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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs Rally to Avoid Double-Dip Sweep at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Neftali Rosario had three hits including a solo home run and a game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the 7th, as one squad of Cubs and one squad of Diamondbacks played to a 3-3 tie on Field #2, and Wilson Contreras singled, doubled, and tripled, scored a run, and drove-in another, but the other squad of D’backs clubbed Frank del Valle for six runs on nine hits en route to a 6-4 victory on Field #3, in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training split squad doubleheader this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.

Both games were seven-inning affairs.

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):

FITCH PARK FIELD #2

CUBS SQUAD “A” LINEUP:
1. Danny Lockhart, SS: 0-3 (4-3, 6-3, 6-3)
2. Carlos Penalver, 2B: 0-3 (6-3, 3-1, 6-3)
3a. Dan Vogelbach, 1B-DH: 0-2 (F-9, 4-3)
3b. Luis Acosta, PH: 0-1 (K)
4. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 0-2 (BB, K, 1-3)
5. Trevor Gretzky, DH-1B: 2-3 (6-4-3 DP, 1B, 2B, R)
6. Brian Inoa, DH #2: 0-3 (K+WP, 3-U, L-8, R)
7. Neftali Rosario, C: 3-3 (1B, HR, 1B, R, 2 RBI)
8. Jair Bogaerts, LF: 2-2 (1B, 1B, BB)
9. Garrett Schlecht, CF: 0-3 (K, K, 6-4-3 DP)
10. Mark Malave, 3B: 0-2 (K, K)

CUBS SQUAD “A” PITCHERS:
1. David Henrie: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 43 pitches (30 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO)
2. Carlos Martinez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 28 pitches (19 strikes), 4/1 GO/FO
3. Charles Thomas: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 39 pitches (23 strikes), 2/0 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD “A” ERRORS: 3:
1. SS Danny Lockhart - E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 2B Carlos Penalver - E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
3. SS Danny Lockhart - E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run)

CUBS SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Neftali Rosario: 0-1 CS

FITCH PARK FIELD #3

CUBS SQUAD “B” LINEUP:
1. Gioskar Amaya, DH-2B: 1-3 (F-8, 1B, K, RBI)
2. Shawon Dunston Jr, LF: 0-3 (F-8, K, K)
3. Javier Baez, SS: 0-3 (6-3, K, P-2)
4. Rock Shoulders, 1B: 0-3 (4-3, K, K)
5. Xavier Batista, RF-DH: 2-3 (K, 2B, 2B)
6. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 0-3 (K, K, 6-3)
7. Trey Martin, CF: 1-2 (HBP, 1B, K, 2 R)
8. Wilson Contreras, C: 3-3 (2B, 3B, 1B, R, RBI)
9. Kevin Encarnacion, DH #2: 0-2 (K, BB, P-4, SB)
10a. Pierre LePage, 2B: 0-0 (BB, R)
10b. Delbis Arcila, RF: 0-0 (BB)
11. Yaniel Cabezas, DH #3: 0-2 (3-1, 6-3 DP)

CUBS SQUAD “B” PITCHERS:
1. Rob Whitenack: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches (14 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
2. Frank del Valle: 3.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R (6 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 1 PO, 74 pitches (46 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
NOTE: Del Valle’s final inning was stopped with one out when he reached his pre-planned max pitch limit
3. Rafael Diplan: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches (14 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD “B” ERRORS: 2
1. P Rob Whitenack – E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed baserunner to advance to 2nd)
2. SS Javier Baez - E-6 (overthrow at 1st base on infield single allowed batter to advance to 2nd base)

CUBS SQUAD “B” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Wilson Contreras: 1-4 CS, 1 PB

CUBS SQUAD “B” OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
RF Xavier Batista threw out baserunner 9-2 trying to score from 2nd base on line-drive single to RF

ATTENDANCE: 10

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90’s

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Comments

Submitted by toonsterwu on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 04:41 pm

AzPhil Hope you are enjoying the talent there now. Seeing what's there at the AA and A+ squads can be quite disappointing at times. If you have time ... How did the catchers look behind the plate? IIRC, you seemed to be a bit disappointed with Rosario's defensive work in the fall (if my memory is failing, I apologize). They seem to be moving Bogaerts around quite a bit. Thoughts on his ability at 3rd and corner OF? Your thoughts on Gioskar Amaya's power potential? 2nd still sounds like his best spot, but I'm just curious about him at 3rd. After Vitters, 3rd base is a black hole until XST, and unless Candelario sticks, if they plan on keeping Baez at short for the near future, someone else will likely get reps there. Thoughts on Carlos Martinez? I recall hearing a lot of gaudy things about his stuff, and he seems off the top, the most intriguing raw arm there (well, maybe Peralta or Arias, did Paulino ever show up, sorry been a bit busy so haven't followed your updates as frequently). (and one more if you get the chance ... for the life of me, I can't recall a dang thing about Rafael Diplan right now).

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 04:16 am

Fri, 04/20/2012 - 3:41pm — toonsterwu AzPhil Hope you are enjoying the talent there now. Seeing what's there at the AA and A+ squads can be quite disappointing at times. If you have time ... How did the catchers look behind the plate? IIRC, you seemed to be a bit disappointed with Rosario's defensive work in the fall (if my memory is failing, I apologize). They seem to be moving Bogaerts around quite a bit. Thoughts on his ability at 3rd and corner OF? Your thoughts on Gioskar Amaya's power potential? 2nd still sounds like his best spot, but I'm just curious about him at 3rd. After Vitters, 3rd base is a black hole until XST, and unless Candelario sticks, if they plan on keeping Baez at short for the near future, someone else will likely get reps there. Thoughts on Carlos Martinez? I recall hearing a lot of gaudy things about his stuff, and he seems off the top, the most intriguing raw arm there (well, maybe Peralta or Arias, did Paulino ever show up, sorry been a bit busy so haven't followed your updates as frequently). (and one more if you get the chance ... for the life of me, I can't recall a dang thing about Rafael Diplan right now). ========================================== TOONSTER: Neftali Rosario is a raw talent with HR power and a plus arm, but his receiving skills need work, although he has shown some improvement. He also strikes out a LOT. In a way he's a lot like Welington Castillo at a similar age. Anthony Giansanti and Wilson Contreras are the two guys who were moved to catcher this year. Giansanti has taken to the position change very well, showing a strong & accurate arm and some decent athlecticism behind the plate. He just needs reps, which is now a problem because he suffered a facial fracture the other day. Contreras was a catcher in Venezuela when the Cubs signed him, but he was immediately moved to 3rd base. He struggled both offensively and defensively (big time) last year, and I can see why the Cubs decided to try him at catcher. (I guess it was either do that or release him). He actually has responded well to the move (he looks like he prefers catcher to 3B), and he has been hitting better this year since the move (still waiting to see some game HR power, though). But he is a below-average defensive catcher in all phases of the game. He will be an "offensive-first" catcher if he progresses through the system. Yaniel Cabezas is a good receiver but has a somewhat below-average arm. He is a singles hitter with no HR power. He runs well for a catcher and he has a short stroke and is very good at handing the bat (including bunting), so he hit 2nd in the order quite a bit last year at EXST. He had an injury at Minor League Camp this year and was able to catch OK but not hit until just a few days ago. Wilfredo Petit would appear to be the best all-around defensive catcher among the guys who were assigned to Boise/Mesa at end of Minor League Camp. Like Brian Inoa, Petit gave up switch-hitting this year (both Inoa and Petit now bat only LH), and he has looked better at the plate since making that change. However, Petit suffered a shoulder injury after making a throw in a game the other day. I don't know the severity of the injury. Justin Marra suffered some kind of injury at Minor League Camp where he can catch but can't hit. (He is one of the bullpen catchers most days). Cabezas had a similar situation, but he did play in games (where he would play defense only but not hit), but Marra has not seen any EXST game action. Alberto Mineo was at Minor League Camp for a while, but left to join Team Italy at the MLB Academies Tournament in Germany last month. As far as I know he hasn't returned to Arizona, but the Cubs are running out of healthy catchers, so I suppose he would get some PT in games once he does get back here. Antonio Valerio was another catcher who was brought up to Minor League Camp from the Cubs Dominican Academy, but he got hurt early on. Jair Bogaerts bears a physical resemblance to Rock Shoulders. Both are big guys and slow runners with HR power, except Shoulders is a switch-hitter and Bogaerts bats RH. Bogaerts (like Shoulders) looks like a typical 1st baseman, but he has a strong arm and has played mostly 3B so far since arriving at Fitch Park. He was out in LF today (first time I've seen him there), probably so Mark Malave could get the start at 3B. (BTW, Malave has played ONLY 3B so far... looks like that's going to be his primary position, and Luis Acosta has apparently been moved to 2B). Gioskar Amaya is a hitter in search of a position. He probably looks best at 3rd base mainly because he can't screw-up the DP turn there, but he's not a good 3B either. I think he will play mostly 2B for the immediate future with the hope that he can at least improve enough to become passably-mediocre. He's a gap hitter (and a good one, too), but he hasn't developed any HR power. There is nothing to suggest he will, but I guess it's possible. He runs well and is a savvy baserunner, although he is not a speedster. When watching pitchers warm-up from a distance I have mistaken Carlos Martinez for Charles Thomas (and vice-versa) more than once. Both are Lee Smith clones. But while Thomas throws 96-98 and struggles to command his secondary stuff, Martinez is more of a finesse pitcher. He throws a low-90's sinker and he pounds the lower part of the strike zone with it and moves the ball in & out. He probably nibbles too much. His curve has been very good so far and when he gets a strikeout it's usually with the curve. Martinez has not been stretched-out to start, and he looks like he would probably be a RH middle reliever at the higher levels. Rafael Diplan is a RH reliever who throws a mid-90's fastball, but he needs to develop at least one reliable second pitch because hitters sit on his fastball.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 04:36 am

Fri, 04/20/2012 - 9:30pm — brentcarmona Hello Phil, Just wanted to hear your thoughts over south african tayler scott? Velocity, feel for pitching, boise/peoria this year etc etc...? Thanks. =========================== BRENT: Tayler Scott throws a 91 MPH four-seamer and a mid-80's two-seamer. A scout (from another organization) I talked to last year said that the 5-6 MPH velocity disparity betwen Scott's four-seamer and two-seamer is unusual, so that the two-seamer almost functions like a change-up, though it's not. He also has an OK curve ball (needs work). I don't know if he is trying to throw a straight-change. He projects as a starting pitcher, although he is on a slower track than some of the other 2011 draft picks.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 04:06 am

@JimDayTV: #Cubs lineup DeJesus 9 Barney 4 Castro 6 LaHair 3 Stewart 5 Clevenger 2 DeWitt 7 Mather 8 Maholm 1

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 04:53 am

@sahadevsharma: Dempster to DL retroactive to April 18th w/ a right quad strain, Campana recalled. Wells starts tomorrow, corresponding move to come. #Cubs

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

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    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

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  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

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    Phil,

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    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

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  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

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