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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, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are on the 10-DAY IL

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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
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

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




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Byler & Trahan Lead Snakes Past Angels/Cubs at Diablo

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Austin Byler laced a two-run single and scored in a seven-run 3rd, singled and scored in the 5th, singled in the 6th, and singled again in the 8th, Stryker Trahan belted an RBI triple and scored in the 3rd, drilled an RBI single and scored in the 5th, and walked in the 9th, and Diamondbacks pitchers retired the first 13 batters they faced, en route to an easy 10-2 victory over the Angels/Cubs co-op squad in AZ Advanced Instructional League action this afternoon on Field #7 at the Diablo Stadium Complex in Tempe, AZ.    
Zach Houchins (Angels) and Taylor Ward (Angels) collected RBI singles in the bottom of the 7th to account for the two Angels/Cubs runs. 

Here is the box score from today's game (Cubs player highlighted in bold and underlined) 

DIAMONDBACKS LINEUP: 
1. Domingo Leyba, 2B: 2-5 (3-U, 1B, L-3, 1B, F-8, R, RBI)
2. Sergio Alcantara, SS: 1-4 (F-7, SH-FC, K, L-6, 1B, R, 2 RBI)
3a. Zach Nehrir, LF: 2-3 (1B, 1B, L-9, R)
3b. Grant Heyman, LF: 0-2 (3-1, K)
4. Austin Byler, 1B: 4-5 (K, 1B+E9, 1B, 1B, 1B, 2 R, 2 RBI)
5. Jason Morozowski, DH #1: 0-4 (BB, E-6, 4-3, 5-3, 4-3, RBI)
6. Dawel Lugo, 3B: 0-4 (5-3, 6-4 FC, 1-3, BB, 5-3, R)
7. Stryker Trahan, RF: 2-4 (F-8, 3B, 1B, K, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI)
8. Jose Herrera, C: 1-4 (4-3, 6-3, 1B, HBP, 3-1, R, RBI)
9. Colin Bray, CF: 2-5 (2B, K, 1B, E-5, 3-1, R)
10. Zach Hoffpauir, DH #2: 0-2 (P-4, F-8)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST THREE TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER 

ANGELS/CUBS LINEUP:
1. Bo Way, CF: 0-4 (F-8, 1-3, 3-U, 3-U) 
2. Kody Eaves, DH: 1-4 (3-1, K, 1B, F-9, R, SB)
3. Zach Houchins, 3B: 1-4 (6-3, P-6, 1B, K, R, RBI)
4. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-3 (K, K, BB, F-9)
5. Natanael Delgado, RF: 2-4 (1B, K, 1B, K)
6. Andrew Daniel, SS: 0-3 (F-8, P-3, P-3, BB)
7a. Wade Wass, C: 0-2 (F-9, L-8)
7b. Taylor Ward, C: 1-2 (1B, K, RBI)
8. Rashad Crawford, LF: 1-4 (5-3, 1-3, 1B, K)
9. Frandy de la Rosa, 2B: 0-3 (4-3, F-8, K)

DIAMONDBACKS PITCHERS: 
1. Markus Solbach: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/AO, 21 pitches (14 strikes)
2. Emilio Vargas: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 20 pitches (12 strikes)
3. Miller Diaz: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 19 pitches (15 strikes) 
4. Cameron Smith: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 37 pitches (22 strikes) 
5. Cameron Gann: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 10 pitches (6 strikes)  
6. Keegan Long: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 19 pitches (13 strikes) 

ANGELS/CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Joe Gatto: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 27 pitches (14 strikes)
2. Garrett Nuss: 3.0 IP, 10 H, 9 R (8 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 4/3 GO/AO, 62 pitches (40 strikes)
3. Ronnie Glenn: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2/1 GO/AO, 27 pitches (17 strikes)  
4. Victor Alcantara: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 23 pitches (16 strikes) 
5. Eduardo Paredes: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 11 pitches (5 strikes) 

DIAMONDBACKS ERRORS: 1 
CF Colin Bray: E-8 (errant throw attempting to double-up runner at 1st base on L-8 allowed runner to advance to 2nd) 

ANGELS/CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. RF Natanael Delgado: E-9 (two base fielding error on line-drive RBI single to RF allowed batter to advance to 3rd base) 
2. SS Andrew Daniel: E-6 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
3. 3B Zach Houchins: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

DIAMONDBACKS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Jose Herrera: 0-1 CS 

ANGELS/CUBS OUTFIELD ASSISTS: 
CF Bo Way - threw out runner (Colin Bray) 8-5 trying to advance from 1st to 3rd on RBI single to CF

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures 100+ 

ATTENDANCE: 28 (mostly scouts) 

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Comments

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:47 pm

thin cubs talent day...still hoping vogelbomb turns on that power next season because it doesn't seem to be showing up with the step down in talent he's facing the past few weeks. at least he's still young...23 in december.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:52 pm

it's all over for HOU. i was rooting for them for no other reason than picking on HOU still feels like bullying. KC advances to play TOR on friday. CHC vs ??? on saturday.

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:07 am

PHIL: Are you noticing special attention to Vogelbach? Anything the are trying to alter in his approach or swing? Thanks.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:26 am

E-MAN: Dan Vogelbach is at Advanced Instructs mainly to work on his defense at 1st base, but he's also trying to improve his baseruning and be a more complete hitter, like making better contact, driving the ball to the opposite field, and not swinging at pitches out of the strike zone. 

Vogelbach has been working one-on-one with Carmelo Martinez for about 30 minutes every morning before BP. Carmelo throws balls to him from a close distance, forcing Vogelbach to react quickly to balls in the dirt or over his head or off to one side. with the throw sometimes being perfect. So he doesn't know what type of throw to expect. And he's actually showing some improvement and confidence in catching the ball, picking short hops, and at least knocking down balls he can't catch.   

He also has been working out at shortstop during morning drills to improve his defense, like fielding ground balls without bobbling them, tracking pop ups (which he struggles to do), and making stronger and more-accurate throws (he has a weak throwing arm).   

At the plate, Vogelbach is hitting 250/419/344 in 11 games (43 PA), with ten walks and five strikeouts, three doubles, no HR, five RBI, one GIDP, and a SF. He also has no SB (two CS) and he was picked-off 1st base once.   

Vogelbach seems to have what is known in baseball as "warning track power," meaning that he hits high fly balls with top-spin that reach the warning track but don't have enough carry to get over the fence. And his line drives tend to have top-spin, too, so a lot of his line drives drop like a two-seam fastball as they get to the outfield. 

One other thing about Vogelbach is that he VERY gregarious with the other players, giving everybody a rash of shit and getting it right back and not minding it all. He is very self-deprecating. He has a really outgoing and funny personality. He reminds me a lot of John Kruk. 

But while Vogelbach is a funny guy, he also is very hard on himself when he makes an out or an error. He seems to be easily frustrated. You can hear the f-bombs all over the park when he makes an error or a mistake or weak contact or strikes out. 

I talked to a couple of scouts at a game last week, and both said that the biggest problem with Vogelbach is that he has a "bad body." It's not his fault, but his body-type just doesn't allow him to do some of the things a player needs to do to be sucessesful. 

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:31 pm

Thanks a bunch AZ PHIL. From what you say, and his somewhat of a stall in his progress, it would seem with the Cubs "reboot" he will be surpassed on the prospect list most-likely during the next year if he can't get it together. He was a very interesting long-shot, anyway.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Fri, 10/16/2015 - 10:06 pm

I never drank that particular kool-aid. In spring training, on TV, he looked like a short fat kid, while I was seeing him compared online to Boog Powell! Not a surprise that when he trimmed down, he lost some power. That said, he's a decent hitter and might have a chance if he could play a position. But not on the Cubs, where the manager thinks Soler is a stiff! People say Vogelbach is tailor-made for the American League. Maybe so. But to be a major leaguer, he'll have to be a rookie, first. Is there such a thing as a rookie DH? I really don't know. I don't watch many AL games. But I thought DH's tended to be veterans.

Submitted by johann on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:26 am

I think I'd rather face the Dodgers for several reasons but weather is one. Saturday at Dodger stadium the game will start at 72 and end at 70 or so and partially cloudy. Sunday will start at 71 and end 69. Citi field will start at 51 and end at 48. Sunday will start at 48 and end at 45. Think we might do better in warmer weather.

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:54 am

Cubs didn't do jack offensively in VERY warm weather when they were in LA in August. LA leads the league in HR, the Mets have a very potent offense. I am leaning towards rooting for the mets solely because of Greinke and Kershaw. Mets pitchers are deeper, but they are very young and at innings limits, so feel better about the prospects there. Only reason for me to want the Dodgers: I could go to game #2.

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Submitted by johann on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:56 pm

While it sucks and think ultimately Russell will win gold gloves every year, right now Baez is hitting better and isn't that much of a downgrade defensively. Despite those two screw ups he had in replacement he has overall been amazing in defense all year. It's crazy to think that we could have an injury to a player with that talent in the playoffs and we probably won't see too much of a drop off .

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

Unfortunate in part because Russell has been a huge part of this team for months. Hammy injuries can really linger, though, and there's no good work around. Here's hoping Baez shows off the defense and puts the bat on the ball--it'd be nice to see him continue a solid autumn.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:33 pm

There is really no reason to add Jonathan Herrera to the Cubs NLCS roster at this time, because if anything happens to Javier Baez, Castro could slide over to SS and Herrera (or Addison Russell, if he is healthy enough to be at least a back-up) could be activated as an injury replacement for Baez mid-series. Same thing if something happens to Castro during the NLCS (leaving Baez as the only avalable SS).  

And by leaving Russell off the NLCS roster, the Cubs keep him available as a potential injury replacement during the NLCS, and he is eligible to be on the Cubs World Series roster (if Russell is healthy enough to play, and if the Cubs get to the World Series).

If Russell is on the Cubs NLCS roster and then the Cubs decide they need to replace him during the series because he can't play, he would be ineligible to return for the balance of the NLCS and the World Series. 

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:41 pm

I would think if they do choose Herrera, it would be about gaining flexibility for late inning double switches as much as anything else, and giving an extra bat on the bench. With that said, given that games #3 and #4 could be back-to-back bullpen games for the Cubs, probably makes more sense to add a pitcher.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 10:18 pm

Cubs order is official, Dodgers/NY is speculation 1. Lester v. Anderson or Syngaard 2. Arrieta v. Kershaw or Harvey 3. TBD v. Greinke or DeGrom 4. TBD v. TBD 5. Lester v. Anderson or Syngaard 6. Arrieta v. Kershaw or Harvey 7. TBD vs. Greinke or DeGrom.

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  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Teheran minor league deal is done, per MLB.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Based on Phil’s sound analysis it sounds like a no brainer for Almonte to be placed on waivers as today’s roster move. We shall see.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I suspect Counsell/Hottovy will use the piggy-back extensively, with Taillon and Hendricks pitching as the "pig" (and with a very short leash) and some combo of Wicks, Brown, and Wesneski (whichever two do not start) as the "backers."  

    Keep in mind that Keegan Thompson has a minor league option available, and if Yency Almonte is not outrighted by 4/26 he cannot be sent to the minors without his consent after that date. Almonte is out of minor league options, so I am talking about him getting outrighted to the minors if he is not claimed off waivers, and if he is claimed off waivers, the Cubs save the pro-rated portion of his $1.9M salary, which helps lower the Cubs 2024 AAV.

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