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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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Cubs Rally to Tie Brew Crew in Maryvale

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Alberto Mineo (two-run single, RBI triple, and a walk) and Tyler Pearson (two walks and a double) reached base three times a piece for the Cubs, and Gilbert Lara (RBI triple), David Denson (RBI double), and Yerald Martinez (RBI double) stroked run-scoring extra-base hits in a three-run fourth, CF Joantgel Segovia drilled three singles, stole two bases, drove-in two runs, and threw out a runner on the bases, and RHP J. B. Kole threw five innings of two-hit ball for the Brewers, as the Cubs rallied for two runs in the top of the 9th and played the Brewers to a 6-6 tie in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #7 (AKA "Paul Molitor Field") at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix, AZ.  

Before Kole entered the game, the Cubs scored two runs on four hits in the top of the 1st inning off 6'9 RHP Johnny Hellweg, who is on the Brewers MLB 60-day DL while rehabbing from 2014 Tommy John Surgery.  

RHP Austyn Willis got the start for the Cubs and retired nine of the first ten men he faced on just 27 pitches, before running into trouble in the fourth when the Brew Crew plated three runs on a single, the Lara triple, and the Denson and Martinez doubles.

RHRP Corbin Hoffner worked the 8th and the 9th for the Cubs and did not allow a run, retiring six of the seven men he faced (three strikeouts and three ground outs) to preserve the tie. His new extreme sidearm (almost submarine) delivery coupled with lots of off-speed stuff (AKA "junk") really kept the Brewers hitters off-stride.

In EXST Cubs roster news, RHRPs Brad Markey and Daniel Lewis have been moved up to Lo-A South Bend, replacing RHPs James Norwood and Jake Stinnett, who were placed on the SB 7-day DL.  

The 23-year old Markey was the Cubs 2014 19th round draft pick out of Virginia Tech, and he worked in 15 games (combined) out of the AZL Cubs and Boise bullpens after signing in June. He was left behind at Extended Spring Training despite spending much of Minor League Camp with the Hi-A Myrtle Beach squad, but he has pitched very well at EXST, and it was just a matter of time before he got his Letter of Transit out of Casablanca.  

Although Daniel Lewis is 24, he has only been pitching for a year. He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force after finishing high school, and enrolled in Pensacola JC after being discharged in 2013. The Cubs signed him as a Non-Drafted Free Agent (NDFA) in July 2014 after scouting him in the Cape Cod League (probably the top collegiate summer league), and he appeared in eight games out of the Boise bullpen after signing. He attended AZ Instructs post-2014 but he did not pitch well there. Lewis features a high-octane 94-MPH fastball, but his command is spotty and his secondary pitches are raw. 


BRAD MARKEY - 2015 CACTUS LEAGUE EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GAMES 
1. 4/17: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 18 pitches (11 strikes)
2. 4/21: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 15 pitches (10 strikes)
3. 4/24: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/3 GO/FO, 30 pitches (18 strikes)
4. 4/29: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 PO, 3/1 GO/FO, 24 pitches (16 strikes)
5. 5/5: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 B, 0 K, 3/3 GO/FO, 17 pitches (13 strikes)
6. 5/9: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 23 pitches (16 strikes)
TOTAL: 10.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 6 K, 1 PO, 12/11 GO/FO, 66% strikes, 1.80 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, .172 OppBA

DANIEL LEWIS  - 2015 CACTUS LEAGUE EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GAMES 
1. 4/17: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1/2 GO/FO, 17 pitches (8 strikes)
2. 4/20: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/FO, 23 pitches (14 strikes)
3. 4/24: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/FO, 18 pitches (11 strikes)
4. 4/28: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER),  0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 5/1 GO/FO, 20 pitches (15 strikes)
5. 5/1: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 0/3 GO/FO, 17 pitches (9 strikes)
6. 5/5: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/FO, 18 pitches (12 strikes)
7. 5/8: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 1 K, 2 GIDP, 2/1 GO/FO, 44 pitches (19 strikes)
8. 5/13: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 4/2 GO/FO, 36 pitches (19 strikes)
TOTAL: 12.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R (5 ER), 9 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 3 WP, 2 GIDP, 17/11 GO/FO, 56% strikes, 3.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, .150 OppBA     

Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only): 


CUBS LINEUP: 
1. Kevonte Mitchell, CF: 0-4 (E-6, 4-3, 5-4 FC, BB, 6-3, 2 RBI, 2 SB)
2. Carlos Sepulveda, DH-SS: 0-5 (6-4 FC, F-7, F-7, L-8, E-4, R)
3. Kevin Encarnacion, RF: 0-5 (K, L-6, 4-3, F-9, 4-3)
4. Frandy de la Rosa, 2B: 1-3 (1B, K, BB, F-9, 2 R) 
5. Eloy Jimenez, LF: 1-4 (1B, 6-3, 5-3, 5-3) 
6. Alberto Mineo, C-1B: 2-3 (1B, K, 3B, BB, 3 RBI)
7. Tyler Alamo, 1B-C: 1-4 (1B, 5-3, F-9, 5-4 FC)
8. Adonis Paula, 3B; 1-3 (E-6, 2B, BB, 5-3, CS)
9. Ho-Young Son, SS-DH: 0-2 (5-4 FC, BB, 6-4 FC, HBP, 2 R, 2 SB)
10a. Tyler Pearson, DH #2: 1-2 (K, BB, BB, 2B) 
10b. Danny Gutierrez, PR: NO AB (R) 

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Austyn Willis: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 4/4 GO/FO, 49 pitches (33 strikes) 
2. Daniel Bard: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 3/0 GO/FO, 21 pitches (11 strikes) 
3. Sam Wilson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 PO, 0/3 GO/FO, 36 pitches (23 strikes) 
4. Corbin Hoffner: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 3/0 GO/FO, 26 pitches (18 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 2 
1. P Daniel Bard: E-1 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely) 
2. SS Ho-Young Son: E-6 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely) 

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Alberto Mineo: 0-2 CS 
2. Tyler Alamo: 0-2 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 11 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's 

Tags
Cubs Extended Spring Training
Austyn Willis
Corbin Hoffner
Alberto Mineo
Tyler Pearson
Brad Markey
Daniel Lewis

Comments

Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 05:28 pm

Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 20m20 minutes ago Chicago, IL Can confirm #Cubs DFA Coke and send Schlitter to Iowa. Lake and Wada up. Pen has 3 lefties now. @CarrieMuskat reported

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:06 am

The Cubs may be able to option Phil Coke to the minors (if they wish to do so), if Coke signed a 45-day waiver when he was promoted to the MLB 40-man roster at the conclusion of Spring Training. (Same goes for James Russell).

There is a provision in the CBA where a player who has to give his consent before he can be optioned (players with at least five years of MLB Service Time or vested NPB players) can sign a 45-day waiver at the time they are added to an MLB 40-man roster that gives the club the right to option the player to the minors within 45 days of the waiver being signed. (Tsuyoshi Wada signed one last year when he was added to the Cubs 40-man roster in June).

The only players who sign this kind of waiver are players with at least five years of MLB Service Time (or vested NPB players) who are signed to minor league contracts, and it's sometimes used by the club as part of the agreement to add the player to the club's MLB 40-man roster.   

If a 45-day waiver was signed by the player, Optional Assignment Waivers would have to be secured before the player could be optioned, but Optional Assignhment Waivers are usually just a formality. 

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:56 am

For those not paying attention to my every post for some strange reason, that's a follow up to my original reaction to Schlitter being called up again.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 05:44 pm

Is the Lake/Szczur shuffle a timing thing (i.e. does Matt have to stay down for a given period of time)? Otherwise -- WTF?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 05:49 pm

BILLY B: Szczur has to stay in the minors at least ten days after being optioned unless he is recalled to replace a player on the 25-man roster who is placed on the 7-day (concussion), 15-day, or 60-day DL or other MLB Inactive List (Bereavement List, Paternity Leave List, etc), or he can be recalled as the 26th man in a doubleheader (if the Cubs had a doubleheader during the ten-day waiting period). 

I think the Cubs probably intended to reactivate Tom LaStella in San Diego, but then he apperarently reinjured his rib cage in a rehab game at AA Tennessee over the weekend. . 

Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 05:31 pm

AZ Phil: Who among the Cubs do you currently project to be first-time arbitration eligible this winter?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 05:34 pm

JOHN B: Check this one.... 

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I don't have Wada listed as a potential "Super Two" arbitration eligible player post-2015 because as an NPB vested player (where NPB Service Time counts toward MLB Service Time for purposes of free-agency), he is eligible to be an Article XX-B free-agent when his contract expires post-2015, and so salary arbitration shouldn't be a factor for him, unless he wants it that way  


The difference between Turner and Schlitter is that Turner doesn't have any minor league options left and Schlitter does, so if Turner remains on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster (and/or 60-day DL) through the rest of the 2015 MLB regular season, he would automatically qualify for salary arbitration, because he can't be optioned to the minors.

For Schlitter, being arbitration-eligible depends on how much MLB Service Time he accrues in 2015 between Optional Assignments (142 days accrued and he qualifies automatically), keeping in mind that to qualify as a "Super Two" he must meet the "Super Two" cut-off (which is TBD until after the MLB regular season, but probably won't be less than 2+125) AND he must accrue at least 86 days of MLB Service Time in 2015 to qualify as a "Super Two" even if he were to exceed the "Super Two" cut-off.

But I would think that if Schlitter were to qualify for salary arbitation post-2015 (either automatically or by "Super Two"), he will just be non-tendered. 

 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:27 am

Actually, the Cubs could be getting a catcher back in the deal, one that can be sent to the minors (Welington Castillo is out of minor league options). 

Seattle's "third catcher" John Hicks is on the Mariners MLB 40-man roster and is presently on Optional Assignment to AAA Tacoma (PCL), so he could be the return. He was rated one of the Mariners Top 15 prospects by Baseball America pre-2015 (he is an outstanding defensive catcher), but he has had a poor season at the plate at AAA so far. FWIW, Hicks was a teammate of AA Tennessee's 2B Stephen Bruno at UVA.  

The Mariners also have a 2015 Competitive Balance pick between the 2nd & 3rd rounds (#72 overall) in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft (Rule 4 Draft) that can be traded.  

 

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:31 am

the amount of welly-for-felix jokes is too damn high... it was mildly clever an hour and 1000 other people ago.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:05 pm

i don't dislike the trade. we are talking about a backup-catcher/fringe-starter type guy who wasn't going to fetch a ton in this market...his biggest upsides being his club control, arm, and above-average power. the cubs need what they got more than they need what they gave up in a C market so crowded that values are depressed.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

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  • 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)

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    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.
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    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.

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