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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
 
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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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Wednesday Funnies: Cardinals go splat

Submitted by CubbyBlue on

I know, it's like I'm 12 years old.
Don't really care, this is just so much fun.
Go Cubs.

ps: this gif has been repurposed from one I did in like 2010...STILL WORKS!

Comments

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:28 am

TIM!!! Awesome baby! You have brought your game up even more to Playoff Level.

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:33 am

Gents - You may know this already, but as of this AM, the Cubs are top MLB offense with a TOTAL .OPS of .823, slashing .237/.316/.506 Go Meelee! And, re the next opponent, the Mets are doing horribly against LH pitching, whereas the Dodgers have performed well. The Dodgers are somewhat the reverse with 38 K's against RH pitching in 4 Games.

Submitted by Charlie on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:03 am

So, do they give out an LDS MVP title? Because dat Soler. Wow. Lead the team in OPS, RBI, and R, and he nabbed the runner at the plate in the game yesterday to preserve the tie and end the inning. That was the Soler series.

Submitted by Brick on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:31 am

Nice. Just needs some army planes shooting down at the splat and then Godzilla stomping on it.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:53 am

I love your cartoons. They're a blast. I'm assuming the reason the bird went down is because he got hit by a Schwarber missile?

Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:18 pm

Cubs confirmed today that the ball on the video board was the Schwarber bomb. After examining it, they put it back up there, to remain until the current Cub run is over. There was also a guy in section 538--upper deck, right field corner--who took before-and-after snapshots of the board that confirm that the ball appeared there in the bottom of the seventh. (See under Sullivan in the Trib.) I preferred to believe the ball "slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God," but this is still cool.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:16 pm

If that's true, seems like one of two things going on: 1. Maddon is quite concerned abour Arrieta running out of gas and needs to get him one more day rest and is concerned Lester is sitting for too long between starts. 2. He is playing matchups and knows Dodgers and Mets can't use their #1 in game 1 and is confident Lester can hold his own against a #2. Either way, I don't like it at all. Tired Arrieta is more dependable than Lester on longer rest.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:34 pm

Not if the series goes 5 games. If all is healthy, pitch your clear #1 in game 1. Get the series lead, and then whether down 3-1 or 2-2, pitch your best in the pivotal game 5. With that said, I don't think all is equal. I think Cubs want to protect Arrieta a bit after his mechanics got out of whack on Monday. As for Lester it would either be 7 or 8 days rest, so don't buy the "regular rotation" story.

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Submitted by johann on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:48 pm

Here's the other positive aspect of Lester first: whoever pitches Saturday will face a lower tier of the other two team's staffs. In that situation I'd rather have Lester who is the 1a behind Arietta and save Arietta for game 2 where he is more likely to beat their ace than Lester.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:09 pm

I don't buy that argument, though I'm sure you are not alone, and you may even be right. My view is go for the kill in game #1. Get your best pitcher out there, win that game, and then roll the dice in game #2. Lose game 1 and the Cubs could be down 3-0 in a the blink of an eye. With that said, Maddon is clearly worried about Arrieta and probably rightfully so. This gives Arrieta an extra day of rest twice in a row, while Lester has had a ton of rest the last two weeks.

Submitted by Ryno on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:51 pm

Fun fact- Just yesterday, Schwarber was listed on the Cubs roster on the website under "catchers". Today he is listed under "outfield". Shrug.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:38 pm

NLDS winner locker room shirt...good color, great use of Wrigley in the design, stupid, stupid, wording ruins it all. "Chicago wants it more" blech.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:05 pm

Yes, of course...didn't mean to imply otherwise. I just think the whole MLB tag line crap is dumb. what's wrong with "Cubs, 2015 NLDS winners" while not these goofy headlines, it has been like this for awhile where the products are about selling MLB postseason and not the team. My 2007 Division winning hat has "2007 CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPION" in big writing and a tiny Cubs "C" following. Don't understand that at all.

Submitted by Brick on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:35 pm

Something weird/controversial happening in the Rangers/Jays game. Tuned in on the radio partway through, but sounds like a run scored on what might have been TX player interference. Jays proceeding under protest.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:40 pm

it wasnt interference...they checked with an ump conference and then with the video replay crew to make sure it was right. the delay was very long...much trash was thrown onto the field. basically, russell was throwing the ball back to the pitcher and threw it into choo's bat...runner on 3rd scored...tie game no more in the top 7th with 2 outs. if it ends like this for TOR...ow.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:54 pm

this is little league level D in the bottom 7th. i think the blacksox were the last team to play this badly in a postseason game.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:55 pm

MY GAWD...3 RUN HR. a 1-man TOR fail followed by a collective collapse by TEX.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:55 pm

MLB AT Bat: "Josh Donaldson pops into a force out, second baseman Rougned Odor to shortstop Andrus, run scores" Huh?

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:58 pm

it was a popout that should have been caught...it wasn't caught. seriously, this 1/2 inning has been full of some of the worst D i've ever seen...all in a row. this ranks up there with the "bob brenley at 3rd" game level of suck.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:57 pm

I assume Toronto is going bonkers right now? Russel Martin is a very, very, happy man right now.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:53 pm

Lots of pain in the ALDS so far: Texas up 2 games, heading home, lose 2 at home, then make 3 straight errors to lose the series, and have to watch Bautista act like an absolute douche while beating them. And the Astros blow a 4-run lead at home in the 8th inning of Game 4, while leading the series 2-1. Ouch, and double ouch. Lot of pain in the ALDS this year.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:55 pm

The catcher error that scored the Texas run was sketchy. Just saw the replay and the Texas batter sticks his bat right in front of home plate before the ball was thrown. Very sketchy, not sure that was the right call.

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

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