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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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 Bothered by RiverCats & Flying Squirrels at Indian School Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Orlando Calixte drilled an RBI single in the third inning and a two-run single in the 7th that turned a one-run deficit into a one-run lead, and the Sacramento RiverCats (AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants) held-on to edge the Iowa Cubs (AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) 4-3 on Field #1, and Miguel Gomez singled and tripled and scored two runs, Hunter Cole doubled twice, drove-in two runs, and scored another, and Chris Shaw ripped an RBI single and an RBI double, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants AA affiliate) to a 6-2 victory over the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs AA affiliate) on Field #2, in Cactus League Minor League doubleheader action Wednesday afternoon at Indian School Park in Scottsdale, AZ.

Eddy Julio Martinez collected three hits (two singles and a double) for the Smokies in a losing cause.

As usual, a number of players were moved-up from lower levels to replace players assigned to the Cubs MLB game at Sloan Park. In fact, no less than 11 players were "called-up" to the AA/AAA games from the Eugene/Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group. 

Iowa and Tenneessee starting pitcher candidates have been practicing their bunting for the past few days on the back-fields at Riverview Park in preparation for the start of the Southern League and PCL seasons next week, and so the Smokies and I-Cubs starting pitchers -- Duane Underwood Jr and Jake Buchanan -- plus Seth Frankoff (who is competing for a SP/RP "swing-man" gig) were sent up to bat to bunt in game situations where there was a man on base and less than two out. (The DH is used in all leagues below AA, and it's used in AA and AAA, too, but only in games where an American League affiliate is the home team).  

The battle continues for bullpen jobs at Iowa and Tennessee, and today's candidates were a mixed-bag. Michael Wagner couldn't find the strike zone, Jonathan Martinez didn't fool anybody and was hit hard, Juan Carlos Paniagua labored through his one inning (although he did pitch out of a runners at 2nd & 3rd and no outs jam), and Daniel Corcino easily retired the side 1-2-3 (F-7, 1-3, K). In fact, Corcino has been nothing short of a revelation so far at Spring Training, combining 96 MPH gas and a plus-breaking ball. The 26-year old Corcino was at one-time the top pitching prospect of the Cincinnati Reds, but he has bounced-around AA the last two or three years in search of his stuff, although he obviously hasn't missed many meals. He has indeed put on a few pounds over the past couple of years (I'd say he is about 5'11 240 right now), and that may have turned off some teams.        

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):



FIELD #1

IOWA LINEUP:
X-1. Jake Buchanan, P 0-0 (1-3 SH, 1-3 SH)
NOTE: Buchanan batted 2nd in the 3rd & 5th innings
X-2. Seth Frankoff, P: 0-1 (1-6 FC, R)
NOTE: Frankoff batted 2nd in the 8th inning
1. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 0-3 (6-3, BB, BB, K, F-9, SB)
2. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 0-3 (5-3, K, BB, F-7)
3. Cael Brockmeyer, 1B: 2-3 (1B, HBP, K, 1B, R)
4. Mark Zagunis, DH #1: 2-4 (1B, K, 5-3, 2B, R)
5. Todd Glaesmann, CF-DH: 1-3 (5-U FC, 2B, 6-3, F-7 SF, 2 RBI)
6a. Zach Davis, DH #2: 0-0 (BB)
6b. Brandon Cummins, CF: 1-1 (1B, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
7. Edgar Rondon, 2B: 0-4 (6-3, K, P-6, 4-3)
8. Aramis Ademan, SS: 0-3 (4-3, K, BB, 6-3)
9a. Ali Solis, C: 1-4 (1B, K, K, K)
9b. Miguel Amaya, C: NO AB
10. Roberto Caro, LF: 1-3 (BB, K, F-9, 1B)

IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Jake Buchanan: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 4/4 GO/AO, 78 pitches (56 strikes)
2. Seth Frankoff: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 5/1 GO/AO, 34 pitches (20 strikes)
3. Daniel Corcino: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 15 pitches (10 strikes)

IOWA ERRORS: 4 
1. C Ali Solis: E-2 (errant throw to 2nd base on stolen base attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
2. SS Aramis Ademan: E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
3. C Ali Solis: E-2 (errant throw to 2nd base on stolen base attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
4. 1B Cael Brockmeyer: E-3 (two-base fielding error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely)

IOWA CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Ali Solis: 1-5 CS, 2 E (see above)

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FIELD #2

TENNESSEE LINEUP:
X. Duane Underwood Jr, P: 0-0 (1-3 SH)
NOTE: Underwood batted 3rd in the 4th inning
1. Daniel Spingola, LF: 1-4 (1B, 3-U, 5-3, F-9)
2. Bryant Flete, SS: 0-4 (L-7, 6-3, 6-3, L-7)
3. Eddy Julio Matinez, LF: 3-4 (1B, 4-3, 2B, 1B))
4a. Alberto Mineo, DH: 1-3 (1B, K, K, RBI, PO)
4b. Gustavo Polanco, PH: 0-1 (5-3)
5a. Tyler Pearson, C: 1-3 (K, 1B, K, R)
5b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (P-3)
6. Rafael Narea, 3B: 1-3 (5-3, 1B, F-8, RBI, CS)
7. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-3 (6-3, K, 4-3)
8. Ruben Reyes, CF: 1-3 (1B, 4-3, K)
9a. Andrew Ely, 2B: 0-2 (K, K)
9b. Jhonny Bethencourt, 2B: 0-1 (K)

TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. Duane Underwood Jr: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 2/6 GO/AO, 43 pitches (22 strikes)
2. Michael Wagner: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2/3 GO/AO, 38 pitches (19 strikes)
3. Jonathan Martinez: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 21 pitches (13 strikes)
4. Juan Carlos Paniagua: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 26 pitches (16 strikes)

TENNESSEE ERRORS: NONE

ATTENDANCE: 22

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperaturses in the 80's

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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:24 am

HAGSAG: Maybe. But there is still time for him to get it together.

Underwood's raw stuff (mid-90's FB, plus-CB, and CH) is what got him to where he is (Top 15 prospect and 40-man roster slot), but he seems to have difficulty polishing it and commanding it and making it work in games. And then he also has missed a lot of development time with injuries over the past couple of seasons (though no surgeries yet).

He reminds me a lot of Pierce Johnson. Mainly he just needs to have a solid season at AA in 2017 and build on that. Easier said than done, though.

I do think it's reasonable to suspect that Underwood will eventually end up in the bullpen, like Carl Edwards Jr and Pierce Johnson before him.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:05 pm

cubs/astros @mm park Schwarber LF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Zobrist RF Russell SS Heyward CF Contreras C Baez 2B La Stella DH it's not the regular season yet, but it'll be nice to see a game in a MLB park. it's on WGN and MLB Network in some areas out of market...7pm central, 8pm eastern, 2pm hawaii-aleutian, 12am GMT.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:03 pm

he's been playing a lot of CF this spring...well, at least 4-5 times i know of and maybe more. i dunno what the plan is with jay/almora on board unless they plan on putting almora in AAA for a while. the baez/almora situation is really putting some lineup pressure on...but that's a good position to be in from a fan/manager/system point of view.

Submitted by johann on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:54 pm

So Manfred was on Waddle and Silvy today and a few highlights: 1) He said the runner on 2nd base during extra innings was for the low leagues only and he made it as close to 100% as you're likely to hear from someone in his position that it won't get brought to the majors 2) He said he isn't as concerned about total game length as he is about making sure there aren't a lot of dead spots during play. The 2 minute guidelines for replays are just guidelines at this point but I get the impression it's going to be a permanent thing in the future. 3) DH to the NL isn't on his radar at this point and with the blunt way he answered a question about it sounded like he might be serious about that considering how willing he was to discuss everything else. Dunno I went from opposing it to 100% supporting it now but think it might be a moot point for the foreseeable future. 4) Sounds like there will be some changes to the WBC including with schedule in the future but he didn't say what. 5) He doesn't want to get involved in the Cubs and Sosa thing.

Submitted by johann on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:07 pm

So I haven't been to Wrigley in 20 years or so but I'm bringing my daughter to Chicago in June and want to bring her to her first baseball game. What do you all recommend for good seating that will be kid friendly and in the lower tier of pricing?

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:50 pm

cubs are wearing the blue away jerseys and astros are wearing their navy blue alternate jerseys. things get a little confusing on a wide angle view of action on the infield with runners. i guess i need a 70" TV.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:00 pm

zobrist believes he earned a walk, home ump calls him back, the home plate and 2 other infield umps can't recall the count, to the video they go for review. zobrist walks. it's spring training for umps, too.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:03 pm

jd catches a fly ball in the booth! awesome. also, b.anderson still sucks...and this cubs team likes to hit homers.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:11 pm

Time to be officially concerned about Rondon? He's been pretty lousy all spring, including the WBC. Although, as I recall, he was pretty lousy last spring, too(?).

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:46 pm

2016 ST - 8ip 17h 2bb 8k - 12.39era 2.38whip really bad. that said, he's not looking so awesome this year aside from his velocity. also that said, i would have said the same thing at the end of last spring. i guess we'll find out. i've not seen him enough this spring to knock anything he's doing, so i got no insight about anything that might be a concern or source of his suck.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

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