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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, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 14
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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Victorino Lifts Cubs over Giants at Indian School Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Shane Victorino drilled an RBI single and a double, Kelly Dugan walked five times (including one BB with the bases loaded that forced-in a run), and SP Jeremy Null and two relievers combined to toss a four-hitter, leading the Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Giants in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #2 at Indian School Park in Scottsdale, AZ. 

Null threw 86% of his 51 pitches for strikes. 

The Cubs banged-out nine hits, drew twelve walks and one reached base on an E-3 (so 22 baserunners total). 

Through their first ten Cactus League Extended Spring Training games, the Cubs are 6-2-2. 

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only) 

CUBS LINEUP
1a. Shane Victorino, LF: 2-4 (P-4, 2B, 1B, 1-3, RBI)
1b. Roberto Caro, PH-LF: 0-1 (3-U)
2. D. J. Wilson, CF: 1-4 (E-3, BB, 1B, 4-3, 4-3, RBI, CS)
3. Kevonte Mitchell, RF: 0-5 (3-U, K, 4-3, K, F-9)
4. Kelly Dugan, 1B: 0-0 (BB, BB, BB, BB, BB, RBI)
5. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 1-5 (K, K, 6-4 FC, 1B, 5-3, R)
6. Chris Pieters, DH #1: 1-3 (1-3, 1B, BB, L-3 DP, CS)
7a. Marcus Mastrobuoni, C: 1-1 (BB, 1B, BB, R)
7b. Tyler Payne, C: 1-1 (1B)
8a. Alberto Mineo, DH #2: 0-1 (K, BB, BB, R, RBI)
8b. Ricardo Marcano, PH: 1-1 (2B)
9. Yeiler Peguero, SS: 0-4 (3-U, F-8, 3-2 DP, 3-2 FC, SB)
10. Andruw Monasterio, 2B: 1-3 (BB, 1B, 6-3, F-9, R)

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Jeremy Null: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 7/6 GO/AO, 51 pitches (44 strikes) 
2. Manny Rondon: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 30 pitches (18 strikes) 
3. Junior Marte: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (18 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 1 
3B Wladimir Galindo: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS OUTFIELD ASSISTS: 
CF D. J. Wilson -  batter thrown out 8-6 attempting to stretch single into double 

ATTENDANCE: 6 

WEATHER: Sunny and VERY breezy with temperatures in the 70's

Tags
Cubs Extended Spring Training
Shane Victorino
Jeremy Null
Kelly Dugan

Comments

Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 04:47 pm

That's a family of hits the last few days for Victorino. Don't you expect he'll be at Iowa any day now?

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 04:39 pm

AZ Phil -- how long does Extended ST go? I hope to get to a few South Bend games this year, but was wondering when everyone would be there. Also, while I've got you....thoughts on Chesny Young? The guy seems to be a hitting and OBP machine, but with very little pop or speed. in 191 minor league games, he is slashing .323/.396/.399., with more BB than K in 2015/16. Thanks!

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:26 am

BILLY B: Extended Spring Training ends the week of the Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) in June. 

Chesny Young was batting champion in the Carolina League last year and he could very well be the batting champion in the Southern League this year. He is what I would call a very "precise" hitter, in that he is able to hit the ball in any direction and with whatever stroke is needed. He is an extreme contact hitter, very hard to strike out, and to do that he tends to drive the ball to the opposite field a lot.

Young played SS quite a bit in Advanced Instructs last fall, but he really doesn't have the arm to play there. 2B is definitely his best position. I think the best comp would be D. J. LeMahieu, and like LeMahieu, I believe Young will be an everyday 2B in MLB (but probably not with the Cubs).  

Submitted by RWN on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 04:54 pm

The Victorino stuff is heartening. Got to think he goes to Iowa soon and by mid-May should be ripe for a call up when-if he is needed. I was talking to another old timer who has grown impatient with Soler's lack of advancement despite a hot October. It is not so much the slow start but the eye test that he has fallen back to being beaten mentally. My guess is then the FO will re-entertain moving him for a value piece like a package for a stud mid rotation starter to complete the rotation. If Bryant becomes a regular LF'er and Baez & La Stella split time on the IF this would move the roster nearer to a completed WS roster.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:55 am

Shane Victorinio is hitting 421/500/474 with only one K in 22 PA in his first six Cactus League Extended Spring Training games. 

The only other thing I would mention is that during the games (between innings, right after he comes off the field) Victorino lies face down on a training table and the trainer massages his left calf with a roller. So either it's a preventive thing, or else the calf may still be an issue (although he is running just fine, he's even stealing bases). 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 04:04 am

RWN: Something to keep in mind about Jorge Soler is that he does have one minor league option left, and it's a 4th minor league option, so Optional Assignment Waivers do not need to be secured before he can be optioned to the minors. 

Also, if Soler spends at least 45 days on Optiional Assignment, the Cubs gain another year of club control (through 2021 instead of through 2020), but it won't impact Soler's ability to become arbitration-eligible post-2017 as a "Super Two." (Soler can opt-out of his contract once he becomes arbitration-eligible, but he cannot be a free-agent until the conclusion of the season in which he reaches six years of MLB Service Time).  And adding an extra year of club control would make Soler more attractive in a trade, if the Cubs eventually go that route with him.

So IF Soler continues to struggle at the plate and in the field, he could very well get optioned to AAA Iowa for at least 45 days (probably longer to make it look kosher), and perhaps be replaced on the 25-man roster by Shane Victorino, with Bryant pl;aying mainly LF and Baez/LaStella playing mainly 3B.   

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 04:54 pm

...as an aside -- for the 17th consecutive year, the defending Stanley Cup champs will not repeat.

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  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

  • crunch (view)

    myself, i make a good amount of outrageously unrealistic comments that are sometimes "violent"...like my recent suggestion of "pulling the bandaid off" by having hendricks throw every inning of every game until he's on the IL.

    i would hope any athlete that cares about what is written on the internet realizes how casual fans can be about treating their lives like scripted TV characters that don't have real lives.  it's not an excuse to do it, but there's a lot of it out there.

    but yeah, in real life i'm rooting for guys to have long and healthy careers even if i'm not happy with current performances...except for some guys...and i'm pretty sure i don't leave grey area for those comments...and almost all of them are not good humans whether they're playing baseball or not...

    hendricks was getting a good amount of boos in his last game.  i would bet a million that he will get a standing O every time he visits wrigley in his post-playing days, or a return with a new team should his career continue...or if he comes back and puts in an oldschool good performance.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    What are the chances we can back off on gloating over other people’s misfortune?  One of the things I appreciate about the TCR community is that the remarks are more productive and add to how I like to follow the game.  

    Lately, however, I’m reading comments that are just mean.  If I were an MLB player, I would hate to get a back or finger injury and have someone write ‘hurrah!  I hope we never see him again!’  Especially when it is someone we were praising not long ago.  I’m not saying ‘don’t express how you feel’ but some comments lately seem downright mean spirited.  Stuff I expect from other communities but don’t often see here.  The TCR community has always spoken the truth but never with such a dark tone.

    Just my two cents.  I hope Hendricks comes back and is the professor we all know. He can pitch for the Cubs as long as he wants in my book.  

  • crunch (view)

    happ is back (and starting), mervis DH, tauchman gets RF.

    morel 5th in the lineup.  hoerner continues to lead off, even vs a righty.

  • George Altman (view)

    I don't care to see Hendricks or Smyly on the 26-man Roster the rest of the season. Both, stupid signings and option pick up by Jed. 

  • crunch (view)

    i know the cubs are paying the guys, but for the sake of the win/loss column this is some great news.

    woo!  people getting injured!  kick ass!

    sportsball is cruel.

    would have liked to keep cooper, but it looks like they're gonna go with wisdom if they have to pick a righty who's gonna K 1/3rd of his PA's.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Edwards would be my guess, or maybe they’re hoping Sanders or R Thompson can finally figure it out 

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