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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-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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Angel Five-Run 3rd Sinks Cubs at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Alexis Rivera hammered a two-run home run to key a five-run 3rd inning that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 7-4 lead, and the Angels held-on to edge the Cubs 7-6 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #5 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ. 

17-year old SS Aramis Ademan (2015 IFA - Dominican Republic - $2M bonus) ripped a double and a bases-loaded bases-clearing three-run triple, 17-year old 2B Yonathan Perlaza (2015 IFA - Venezuela - $1M bonus) drilled an RBI triple and a single, walked, and scored a run, and 19-year old CF D. J. Wilson (Cubs 2015 4th round draft pick - Canton South HS - Canton, OH) singled twice, walked, stole a base, and scored three runs for the Cubs in a losing cause.

Ademan also made a nice play in the field on an L-6 that he turned into an inning-ending DP in the top of the 1st. (This was Ademan's first Cactus League EXST game action since April 16th, although he did play in yesterday's intrasquad game). 

RHSP Pedro Silverio got the start for the Cubs and threw ten straight balls to start the game, before settling down and retiring eight of the last nine men he faced (K, L-6 DP, 6-3, BB, K, F-7, K, F-9, 4-3). 

Recently signed RHRP Nick Sarianides (ex-AZ) was the victim of the five-run explosion in the top of the 3rd, allowing all five runs on two hits (including the Rivera HR), two walks, a HBP, and two WP (he threw only 39% srikes and he could not complete the inning). The strikeout and save leader in the California League in 2015, Sarianides was released by the D'backs earlier this month because he could not throw strikes at AA Mobile. He posted a 1-2-3 nine-pitch inning in his first EXST outing on Tuesday. 

RF Michael Foster fouled a ball off his left ankle mid-AB in the bottom of the 7th and had to be carted off the field (Yohan Matos finished the AB), the third Cub outfielder to leave a game due to a leg, ankle, or foot injury in three days (Jose Gonzalez and Robert Garcia were injured in Wednesday's SS-DH versus the Rockies).  

Prior to the game on Field #5, RHSP Aaron Brooks (March 2016 hip contusion) and LHRP Jack Leathersich (July 2015 TJS) threw "live" BP on Field #6 (one inning - 25 pitches each), so if there are no medical setbacks, both pitchers should be ready for Cactus League EXST or intrasquad game action within a week or so. This was Leathersich's first time throwing from a mound on a field since his TJS, but Brooks threw in an intrasquad game at Riverview on April 26th (he was shut-down after just two innings, and he hadn't thrown on a field since). 

Among Cubs 40-man roster pitchers who are on the DL, LHRP Zac Rosscup has had season-ending left shoulder-surgery, RHRP Andury Acevedo has had season-ending knee surgery (torn ACL), and RHSP Dallas Beeler (right shoulder inflammation) was shut-down mid-AB while throwing in a Cactus League EXST game on April 30th, and he hasn't pitched since. RHSP Pierce Johnson (lat strain) is at the Cubs UAPC in Mesa, but he is not throwing "live" yet. And I have not seen Joe Nathan. 

RHSP Stephen Fife (oblique strain) is not on the Cubs 40-man roster but he was an NRI to Spring Training, and he has completed his EXST rehab assignment (he threw 81 pitches in a Cactus League EXST game on Wednesday) and he will be re-joining the Iowa Cubs when they return home on Monday. 

RHRP Aaron Crow (April 2015 TJS) is also not on the Cubs 40-man roster but (like Fife) he was an NRI to Spring Training, and he was active and pitching in Cactus League EXST games regularly (one inning every two or three days) up until ten days ago (5/10), when he was shut-down while warming up to come into a game versus the Giants in Scottsdale, and he hasn't pitched since.

And as I've mentioned here before, but in case you missed it, LHRP Manny Parra (another NRI to Cubs MLB Spring Training) had TJS last month and is out for the year. 

John Arguello has notes from the game at Cubs Den: 

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And here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only) : 

CUBS LINEUP:
1. D. J. Wilson, CF: 2-3 (K, BB, 1B, 1B, 3 R, SB)
2. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B: 2-3 (5-3, 1B, BB, 3B, R, RBI)
3a. Aramis Ademan, SS: 2-2 (2B, 3B, 3 RBI)
3b. Andruw Monasterio, SS: 0-2 (F-9, P-3)
4. Jose Paniagua, 1B: 1-4 (F-9, K, 1B+E5, 3-U, RBI)
5. Vimael Machin, 3B: 1-4 (6-3, K, 6-3, 1B) 
6. Kevin Zamudio, C-DH: 0-4 (K, K, F-8, 5-4-3 DP)
7. Rafael Mejia, DH #1: 0-3 (K, 6-3, P-2)
8a. Michael Foster, RF: 0-1 (BB, K, R, SB)
8b. Yohan Matos, PH-RF: 0-1 (5-3)
9. Jhonny Pereda, DH-C: 0-3 (5-3, F-9, 5-3)
10. Ruben Reyes, LF: 1-3 (2B, 6-3, 4-3, R, RBI)

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Pedro Silverio: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 2/3 GO/AO, 56 pitches (30 pitches) 
2. Nick Sarianides: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 5 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1 HR, 2 WP, 1/1 GO/AO, 23 pitches (9 strikes) 
3. Jose Albertos: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 31 pitches (20 strikes) 
4. Luis Aquino: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (11 strikes) 
5. John Michael Knighton: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 10 pitches (8 strikes) 
6. Mark Malave: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (8 streikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

ATTENDANCE: 20 

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 90's 

Tags
Cubs Extended Spring Training
Dallas Beeler
Andury Acevedo
Zac Rosscup
Aramis Ademan
Yonathan Perlaza
D. J. Wilson
Jack Leathersich
Aaron Brooks
Michael Foster
Nick Sarianides
Pedro Silverio

Comments

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 05:48 pm

AZBOBBOP: Jose Albertos FB was sitting at 95-96, he showed a nice change-up but only threw it twice, and he had trouble commanding his curve (which has a very sharp break).  

The Cubs have been bringing Albertos along very slowly (he throws two innings every seven or eight days), and he will almost certainly be at AZL Cubs in 2016. The best way to explain it is that Albertos is a year behind Cease & Hudson, so if all goes well, he should be where they are now this time next year (in other words, headed for Eugene). Of course, Albertos is only 17, so there is no reason to rush him.   

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 05:03 pm

AZ PHIL: Did you ever see dominating stuff from Rosscup? I know the club would like to have lefty specialists with fire, but I never saw much that made me think he'd be anything more than mediocre. And, he has had plenty of injuries in his young career.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 05:16 pm

his main attribute is deception, vs lefties and righties...hitters have a hard time picking his stuff up out of his hand. he gets good movement, too...sometimes to the detriment of his control. some of the swings guys take off him are absolutely embarrassing. /notexactlyphil /notatallphil

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 05:22 pm

E-MAN: A lefty reliever with a mid-80's slider and a 91-94 MPH fastball can have a lot of success - IF - he can throw strikes. Unfortunately, Rosscup has trouble doing that, and a major shoulder injury probably won't help his command, and it could very well negatively impact his "swing & miss" wipe-out slider, too. 

I suspect Rosscup will get outrighted post-2016, and will eventually find his way to another organization as a minor league 6YFA. 

Submitted by bigsky33 on Sat, 05/21/2016 - 05:27 am

Hi Phil, it is exciting to see so many of the young players (16,17yo)doing so well.It appears the system is really loaded with young talent. Would appreciate your take on this. MTBob

Recent comments

  • 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 

  • Cubster (view)

    So it’s Mervis, Wesn and Little for Cooper, Hendricks and Smyly. Count me in. Starting rotation for now: Taillon, Imanaga, Wicks, Assad and Brown-Wesn. Eventually Steele. 

    Lineup

    Hoerner, Happ, Bellinger, Busch, Morel, Swanson, Tauchman, Mervis, Amaya.

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