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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
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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Two Players Make Pro Debut as AZL Cubs Bat Around to Victory in Tempe

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Wladimir Galindo doubled, tripled, walked, and scored two runs, Jose Paniagua singled twice, drove-in a run, scored a run, and reached base on an HBP, and Joey Martarano bashed a two-run triple, helping the AZL Cubs defeat the AZL Angels 6-4 in AZL action Thursday night at Tempe Diablo Stadium. 

The Cubs got off to a splendid start right off the bat (so to speak) in the top of the 1st inning, batting around and scoring three runs. 

Roberto Caro led-off by lofting a triple into the left-centerfield gap, and then scored on a picture-perfect suicide-squeeze bunt hit laid down the third-base line by Carlos Sepulveda. Wladimir Galindo doubled off the top of the LF fence (just missed a home run), putting runners at 2nd & 3rd. Sepulveda scored and Galindo moved up to third base on a WP, and then Joey Martarano reached base when the Angel shortstop fielded a routine grounder but got distracted when Galindo got caugfht in "no man's land" between 3rd & home, eventually allowing Martarano to reach 1st base and Galindo to return to 3rd base safely (should have been scored a FC, not a hit... oh well). Jose Paniagua then grounded a single to center to score Galindo with the third run of the inning. The Cubs had the bases loaded with one out after Carlos Jimenez singled, but they didn't score any more runs in that inning.

The Cubs scored another run in the top of the 3rd on two singles, a FC, and a 1-3 GO, and Joey Martrano knocked-in the final Cub runs of the evening with a line-drive opposite-field stand-up two-run  triple in the top of the 4th, as the Angel right-fielder tried to make a diving catch only to see the ball bound past him and go to the wall. (The CF alertly backed-up the play and was able to retrieve the ball and fire it into the infield before Martarano could circle the bases, forcing Martarano to stop at third, where he was left stranded).  

20-year old 6'2 220+ RHP Pedro Silverio made his U. S. debut for the AZL Cubs, getting the start on the mound and working four innings (63 pitches - 38 strikes). He allowed two runs (both earned) on six hits (all six hits were singles) and a walk, plus a WP, with two strikeouts (both swinging), one GIDP, and a 4/4 GO/FO. Silverio was signed by the Cubs in 2012, and had been the ace of the DSL Cubs starting rotation prior to getting moved-up to the AZL Cubs last week. 

Two Cubs 2015 draft picks made their pro debut in tonight's game. 

1. 23-year old 5'9 switch-hitting middle INF Sutton Whiting (24th round pick - U. of Louisville) entered the game under somewhat adverse circumstances with one out in the top of the 9th. Wladimir Galindo had to leave the game after being hit on the right forearm with a pitch, but the home plate umpire ruled that Galindo had swung at the pitch (and AZL Cubs Manager Carmelo Martinez went ballistic when he found out that Galindo wasn't awarded 1st base), so Whiting inherited an 0-2 count as Galindo's pinch-hitter. Whiting was unphased, however, as he fisted a bloop single over the shortstop's head and into short left field on the first pitch he saw. (I could have said Whiting entered the game "cold," but it was 100+ degrees at the time). He then stole second base, although he was ultimately left stranded. (The speedy Whiting was 5th in stolen bases in NCAA D-1 in 2014). Whiting played 2nd base in the bottom of the 9th. 

2. 21-year old OF Alex Bautista (22nd round pick - Lindsey Wilson College) entered the game as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the 9th inning, replacing starting LF Jose Paniagua who had to leave the game after being hit by a pitch on the left wrist in the top of the 9th (two batters after Galindo got hit). Bautista was an NAIA First-Team All-American in 2015, hitting 371/466/728 with 19 HR & 72 RBI, 13 doubles, and 27 SB (9 CS) in 60 games (251 PA) for the Blue Raiders. NOTE: You might notice that Bautista's name does not appear in the "official" box score at milb.com, but I can guarantee you that he was indeed in the game, playing LF in the bottom of the 9th. The official scorer probably was busy reciting the previous inning's play-by-play over the phone to the rep at milb.com HQ and didn't see the home plate umpire point to Bautista.

Catchers Marcus Mastrobuoni (25th round pick - Cal State Stanislaus), Ian Rice (29th round pick - U. of Houston), and Tyler Payne (30th round pick - West Virginia State) were in uniform but did not play in the game.

To make room for the five draft picks added to the AZL Cubs Active List, 1B Roney Alcala (2011 IFA - Venezuela), OF Jenner Emeterio (2012 IFA - Dominican Republic), OF Calvin Graves (2014 27th round draft pick - Franklin Pierce University), IF-OF Danny Gutierrez (2012 IFA - Venezuela), and C-1B Miguel Rico (2012 IFA - Venezuela) have been released.

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

CUBS LINEUP: 
1. Roberto Caro, CF: 1-5 (3B, 5-3, 3-1, K, K, R)
2. Carlos Sepulveda, 2B-SS: 1-4 (1B, 6-3, BB, K, K, 2 R, RBI)
3a. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 2-3 (2B, 3B, BB, 5-3, 2 R)
3b. Sutton Whiting, PH-2B: 1-1 (1B, SB)
4. Joey Martarano, 1B: 2-5 (1B, F-8, 3B, 5-3, K, 2 RBI) 
5a. Jose Paniagua, LF: 2-4 (1B, 1B, 4-3, K, HBP, R, RBI)
5b. Alex Bautista, LF: NO AB 
6. Jhonny Pereda, C: 1-5 (K, 1B, 5-3, 3-U, K)
7. Carlos Jimenez, SS-3B: 2-4 (1B, 4-U FC, K, 1B)
8. Robert Garcia, RF: 0-3 (F-8, 1-3, F-8, 5-3 SH, RBI)
9. Andruw Monasterio, DH: 0-4 (4-6 FC, P-2, L-8, K)

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Pedro Silverio: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 4/4 GO/FO, 63 pitches (38 strikes) 
2. John Michael Knighton: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 BALK, 3/1 GO/FO, 28 pitches (24 strikes) 
3. Francisco Carrillo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 2/2 GO/FO, 27 pitches (16 strikes)
4. Mark Malave: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 1/0 GO/Fo, 14 pitches (9 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. 3B Wladimir Galindo: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
2. 1B Joey Martarano: E-3 (missed catch on pick-off attempt allowed baserunner to advance to 2nd) 
3. P John Michael Knighton: E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd)

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Jhonny Pereda: 0-1 CS

Tags
AZL Cubs
Jenner Emeterio
Roney Alcala
Danny Gutierrez
Miguel Rico
Calvin Graves
Pedro Silverio
Wladimir Galindo
Jose Paniagua
Sutton Whiting
Alex Bautista
Joey Martarano

Comments

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:10 am

"The top three starters are solid, with Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta and Jason Hammel all in a good groove. " Ooops. I would not call Lester solid at this point. He's had a few nice outings sprinkled in with lots of crap. And I'm starting to agree with crunch on this whole not being able to hold runners on argument. In his last ESPN start they showed a stat where he threw to first something like 90 times in his first year and it's gone down to virtually nothing. Why would a pitcher have a hard time throwing to first? When guys get on he is getting rattled. He makes too much money to get rattled. The thing about that article is that none of those names inspires a lot of envy in me. I like Johnny Cueto because he's fun, but he's not re-signing at $130 million+ fun. I honestly hope these guys keep being patient and look for starting pitching under the radar a bit. Maybe a good, young rising guy for a prospect or two. Spending hundreds of millions on a starting pitcher just doesn't seem smart these days. In other words, I'm hoping they stick to this part: "“We don’t read too much as to what is out there (in the media)..." The fans may want another high end starter but IMHO the price is too high for any of them, first in prospects, then in salary. Keep looking for that diamond in the rough. Arrietta turned out pretty good, Jacob Turner didn't, but keep trying and see what sticks.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:24 am

i still think lester can be a quality pitcher, but unlike the past runners of all speed (or lack of it) are taking these insane leads off him. steals aside, it's the bloop singles letting guys take an extra base that blows my mind. situations that you expect to be a single-base move on a hit with most pitchers turn into 2 bases too often with lester. this is the kind of stuff that leads to a high ERA even with a decent WHIP and not giving up too many HRs. when he keeps guys off base he's way more in control and it's not because he sucks pitching out of the stretch with runners on. runners shouldn't have this much control over the game, especially for an ace pitcher. the walks in his last 2 games are a bit concerning, but hopefully that's just a rough patch.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:44 pm

Theo said they want a controllable starter, and that makes some sense to me - way more than Kazmir, Shark, etc. But if this team is going to the NLDS, what it really needs is a righty-mashing outfielder for our inevitable date with one of Burnett, Cole, Wacha, Lynn, or Lackey in the Wild Card game. If the starter acquired is not significantly better than Arrieta, then he won't move the needle much on our playoff odds.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:19 pm

Getting to the wild card game, though, will require someone better than Wada and someone better than Hendricks (or at least a better Hendricks). As for a righty-masher, the Cubs have acknowledged this need for a while, which is why LaStella, Schwarber, McKinney, Happ and DeWees have been added to the organizational rolls just since last June. LaStella and Schwarber could play in a wild-card game this season.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:51 pm

Clearly Fowler is the weak link right now. Career v RHP: Coghlan 279/345/428 Soler 270/315/470 Fowler 254/350/410 2015 v RHP: Coghlan 255/338/453 Soler 259/301/407 Fowler 217/296/381 If they think Schwarber is the guy, that's fine, and they know how to develop him better than I do, but he'd better start getting those LF reps ASAP.

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:31 am

Has there been any update on Rafael Soriano? Has he even gotten a visa yet to come to the states? Hopefully he won't need too many rehab outtings to get ready once he gets over here.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:58 pm

at least philly fans wont have to see c.utley auto-given the 3 slot in the lineup based on what he used to be able to do. maybe they'll get a manager who will argue for his players rather than letting them battle umps and get thrown out of games. ...let's not even discuss bullpen use. phillies have much bigger issues than a manger, though...like the immediate need of 10-15 players out of 25 who actually belong on a MLB roster.

Submitted by QuietMan on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:09 pm

No Wada Wacha tomorrow. Donn Roach to start. Who gets bumped off the 40 man to create a spot for him? LaStella to 60 day DL delay a decision?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:30 pm

Q-MAN: Tommy LaStella was placed on the 15-day DL in April retroactive to 4/9, and time spent on the 15-day DL counts toward the time required to be spent on the 60-day DL if a player is transferred to the 60 from the 15, so LaStella could be transferred to the 60-day DL today and reinstated tomorrow (if he were ready to play, which he'is not). 

But the point is, yes, transferring LaStella from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL is a no-brainer. It's simple & easy, and doesn't require exposing anybody on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster to Outright Assignment Waivers (at least until LaStella, Olt, or Turner are ready to be reinstated).  

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 06:32 am

AZ Phil: Can you comment on Emerald Tyler Alamo's catching skills. (I'm trying to remember...OK, that line is probably not funny to Tyler)

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 06/28/2015 - 06:46 pm

CUBSTER: Tyler Alamo is a bit stiff behind the plate, his receiving skills are raw and need work, and he has (at best) an average arm. However, he is a team leader, he has a high baseball IQ, and the pitchers like to throw to him, even though he isn't that great of a defensive catcher. 

Recent comments

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • 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!

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