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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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Blue Jays @ Cubs: Tepesch vs Quintana (Game 122)

TOR (59-63): RHP Nick Tepesch (1-2, 5.25)
CHC (64-57): LHP José Quintana (7-10, 4.33) 
First pitch: 1:20pmCST
 
Quintana gave up 1 ER in 5 innings to win against the Reds on Monday. He beat these Jays in June, as a member of the White Sox (7 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB). Overall, they are 42-149 (.282) against him. Morales is 14-41 with 3 HR, and Pearce is 5-11 with 2 HR.

Tepesch has had an erratic journey: drafted but did not sign with the Red Sox in 2007, drafted again by the Rangers then non-tendered, signed then DFA’d by the Dodgers in 2016, claimed off waivers by the A’s and the Royals in the same year, then signed and released by the Twins this year. He came to the Jays via trade for $2.50 and a rosin bag. I like this guy. He could be DFA’d at any point, perhaps even mid-delivery.

This will be his fourth appearance of the year—and third start with Toronto. His last appearance was a 6 inning outing of one-run ball and a win against the Rays. The Cubs are 2-10 against him. Jay and Rizzo are each 1-2.

Tomorrow is Hendricks (4-4) and Estrada (5-8) at the same time to end the series before we head to Cincinnati and Philly.

Go Cubs!
 

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In reply to by Hagsag

As I've mentioned here before, if the Cubs can get Aaron Brooks through waivers, he is not eligible to elect free-agency if outrighted, he is not eligible to be an MLB Rule 55 minor league 6YFA after the World Series, and he will be eligible for selection in the 2017 MLB Rule 5 Draft (although if he is not claimed off waivers in August, it is unlikely he would be selected in the Rule 5 Draft in December).

So if he is not traded or claimed off waivers within the next seven days, Brooks would likely remain under club control through the 2018 season. 

And Rene Rivera is a rental (he is a FA post-2017). So while Victor Caratini will likely be optioned to Iowa once Rivera reports, he will almost certainly be recalled on September 1st when MLB active list rosters expand, and he stands a good chance to be the Cubs back-up C-1B on Opening Day 2018. 

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

OTOH, if Rivera is a fit, he could be a perfect "third candidate" for 2018. Caratini could start in Iowa if everyone is healthy, or fit in Chicago as needed there. A "third guy" will be needed, anyway. If Rivera accepts back-up pay (under two million?) for an extension, the Cubs could retain him to be their Tim Federowicz. Iowa roster for Saturday had 21 players and ten pitchers. Brooks will be run through waivers immediately.

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In reply to by Dolorous Jon Lester

rumor has it lester's lats feel 99% better as of this morning. a few more rounds of golf this week and he should be ready to go. btw, no i don't think he's faking it. hopefully he's ready to go after 10 days on the DL. these injuries can linger for weeks and re-injure easily. he's not having an awesome season, but he's still one of the best post-season options. also, i hope contreras's rehab is coming along nicely.

okay, wow...this wonder expenditure of taxpayer money just buzzed the hell out of the park. im sure guys that fly planes in formations just a few meters from each other know what they're doing, but that was a low buzz of the park.

Fabulous ab by Jon Jay. 6 pitches and he conserves his energy by not swinging at anything with men on 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs.

I like the Rivera claim. Pena impressive in high leverage! Wow! He struck out the side!

lol Rondon has given up runs in 4 consecutive appearances now unfortunately.

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In reply to by chitownmvp01

Rondonitis can be misdiagnosed as Grimm-Wilson Syndrome since the symptoms are so similar.

cubs win! they're also starting to become competitive for the WC if that becomes and issue (3rd in the pecking order for 2 slots, currently).

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In reply to by crunch

Nice game for Quintana -- get on a roll, Q! As a Cub: 4-2, 3.73 ERA, 1.10 WHIP. It's not Brett Anderson, but it'll do. BTW -- I have always thought it strange that HBP isn't included in the WHIP stat, if the stat is intended to measure the # of baserunners (ex errors) allowed by the pitcher. Probably not a big factor over a season, I guess.

Looks like Cubs broke Champan, lol. 4.29 ERA this season and was removed from the closer role today.

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In reply to by chitownmvp01

I watched the end of the Sunday night game vs NYY where Devers took him deep to tie it up. He was still thowing 100+. The younger guys seem to have a good approach vs. Chapman -- short, quick and just get the barrel on the ball. Hanley Ramirez went old school, swung as hard as he could and never came close to making contact.

I know Miggy left town on bad terms -- appropriately so, in my opinion -- but I will always love him for providing the single greatest moment of any sporting event I have attended. I flew my son home from college for Game 1 of the NLCS, and Miggy's grand slam is something we will talk about for the rest of our lives. The sound of the ball off the bat left no doubt -- we were both momentarily stunned into disbelief -- then just sheer joy and euphoria. As I explained to my wife (or tried to, anyway) -- this is why you stay a sports fan and stay loyal to a team for so many years -- you may get a moment like that, which makes you smile every time you think about it. I was also at the White Sox WS game (work tickets!) when Posednik hit the walk-off HR -- and the looks on the faces of everybody around me said the same thing. Just pure joyful disbelief that they could be there for that moment. So -- thanks, Miggy. Like a lot of relationships, it ended badly, but man, we had ourselves some fun, and we'll remember the good times!

Is there any way the Cubs can get out of Heyward's contract? I know he has a NTC, is it ironclad? Theo managed to dump Crawford in Boston, but I don't know how he'll ever dump Heyward's deal. I don't care if his defense is nice, the dude simply cannot hit. Each time he comes to the plate, I make a choice: A) Ground ball, right side, B) pop-up, C) strikeout swinging. Just brutal.

Please end the trend -- Cubs have given up at least one run in the 8th inning in all 6 games of the homestand.

St Louis lost today, and now the Rockies have rallied to tie the Brewers; currently 3-3 in the bottom of the 8th... Go Rockies!

Recent comments

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • 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!!!