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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

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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Sunday Not Funnies: Rizzo and Russell collide.

Maybe you were watching.
Maybe you heard it on the radio.
But when Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell collided going for that pop up, I figure everybody felt like this.

Luckily, they're okay.
 

Comments

I love the old "Realistic" radio, complete with correct logo. Such an honor for the now defunct Radio Shack.

Watching Kris Bryant swing and miss some falling off the table breaking pitches and Soler struggling a bit, I feel a bit like the Dana Carvey old man character when he says, "when I was young..." pitchers who threw like Bruce Sutter were, well, Bruce Sutter, and led the league in saves. Today, every major league pitcher not named Schlitter seems to have some electric pitch. It's really amazing. They either throw 100 mph like a guy I can't even remember the name of from a few weeks back, or they have nasty breaking stuff and sliders. This Cubs season is going to be up and down with these kids. Hopefully enough up to keep them afloat and above .500. When the kids look great, I need to remind myself that it is probably nothing more than a taste of what's coming. And when they suck, I just have to remind myself that it's a helluva lot better than watching the Hendry journeymen getting consistently overmatched.

1. Carlos Gomez (R) CF 2. Jean Segura (R) SS 3. Ryan Braun (R) RF 4. Adam Lind (L) 1B 5. Aramis Ramirez (R) 3B 6. Khris Davis (R) LF 7. Elian Herrera (S) 2B 8. Martin Maldonado (R) C 9. Jimmy Nelson (R) P

vs.

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF 2. Jorge Soler (R) RF 3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 4. Kris Bryant (R) 3B 5. Miguel Montero (L) C 6. Starlin Castro (R) SS 7. Chris Coghlan (L) LF 8. Jason Hammel (R) P 9. Addison Russell (R) 2B

I honestly would not take out Nelson if I was Roenicke. He's pitching really well, got nasty stuff. See what happens here. EDIT: That's why I''m not a major league manager.

All I could think of watching Segura on the ground there was, "We'll take the loss if you can get up on your own."

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In reply to by jacos

they blare a lot of stuff at wrigley now...walk up music, pitching change music, mound visit music, dude just popped out music... with all the crap being done...i mean damn, just open a new park somewhere already. all that's left at wrigley is some ivy on a brick wall as far as that oldschool park feel...and some really cruddy bathrooms. even the city views are disappearing in many directions.

Tyler Skulina pitched 6IP, 1H, no runs, 8K, 1BB and Billy McKinney hit two solo HR's in a Pelicans 2-1 win.

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In reply to by Cubster

from BP on McKinney, based on games of May 1-3:
Billy McKinney, OF, Cubs (Myrtle Beach, A+): 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, K. Scouts have questioned McKinney’s raw bat speed, which is average to above average, but lacks that elite level associate with most plus hit tools (which McKinney features). The Cubs outfielder makes up for it with exceptional feel for the barrel and with a patient approach that consistently puts him in strong hitters counts that allows him to cheat and get the barrel of the bat moving. He’s a smart hitter with good instincts, which can help make up for less-than-elite natural talent.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=26245

STL playing their 20th extra inning game of the season...or something like that. top of the 11th, but whatever, they're like 19-0 so far in extra inning games this year.

From @DanHirsch:

How good has the Cardinals pitching been? Their ERA+ is 172. In Sandy Koufax's peak (1963-1966), he had a 172 ERA+

I know that over a long season the Cubs will lose a few series like this to total crap teams....but it still really sucks when it happens. So, let's take 3 of 4 in STL and make us all feel a lot better.

I was at the game yesterday. Beautiful day, depressing game. There was a guy there wearing a shirt that had an image of a red plastic cup on it. Instead of "Solo Cup," it said "Soler Cub." So at least one cool thing came out of yesterday.

good news, the panels for the RF jumbotron have arrived and are expected to be installed by the next home series. revenue-rific.

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In reply to by Ryno

they changed (and got approved) the signage scheme toward the end of 2014 to replace the proposed small RF signage with another big board in RF. it's supposed to be "sunk" a bit lower in the park's OF section so it shouldn't tower above the park like the board in LF, though.

White Sox announced signing of Tyler Colvin over the weekend, sent him to Charlotte. Brett Jackson off to a good start at Sacramento (Giants) before he hit the DL last week. (That's a familiar pattern with him.) Josh Vitters released by Rockies in late March. Hasn't turned up so far in any venue known to Baseball Reference.

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

wsox released 26yo 2009 1st rounder j.mitchell (23rd pick) after slashing .050/.174/.100 with 22K at AAA in 46PA to make room for colvin. blah blah blah obligatory reminder of everyone in the 2009 draft who didn't pick m.trout (who went 25th). in it's own odd way, it's an upgrade.

Submitted by Ryno on Sat, 12/20/2014 - 7:33pm Permalink Prediction: The 2014-15 off season will haunt Rick Hahn.

Does anybody understand what they are planning to do with the bullpens? The stuff I have heard -- under the bleachers (?) -- doesn't seem to make sense.

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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.