, to help this franchise, that despite retiring with millions in the bank, he took a job in A-Ball and rode busses for six years so that he could have an opportunity to help the players in his favored franchise to play the game the right way. And you seriously think that Dale Sveum, who is just another Epstein Crony is the better answer? Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

Agree with all, except the new/old. The strike against the man you're referring to, in Hoystein's eyes, is that he WAS a Cub. It's the only thing that even remotely makes sense, to continue the 'overhaul'. Hell, Moreland might be in danger of losing his job, too. Is it throwing out the baby with the bathwater? In my mind, yes, a little, and no, I don't agree with that decision. But it's a price I'm willing to pay, pending seeing who they DO bring in

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In reply to by big_lowitzki

I don't know the answer to that, but allegedly Theo was willing to bring in Sandberg to the Red Sox just last year. Really the more important follow up question is "Should general managers only bring in guys they worked with before?" To that, I think the answer is a resounding "no". Part of the appeal of Theo and crew is that they're not supposed to be doing it like it was done before, right?

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In reply to by The Real Neal

I'm sure he is willing to bring Sandberg to the Cubs. However, his next job here would have to be either bench coach or hitting coach. As far as I'm concerned, if Theo's manager fails to bring Sandberg in to one of those two jobs, the guy is immediately starting off on a bad foot (assuming Ryno doesn't get the St. Louis manager job). But as for wanting someone with MLB experience? It's too hard for me to fault Epstein for that.

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In reply to by johann

And I'll repeat, I'm not opposed to Ryno as coach. I would have preferred him over Lou. I just think there are multiple good options and I trust Theo to make one. I'm not sure if having a Cubs icon is the best choice for our manager, especially if we're gonna go through rebuilding and a potential for really tough decisions being made player wise and maybe not a great product on the field while things get redone.

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

If he's not. Hire a bench coach who is. What he does have is work ethic, knowledge of the level of commitment it takes to succeed in MLB, a perspective of what it is like to be a star player in Chicago, and he knows how to play winning baseball. All things we could use as a manager. Besides the Chicago player experience, maybe one of these other guys have all that too. But why bother?

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In reply to by The Real Neal

They make no pre-game or in-game decisions--lineup, who to warm up, pitching changes, pinch-this or or pinch-that--so I would imagine they are mainly kibbitzers and (in Leo Durocher's case) gin-rummy players. One thing a bench coach might do is count the players on the bench to see how many of them have snuck into the clubhouse. In that case, the Red Sox need a new bench coach.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

Did you just cite Wikipedia? Jesus fucking christ. I should use this as an example to my students for not doing this. FYI, if you don't know, Wikipedia is user edited, meaning any user can put anything they want on there, accurate or now, citing correctly or not. Follow the link at the end of that sentence. It takes you here: http://www.thestlcardinals.com/roleofbenchcoach.html The sentence in Wiki that you bolded is just some reader's interpretation of an interview with Joe Pettini. One could easily read that interview and come to an entirely different opinion. For instance, does Joe Pettini say that he is a second-in command? No. Instead, he says: "Mainly my responsibility when first getting here is to help set up the day’s routine, as far as the BPs, get the stretch times, set up the groups." And then "The main job I do during the course of the game is help set up the infield positioning." That bolded sentence means absolutely nothing. That might as well just be your opinion on what a bench coach does, and you have already given that. The reality is that A) none of us have been there to really know, and B) it varies a lot depending on the manager-bench coach combo.

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

Have you ever actually tried to edit a wikipedia article? I have and the editorial scrutiny is pretty strict. you CANNOT just put whatever you want on there. There are editors and accredited users who routinely review it. I've had many changes reversed and in one case, a whole article removed. I think it is safe to say, that the bench coach has a slightly different role on each team and so that link you posted is also not the be-all-and-end-all definition of what a bench coach's role is.

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

Actually, the article you listed is for LaRussa who didn't use his bench coach like that. It's an example of poor citation, not an interpretation of the citation. I weep for your students, that you can't figure that out without me explaining it to you. I know that you and VA Phil know much more about the intricacies of how a major league clubhouse is operated than Joe Torre, but for us novices, can we go by this? "Schoendienst was the closest I had in St. Louis. He'd come up to me and remind me of something from time to time. When I sat with Zim, he sort of brought me along. I was a little bit more on the conservative side and he was more on the aggressive side. We met somewhere in the middle. "You know what's great about a bench coach? The fact you can bounce stuff off somebody instead of laying in bed at night, second-guessing what you did." Wikipedia is fine for when you want a quick a dirty resource. I am not going to troll all over the internet every time someone doesn't know some basic thing about how MLB works.

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

I think in general managers ought to look for bench coaches who might see things, know things, and think things that they themselves do not. This is not just a guy who notices stuff the manager would have seen if he had the time and energy to focus on that particular thing, but a guy who might disagree with the manager at times. There ought to be dissent at time among the various coaches, and the manager ought not to autocratically overrule on every occasion. If that's what he does, he has no reason to hire a bench coach anyway. The backup catcher or the 25th man or yesterday's starting pitcher can flip through the folders and remind of him of the matchups.

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In reply to by Charlie

managers choose bench coaches. they all do different things for different managers, especially in this era. we have our own Cubs example of how job lines are blurred these days with this new front office...people would probably be surprised to know how much power m.scioscia has in LAA (he has theo-like powers over the "real" GM). dusty used dick pole (lolololol) in a more traditional way in-game...pole was in charge of the stats folders and cross-checking matchups/etc. dusty asked about. lou didn't use trammel as much in that manner in-game...lou kinda liked flipping through them himself it seems. trammel was also a lot more active pre-game working with players...he was a true coach, whereas not all bench coaches have as much to give as tram. they do all kinds of other crap, but they all do different stuff for different managers from pre-game prep to in-game usefulness.

Kevin Kouzmanoff and Yuniesky Betancourt?? Uh....aren't the Cubs trying to get players who can get on base, AND field? Isn't Betancourt below average defensively almost every season? Kouz career: .255/.300/.420 Betancourt: .268/.292/.381

SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman #redsox, #cubs both have asked for permission to interview mike maddux for manager now. terrific candidate.

Forget the manager search, we should pick the best Real Neal-created nickname: Skinny Dick Fountainout (never did understand that one) Error-Miss Cyarza Surely I'm forgetting some.

2 Best Words: Q-Ball Scratched

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