Cubs Sweep D'backs at Salt River Fields
Andruw Monasterio (two doubles and a single) and Kevonte Mitchell (two singles and a sacrifice fly) knocked-in three runs a piece and every player in the lineup (including four late-inning replacements) collected at least one hit as part of a 19-hit attack, helping the Cubs maul the Diamondbacks 15-6 on Whirlwind Field, and 6'8 LHSP Bryan Hudson hurled three innings of no run/no hit ball with no walks and four strikeouts and Yonathan Perlaza drilled a two-run single with two outs in the top of the 8th to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead, as the Cubs rallied to defeat the D'backs 4-2 on Quail Field, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training split-squad doubleheader action this morning at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ.
On the negative side, Cubs Squad "A" committed six errors in the game on Whirlwinfd Field, despite winning the game by nine runs.
For the D'backs, Ramon Hernandez slugged a two-run home run on Quail Field and Luis Silverio belted an RBI triple and a single and scored two runs on Whirlwind Field.
John Arguello (Cubs Den) has game notes and a photo slide-shoiw from Salt River Fields
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And here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):
WHIRLWIND FIELD
CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1a. Robert Garcia, CF: 1-3 (1-3, BB, L-7, 1B, R, SB)
1b. Roberto Caro, CF: 1-2 (2B, E-6, R, 2 RBI)
2a. Yeiler Peguero, 2B: 2-4 (K, F-8, 1B, 1B, R, SB)
2b. Edgar Rondon, 2B: 1-2 (E-8, 1B, R)
3. Kevonte Mitchell, RF 2-5 (K, F-9 SF, 1B, K, 1B, K, R, 3 RBI)
4a. Kelly Dugan, 1B: 1-1 (BB, 1B, BB, R)
4b. Alberto Mineo, PH-1B: 1-2 (BB, 1B, 4-3, R, 2 RBI)
5. Kwang-Min Kwon, DH-LF: 1-4 (1B, HBP, K, K, F-9 SF, F-8, R, RBI)
6. Rafael Mejia, 3B: 1-5 (BB, F-9, K, 4-3, 1B, F-9, 2 R)
7. Jonathan Sierra, LF-DH: 1-4 (3-U, 4-3, 1B, K, BB, R, RBI)
8. Andruw Monasterio, SS-DH: 3-5 (1B, 2B, K, 4-3, 2B, R, 3 RBI)
9a. Marcus Mastrobuoni, C: 1-1 (1B, HBP, RBI)
9b. Miguel Amaya, C: 1-3 (4-3, 2B, 5-3, R, RBI)
10. Aramis Ademan, DH-SS: 2-5 (K, 3-1, 1B, E-9, 1B, 2 R)
CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Kyle Miller: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 4/4 GO/AO, 48 pitches (31 strikes)
2. M. T. Minacci: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 22 pitches (12 strikes)
3. Tyler Peitzmeier: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/AO, 22 pitches (14 strikes)
4. Enrique de los Rios: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 17 pitches (11 strikes)
5. Daniel Lewis: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 2/4 GO/AO, 27 pitches (18 strikes)
CUBS SQIAD "A" ERRORS: 6
1. P Kyle Miller: E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
2. 2B Yeiler Peguero; E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
3. SS Andruw Monasterio: E-6 (errant throw on 6-4 FC attempt allowed runner to reach 2nd base safely)
4. 3B Rafael Mejia: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
5. SS Aramis Ademan: E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
6. 1B Alberto Mineo: E-3 (dropped pop fly in foul territory extended AB for batter)
CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Miguel Amaya: 0-2 CS
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QUAIL FIELD
CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1a. Luis Ayala, LF: 0-3 (5-3, L-9, K)
1b. Yohan Matos, LF: 0-1 (K)
2a. Rafael Narea, SS: 1-2 (1B, BB, F-8, 2 SB)
2b. Yonathan Perlaza, SS: 1-1 (1B, 2 RBI, CS)
3. Trey Martin, CF: 0-3 (F-9, F-9, 5-3, HBP, R, SB)
4a. Alex Bautista, RF: 0-3 (F-8, 5-3, F-9)
4b. Jose Gonzalez, RF: 0-1 (F-8)
5. Chris Pieters, 1B: 1-4 (4-3, 4-3, 4-3, 1B, RBI)
6. Tyler Payne, C-DH: 1-4 (4-3, F-9, 1B, 5-3)
7. Ricardo Marcano, 3B: 1-4 (1B, F-9, F-8, K)
8. Kevin Zamudio, DH-C: 1-3 (6-3, F-9, 1B, R)
9a. Abraham Rodriguez, DH #2: 1-2 (E-3, 1B, SB)
9b. Gustavo Polanco, PH: 1-1 (1B, R)
10. Jhonny Bethencourt, 2B: 0-2 (F-7, K, 3-4 SH)
CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. Bryan Hudson: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 4/0 GO/AO, 33 pitches (22 strikes)
2. Jose Albertos: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 27 pitches (13 strikes)
3. Tommy Nance: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 21 pitches (14 strikes)
4. John Michael Knighton: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1/3 GO/AO, 34 pitches (20 strikes)
5. Jared Cheek: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 12 pitches (9 strikes)
CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 1
3B Ricardo Marcano: E-5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely)
CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Tyler Payne: 1-3 CS
2. Kevin Zamudio: 1-1 CS
ATTENDANCE: 47
WEATHER: Sunny and a bit breezy with temperatures in the 70's
Comments
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Thanks PHIL.
Fuck you Dusty.
AZ PHIL- What have you seen
Not AZ PHIL of course but Zac
his ceiling is a lefty middle
CUBBIES-4-EVER: Zac Rosscup
CUBBIES-4-EVER: Zac Rosscup is out on the Agility Field every day, but I haven't seen him throw any bullpen sessions yet. Once he throws a bullpen session (and presuming it goes OK), he could see some game action.
Rosscup is not eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day DL until May 24th, so he can go on a minor league rehab assignment for 30 days beginning no earlier than 4/24. But he'll have to throw in a couple of EXST games (intrasquad, Cactus League, and/or "sim" game) down here before that happens, and he hasn't done that yet.
As far as his spot on the 40-man roster is concerned, I don't think the Cubs dropped Jokisch to make room for Rosscup. Even if Rosscup was eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day DL, the Cubs could just transfer Christian Villanueva from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.
The Cubs placed Eric Jokisch on Outright Assignment Waivers as a pre-cursor to releasing him, If a team claims him (Miami did), the Cubs get $20,000 and don't have to pay his salary going forward. If he hadn't been claimed, he would have been outrighted to Iowa, and then would have been released once Beeler and/or Brooks (or Buchanan) is ready to rejoin the I-Cubs rotation.
A minor league player not on an MLB 40-man roster receives only two weeks salary as termination pay when he is released (which would be about $5,000 for Jokisch), but the Cubs would have had to pay Jokisch his entire 2016 minor league split salary ($80,000+) if he was released prior to being outrighted. So the Jokisch move had nothing to do with opening up a slot on the 40-man roster for another player.
"Cubs manager Joe Maddon
AZ Phil, can you give us a
HAGSAG: Not at this point. I
HAGSAG: Not at this point. I need to see more of them.
AZ Phil: I saw that Iowa
CUBSTER: Carl Edwards Jr is a
CUBSTER: Carl Edwards Jr is a definite MLB prospect, but he needs AAA work to develop better command and more-consiastency. He could get called-up at some point in 2016, but I think Spencer Patton is the first RH bullpen call-up if there is one.
Ex-CLE LHP Scott Barnes is a former Indians Top 10 prospect who was signed by the Cubs as a minor league 6YFA post-2015, but he did not get an NRI to big league camp. I saw him pitch several times at Minor League Camp and he racked-up the strikeouts with a 91-93 MPH fastball and a plus-slider. He looked great. Even though he is not on the 40-man roster, I think Barnes very likely could get a call-up as a lefty reliever at some point in 2015, because he has more upside than either Rosscup, Riefenhauser, or Soto (who are on the 40-man roster). The problem with Barnes is that he is out of minor league options, so he cannot be sent back-and-forth to Iowa like the other three LHRP (Rosscup, Riefenhauser, and Soto) can.
Michael Wagner was the closer at the U. of San Diego and waa Kris Bryant's teammate there. He is a mature and polished high-floor/low ceiling type who has been moved around the organization and pitches wherever he's needed. He's a long-shot to make it to the big leagues, but stranger things have happened.