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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Cardinals @ Cubs: Wacha vs Arrieta (Game 70)

Weather permitting…STL (37-33): RHP Michael Wacha (2-7, 4.56)
CHC (47-22): RHP Jake Arrieta (11-1, 1.74)
First pitch: 1:20pmCST

Arrieta beat the Pirates on Friday (6 IP, 0 ER, 11 K, 3 BB). He won in St. Louis last month, despite giving up 4 ER in 5 innings. The Cards are 29-147 (.197) against him. Adams is 6-18. Holliday (1-18) sits.

Wacha pitched well (7.2 IP, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB) but took the loss against the Rangers his last time out. He lost to the Cubs in St. Louis last month giving up 8 ER in 4 innings. The Cubs are 30-97 (.309) against him. Rizzo is 11-25 with 2 HR.

Lester (9-3, 2.06) versus Chen (4-2, 5.22) in Miami tomorrow at 6:10pmCST.

Go Cubs!

Comments

nice to see scururzruruzr working CF...he's only worked 2 innings (in 2 games) there this year.

When did they start counting stats from other league in batting average? I guess Coughlin's numbers will suck anyway.

D. Rose to Knicks along with J. Holliday and 2nd round pick for R. Lopez, Jerian Grant and J. Calderon

Lopez has 3 years left on his deal.

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In reply to by Rob G.

D. Rose with 'Melo and Porzingis all trying to get shots. I see no problems there.

Lopez means Noah is gone, which is fine, he's broken too just like Rose.

Wouldn't mind Gasol coming back, would prefer signing Durant or James and Hortford, but that's not happening. Mike Conley or Rondo could be good fits. ~shrug~

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In reply to by Rob G.

Meh. Bulls are done for years. Window slammed shut, and Thibs was the best thing to have heppened here but the morans in the FO couldn't find a way to co-exist. EDIT: No A-Level players will ever sign here with current owners. Alwyas will be chasing Boozers, Gasols, Aaron Brooks, Done-levy...shit like that. Puke...

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In reply to by The E-Man

Pau Gasol was an A-level player. Players rarely shift teams in FA because of the ability to get more from own team. So unless own team can't afford them for cap reasons or just doesn't want them or are rebuilding, it's pretty rare. Durant and James aren't going anywhere for example.

I think Hoiberg sucks, but I honestly think Thibodeau ran his team into the ground too. Rose's knees was nobody fault though...shit happens. Presuming James sticks around Cleveland, it all doesn't matter, but Bulls could manage another 2nd best roster once again with a little effort. Trading Rose to free up some cap space was one of the moves I was hoping for, it's Butler's team now anyway.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Yeah..Hoiberg, the FO missing on #1 draft picks 3 years in a row (Snell, Marquis Teague - cough/puke), Kirk Heinrich, blech. The place is sold out all the time so not much Accountability. Pau is a good complimentary player. Not been "A" level - all star caliber top-10 - in 4/5 years. Trouble with the "D" though.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Goodness, they already had Rose and Butler, those top 10 players don't get moved in free agency very often. Aldridge, James, I guess Dwight Howard although Gasol is a better player imo. That's about it.  It just don't happen. As for the drafts, anything after the top 15 is essentially dart throwing. The fact they found Jimmy Butler at #30 negates any of those misses. Hitting on late 1st round picks and 2nd round picks is not a normal thing (albeit a little more common these days thanks to more international players and guys leaving college earlier meaning more hidden gems in the draft).

I'm not trying to be a Bulls apologist, it's not a particularly forward-thinking front office and they've done plenty of stupid stuff (like trading Aldridge), but there's enough talent to build on and cap space to make them relevant quite quickly.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Not a Bulls fan so won't comment on the specifics of their team but everyone is going to have a ton of cap space and there will be lots of stupid contracts given to undeserving players next few years. You might see a few stars congregating to the same team like happened with Miami but overall you're just gonna see the top level teams get even better and the rest pretty much stay status quo. Especially because the draft this year isn't very good.

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In reply to by Rob G.

They also got Mirotic the same year as Bulter (via trade). He's been inconsistent but better than many players who were drafted ahead of him. I'm in the minority, I guess, in that it's a bit to early to call Hoiberg a failure. And Hinrich was a very solid player for the Bulls, his first go-round in particular. Not his, nor the the team's, fault Wade was drafted ahead of him.

DFA rizzo. :( zobrist spikes one in the dirt on a DP that would have gotten them out of the inning...99.99999999 times out of 100 rizzo snags that...this time 2 runs score. boo.

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In reply to by crunch

Brutal error. Perfect DP ball, perfect feed, runner nowhere near, chance to keep the score tied....killer. What a crap series. Cards have really run the pitch count up on all Cub starters. And now a PB for Miggy. Just crap all series. Never understood the official scoring rule that says you can't "assume" a DP, and therefore one of the runs is earned. That was a routine play for Zobrist, and he was charged with an error. How can the run be earned.

6th inning sucks... 2 crap pitching performances and an injured catcher...cubs down 7-0.

Burn Wrigley down. Trade Everyone. Fire Maddon. Seriously though...this series was the sucks.

Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat #Cubs say Miguel Montero having his right knee examined. No other update

Two moves that now make sense to me - amazingly, Theo seems one step (perhaps more) ahead of me: 1. The Contreras promotion: they feel that Miggy is either done - his offense (.197/.312) and defense (2/32 CS) have hurt the team all year) -- or his back is still bothering him. 2. The Warren move: the starters weren't sharp in all 3 games against STL, and Jake isn't JAKE anymore. They have all thrown a lot of innings, and STL was able to run up the pitch count on all 3 of them. Some more days off seems like a really good idea.

CT STEVE: Getting this error frequently (Safari): Error 522 Ray ID: 2b7332d8f86e38ac. Thanks for all that you do.

"Cubs manager Joe Maddon said that Miguel Montero (knee) checked out fine in his post-game examination." also, rizzo has a sore back (not expected to be a DL visit as of now)

He has 1 option left. They could send him down for a bit to work on his game. I don't think they go this route though. His ERA is inflated from only a few games which he gave up 3-4 ERs. Otherwise he's been solid.

...and the White Sox go into Fenway and win 3 straight from the Red Sox. So, you know, it's baseball.

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.