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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

Last updated 4-21-2024
 
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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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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

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mervis and Wesneski getting promoted aaccording to Tommy Birch from Des Moines Register.

    So Happ to the IL

    Maybe Hendricks to IL ????

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    Wisdom, Canario, Tauchman share LF/RF

    I wonder if Busch has ever played LF?

    I don't believe he has

  • crunch (view)

    “I respect his track record of what he’s accomplished,” Counsell said on Sunday morning. “And you go through these. He’s gone through -- maybe not this particular stretch -- but stretches where you’re not pitching the way you want to and struggling. And you figure it out.” -- Counsell on Hendricks

    fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

    i respect his track record of no longer being in the rotation.  in 2016 he threw 2 innings out of the pen, his only work out of the pen.  the cubs won the world series that year.  let's repeat that magic.  the formula is obvious.  stats don't lie.  etc etc whatever...

    small sample size and all, but how about this craziness...

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  • Finwe Noldaran (view)

    Phil: Great to see what Rosario is doing!

    Do you think having Rosario may have influenced/impacted the front office's decision on including Hope in the trade for Busch at all?

  • crunch (view)

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    No question right now Alfonsin Rosario is one of the Cubs Top 20 prospects (probably Top 15). Rosario is to the Cubs what Zyhir Hope is to the Dodgers.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Savannah Bananas will be playing the Party Animals at Sloan Park in Mesa this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The games are sold out (15,000+ each night), and berm tickets are going for well over $100. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    RAISIN: In the game versus the A's at Fitch Park last Friday, Mule threw half FB and half SL (16/16), and one CH (which coincidentally was the only hard-hit ball off him -- a near HR line-drive double off the LF fence). FB was 91-94 and the SL (really more of a "slurve") was 80-82, and he got three swing & miss on each pitch (six swing & miss total out of his 20 strikes). So I think it is safe to say that right now, Mule is strictly a two-pitch pitcher (FB/SL), 

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Recalled it was sampled in a Nas song.  Did a little sleuthing.  It was a Nas song called "Hate Me Now" that featured Puff Daddy.  Imploring the crowd to hate somebody seems a bit overly dramatic for a keyboardist but perhaps there is some other connection to the song. 

     

    In general there has been a weird overuse of Carmina Burana's O Fortuna in sports and commercials in past decade or so.  Maybe it is a fallback choice if there isn't anything else.   

     

    Sidenote, while the O Fortuna part has become a bit pop-culture cliched; the overall piece is very interesting and rather expansive in scope. I played percussion in a production of it while in college.  There is a rather jovial movement set in a tavern.  In the score it calls for the clinking of beer steins.  Let's just say we did a lot of research to determine the best sounding beer steins. 

  • crunch (view)

    ooof...this is just as likely as anything.  professional organists are weird humans.

  • SheffieldCornelia (view)

    Maybe it is only played when the hitter thus far in the game is "oh for two"-na at the plate?

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