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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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Lackey Sharp at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Eloy Jimenez knocked-in two runs with a 1st inning RBI double and a 9th inning RBI single, Andruw Monasterio ripped a single and an RBI double, scored a run, and stole a base, and Donnie Dewees tripled, walked, and scored, helping the South Bend Cubs edge the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 5-4 on Field #4, and David Freitas singled twice, walked, and smacked a two-run HR, Matt Murton drilled a two-run double, singled twice, reached base on an HBP, stole a base, and scored a run, Juan Carlos Perez tripled twice, drove-in a run, and scored another, and Jeimer Candelario walked four times, leading the Iowa Cubs to an 8-2 victory over the Tennessee Smokies on Field #6, in Minor League Camp doubleheader action Thursday morning at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

RHSP John Lackey was left behind in Mesa when the Cubs departed for Las Vegas, and so he got the start for Iowa on Field #6. The big right-hander worked seven innings (100 pitches - 62 strikes), allowing two runs (both earned) on five hits (four singles and a double) and a walk, with eight strikeouts (five swinging), and a 7/5 GO/AO. At one point he retired eleven in a row.

Miguel Montero served as Lackey's catcher, and went 0-3 at the plate (a FO, an inning-ending GIDP, and a K-swinging on what was a nine-pitch AB) and 0-3 CS (with one throwing error), but he did pick a runner off 2nd base.  

Billy McKinney hammered a double and a triple in a losing cause for Tennessee.

RHSP Jen-Ho Tseng had a rough outing for the Smokies on Field #6, allowing ten hits (including two triples and a double) and four walks in 4.1 IP. 

The game on Field #4 was extended an extra half-inning so that all of the pitchers who were scheduled to throw could get their work. 

Because the MLB Cubs took a number of minor leaguers with them to Vegas, several players were temporariliy moved-up from a lower level group to augment the rosters of the four squads playing at Riverview.

Here are the box scores from the two games: 

FIELD #4 

SOUTH BEND LINEUP:
1. Andruw Monasterio, SS: 2-4 (1B, 2B, 1-3, L-7, R, RBI, SB)
2. Robert Garcia, RF: 1-4 (L-5, 6-5 FC, K, 1B, R, SB, CS)
3. Eddy Julio Martinez, CF: 1-4 (1B, K, F-8, 6-3, R, RBI) 
4. Eloy Jimenez, LF: 2-4 (2B, 1-3, F9, 1B, R, 2 RBI)
5a. Matt Rose, 3B: 0-2 (4-3, F-7)
5b. Adonis Paula, 3B: 0-2 (K, K)
6. Carlos Sepulveda, 2B: 1-4 (1B, K, 3-1, L-8, RBI, PO)
7. P. J. Higgins, C-DH: 1-4 (1B, F-8, K, 6-3)
8. Marcus Mastrobuoni, DH-C: 2-4 (4-6-3 DP, 2B, 1B, 1-3)
9a. Chris Pieters, 1B: 0-3 (K, 1-3, 4-3) 
9b. Tyler Payne, PH-1B: 0-1 (5-3)
10. Donnie Dewees, DH #2: 1-2 (3B, 4-3, BB, R)

MYRTLE BEACH LINEUP:
1. Rashad Crawford, CF: 1-4 (F-7, F-7, 1B, K, PO)
2. Charcer Burks, DH: 0-3 (6-3, 5-3, F-9, BB, CS)
3. Ian Happ, 2B: 0-4 (K, K, 5-3, K)
4. Gleyber Torres, SS: 2-4 (L-8, 1B, F-9, 1B, R, CS)
5. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 1-3 (K, 1B, K, BB, R, 2 SB) 
6a. Ian Rice, C: 0-2 (P-4, F-9, BB, R)
6b. Tyler Alamo, C: 0-0 (F-7 SF, RBI)
7. Jose Paniagua, 1B: 2-3 (K, 1B, 1B, F-7 SF, R, RBI)
8a. Andrew Ely, 3B: 1-3 (F-8, K, 1B, RBI) 
8b. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-0 (HBP)
9. Shawon Dunston Jr, LF: 0-3 (BB, 6-4 FC, L-6, F-9)

SOUTH BEND PITCHERS: 
1. Kyle Miller: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/3 GO/AO, 24 pitches (15 strikes) 
2. Greyfer Eregua: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 31 pitches (20 strikes) 
3. Tyler Peitzmeier: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 PO, 2/2 GO/AO, 30 pitches (20 strikes) 
4. John Williamson: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 36 pitches (20 strikes)
5. Scott Frazier: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 0/3 GO/AO, 2 WP, 21 pitches (11 strikes) 

MYRTLE BEACH PITCHERS:
1. Jake Stinnett: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 PO, 1 GIDP, 6/3 GO/AO, 78 pitches (50 strikes) 
2. Zach Hedges: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 4/4 GO/AO, 55 pitches (36 strikes) 
3. Daury Torres: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 8 pitches (5 strikes) 

SOUTH BEND ERRORS: 2 
1. C P. J. Higgins: E-2 (errant throw on stolen base attempt at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 
2. C Marcus Mastrobuoni: E-2 (overthrow at 3rd base after play at plate allowed runner to score)  

SOUTH BEND CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. P. J. Higgins: 1-3 CS , 1 E (see above)
2. Marcus Mastrobuoni: 0-1 CS, 1 E (see above) 


FIELD #6

TENNESSEE LINEUP: 
1. Jake Hannemann, CF: 1-4 (3-U, F-9, 1B, P-6, R, RBI, SB)
2. Chesny Young, 2B: 1-4 (1B, 6-3, 4-3, 5-3, SB)
3a. Victor Caratini, C: 1-3 (5-3, 6-3, 1B, RBI)
3b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (6-3)
4. Jason Vosler, 3B: 0-4 (K, F-7, F-7, F-7)
5. Mark Zagunis, LF: 0-3 (5-3, K, BB, K) 
6. Billy McKinney, RF: 2-4 (2B, K, K, 3B, PO)
7. Kelly Dugan, DH: 0-2 (K, 3-U) 
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED THIRD & FOURTH TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
8. Alberto Mineo, 1B: 0-4 (F-7, K, K, 4-3)
9. Bryant Flete, SS  1-3 (L-7, 1B, K, R, SB)

IOWA LINEUP: 
1. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 2-5 (1B, 1B, 5-3, F-8, 4-3, R, RBI)
2. Juan Carlos Perez, CF: 2-4 (3B, K, 3B, F-8, R, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
3. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 0-1 (BB, BB, BB, 3-U, BB, R, CS, PO) 
4. Dan Vogelbach, DH #1: 1-4  (K, 2B, K, 1-3, BB, R)
5. Matt Murton, LF: 3-4 (1B, K, HBP, 1B, 2B, R, 3 RBI, SB) 
6. Bijan Rademacher, RF: 1-3 (BB, 1B, F-7, F-7 SF, K, RBI)
NOTE: SWITCHED SLOTS WITH BROCKMEYER FOURTH & FIFTH TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
7a. Miguel Montero, C: 0-3 (F-9, 3-6-1 DP, K)
7b. Cael Brockmeyer, C: 1-2 (1B, 4-3, R)
8. David Freitas, 1B: 3-3 (1B, 1B, BB, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI)
9. Ben Carhart, DH #2: 0-3 (F-7, 5-3, 6-3)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
10. Ryan Dent, SS: 2-3 (1B, 6-3, 1B, BB)
 
TENNESSEE PITCHERS: 
1. Jen-Ho Tseng: 4.1 IP, 10 H, 3 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 4 K, 1 PO, 1 GIDP, 4/2 GO/AO, 78 pitches (41 strikes) 
2. Josh Conway: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1/1 GO/AO, 22 pitches (11 strikes) 
3. Gerardo Concepcion: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 15 pitches (10 strikes) 
4. James Pugliese: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1/1 GO/AO, 20 pitches (9 strikes) 
5. Jordan Minch: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 26 pitches (13 strikes) 

IOWA PITCHERS: 
1. John Lackey: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 8 K, 7/5 GO/AO, 100 pitches (62 strikes) 
2. Brandon Gomes: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 13 pitches (11 strikes)
3. Jeffry Antigua: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches (9 strikes) 

TENNESSEE ERRORS: NONE

IOWA ERRORS: 1 
C Miguel Montero: E-2 (errant throw on stolen base attempt at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd)

TENNESSEE CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Victor Caratini: 1-1 CS 
2. Erick Castillo: 0-1 CS 

IOWA CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Miguel Montero: 0-3 CS, 1 PO, 1 E (see above)

ATTENDANCE: 39 

WEATHER: Mostly sunny with temperatures in the 70's 

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Comments

Submitted by MikeC on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 03:55 pm

F'n Dusty, he keeps batting Neifi 2nd........*wakes up in a cold sweat* Ohhh dear god, it was just a bad dream. Thank god.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:38 am

Clearly you just don't understand the dynamics of baseball. Sure a lot of people said, 'Put Cedeno in.' What was Dusty supposed to do? Push Neifi out now? That guy saved us. Next you are going to tell me that walks don't clog the bases and home runs don't kill rallies.

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Submitted by Newport on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:16 am

From Rotoworld "It hasn't happened much, but Dusty Baker used his common sense lineup today, with Rendon hitting second and Daniel Murphy batting fifth in between Ryan Zimmerman and Jayson Werth. That'd be the better arrangement even ignoring handedness. Considering that using Murphy second and Rendon sixth, as Baker often has this spring, would leave him with three straight lefties followed by four straight righties, it's mindblowing that he's even considering batting Murphy second."

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:03 pm

it's a dusty formula old as time...contact without much Ks = you're batting 2nd, dude. yeah, it's stupid...but it's as reliable of a dusty-managing trait as anything he's ever done as a manager.

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Submitted by MikeC on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:22 pm

I thank god everyday the team was sold to owners that like Baseball and then went out and got the best GM and best talent scouts. The best GM then gutted the team, built a farm system. Not a fake Hendry/Mcphail farm system, but a real professional system stocked with the best talent in baseball. Then the best GM hired the best coach and as the team gets nearer to going over the top adds premier talent to help it along. Like a real GM should.

Submitted by bradsbeard on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 03:20 pm

AZ Phil, any early impressions of Eddy Julio Martinez's defense in CF?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:57 am

BRADSBEARD: EJM looks OK (so far) in CF, but he has mostly played corner OF. He has the range and arm needed to play CF, but what I need to see more of him doing (and this is the make-or-break part of playing CF) is reading the ball off the bat and route-running in games. You just can't replicate that in outfield practice. So I would need to see a lot more of EJM playing CF in games before forming a conclusion about whether he can play CF on a regular or semi-regular basis. 

This applies to Javy Baez being able to play CF as well, BTW, just like it applied to Eric Patterson, Junior Lake, and other Cub prospects who have been tried in CF over the years and been found wanting.

Speed, range, and arm matter, but if a player (even a player who is really good at catching infield pop-ups) can't consistently get a good jump on a ball and run directly to the right spot, he's going to struggle playing CF, and ultimately will cost his team runs and probably games. Part of it can be learned, but in a lot of cases, you either have the aptitude to play CF or you don't, and being able to play corner OF or middle INF does not automatically mean a player can play CF, too. 

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Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:33 am

The best I have seen recently is Joc Pederson. I was at a Cubs-Dodgers game last year -- at the crack of the bat, he instantly sprinted to where the ball would come down and was waiting, in a perfect position to throw. It's hard to pick up on TV, because you don't see the OF at the moment of impact. But, man, was that impressive -- and, as AZ Phil says, it looked more like a natural aptitude than a learned skill, like Barry Sanders making would-be tacklers miss. He just knew how to do it.

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Submitted by George Altman on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:25 am

AZ Phil, as a former OF, I couldn't have said it better. I wish playing the OF was as simple as too many people think it is. Had a question on your take on Clayton Richard: since, he wasn't cut prior to Opening Day (yet); do you think Theo/Jed have a deal in place to move another pitcher (e.g. Wood, Ramirez)? Can't believe Maddon wants to go with a 4 man bench when Baez is ready.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 04:32 pm

GEORGE A:  I don't know what the Cubs plan to do once Baez is ready to return.

Clayton Richard could still get released and they could just keep Aaron Brooks (who hasn't been optioned yet) on the 25-man roster for a few days until Baez is reinstated, but if the Cubs do release Clayton Richard (or convince him to accept an Optional Assignment to Iowa), they will need to do that prior to MLB Opening Day in order for it to make sense financially.  

Or, because Baez, Beeler, and Villanueva have not yet officially been placed on the DL, the Cubs could recall a position player who has already been optioned (like Arismendy Alcantara, for example) when they place Baez and the other two on the DL. Nornmally a player who is optioned to the minors prior to MLB Opening Day has to spend the first ten days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment, but because he would technically be replacing a player on the Cubs MLB Active List who is placed on  the DL, the ten-day rule would not apply. 

BTW, the DL assignments of Baez, Beeler, and Villanueva will be back-dated to Friday 3/25 (the furthest back in Spring Training that DL assignments can be back-dated), so Baez could be reinstated as early as Saturday 4/9 when the Cubs are in Arizona playing the Diamondbacks (presuming Baez is ready to play by then).

I was kind of expecting to maybe see Baez play in a minor league game at Riverview yesterday and/or today (because minor league Spring Training games don't affect a club's ability to back-date a DL assignment), but he did not. 

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