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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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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.

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  • Charlie (view)

    They certainly could be coupled. It could also be the case that a team needs good players at the heart of the team and if they are not coming from one source (development) they have to be sought out elsewhere. I don't see the evidence needed to infer the cause. 

  • crunch (view)

    bases loaded for the cubs, 0 out...and no runs score.

    cubbery.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Walker was a complimentary piece who was well past his prime. Edmonds, Holliday, Ozzie Smith and a few others were good trades. Notably, they have almost always been quiet in the free agent market. But the fundamental workings of the organization were always based primarily upon the constant output of a well oiled minor league organization. That organization has ground to a halt. And when did that hard stop start to happen? Right at the beginning of the Goldschmidt/Arenado era, perpetuated by the Contreras signing, followed by the rotation purchases during the last offseason. The timing is undeniable and, in my mind, not coincidental.

    Again, we are all saying that player development became deemphasized. I’m just linking it directly to the recent trades and involvement in the free agent market. I don’t see how the two concepts can be decoupled.

  • Charlie (view)

    The Cards also traded for both Jim Edmonds and Larry Walker. It's the developing part that has fallen off. Of course, it could also be the case that there are no more Matt Carpenters left to pull out of the hat. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Cubs sign 28 yr old RHRP Daniel Missaki. He was in MiLB from his 17yr old to 19yr old years and did pretty well.
    He's been in Mexico and Japan the last four years and has done well also.
    He's supposedly Japanese and Brazilian.
    Interesting sign. We obviously need to RP in the system
    Injuries are mounting everywhere!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Sure, they made generally short term trades for established players to enhance what they already had or traded for players early enough in their careers that they were essentially Cardinals from the start. What they never did was to try to use the more established players as foundational cornerstones.

    Essentially we’re saying the same thing. They have given up on player development to the point that even their prospects that make it to the bigs flop so that they have to do things like buy most of their rotation and hope for the best.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I don’t buy that. They had been doing that for years.

    They did it with Matt Holliday. They did it with John Lackey. They did it with Mark Mulder. They did it with Jason Heyward, who had a great year for them. I’m sure there’s more but those come to mind immediately.

    I attribute it more to a breakdown in what they’re doing in terms of development than a culture thing.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    They won those trades and sacrificed their culture. That’s exactly their problem.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    The other part that’s kind of crazy is they made two very high profile trades, one for Goldschmidt and one for Arenado, and they very clearly won those trades. They just haven’t been able to develop players the last handful of years the way they usually do.

    I guess the moral there is it’s hard to stay on top of your game and be good at what you do in perpetuity.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Marmol was extended at the beginning of the year. Two years I believe.

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