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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs @ Braves: Arrieta vs Wisler (Game 60)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Sucklanta.CHC (41-18): RHP Jake Arrieta (9-1, 1.80)
ATL (18-42): RHP Matt Wisler (2-6, 3.98)
First pitch: 3:10pmCST

Arrieta lost (?!) to the D’backs his last time out (5 IP, 3 ER, 12 K, 1 BB). Arizona batters either struck out or hit it somewhere where no one could catch it. Arrieta is 6-0 with a 1.71 ERA on the road this year. Atlanta is 23-79 (.291) against him. A.J. Personality is 8-14 with 2 HR.

Wisler pitched like his mother in his last outing (4 IP, 8 ER, 5 K, 3 BB), an ugly loss in LA, after going 2-3 with a 2.51 in May. He’s 0-4 with a 4.12 at Turner Field this year. The Cubs are 7-16 (.438) against him. Bryant and Fowler both have a hit (HRs).

Lester (7-3, 2.06) versus Blair (0-4, 7.13—aw, yeah) tomorrow at 12:35pmCST before we head to DC.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:38 am

One small achilles heel I'm noticing in the Cubs that probably actually does need to be corrected before the playoffs. They don't seem to be much of a come from behind team. I am wayyyyy to lazy to look it up, but I'd be really surprised if they've won more than a game or two after being behind in the 8th inning. I suppose most teams are not good there, given how good modern late inning pitching has become, but still, a small concern. If I was at all ambitious I'd look for comps. But it doesn't just seem to be late innings - I'd be curious what their record is in come from behinds after 5/6 innings. Again, a very tiny wart in an amazing team, and that wart may be a figment of my imagination. Last night barely counts. They were flat and that just happens on the road sometimes.

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Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 06:18 am

The Brewers DFA's Neil Ramirez shortly after acquiring him. I wonder if they thought he could be easier for them to get through the waiver wire and store him in AAA. Given the mess the White Sox bullpen has been (now including year ending injuries), I'd not be surprised to see him go there (they have been a landing spot for ex-Cubs like Mike Olt and Jacob Turner). The injury history and inconsistent performance this year makes me think he'll be OK eventually but might need another year to resurface from whatever has been ailing him. Obviously, he's just not the pitcher we saw in 2014 when he was better than Grimm. The Richard issue is more about a 2nd lefty. Last year he was needed as a spot starter but not so far in 2016. At this point, I think Cahill, Warren and even T. Wood would be ahead of him for a spot start situation. So if he's not spot starting, if they come up with a better 2nd lefty option, and he continues to not function as a LOOGY, I expect he'll not end the year here.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:16 pm

Cubs going for variety on day 3 (just kidding, except for the lefty shrimp...hope he's the next Billy Wagner) Rounds 8-10 were all RHP 6'6-8", so they must have run out of giant sized RHP pitchers: 11- Michael Rucker, BYU, RHP, Sr. 6'1" 185 12- Trey Cobb, Oklahoma St, RHP, Jr. 6'1" 190 13- Wyatt Short, Miss, LPH, Jr. 5'8" 180 14- Parker Dunshee, Wake Forest, RHP Jr. 6'1" 205 15- Jed Carter, Auburn (Montgomery), RHP Jr. 6'0' 190 16- Holden Carmack, Oral Roberts, RHP Jr. 6'0" 195

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:15 pm

Looks like the Cubs have come up "short" in this draft 17-Zack Short, Sacred Heart SS, 5'10, 175. Wow, a short-shortstop (SSS?). Then 3 more pitchers in rounds 18-20 including 2 southpaws and a big righty from what I thought on first glance was Klutztown University (Kutztown, must be some limited dyslexic thing and it turns out not far from Joe Maddon's Hazleton, PA)

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:13 pm

if tim federowicz was a real team player he'd go on a fake DL assignment at this point...just saying. do it for the team, bro! i'm sure they can sneak a fake hamstring injury under the radar.

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:13 pm

Watching the newest Cub pitch in the college WS, and it reminded me of one odd thing I noticed about the SB Cubs game -- before I was distracted by the deep-fried mac & cheese sandwich -- they only use 2 umpires. It's like a high school game -- one guy behind the plate and one roaming around the bases depending on base runners. I had just assumed all levels of pro ball would have 4 umps. With no runners on, the ump stands at first, making LF fair/foul and lefty checked swings hard to call. Hunh.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 06:11 pm

RHRP Joe Nathan (on Cubs MLB 60-day DL - April 2015 TJS) threw his first "live" BP at Riverview Park this morning (one inning - 20 pitches), and he threw 75% of his pitches for strikes, the five balls were close to being strikes, and none of the hitters put a ball in play (Just foul balls and swings & misses). 

Recent comments

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Sure, they made generally short term trades for established players to enhance what they already had or traded for players early enough in their careers that they were essentially Cardinals from the start. What they never did was to try to use the more established players as foundational cornerstones.

    Essentially we’re saying the same thing. They have given up on player development to the point that even their prospects that make it to the bigs flop so that they have to do things like buy most of their rotation and hope for the best.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I don’t buy that. They had been doing that for years.

    They did it with Matt Holliday. They did it with John Lackey. They did it with Mark Mulder. They did it with Jason Heyward, who had a great year for them. I’m sure there’s more but those come to mind immediately.

    I attribute it more to a breakdown in what they’re doing in terms of development than a culture thing.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    They won those trades and sacrificed their culture. That’s exactly their problem.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    The other part that’s kind of crazy is they made two very high profile trades, one for Goldschmidt and one for Arenado, and they very clearly won those trades. They just haven’t been able to develop players the last handful of years the way they usually do.

    I guess the moral there is it’s hard to stay on top of your game and be good at what you do in perpetuity.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Marmol was extended at the beginning of the year. Two years I believe.

  • crunch (view)

    Jesse Rogers @JesseRogersESPN
    Craig Counsell doesn’t have a timetable for Cody Bellinger who technically has two cracked ribs on his right side. CT scan showed it today.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Thought it might have been David Peralta given the open 40 man spot and how PCA has played so far. 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I hope they keep Mozeliak a few more years. Marmol too!

  • crunch (view)

    wow, counsell coming with the early lineup.  rarity.

    canario/tauchman/happ RF/CF/LF

  • crunch (view)

    PCA called up.

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