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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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Cease Fires 99, but Not Enough Gas to Stop Giants from Pummeling Cubs

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Nicol Parra reached base four times (a two-run HR, two singles, and a walk), Chase Compton belted a triple and two doubles, drove-in a run, and scored another, Byron Murray slugged a three-run home run and a triple, Richard Amion Jr drilled an RBI triple, singled, walked, and scored a run, Fernando Pujadas smashed a two-run triple, and LHSP Nik Turley hurled six innings of shutout ball, as the Giants swept a Cactus League Extended Spring Training split squad doubleheader from the Cubs this morning at Mesa CubTown at Riverview Park.

The Giants shutout the Cubs 6-0 in the game played on Field #6, and drubbed the Cubs 10-4 in the game played on Field #5. 

Roberto Caro singled twice, tripled, and drove-in two runs for the Cubs.

RHP Dylan Cease (2014 TJS) got the start for the Cubs on Field #6, and worked a third of an inning, walking the bases loaded around a strikeout. Cease's fastball was riding high (topping out at 99 MPH), but he had difficulty commanding it (22 pitches - only ten strikes). Otherwise, he was unhittable.

Cease was the Cubs 6th round draft pick out of Milton HS - Milton, Ga in 2014, and the Cubs selected him despite knowing that he would need a UCL elbow ligament transplant ("Tommy John surgery"). Considered one of the top high school arms in the 2014 draft class and a likely 1st round pick prior to his elbow issues, he received a $1.5M signing bonus (equivalent to "first round money") and then had the TJS last July 22nd. He has made a rapid recovery, and barring a setback, he will likely be a rotation starter for the AZL Cubs when the Arizona League season begins play next month.

In his first EXST Cactus League start start last Tuesday (16 pitches, two outs recorded, one HBP), Cease's fastball was topping out at 97 MPH, so his velocity has increased a bit over the past week. 

Prior to the Cactus League games, RHPs Jacob Turner (on Cubs MLB 60-day DL with a right flexor strain), Erling Moreno (2014 TJS), and Trey Masek (2014 shoulder surgery) threw in a three-ining "sim" game on Field #3. Turner threw one inning (15 pitches), and Moreno and Masek threw two innings a piece (30 pitches each).

OF Chris Denorfia (on Cubs MLB 15-day DL with a hamstring strain) was one of the hitters in the "sim" game. 

In EXST Cubs roster news, LHRP Daniel Schlereth and RHSP Felipe Paulino have been moved-up to AAA Iowa.

The 6'3 260+ 31-year old Paulino was orginally signed by the Houston Astros as an International free-agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2001, and he has pitched in the big leagues with Houston, Colorado, Kansas City, and the White Sox. He underwent an elbow UCL transplant (TJS) post-2012 when he was with the Royals, and then missed most of last season with a right shoulder injury while a member of the White Sox.

Paulino was signed to a minor league contract by the Cubs on May 3rd, after being released by the Boston Red Sox at the end of Spring Training. His fastball velocity has ranged from 94-96 MPH in his two Cactus League Extended Spring Training outings and one EXST intrasquad game.  

Schlereth was the 1st round pick (26th overall) of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008 out of the University of Arizona, and was part of the Max Scherzer/Curtis Granderson/Edwin Jackson/Ian Kennedy/Austin Jackson/Phil Coke three-team mega-deal in December 2009, going to the Tigers with Scherzer, Coke and A. Jackson (Granderson went to the Yankees, and E. Jackson and Kennedy ended up in Arizona).

Schlereth was signed to a minor league contract by the Cubs on April 26th, after he was released by the Detroit Tigers,

FELIPE PAULINO - CACTUS LEAGUE EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GAMES
1. 5/6: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/FO, 22 pitches (12 strikes)  
2. 5/9: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GO/FO, 29 pitches (20 strikes)
TOTAL: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GO/FO, 64% strikes,  0.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, .182 OppBA

Paulino also pitched in one EXST intrasquad game:
5/14: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2/0 GO/FO, 64 pitches (43 strikes) 
 
DANIEL SCHLERETH - CACTUS LEAGUE EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GAMES
1. 5/6: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 15 pitches (7 strikes)
2. 5/9 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 0/1 GO/FO, 26 pitches (11 strikes)
3. 5/12: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/FO, 11 pitches (8 strikes)_
4. 5/15: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GO/FO, 22 pitvhes (15 strikes)
TOTAL: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 4/3 GO/FO, 55% strikes, 6.25 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, .313 OppBA

Here are the box scores from the two Cactus League EXST games (Cubs players only):

FIELD #6

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1. Kevonte Mitchell, CF: 0-3 (F-7, 5-3, K)
2. Frandy de la Rosa, 2B: 2-3 (P-5, 1B, 1B)
3. Eloy Jimenez, LF: 1-3 (K, 5-3, 1B)
4. Jose Paniagua, 1B: 0-3 (F-9, F-8, 5-3)
5. Kevin Encarnacion, RF: 1-3 (1B, 4-3, K)
6. Adonis Paula, 3B: 1-3: (K, K, 1B+E4)
7. Jhonny Pereda, C: 0-1 (F-9, BB, HBP)
8a. Andruw Monasterio, DH: 0-1 (K)
8b. Jenner Emeterio, PH-DH: 0-1 (K)
8c. Tyler Alamo, PH: 0-1 (5-4-3 DP)
9. Carlos Jimenez, SS: 0-2 (6-3, 1-3)

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Dylan Cease: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches (10 strikes)
2. Mark Malave: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GO/FO, 58 pitches (39 strikes)
3. Dillon Maples: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GO/FO, 21 pitches (13 strikes)
4. Yomar Morel: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 2/1 GO/FO, 30 pitches (19 strikes)

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: 1
1B Jose Paniagua: E-3 (dropped pop fly allowing batter to reach base safely)

FIELD #5

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Roberto Caro, RF: 3-4 (1B, 1B, 3B, 4-3, 2 RBI, CS)
2. Robert Garcia, CF: 1-4 (F-7, 1B, 3-U, K)
3. Carlos Sepulveda, 2B: 1-4 (K, K, 2B, 1-3, CS)
4. Yohan Matos, C: 1-4 (L-5, 6-3, 3B, K, R)
5. Ricardo Marcano, LF: 1-3 (F-7, F-7, 1B+E7, RBI)
6. Varonex Cuevas, 3B: 1-3 (P-6, 1B, K, R)
7. Ho-Young Son, SS: 2-3 (1B, 2B, F-9, 2 R, SB)
8. Roney Alcala, 1B: 0-2 (3-U, F-8 SF, K, RBI)
9a. Alberto Mineo, DH: 0-0 (BB)
9b. Danny Gutierrez, PH: 0-1 (K)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED SECOND TIME THRU BATTING ORDER

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. Anthony Carter: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GO/FO, 15 pitches (11 strikes)
2. Santiago Rodriguez: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R (6 ER), 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1/3 GO/FO, 39 pitches (24 strikes)
3. Scott Frazier: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GO/FO, 10 pitches (4 strikes)
4. John Michael Knighton: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 21 pitches (11 strikes)
5. Greyfer Eregua: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 2/3 GO/FO, 45 pitches (28 strikes)

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 1
3B Varonex Cuevas: E-5 (throwing error on infield single allowed batter to advance to 2nd base)

WEATHER: Sunny and a bit breezy with temperatures in the 80's

ATTENDANCE: 9



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Jacob Turner
Trey Masek
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Comments

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:58 pm

in addition to m.baxter up... lake up, wada up, shitter down, coke dfa'd, d.beeler activated from DL and promptly optioned to AAA. lake/wada/baxter here...welly/shitter/coke gone.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:04 pm

Castro with an absolutely horrible AB following Rizzo's leadoff double. Trying to pull everything, then a big swing and miss on an 0-2 slider that was way out of the zone and should have been expected. Then, of course, Montero hits what would have been a sac fly if Castro ever learned situational hitting (I know, Shields might have pitched him differently with Rizzo at 3rd, but still...). Talented, but still so clueless about the game.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:43 pm

this pen is not THIS bad...but it keeps doing stuff like THIS. also, sigh...infield errors.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 05:01 am

baxter's first appearance is vs kimbrel...cold. really weak infield groundout...so weak that it was almost an infield hit. also, cubs lose. boo.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 05:16 am

Well, that was a game Hammel deserved to win. That was enough to make me side with the Castro haters, at least for a day, who now have been refueled enough to keep their rants going for a few months. He has to make that play in the eighth inning. But I don't want to rekindle the Castro debate - no pun intended. It's boring. Maddon said it after the game better than I can. Good teams don't lose those kind of games. I don't know if this team really is serious about honestly believing they are a playoff contender, but they're not until they stop playing games like that. It was enough to make me wish they could just move Russell to shortstop instead of learning how to play 2B at the MLB level. I didn't see the double off Strop but it seems this year's Strop is not last year's Strop. The Cubs need a stopper in the bullpen, too, and they don't really have one except for Rondon, and even he has been providing way too much 9th inning adventure lately. A .500 team is about what I predicted, and it's probably what we've got.

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Submitted by Tito on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 05:42 am

I've always been on Team Castro and am not really off that team yet, but there are definitely times when I think I'd be in favor of him being the SS that gets dealt. Would this team be worse off if he got traded, Russell moved to SS and Baez called up to play 2B? (Obviously, this assumes a good return and Baez panning out.) If Castro were dealt, how much would he really be missed? Again, I like him, but I think I'd get over it pretty quickly.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 05:49 pm

I think the patient approach is best. I get a little riled when I see sloppy play late in a game. Overall I've enjoyed Castro, and he probably gained a thousand points in my book when he mimicked Bryant. I think the Castro hate is disproportional to his play. But he can be maddening sometimes. But Baez needs a good two months down there of hitting consistently before I can trust he won't strike out 40% of the time again, or whatever it was. This coming from the guy who is always saying "bring em up!"

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

  • crunch (view)

    myself, i make a good amount of outrageously unrealistic comments that are sometimes "violent"...like my recent suggestion of "pulling the bandaid off" by having hendricks throw every inning of every game until he's on the IL.

    i would hope any athlete that cares about what is written on the internet realizes how casual fans can be about treating their lives like scripted TV characters that don't have real lives.  it's not an excuse to do it, but there's a lot of it out there.

    but yeah, in real life i'm rooting for guys to have long and healthy careers even if i'm not happy with current performances...except for some guys...and i'm pretty sure i don't leave grey area for those comments...and almost all of them are not good humans whether they're playing baseball or not...

    hendricks was getting a good amount of boos in his last game.  i would bet a million that he will get a standing O every time he visits wrigley in his post-playing days, or a return with a new team should his career continue...or if he comes back and puts in an oldschool good performance.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    What are the chances we can back off on gloating over other people’s misfortune?  One of the things I appreciate about the TCR community is that the remarks are more productive and add to how I like to follow the game.  

    Lately, however, I’m reading comments that are just mean.  If I were an MLB player, I would hate to get a back or finger injury and have someone write ‘hurrah!  I hope we never see him again!’  Especially when it is someone we were praising not long ago.  I’m not saying ‘don’t express how you feel’ but some comments lately seem downright mean spirited.  Stuff I expect from other communities but don’t often see here.  The TCR community has always spoken the truth but never with such a dark tone.

    Just my two cents.  I hope Hendricks comes back and is the professor we all know. He can pitch for the Cubs as long as he wants in my book.  

  • crunch (view)

    happ is back (and starting), mervis DH, tauchman gets RF.

    morel 5th in the lineup.  hoerner continues to lead off, even vs a righty.

  • George Altman (view)

    I don't care to see Hendricks or Smyly on the 26-man Roster the rest of the season. Both, stupid signings and option pick up by Jed. 

  • crunch (view)

    i know the cubs are paying the guys, but for the sake of the win/loss column this is some great news.

    woo!  people getting injured!  kick ass!

    sportsball is cruel.

    would have liked to keep cooper, but it looks like they're gonna go with wisdom if they have to pick a righty who's gonna K 1/3rd of his PA's.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Edwards would be my guess, or maybe they’re hoping Sanders or R Thompson can finally figure it out 

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