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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus six players are on the 60-DAY IL

Last updated 10-2-2023
 
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# bats both

PITCHERS: 22
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Brad Boxberger
Ben Brown
Jose Cuas
Tyler Duffey 
Jeremiah Estrada
Shane Greene
Kyle Hendricks
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Daniel Palencia
Michael Rucker
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Marcus Stroman
Jameson Taillon
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 8
# Jeimer Candelario
Nico Hoerner
* Miles Mastrobuoni
* Matt Mervis
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom
* Jared Young

OUTFIELDERS: 8
Kevin Alcantara
* Cody Bellinger
Alexander Canario
* Pete Crow-Armstrong
Brennen Davis
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman

60-DAY IL: 6
Nick Burdi, P
Michael Fulmer, P 
Codi Heuer, P
* Brandon Hughes, P
Nick Madrigal, INF
Ethan Roberts, P
 


 

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Trevor Clifton Looking Sharp in Scottsdale

Trevor Clifton tossed four innings of one-hit shutout ball, Tyler Alamo and Ian Rice drilled RBI doubles, and Michael Wagner recorded a six-pitch save, helping the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs Hi-A affiliate) edge the San Jose Giants (Hi-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants) 2-1 on Field #1, and Ho-Young Son clubbed a solo home run and Eddy Julio Martinez rifled a two-run triple into the LF corner to highlight a five-run 3rd inning, as the South Bend Cubs (Lo-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) and the Augusta Greenjackets (Giants Lo-A affiliate) played to a 6-6 tie on Field #2, in Cactus League Minor League game action Tuesday afternoon at Indian School Park in Scottsdale, AZ.

In addition to the two-run triple, Martinez lined out sharply to short, lined-out sharply to center, and walked and scored in his other three PA.  

Four players were temporarily moved up from the Eugene/Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group to augment the South Bend roster, with SS Andruw Monasterio, 3B Vimael Machin, 2B Ho-Young Son, and CF Roberto Caro in the SB starting lineup, and Alberto Mineo was moved-up to the Myrtle Beach roster from Eugene/Mesa for the day, getting the start at 1st base for the Pelicans.  

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only) 


FIELD #1

MYRTLE BEACH LINEUP
1. Rashad Crawford, CF: 1-4 (K, 1B, K, F-8, SB)
2. Gleyber Torres, SS: 0-4 (6-3, K, K, K)
3. Donnie Dewees, LF: 1-3 (1B+E5, P-6, BB, 3-U, SB)
4. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 1-4 (6-3, 1B, P-6, 6-3, SB)
5a. Alberto Mineo, 1B: 0-3 (K, K, 3-U) 
5b. Blake Headley, 1B: 0-1 (K)
6. Daniel Spingola, DH #1: 1-4 (K, 4-3, 1B, 5-3, R)
7. Ian Rice, DH-C: 1-3 (K, F-8, 2B, RBI)
8. Andrew Ely, 3B: 1-3 (F-7, 1B, L-8 DP, R)
9. Tyler Alamo, C-DH: 1-3 (F-8, 2B, K, RBI)
10. Sutton Whiting, 2B: 2-2 (1B, HBP, 1B, SB, PO) 

MYRTLE BEACH PITCHERS
1. Trevor Clifton: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 2/6 GO/AO, 63 pitches (38 strikes) 
2. Tommy Thorpe: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (17 strikes) 
3. Zach Hedges: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GO/AO, 28 pitches (19 strikes) 
4. Michael Wagner: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 6 pitches (5 strikes) 

MYRTLE BEACH ERRORS: 1 
P Tommy Thorpe: E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd)

MYRTLE BEACH CATCHERS DEFENSE
Tyler Alamo: 0-1 CS 


FIELD #2

SOUTH BEND LINEUP:
1.  Robert Garcia, CF: 0-3 (E-5, HBP, 4-3, L-6, R, SB)
2a. P. J. Higgins, C: 0-2 (BB, FC+E5, P-4, R, RBI, CS)
2b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (3-U)
3. Eddy Julio Martinez, DH #1: 1-3 (L-6, 3B, BB, L-8, R, 2 RBI)
4a. Chris Pieters, 1B: 1-3 (K, 1B, 3-1, R)
4b. Jordan Hankins, 1B: 0-1 (E-4)
5. Kevonte Mitchell, LF: 0-4 (L-8, K, 6-3, L-3)
6. Andruw Monasterio, SS: 0-2 (F-9, F-9 SF, 6-3, RBI)
7. Tyler Payne, DH #2: 1-3 (2B, P-3, K) 
8. Vimael Machin, 3B: 0-3 (4-3, E-5, F-7)
9. Ho-Young Son, 2B: 1-3 (HR, 4-6-3 DP, 5-3, R, RBI)
10. Roberto Caro, CF: 1-3 (E-4, 1B, F-7, R, SB)

SOUTH BEND PITCHERS
1. Adbert Alzolay: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 BALK, 1 GIDP, 4/6 GO/AO, 59 pitches (36 strikes) 
2. Scott Frazier: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 15 pitches (9 strikes) 
3. Alexander Santana: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 24 pitches (17 strikes) 
4. Jared Cheek: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GO/AO, 28 pitches (14 strikes) 
5. John Williamson: 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 6 pitches (4 strikes) 

SOUTH BEND ERRORS: NONE

ATTENDANCE: 29 

WEATHER: Sunny and very breezy with temperatures in the 90's 

Comments

John Arguello (Cubs Den) has some great pics and notes from Monday's games (Myrtle Beach & South Bend versus the Angels Hi-A and Lo-A affiliates) at Riverview: 

link 

AZ Phil, I see that Carl Edwards is now listed on the Tenn. depth chart. Has he been moved down? Thanks.

cubs giving a lot of regulars a day off... russell, schwarb(LF), soler(RF) the only guys of importance in the lineup. kawasaki playing 2nd today...he may make the team as the 25th man.

I just noticed issues with the site today. If anyone ever has issues or sees problems, please use the contact form and email me. Sometimes I'm not here for days and even then, I'm usually accessing an internal page most of the time.

alcohol and prison aficionado matt "i'm matt fucking bush" bush is about to come into the game for the rangers. he's scheduled to pitch 2 innings.

I realize it's spring training but the lack of offense from Cubs starters besides Rizzo and Montero is concerning. Almost all the offense so far has come from guys we've sent down or will send down. We really can't afford to start the season in a hole. Maybe the starters just don't care right now but I'm pretty sure hitting isn't something you can just switch on. Also maybe Soler is unhappy but he's been making a lot of mistakes on offense and defense both.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 10/03/2023 - 10:46 pm (view)

    I understand this is a cost saving and control idea. But I wouldn't be happy giving up ONKC or Alcantara for Hayes and/or Bednar.

    I'm not saying they aren't good players. They are. They've never been "tested" with playing for a good team, but that isn't their fault. They produce good results. But not Jaguar and Big Red.

    Canario won't get to play for the Cubs, just like Velazquez, so he should probably go. Same for Mervis and Vazquez. Wesneski can get better but Bednar would certainly help us.

    But not to big power hitting OFs that are 21 yrs old and younger at AA already. I'm still holding out hope for the ONKC-PCA-Jag left to right OF. I'm just not giving up on that.

    Hayes for Morel kind of stings. I'd love for Morel to get a full year at 3B. Even if he failed there miserably, I'd like to give him a shot.

    Phil always comes up with common sense angles. This trade idea fills needs for sure and fills them with cost saving effective players.

    I'm thinking Morel goes to NYM for Alonso.

    We'll see what Jed cooks up.

  • Arizona Phil 10/03/2023 - 10:18 pm (view)

    It used to be that teams did not want to trade within their own division for PR reasons, but I don't see that with Ben Cherington in Pittsburgh or with Hoyer / Hawkins in Chicago, so the Cubs might target Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes and closer David Bednar.

    Hayes is a Gold Glove defender, a decent enough hitter (105 OPS+ in 2023), and he's under control at a VERY reasonable price ($8.75M AAV) through 2029 (with a club option for 2030). 

    Bednar is first-time salary arbitration-eligible post-2023 and under control through 2026. 

    One thing about the Cubs is that they can afford to overpay (which is what they would have to do to get both Hayes and Bednar) with a package consisting of a decent young MLB position player to replace Hayes in the lineup (like Christopher Morel, who could play LF in Pittsburgh) and prospects like outfielders Alexander Canario, Owen Caissie, or Kevin Alcantara (Pirates pick one, leaving the other two for the Cubs), a power-hitting 1B-DH like Matt Mervis or Haydn McGeary (Pirates pick one, leaving the other one for the Cubs), SS Luis Vazquez (who is MLB-ready but will never play SS in Chicago), 3B B. J. Murray (who could replace Hayes at the hot corner in Pittsburgh by 2025 if not sometime in 2024, and he obviously would be blocked in Chicago if the Cubs get Hayes), and an MLB-ready SP like Hayden Wesneski. 

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:02 pm (view)

    boog and glanville calling the PHI@MIL game on ESPN2.

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:59 pm (view)

    bellinger is my #1 want, but i fear he's the #1 want of many teams and will get crazy money + years, with the years being the big sting.  they need to replace bellinger's production if they don't get him no matter what position(s) played.

  • George Altman 10/03/2023 - 10:40 pm (view)

    I hope their top priorities are Bellinger, 2 RPs better than Fulmer/Boxberger (ideally 1 LH), and a 3B (Chapman my 1st Choice). That will put them right up to $237-257M AAV limit, but I don't see a playoff berth doing anything less.

    If they really want Alonso, Morel would be a good opening piece of that offer. 

    Unfortunately, Stroman will opt in ($23.7M) and Smyly ($11.5M) will be back. Steele, Taillon, Assad, Wicks will be rotation pieces. Would love a SP2 FA but don't see how they keep an effective offense and improve their bullpen while adding that.

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:03 pm (view)

    i cannot imagine getting a legit 3rd, whether signing or via trade, isn't the highest priority for the team.  it's almost obvious they don't see morel there.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester 10/03/2023 - 10:19 pm (view)

    I’m just hoping they have an actual 3B next year so we don’t need to worry about the M boys, Bote, and P Whiffy eating all the 3B at bats next year.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester 10/03/2023 - 10:13 pm (view)

    Willson was a OF/3B when we signed him too.

    On a less successful but still got to the show note, PJ Higgins was another college IF converted to C

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:03 pm (view)

    truth...and personally, i'd give him ABs (especially at 3rd) over the 2 singles-hitting-ceiling guys that got the shot.  i'm sure he can cover the ob% and defense while surpassing the power of anything masterboney and madrigal brought to the team.

    i don't view bote as a solution at 3rd, but i find it hard to believe he couldn't outperform either of the main options they had there for a huge chunk of this season.

  • KingKongvsGodzilla 10/03/2023 - 10:47 pm (view)

    Color me impressed by this assignment for Trice right out of the draft as a convert. Seems worth following after the success of Caratini