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28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Byler & Trahan Lead Snakes Past Angels/Cubs at Diablo

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) 

Comments

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.

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.

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

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In reply to by The E-Man

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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In reply to by Arizona Phil

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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In reply to by The E-Man

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.

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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In reply to by johann

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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In reply to by blockhead25

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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In reply to by johann

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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In reply to by crunch

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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In reply to by Arizona Phil

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.

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.

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.