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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, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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Eloy Drives in Six at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Eloy Jimenez belted a three-run HR, a two-run double, and an RBI single, Carlos Sepulveda reached base three times (a triple, a walk, and an RBI single) and scored three runs, and Joey Martarano clubbed a two-run HR, lifting the Eugene Emeralds to a 10-4 victory over the Mesa Cubs in Extended Spring Training intrasquad action this morning on Field #6 at Mesa CubTown at Riverview Park.  

Here is the abridged box score rrom today's intrasquad game, followed by the updated Cubs Extended Spring Training roster:: 

MESA CUBS LINEUP:
1. Andruw Monasterio, SS: 1-3 (K, 1B, K, RBI)
2. Calvin Graves, LF: 1-3 (3-1, 6-3, 1B)
3. Alberto Mineo, C: 0-3 (P-4, K, F-9)
4. Roney Alcala, 1B: 1-3 (P-3, 1B, P-2, R)
5. Robert Garcia, CF: 1-2 (K, 3B, HBP, 2 R, RBI, SB)
6. Jenner Emeterio, DH: 2-2 (BB, 1B, 1B, 2 RBI, CS)
7. Carlos Jimenez, 2B: 1-3 (F-8, 1B, P-3, PO)
8. Varonex Cuevas, 3B: 1-1 (BB, 1B, BB, R)
9. Roberto Caro, RF: 0-3 (F-7, F-7, 6-3)

EUGENE LINEUP:
1. Kevonte Mitchell, CF: 0-2 (K, BB, K, R, SB)
2. Carlos Sepulveda, SS: 2-2 (3B, BB, 1B, 3 R, RBI)
3. Eloy Jimenez, RF: 3-3 (1B, HR, 2B, 2 R, 6 RBI)
4. Joey Martarano, 1B: 1-3 (HR, 6-3, F-9, R, 2 RBI)
5. Frandy de la Rosa, 2B: 1-3 (1B, P-5, F-9, R, SB)
6. Ricardo Marcano, DH: 2-3 (1B, 6-3, 1B, RBI CS)
7. Jose Paniagua, LF: 1-3 (K+WP, 1B, 3-U, R)
8. Adonis Paula, 3B: 0-2 (K, F-8)
9. Erick Castillo, C: 1-2 (6-3, 1B, R)

MESA CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Enrique de los Rios: 1.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R (7 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 1 WP, 1/0 GO/FO, 45 pitches (27 strikes)
2. Greyfer Eregua: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 3/4 GO/FO, 44 pitches (31 strikes)  

EUGENE PITCHERS: 
1. Oscar de la Cruz: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 3/6 GO/FO, 78 pitches (46 strikes)   
2. John Michael Knighton: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1/2 GO/FO, 19 pitches (12 strikes) 

MESA CUBS ERRORS: 1
C Alberto Mineo: E-2 (overthrow at 2nd base on stolen base attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd)

EUGENE ERRORS: NONE 

MESA CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Alberto Mineo: 1-3 CS, 1 E (see above)

EUGENE CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Erick Castillo: 1-2 CS, 1 PO 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's 

ATTENDANCE: 2 (just me and Harvey, just like old times)

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2015 CUBS EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING ROSTER 

updated 5/28

64 players ACTIVE (includes ACTIVE REHAB and LIMITED ACTIVITY)

8 players TRAINING CENTER REHAB (not cleared for field activity)

* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 39+3
Adbert Alzolay
Pedro Araujo
Daniel Bard 
Jordan Brink
Jesus Camargo
Marcelo Carreno (ACTIVE REHAB - post-2013 right shoulder surgery)
Anthony Carter (ACTIVE REHAB)
Jesus Castillo 
Dylan Cease (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 TJS) 
Oscar de la Cruz
Enrique de los Rios
* Andin Diaz
Greyfer Eregua
Scott Frazier
Tanner Griggs (LIMITED ACTIVITY - groin)
Jae-Hoon Ha (ex-OF)
Corbin Hoffner
Pierce Johnson (ACTIVE REHAB - lat strain)
Barret Loux (ACTIVE REHAB - right flexor strain)
John Michael Knighton 
Mark Malave (ex-C)
Dillon Maples
Trey Masek (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 right shoulder surgery)
Trey McNutt (LIMITED ACTIVITY - 2014 right shoulder surgery)
Yomar Morel
Erling Moreno (ACTIVE REHAB - 2014 TJS)
* Ariel Ovando (ex-OF - LIMITED ACTIVITY)
Blake Parker (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - elbow)
* Jose Paulino
Hector Perez
Neil Ramirez (ACTIVE REHAB - shoulder)
Austin Reed (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - 2014 TJS)
Santiago Rodriguez
Jose Rosario (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - 2015 TJS)
* Carson Sands 
Alexander Santana
* Justin Steele
Jacob Turner (ACTIVE REHAB - right elbow strain)
Austyn Willis
* Sam Wilson
Jose Zapata (ACTIVE REHAB - post-2013 cervical fracture)
* Rob Zastryzny (LIMITED ACTIVITY - foot)

CATCHERS: 5+2
Tyler Alamo 
# Erick Castillo
Yohan Matos;
* Alberto Mineo 
Jhonny Pereda
Will Remillard (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - 2015 TJS)
Miguel Rico (ex-3B - TRAINING CENTER REHAB - left knee injury)

INFIELDERS: 11+3
Roney Alcala (formerly a switch-hitter, he is now hitting only RH)
# Varonex Cuevas
# Frandy de la Rosa
Wladimir Galindo (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - left wrist injury)
Danny Gutierrez
Carlos Jimenez
* Tommy LaStella (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - oblique strain)
Joey Martarano
Andruw Monasterio (formerly a switch-hitter, he is now hitting only RH)
Mike Olt (LIMITED ACTIVITY REHAB - fractured right wrist)
Adonis Paula
* Carlos Sepulveda
Ho-Young Son
* Logan Watkins (TRAINING CENTER REHAB - 2015 ruptured achilles tendon)

OUTFIELDERS: 9
# Roberto Caro
* Shawon Dunston Jr (LIMITED ACTIVITY REHAB - right shoulder injury)
Jenner Emeterio
# Robert Garcia
Calvin Graves
Eloy Jimenez
Kevonte Mitchell
* Ricardo Marcano
Jose Paniagua

GAME MANAGERS
Carmelo Martinez (AZL Cubs Manager)
Gary Van Tol (Eugene Manager)

COACHES
Oscar Bernard (AZL Cubs Hitting Coach)
Tom Beyers (Assistant Minor League Hitting Coordinator)
Ricardo Medina (Eugene Hitting Coach)
Carlos Ramirez (AZL Cubs Assistant Coach)
Terrmel Sledge (Eugene Assistant Coach)
Anderson Tavares (Eugene Pitching Coach)
Rick Tronerud (Mesa Rehab Pitching Coach)
Ron Villone (AZL Cubs Pitching Coach)
Ty Wright (AZL Cubs Assistant Coach)

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACHES
Sean Folan (AZL Cubs)
Ryan Nordvedt (Eugene)

ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Chuck Baughman (Assistant Minor League Training Coordinator - Mesa Rehab)
Mike McNulty (Eugene) 
Toby Williams (AZL Cubs)

 

Tags
Cubs Extended Spring Training
Eloy Jimenez
Joey Martarano
Carlos Sepulveda

Comments

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 05:06 pm

PHIL: Can we assume that there were no lines at the Old Style stand, then? So how is Dunston, Jr. doing? And further, do you believe he will project out as an MLB contributing payer? Thanks.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 05:20 am

E-MAN: No lines at the Old Style stand, and I had no difficuity getting out of the parking lot after the game, either.

I talked to Shawon Dunston Jr last week, and he said at the time that he was scheduled to begin a throwing program and to start taking BP this week, and in fact that's what happened. He has been out on the Agility Field at 8 AM every day this week with the PITCHERS REHAB GROUP (Carreno, Cease, Masek, McNutt, Moreno, et al) playing catch & long toss, and he is taking BP with the position players. He said that after he gets back into game shape, that the plan is for him to play in some EXST games before going back to Myrtle Beach. 

When I first saw him last week, Dunston was playing 1st base in infield practice, receiving throws from the infielders and then dropping the received balls into a bucket that (when fuil) would be carried back to home plate by one of the other players where a coach was hitting grounders to the infielders.  

Then he went out and caught fly balls in CF, but since he wasn't able to throw at that time, he would just underhand flip the ball to a teammate standing nearby.    

As for his future as a player, I don't know how far he will get. He has a below-average arm, runs OK but isn't a burner, has below-average power, and isn't a particularly good hitter. But he is a very bright kid and his baseball IQ is off the charts, and sometimes that can make up for shortcomings in other areas.  

A lot of the minor leaguers the Cubs have placed on the 7-day DL this season have minor injuries, and they are placed on the DL just to get them off the active roster for few days, and then they stay with their club and continue to throw bullpen side-sessions (pitchers) or take BP and fielding practice (position players) until they are needed again. 

But Dunston is one of the few Cubs minor leaguers on the DL who actually is injured and requires rehab. 

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Submitted by JoePepitone on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 05:01 am

Oh, the irony of Shawon Dunston Jr. having a below average throwing arm. If I had a time machine, one of my stops would be in the late 80's to see his daddy throw one more time like a cannon shot to Mark Grace to complete a double play. You could hear the "pop" of the ball in the mitt so loud it would make you wince and you'd wonder if Grace had any feeling left in his catching hand. It inspired awe.

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Submitted by dcf on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 05:30 pm

Dunston (the father) had a better arm than Gooden. The reference to the son's baseball IQ also brings up in my mind a different contrast with the father. The father never figured out the offense thing, and his defense at SS does not show up well in defensive WAR. In term of career WAR from the 1982 first round draft class (of which Dunston (#1) and Gooden (#5) were members), Gooden is in first place by a mile (53.2), while Dunston's career WAR (11.5) is slightly behind Ron Karkovice and Spike Owen, and slightly ahead of Todd Worrell and Duane Ward. This from a man with athletic ability coming out his ears. He could run, he could throw, he could hit the ball hard. The father did have an 18 year MLB career, which he was able to prolong for about 5 years at the end due to the versatility that he was able to provide with the athleticism he retained (to an unusual degree) into his late 30s. I recall he had a back injury, and he really stopped playing much shortstop after 1997, the year he turned 34. He played 5 years after that, mostly in the outfield, but with some appearances in the infield.

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Submitted by dcf on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 05:19 pm

Courtesy of a Wiscgrad piece from last year (http://www.thecubreporter.com/06042014/best-cubs-drafts), here is a partial list of Cub draft picks with more career WAR than Dunston senior (as of last June): Greg Maddux 106.9, Rafael Palmeiro 71.6, Rick Reuschel 70.0, Jamie Moyer 50.4, Mark Grace 46.1, Burt Hooton 35.9, Scott Fletcher 32.0, Joe Niekro 29.9, Lee Smith 29.6, Steve Trachsel 29.4, Kerry Wood 27.7, Ken Holtzman 27.6, Bill North 26.7, Mike Krukow 24.1, Oscar Gamble 23.0, Jon Garland 22.5, Larry Gura 21.7, Kyle Lohse 20.6, Dontrelle Willis 20.3, Joe Carter 19.3, Dave Martinez 19.1, Mark Prior 16.5, Ray Burris 16.4, Dennis Lamp 15.4, Rick Wilkins 13.9, Josh Donaldson 13.7

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 05:23 pm

Is Harvey a 6 foot tall invisible rabbit or the former umpire they called God?

Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 05:37 pm

Phil, any surprise in the Eugene v. Mesa assignments? Is that "official" or tentative?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 05:06 am

JOHN B: The assignments are not official. They are tentative and fluid.

A lot of roster movement can happen in the next ten days or so, but *AS THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW* the Eugene roster appears to be:

* bats or throws left 
# bats both

STARTING PITCHERS (alphabetical):
Oscar de la Cruz 
* Jose Paulino 
* Carson Sands 
* Justin Steele
Austyn Willis  

BULLPEN (alphabetical): 
Pedro Araujo 
Jordan Brink 
* Andin Diaz 
Greyfer Eregua
Scott Frazier
Corbin Hoffner 
John Michael Knighton 
Dillon Maples
Alexander Santana 
* Sam Wilson

STARTING LINEUP:
Kevonte Mitchell, CF
Ho-Young Son, SS
Eloy Jimenez, RF
Joey Martarano, 1B
# Frandy de la Rosa, 2B
Tyler Alamo, C 
* Ricardo Marcano, LF  
Adonis Paula, 3B  
DH - TBD 

BENCH:  
# Erick Castillo, C
Jose Paniagua, OF-1B 
* Carlos Sepulveda, INF

One or more players could be moved down to Eugene from South Bend, Myrtle Beach, or Tennessee prior to NWL Opening Day. For example, catcher Tyler Pearson and INF Bryant Flete (both presently at Tennessee) could get moved down to Eugene.     

RHRPs Daniel Lewis and Michael Wagner were moved up to South Bend and Iowa (respectively) from EXST and then were subsequently "assigned to Eugene," but neither pitcher has been sent back to EXST, and so the transactions appear to be just be a way to get them off their club's active roster without having to place them on the DL.    

Remember, Eugene will have a 35-man reserve list, and a 30-man active roster, of which 25 players are designated "active" for each game, of which ten must be pitchers.

Most of the players signed after being selected in the First-Year Player Draft as well as undrafted players signed as free-agents after the draft will initially be assigned to the AZL Cubs (at least for a few days), but it is possible that one or more draft picks or NDFA could go directly to Eugene. 

 

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    The issue is the Cubs are 11-7 and have been on the road for 12 of those 18.  We should be at least 13-5, maybe 14-4. Jed isn't feeling any pressure to play anyone he doesn't see fit.
    But Canario on the bench, Morel not at 3B for Madrigal and Wisdom in RF wasn't what I thought would happen in this series.
    I was hoping for Morel at 3B, Canario in RF, Wisdom at DH and Madrigal as a pinch hitter or late replacement.
    Maybe Madrigal starts 1 game against the three LHSP for Miami.
    I'm thinking Canario goes back to Iowa on Sunday night for Mastrobuoni after the Miami LHers are gone.
    Canario needs ABs in Iowa and not bench time in MLB.
    With Seiya out for a while Wisdom is safe unless his SOs are just overwhelmingly bad.

    My real issue with the lineup isn't Madrigal. I'm not a fan, but I've given up on that one.
    It's Tauchman getting a large number of ABs as the de factor DH and everyday player.
    I didn't realize that was going to be the case.
    We need a better LH DH. PCA or ONKC need to force the issue in about a month.
    But, even if they do so, Jed doesn't have to change anything if the Cubs stay a few over .500!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally depends on the team and the player involved. If your team’s philosophy is to pay huge dollars to bet on the future performance of past stars in order to win championships then, yes, all of the factors you mentioned are important.

    If on the other hand, if the team’s primary focus is to identify and develop future stars in an effort to win a championship, and you’re a young player looking to establish yourself as a star, that’s a fit too. Otherwise your buried within your own organization.

    Your comment about bringing up Canario for the purposes of sitting him illustrates perfectly the dangers of rewarding a non-performing, highly paid player over a hungry young prospect, like Canario, who is perpetually without a roster spot except as an insurance call up, but too good to trade. Totally disincentivizing the performance of the prospect and likely diminishing it.

    Sticking it to your prospects and providing lousy baseball to your fans, the consumers and source of revenue for your sport, solely so that the next free agent gamble finds your team to be a comfortable landing spot even if he sucks? I suppose  that makes sense to some teams but it’s definitely not the way I want to see my team run.

    Once again, DJL, our differences in philosophy emerge!

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s just kinda how it works though, for every team. No team plays their best guys all the time. No team is comprising of their best 26 even removing injuries.

    When baseball became a business, like REALLY a business, it became important to keep some of the vets happy, which in turn keeps agents happy and keeps the team with a good reputation among players and agents. No one wants to play for a team that has a bad reputation in the same way no one wants to work for a company that has a bad rep.

    Don’t get me wrong, I hate it too. But there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

    On that topic, I find it silly the Cubs brought up Canario to sit as much as he has. He’s going to get Velazquez’d, and it’s a shame.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Of course, McKinstry runs circles around $25 million man Javier Baez on that Tigers team. Guess who gets more playing time?

    But I digress…

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Seems like Jed was trying to corner the market on mediocre infielders with last names starting with "M" in acquiring Madrigal, Mastroboney and Zach McKinstry.  

     

    At least he hasn't given any of them a Bote-esque extension.  

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • 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.

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