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28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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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

INFIELDERS: 7
* 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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Cubs Arbitration Figures

UPDATE: L. Valbuena signs for $4.1M according to Bruce Levine.


The Cubs had 7 players that could head to arbitration cases, they've settled with 5 of them today. Today happened to be the deadline when teams and players had to file their arbitation numbers if they were going to go to a hearing, thus the influx of news on completed deals.

F. Doubront got $1.925M (1st time arb eligible)

Chris Coghlan got $2.505M (1st time arb eligible)

W. Castillo got $2.1M (1st time arb eligible)

J. Arrieta got $3.63M  (1st time arb eligible)

T. Wood got $5.685M (2nd time arb eligible)

That leaves L. Valbuena (2nd time arb eligible) and Pedro Strop (1st time) as the two that have yet to reach a settlement, although I highly doubt either will head to an arbitration hearing even if the deal isn't finished today.

In other Cubs news, Cubs Convention begins today, your annual opportunity to get cramped into a hotel lobby and hear absolutely nothing new. I guess you can snap a picture with your favorite player, coach or suit? Honestly, I'm not sure of the appeal, but yet it sells out just about every year. Regardless, CBS seems to be webcasting some of the events for tomorrow if you're so inclined.

And finally, the Bears have settled on their head coach and it indeed will be John Fox on a 4-year deal. Early rumors are that Kyle Shanahan will be his offensive coordinator and Dennis Allen will be his defensive coordinator. Ultimately I think all non-terrible head coaches and football teams are gonna hover around .500 for the most part unless they have a real good quarterback or can coach up really good defenses. You take a look at Fox's career record and he's 81-79 without Peyton Manning. Does that mean I think it's a bad deal? Hardly, I just think that's the NFL right now. Parity reigns and few teams can dominate that don't have a big time quarterback. Honestly the only team I can think of that has been pretty good without a great QB is the Baltimore Ravens under John Harbaugh and I do think Flacco is a good QB, much like I think Jay Cutler could have been a good QB. And the Ravens almost always have a good defense...and the year they won the Super Bowl under Harbaugh, their regular season D wasn't good, but they also lost Ray Lewis up until the playoffs. What I do think is that players truly want to play for Fox and he'll have teams prepared week in and week out. I'm not sure I can say that of Trestman and Tucker.

As for the coordinators, Dennis Allen did pretty awful as the Raiders head coach, but that's a pretty awful situation. He was Fox's DC his first year in Denver and they ranked just 20th in yards allowed that season (jumping to 2nd the following season after Allen left). Well geez, none of that looks promising. Allen was also a secondary and assistant defensive line coach with the Saints while new GM Ryan Pace was there, so the connection is strong. Whether the results will be remains to be seen, but I'm a bit skeptical already.

In regards to Kyle Shanahan, son of Mike, he's been an OC with the Texans, Redskins and Browns since 2008. Things didn't go too well in Cleveland last year, but terrible QB's and no Josh Gordon for 3/4 of the season doesn't give you the ingredients you need to cook up a winner. In 4 of his 6 previous seasons, his offenses were in the top 10 in yards gained (this with QB's like Matt Schaub and Robert Griffin) so you have to like that. He seems to be pretty flexible about his style, tailoring to the personnel he has and that will certainly be key for next year if they do hire him, as he'll likely be stuck with Cutler and Co. for at least one season.

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Orioles win the 40-man musical chair game known as Ryan Lavarnway...finally outrighted.

Shanahan likes bootlegs and such, and a a roving QB, which I think suits Cutler better than the pocket. Defenses read his eyes too well in the pocket and often get to the ball long before it arrives. With Forte rolling out with Cutler for a not too infrequent pass, and the tall guys deep, they could have an okay offense. And the D gets better just by Tucker leaving, but probably quite a bit better with Fox in there. He may even be able to figure out what to do with McClellin other than the obvious cutting him.

@GDubCub Maddon doesn't have lineup plotted. But is toying with the idea of hitting the pitcher 8th, he said

Anarchy!!!

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In reply to by Rob G.

we get "insignificant statistical impact" on whole with "slightly positive on paper" to "slightly negative in the real world based on recent events". let's just ignore how many of these papers include data from player eras where strong-D guys who had ob% that would keep them in the minors or on the bench were regulars. the idea that there's 2 automatic outs in the lineup (if not, 3) really depends on what you have now...not what PIT had in 1985. hell, there's papers (or at least 1) out there that suggest you should bat the pitcher 7th rather than 8th. retrosheet was pushing that one many years ago. t.wood must be excited about maybe getting some extra ABs over the course of a season (especially being about the only guy around who could historically lay claim to a higher batting slot on some days).

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In reply to by Rob G.

we're talking a small possibility of it coming to fruition to begin with and there's a bit of issue some (like me) have with the historical data pool that came to these razor-thin advantage numbers. it leads a little credence to the "lineup construction doesn't matter that much" camp, but based on early (though small) returns along with the reach into the past used to compile the data for some of these papers, it's a sideshow i'd rather not visit. that said, it really shouldn't matter that much anyway...especially once they get into the pen...depending on who's on the bench...

Cubs owner buys 3 Wrigley rooftops County property records show that the rooftop business at 3639 N. Sheffield Ave. was sold on Jan. 9 for $4.2 million The property is co-owned by James Lourgos, who did not return a phone call seeking comment on the sale. Two sources said that George Loukas sold two buildings at 3643-3645 N. Sheffield Ave. and 1032-1034 W. Waveland Ave. to the Ricketts family. The sources did not disclose the sales price of the properties http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-wrigley-rooftop-sale…

Pedro Strop requested $3 million and was offered $2 million from the Cubs when arbitration figures were exchanged.

"Cubs signed RHP Daniel Bard to a minor league contract." theo...we know you're proud of your old toys, but seriously...stawp. he's been legendary awful the past 3 seasons...epic last year with TEX before getting released.

Best line from the Cubs convention...During the Ryan Dempster show: Jay Cutler was supposed to make an appearance tonight, but he was intercepted by security.

from tim's twitter link... "Lots of applause at this year's Cubs Convention. Lots. From what I heard, the loudest belonged to Joe Maddon." it's like cubs fans don't learn a lesson about "savior" managers or something. how long until he's gone from savior of everything to the cause of everything's downfall? *starts the stopwatch* at least he knows penguins don't work well...woo managing. btw, it's a fun read - http://www.cubby-blue.com/my_weblog/2015/01/drawings-and-random-stuff-f…

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In reply to by crunch

I don't hear any savior arguments out there. The franchise is doing well. Fans are already excited. They are not looking for a manager to save the day. But it's okay to be excited about Maddon. If anything, you should like him most of all. Your argument has always been that managers mean very little for wins and losses, and that there main job is seemingly a press secretary for the team--and Maddon is very good with the media and with fans. So enjoy it! 

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

i would love him if not for the $5m price tag...i'd like $4m-ish of those resources going elsewhere. he's one of the best in the game...the best available, easily. he lets players shine when it's going good and he's more than willing to distract when things are going crappy...amongst other positives. i'm looking forward to him being around, discounting his price tag. i'm just fascinated by the cubs fan's love of managers every time a fancy new one with a "brand name" rolls up.

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: Max Scherzer is close to signing a seven-year deal. Between #Nationals and one other club. First reported: @JonHeymanCBS

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In reply to by crunch

It's not the dollar amount that would freak me out as a GM, it's the number of years. 7 is a long time for an albatross candidate. Lester was a gamble, too, but a good one I think. If nothing else, a team like the Cubs needs to take those kinds of gambles to act like serious players.

Mad Max going to Nats - what a starting rotation - rumors abound that Zimmerman being dealt if Max brought in. Would love to see Zimmerman with the Cubs. How about a Baez and others for Zimmerman. Baez has too many holes in his swing and getting Zimmerman and signing him to a long term deal would set up this pitching staff for the long term. If he is dealt to another team - that pretty much leaves Price, Cueto, Fister for next year.

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In reply to by spongebob

Not the best time to trade Baez, value-wise. His problems at the plate are driving his trade value into the ground. I'd rather see what the new BP coach can get out of him, especially since a lot of his problems are mechanical. And, I don't think, or at least, I hope, that TheoCorp didn't spend all this time building up the farm system to give important pieces of it away for a pitcher, no matter how good he is. Too many pitcher injuries in modern baseball. Trading for a stud outfielder I can see. But no thanks on pitchers.

Just got me tickets for the first 4 games at little wrigley in Mesa. This will be my first spring training vaca since Sloan was built. I'm going to stalk Madonnini while I'm down there because I have a pair of glasses just like his, through happenstance.

Bears related post, sorry: One reason to get excited about John Fox. This from Urlacher: "They were always physical, and beat the (bleep) out of us,'' Urlacher said. "In Chicago that's what you have to do to win football games. It's going to be cold, he'll run the ball and play defense. His offensive and defensive lines got after you. That's where he's going to start, up front.'' I'm always saying around these parts that it's all about line play. V Phil likes the west coast offense and kind of slams Bears fans who want a return to the old way, a sentiment I completely understand. I don't think the Fox hiring will have any bearing on that argument. His offenses under Manning threw the ball like crazy, so he clearly adapts to personnel, something I think head coaches need to do in the NFL. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-john-fox-bears-haugh… Gotta turn off your javascript to see the article.

This just in, Leviine is tweeting a Fowler trade is close to being done. What do you baseball gurus think of Fowler?

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In reply to by Old and Blue

Dexter Fowler was a star baseball and basketball player and an outstanding student at Milton HS in Alpharetta, GA, signing a baseball NLI with the U. of Miami in 2004 prior to being drafted by and signing with the Colorado Rockies. He also was recruited by Dartmouth and Harvard to play both baseball and basketball, and is a long-time member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  

Dexter's brother Wesley is a former Marketing exec with the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks, and was Spalding's NBA liaison prior to joiniing Epic Sports.  

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

I feel pretty "meh" about the deal if it's Straily and Valbuena for Fowler and nothing else sent back. Using Fangraphs' WAR calculations, Valbuena has been a more valuable player the last two years (2.1, 2.7) than Fowler has (2.1, 1.4). And Valbuena has an additional year of club control. Then toss in the SP on top of that, and things start to look more lopsided than simply middling. Here's hoping there is some sort of prospect on the way back to even things out a bit.

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In reply to by Charlie

I agree to some extent, but with Baez, La Stella, Alcantara, Olt, and Bryant all in the mix for 2B or 3B the Cubs dealt from a position of strength on this one in giving up Valbuena. Similarly, there was no real room for Strailey. Other teams know that and won't over pay. So the Cubs overpaid a bit to get someone who fills a position they don't have much depth in at all. Last year's WAR shows an advantage for Valbuena, but thinking about 2015, Valbuena likely wouldn't have gotten nearly as many at-bats and so Fowler will likely be worth more to the Cubs in 2015 than Valbuena would have been, even if Valbuena ends up having a better season for Houston that Fowler does for the Cubs.  

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

Well I honestly couldn't be happier with how things have played out. Renteria was a disaster and I had a very hard time picturing Valbuena as anything but trade bait. Now Renteria is replaced by probably the best manager in baseball and Valbuena is now gone as well. I maintain my stance that the Ricky/Valbuena love affair was not sanctioned by many in the Cubs org but I suppose it has worked out.

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

awesome trade. stailey is a bunch of "who cares"...he can go give up homers in HOU for a living now. valbuena is steady, but expendable given the cubs depth. it makes one of olt/baez/lastella more important for 2015, though. either way, the cubs finally have a legit leadoff hitter...and too many OF'rs. now fowler needs to stay healthy.

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In reply to by crunch

One thing I may be overlooking, which is somewhat disguised by the Cubs sheer # of outfielders, is that this trade also covers the possibility of: a.) an injury to Soler, b.) poor performances by Coghlan or Denorfia, c.) poor performance by Alcantara. Basically, there's now way that Sweeney should end up as a starting OF now.

He is not a stud defenisively, but can play LF or CF just fine. He has speed and will swipe a few bags, but his CS% is way to high (he's been successful only about 2/3rds the time in his career). His main skill is that he gets on base--he walks about 12% or more of his PAs, and that has been pretty steady from year to year. He's only 29 and will be a free agent next year, so that should motivate him to play well to cash in. He wanted $10.8 million in arbitration and the Astros countered with $8.5. Valbuena is only getting $4.1 million and Straily is cheap, so maybe the Astros are sending cash, or the Cubs take on the extra payroll in exchange for not having to kick in a decent prospect. 

So who's opening day third baseman? Fowler trade now leading to trade for Price or Zimmerman?

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In reply to by QuietMan

Can't imagine they would try moving Baez to 3B this year, since he's still struggling to find his footing at the plate. Would be surprised to see Castro traded right as a competitive team is coming together, and would be very surprised to see them sell low on Baez. Russell seems likely to gain rather than lose value over the next year, too, unless injury problems persist.

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In reply to by jacos

I would guess they trade Castillo and open with Olt at 3B until Bryant is called up, so a 13 position player roster of:

1. Montero
2. Ross
3. Rizzo
4. Baez
5. La Stella
6. Castro
7. Olt
8. Soler
9. Fowler
10. Alcantara
11. Denorfia
12. Coghlan
13. Sweeney

Alcantara probably plays more IF to start given the 5 other OFs. But then when Bryant gets called up they would have to make a roster move, with Alcantara potentially playing more IF after that. And it's still possible they make another move or get a major league player for Castillo in a trade that could shake all of that up.

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In reply to by Carlito

Speaking of Olt, Carlito, I remember thinking (and maybe saying here) that they already think of Olt as a keeper, so it's VALBUENA that they have to play, so that they can trade him for something in the offseason. Would they have gotten Fowler for him, if Valbuena hadn't been a starter the past two seasons? They needed every one of his sixteen home runs to get what they did. Renteria's idea? I don't think so. See, you should have just relaxed!

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

Yeah I hear you - it's a true Catch 22!! The question is whether the process cost Olt a more important opportunity. And of course the weird part was when he'd pull Olt early in a game that didn't add to Valbuena's value or when he'd start Valaika or some nonsense over Olt etc. Any way you slice it Renteria was a mess. I don't think he saw the big picture clearly and he also was a weak tactician (and a major press room snooze). Which left his field of play coaching and player preparation as things he appeared to have been good at. But that's not good enough at this level. I honestly don't think it was pure luck that both Renteria and Valbuena are gone, they would never say it publicly but Renteria (and Sveum) were probably not great Theo moments. But honestly you are right it doesn't matter. It couldn't have worked out better. We end up with Maddon, and you probably don't get value for Valbuena without those AB!

Gotta love when one of our goofy trade ideas from the comments actually happens.

Shame they had to throw in Straily and hoping Cubs get a little money in deal, but they got the guy they wanted. 

Neither player they dealt had anywhere to play on team.

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In reply to by Rob G.

I'm thrilled with this. I like Fowler even if he has never met potential. He's, what 28, so he could still be due for a break out. Dealing Valbuena, most importantly, means he won't be the starting 3B for the Cubs. I'm a little disappointed Straily was included, but it's worth it methinks.

the news is new, but it seems some on the innerwebs are already over-thinking this one...thankfully, not much negative or "WTF?" here. i think some fans may still be in "tanking the team to lose" mode or something because a few brains are exploding over why the cubs traded 2 guys with club control for a guy in his last year of club control. it looks like a steal from where i'm at...then again, i don't like dan straily at all and valbuena is expendable given the roster and what he brings.

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In reply to by Carlito

i like valbuena, but there's already in-house 3rd options that are more than adequate with bryant knocking at the door. it's not like valbuena projects to be in the 2016 plans. he has club control, but even if he was around in 2015, he could be rendered very expendable by mid-season in many people's projections. also, i hope all my friends who come to DET for Movement + DEMF don't pee on your front lawn. please don't shoot them or tip their cars on their roofs.

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In reply to by jacos

they got excess OF (including junior "no one cares about me" lake) as well as the welly situation to deal with. i still don't know what they plan on doing with all these pitchers, too...i guess that's going to sort itself out this spring. that said, i wouldn't mind if these issues took care of themselves with minor leaguers coming in return.

I will say this: If Strasburg is available as is rumored - you probably consider trading a SS package. Pretty much the only guy I can think of ...

That was my point earlier if Zimmerman or Strausburg is available think you have to consider a young pitcher to pair with Lester for the future. I love the idea of signing a midwest guy like Zimmerman next year but if he becomes available and can be signed long term then it would be a great move. Especially with our glut of SS.

I don't recall who said it on MLB Network, but the point was made that it seems farfetched that the Nats would trade Strasburg after the whole "we're babying him this year for the future" thing. Zimmermann seems like he'd be more likely to be dealt.

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In reply to by Tito

i think the heat on the stras-being-moved front is coming from WAS's inability to extend him for quite a while now. seeing as FA pitchers are realizing extra millions-per-year to their contacts every 2-3 seasons (we're up to 30m for top tier pitchers...hell, lester just got 26m), i think he's willing to take that risk entering the FA market rather than undersell his potential value for security.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.