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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, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are 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
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* 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: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

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




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A Review of the Cubs 2013 Draft

Submitted by WISCGRAD on

Following on my Friday post on the 2012 draft, here is an overview of the Cubs 2013 draft and where the players are now. Here again it only shows those draft picks who signed with the Cubs and lists their draft number, current age, position, current organizational level, and a brief snapshot of their 2014 performance. Bryant is the headliner here; beyond him it was a pitching-heavy draft and many are moving steadily through the system with three reaching A+ by the end of the year, though one of those (Godley) was sent to the Diamonbacks in the Montero trade.

Round Player Position Current Age Current Level 2014 Comments
1 Kris Bryant 3B 22 AAA 325/438/661 combined in AA and AAA
2 Rob Zastryzny LHP 22 A+ 4.66 ERA in 23 GS at A+
3 Jacob Hannemann OF 23 A+ 251/315/368 combined in A and A+
4 Tyler Skulina RHP 22 A+ 3.21 ERA in 18 GS for A before late promotion to A+
5 Trey Masek RHP 22 A- Only pitched 3 innings before seaason-ending injury
6 Scott Frazier RHP 22 RK 14 ER in just 1.1 IP in the season
7 David Garner RHP 21 A 3.82 ERA and 10.6 SO/9 combined in A- and A
8 Sam Wilson LHP 22 A- 3.62 ERA and 11.1 SO/9 in 32 IP
9 Charcer Burks OF 19 A- 311/393/409 combined in RK and A-
10 Zack Godley RHP 21 A+ 1.80 ERA in 15 G at A before being promoted, 3.57 ERA and 11.6 SO/9 in 40 IP at A+, traded to Diamondbacks for Miguel Montero
11 Jordan Hankins 3B 22 A+ 322/361/461 at A before being promoted, 218/323/318 in A+ after
12 Trevor Clifton RHP 19 A- 3.69 ERA in 13 GS
13 Trevor Graham RHP 22 A- 5.58 ERA in 50 IP
15 Michael Wagner RHP 22 A 3.23 ERA in 61 IP
16 Cael Brockmeyer C 22 A 297/366/461 in A
17 Kelvin Freeman 1B 23   Released in March 2014
18 Giuseppe Papaccio SS 23   196/271/244 in 209 ABs before being released 
20 Zak Blair 2B 24   Just 37 ABs before being released
22 Kevin Brown OF 23 A- 261/322/416 between A-, A, and filling in at AA
23 Tyler Ihrig LHP 22 A 4.44 ERA in 8 GS at A- then 2.30 ERA in 27 IP at A
24 Tyler Alamo C 19 RK 215/267/237 in 93 ABs
28 Brad Renner RHP 23 DL Missed all of 2014 due to TJS
30 Zak Hermans RHP 23 A 3.92 ERA in 39 IP
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Comments

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 12/21/2014 - 12:59 pm

Does anyone know if the Cubs minor league affiliates, including new ones in South Bend, Oregon and Myrtle Beach have PITCHf/x installed? Do they have it at Iowa or Tennessee?

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:49 am

technically it is a sign of improvement...but he's also playing in one of the minor winter leagues in PR. it used to be a more powerful winter league, but it's not what it once was. DR and VEN carry a better quality of players these days. 2hr and 2 doubles out of those 9 hits is nice, though. that said, sample size blah blah blah etc. baez may be compared to g.sheffield a lot, but mid-late-20s s.sosa seems to be a more realistic ceiling (except for the 60+ HR part) for statistical outcome vs player makeup... speaking of minor-impact winter leagues (easily weaker than PR), c.villanueva has crushed 9HR in 151ab in mexico this winter.

Submitted by QuietMan on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:15 pm

Cubs sent INF Logan Watkins outright to Triple-A Iowa. Cubs sent RHP Donn Roach outright to Triple-A Iowa. A note from AZ Phil from a few days ago: Because he is an MLB Rule 55 player not eligible to elect free-agency if outrighted, Watkins can be traded or released, but he cannot beb sent outright to the minors after 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day following the conclusion of the World Series unless & until he has either signed a major league contract for the next season (contracts were tendered on 12/2), or had his previous season's contract unilaterally renewed by the club (which can't happen until the first week of March), or agrees (in advance) to sign a minor league contract for the next season (not likely). BTW, same goes for Junior Lake, Ryan Lavarnway, Joe Ortiz, Shane Peterson, and Neil Ramirez.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:00 pm

Normally the MLB office is closed on weekends (and Saturday and Sunday are not considered "business days") beginning with the conclusion of the World Series up until the start of Spring Training, so players who were Designated for Assignment last Friday could not have been placed on Ouright Assignment Waivers until 2 PM (Eastern) today and the Waiver Claiming Period would not have concluded until 1 PM (Eastern) on Wednesday. 

However, thb MLB office remained open this past Saturday and Sunday and will instead be closed Wednesday through Sunday of this week, so the Cubs were able to place Watkins and Roach on waivers on Saturday, with the 47-hour Waiver Claiming Period for both players ending at 1 PM (Eastern) today. 

It's possible that some of the MLB clubs did not staff their offices over the weekend and thus might not have been aware that Roach and Watkins were on waivers.

 

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:22 pm

got to agree that not much to be impressed by Baez so far in winter leagues, still swinging from his ass apparently

Alcantara on the other hand...

.324 w/4 HRs, 3 SB and a .939 OPS in the Dominican Republic. (per Phil Rogers tweet)

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:47 pm

Junior Lake leading DWL in walks, strikeouts, and stolen bases, 2nd in runs scored, 5th in OBP. 

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 12:01 am

30 walks for Lake in 140 ABs. That's not the Junior Lake we all know and love. Doesn't matter what league it is, he's taking pitches, and a lot of them. At the end of the year last year, even tho he didn't do much, I saw him put together a few interesting at bats where he was showing a lot more patience and not swinging from the heels so much. I've always had a hard time giving up on that guy.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 12:37 am

The walks are a good sign, as are the 21 SBs in 23 attempts, but he's also hitting just .243 and slugging just .343, which aren't good signs. And he has 51 Ks in just 140 ABs. So when he doesn't walk he strikes out 36% of the time and isn't hitting the ball with much authority. Perhaps the picthers in this league are a bit wild and walk prone in general? Or perhaps he is taking too many pitches in an attempt to be selective and in turn taking called strikes as well as balls? I don't know. But the performance overall doesn't give me any higher hopes for him going into the season.

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Submitted by Charlie on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 12:57 am

If there's one thing I've learned from following Cubs players' winter league performances, its to not put much stock in those numbers one way or the other. Small samples, different competition, etc. I vaguely remember some winters that Felix Pie put up big numbers, and I clearly remember 2007 AFL MVP Sam Fuld.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:32 pm

Motte gets his incentives only if he's closer for nearly the entire season it looks like

 @JonHeymanCBS · jason motte: $4.5M base. 250K for 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 gf. 250K 60 games, 65 games. $2.5M bonus max

Rondon only 44 games finished last year, Kimbrel had 54, Holland had 60

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 12:53 pm

Rangers, DBacks (although you figure they would have worked that out in the Montero trade) make sense as well. But yeah, White Sox could use some offensive help there or at least someone to pair with Tyler Flowers.

Red Sox are pretty stacked at catcher (Vazquez, Hanigan, Swihart) and some dude named Dan Butler.... not sure where that came from.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 12:43 pm

sorry the site was down, now it's not. Rejoice!

Lavernway claimed on waivers by Orioles, Peterson by Brewers. Cubs pick up LHP Mike Kickham aka Cheap Travis Wood off waivers from Giants.

Recent comments

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Teheran minor league deal is done, per MLB.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Based on Phil’s sound analysis it sounds like a no brainer for Almonte to be placed on waivers as today’s roster move. We shall see.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I suspect Counsell/Hottovy will use the piggy-back extensively, with Taillon and Hendricks pitching as the "pig" (and with a very short leash) and some combo of Wicks, Brown, and Wesneski (whichever two do not start) as the "backers."  

    Keep in mind that Keegan Thompson has a minor league option available, and if Yency Almonte is not outrighted by 4/26 he cannot be sent to the minors without his consent after that date. Almonte is out of minor league options, so I am talking about him getting outrighted to the minors if he is not claimed off waivers, and if he is claimed off waivers, the Cubs save the pro-rated portion of his $1.9M salary, which helps lower the Cubs 2024 AAV.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Totally agree. The 26 man roster very rarely consists of the 13 best position players and 13 best pitchers.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Based on what Jed has done in the past, I’d say the plan is to

    -give Hendricks another few starts
    -give Taillon some runway ot get his season underway

    -Mix and match in the bullpen and see what sticks

    Jed usually doesn’t do a whole lot of waiver wire plays in-season, at least early in the season. He only reallly did that after he blew up the rosters in 21 and 22 because they needed bodies (guys like Schwindel, Fargas, etc).

    I think he’s a little handcuffed by a full 40 man in that he can’t really maneuver much with giving anyone showing ability at AAA (R Thompson/ Sanders/ Edwards etc). Brewer has the most tenuous grip there, and we will see what kind of chance he gets. Other than his spot, there isn’t a ton of 40 man wiggle room.

    I’m very curious to see what happens with Brown now that Taillon returns. Bullpen? Wicks to Iowa? 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Pro teams have to play their "big money" guys if they are healthy and not "locker room" issues.
    The Cubs wanted to deal JHey off well before they bought him out. They just didn't want to pay him to play for someone else for that long. Jed did give him 20+mil to play for LAD last yr.
    Jed might also let Kyle walk at some point this year. Similar scenario to JHey, except Jed thought Kyle was going to be good/solid in '24!!
    You'd think Smyly is in the same book as well. Same with Neris (he's a 1yr vet RP, so he's not really in this convo too much).
    That's ~35mil between those three and those three are going to get opportunities until at least late June) over younger guys even if their performance is "iffy".
    But, Jed is going to play Taillon a lot. They have to try and justify that contract and hope a veteran works out.
    So, Taillon, Imanaga, and Hendricks are locks for the rest of April and probably May.
    Assad, Brown and Wicks handle the last spots until Steele is ready.
    Now, you're question has real merit when Steele comes back. That will interesting if Brown is still good and Hendricks is still bad. But Taillon is entirely safe as long as he's healthy.

    And the bullpen moves were "money" based as well. Smyly has actually been okay. But he hasn't been clearly better than Little. Little had one bad outing. But Smyly makes 9mil. If they needed another RHRP and one of Little and Smyly had to go, it was going to Little. But that doesn't mean Smyly is one of the best 13 arms for the team. 

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