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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: 13
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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Jeff Beliveau's pitching pause.

Submitted by CubbyBlue on

That was the first time I'd seen Jeff Beliveau pitch.
Len and Bob made a big deal about this little pause Beliveau employs right when he rears back to throw.
(In the illustration I say "windup", but he was throwing from the set position.)
I didn't think much about it.
But then he proceeded to strike out all 3 Dodgers he faced, and two more the next inning.
With Garza not looking so hot (dry AZ air?) the Cub bats getting just 5 hits and no runs, Beliveau was the most exciting thing about Sunday's zero to five loss.

At the Cubs Convention, Theo Epstein spoke about Beliveau and said something like, "All he does is strike guys out."
Maybe the pause has something to do with it, and maybe the snail made you laugh.
Either way, for the back end of a ST game...a pretty impressive performance by Beliveau.


Comments

Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:41 am

I didn't see the game, but I hope it's not just the pause, because it will only take a few turns around the league for batters to adjust. Although, it did take awhile for batters to get used to Dempster's glove eating trick.

Submitted by Ryno on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:00 am

We have one fantasy keeper league opening remaining. It is a 12-team points league that costs $30 to play. Payouts are $200, 100, 60 for first, second, and third place. The opening we have is an existing team that already has some players on it, so it's not like starting from scratch. It's a fun league, so if you are interested or want more information, e-mail me at rynox77 [at] yahoo.com. I will reply to you from my 'real' e-mail address.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:12 pm

Suppose they have to write about something in the off-season. --- Boone Logan, Nick Massett and Carlos Marmol all get 1.0 WAR rankings I'm just saying'...relievers vary so much year to year (except for Mariano Duncan) that it wasn't worth the electrons wasted on the article.

Submitted by Ryno on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:17 pm

Okay, so maybe I'm being dense here, but I'm just trying to figure out the MLB internet audio options: I want to listen to games on my computer. I want to listen to games on my iPhone. What subscriptions/apps do I need and how much will it cost me? I think I need this At Bat app, it's free, but there's some sort of $15 subscription within the app... then there's gameday audio... do I need both?

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:53 pm

I don't know about audio but I had a video subscription last year, PLUS I had to buy the app if I wanted to see games on my phone. This year, the app is free, and I just log in using the app and I can watch games. This is nice because I can also watch games on any device, my kindle fire, my iphone, my computer, and, this year, my xBox using my xbox live account. the bad news is that you have to pay that monthly fee, and I didn't watch many games last year because the team was so wretched, and seemed like it was going nowhere, fast. So it was kind of a waste of money, since I didn't watch many other games, either. This year, I figure I'll be tuning in a lot more, if only to watch Soriano hit 70 home runs. Ducks

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Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 03:46 am

That's just brilliant. So because my flat is within a 300 mile radius of Chicago, the games are blacked out for me on MLB.TV, but some bloke from Britain can watch any game he or she pleases. No offense, mate, I'm glad you are able to watch the ball games, but doesn't this whole scheme seem odd- that the games are MORE accessible the further away you live? Nothing puts me in a tizzy quite like the blackout rules. It's so bloody stupid.

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Submitted by Eagon on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 03:16 pm

It seems a fairly stupid system alright, MLB.tv is great for me. In the UK, football (soccer) is by far the no1 sport. The traditional kick off time is 3pm on a Saturday, most of the games are played at that time. NONE of those games are televised in the UK in order to preserve ticket sales at the grounds, only earlier or later kick offs selected by Sky Sports or ESPN. There isn't any way to watch these games online (legally) no matter how much you are willing to pay, the only option is to watch the highlight packages that night. This drives people to installing foreign satellite receivers or illegal streams online. You probably have access to more soccer than myself.

Submitted by Stevens on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:45 pm

You ready Jeff? I'm ready. You ready Dale? I'm ready Chris, are you? Oh yeah, breaking ball...

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:48 pm

1. Jackson, RF 2. Byrd, CF 3. Ian Stewart, 3B 4. Alfonso Soriano, LF 5. Bryan LaHair, 1B 6. Geovany Soto, C 7. Darwin Barney, 2B 8. Steve Clevenger, C 9. Junior Lake, SS Maholm vs. Arroyo

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:38 pm

for veterans on minor league contracts, aka Trevor Miller and Rodrigo Lopez for the Cubs. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/03/new-cba-clause-al… Article XX(B) free agents signing minor league contracts who are not added to the Opening Day roster or unconditionally released 5 days prior to Opening Day shall receive an additional $100,000 retention bonus and the right to opt out on June 1.

Submitted by DavidP on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:14 pm

Phil - you have Maples listed as on limited activity. That is usually reserved for injured players (I think). do you know if Maples is injured, and if so, what the injury is?

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:33 pm

Stewart 2B ends up scoring Byrd after an error, followed by Soriano HR. Jackson led off with a single but thrown out at 2B. Maholm gives up a run in the 2nd on a HR to Todd Frazier.

Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:55 pm

Dude sure doesn't want to go to Iowa.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:08 pm

BB, 2B, K, HBP, 1B, BB, SF, F7...3 runs Az Phil might have someone check and see if he has some horse poo-poo on his shoes from all that riding on his ranch. He might have to bring back that pitch that wasn't working last year.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:41 pm

Joe Mather 3 run HR in 7th; Blake Lalli solo HR in 8th. 8-6 Cubs. Mather is pushing for the 25th roster spot. Who doesn't make it if he's in? Campana/Sappelt?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:07 pm

are there? didn't most get franchised? I mean, I guess on the Bears they would be, but I think just V. Jackson and Colston are worth going after, and I think Colston is more a product of his system with the added benefit of indoor games. M. Wallace is restricted and certainly not worth a first round pick. The rest are a whole lot of "meh" to me... Garcon, Manningham, Wayne (33 years old), Lloyd

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:13 pm

33 year old Reggie Wayne? no way and not for the price I'm sure he'll end up getting...let him retire in style with Peyton and everyone else in Miami. I certainly wouldn't mind some of the others at the right price, but Jackson and Colston are certainly the only 2 worth paying a premium. The rest are more, "wait it out" guys imo.

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:37 pm

If you need two $15 million a year DE's you have alot of problems. Here's what you do, use the money on WR's and O Line. I would be willing to give a first round pick for Wallace because you can get him cheap, he's young and Bears won't have to develop him, he's ready. Two things Bears are really, really bad at Qb and WR development. Get Wallace, Get Colston and a guard. Use 2nd round pick on LB Burfict at ASU, will learn well under Urlacher and Briggs, use rest of picks on D. ~flips over table, walks away~

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:55 pm

Wallace won't be cheap though, will he? Besides the first round pick, Steelers can match his price, right? So you have to pay as well and Steelers will likely match unless you blow them out of the water. As for the line, Bears defense is modeled on pressure from the front 4 and we already got the good years of Peppers. He may have one or two more left in him, but I don't think getting Williams is necessarily redundant. That being said, I'd love Jackson or Colston at the right price and I plead ignorance on what $24M in cap space can actually afford.

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Submitted by johann on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 03:37 pm

I think Mario and Peppers together would be amazing. Despite how we don't play Cover 2 nearly as much as people like to say, it would help our coverage a lot. I just don't see how we can afford it though considering we need an offensive line and considering we got a bunch of aging players on defense we're gonna have to replace soon.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 03:50 pm

"Two things Bears are really, really bad at Qb and WR development." I'm not sure "development" is the right word; but it is the definition of a poor organization that they can't get players at the positions where demand is high. Historically, the Cubs have had a few stars but not usually starting lefty pitchers, lefty-hitting sluggers, guys who could catch or play third or short or centerfield. It's what has defined them as have-nots.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

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