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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

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Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Braves @ Cubs: Sims vs Lester (Game 135)

Submitted by CTSteve on

ATL (59-74): RHP Lucas Sims (2-4, 4.41) 
CHC (74-60): LHP Jon Lester (8-7, 4.37) 
First pitch: 1:20pmCST

Lester returns after a brief stint on the DL for shoulder fatigue. His last outing, in which he gave up 9 R (7 earned) and didn’t make it out of the second inning, was definitely fatiguing.

He won in Atlanta in July (7 IP,  1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB). Overall, the Braves are 41-194 (.211) against him. Suzuki is 7-23 and Freeman is 5-17, both with HRs.

The 23y/o GA-born Sims is making his seventh career start. He was a first-rounder in 2012. (Does any team like drafting locals like the Braves? It must be a kissing cousin thing.) His last outing was a 6.1 inning 4-ER loss in Philly.

Fried (0-0) and Montgomery (5-6) close out the set tomorrow at the same time.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:38 pm

LHRP Jack Leathersich has been Designated for Assignment to make room for OF Leonys Martin on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:08 pm

Since he is a lock to get claimed off waivers, the Cubs will probably be looking to trade Leathersich to a club where the return would be a player not on the 40-man roster (like Zac Rosscup for Matt Carasiti).

I suspect what probably sealed Leathersich's short-term fate (with the Cubs) was the seven walks issued in his lazt 7.1 IP at Iowa. And I don't think Maddon and Bosio were favorably impressed by Leathersich's cameo at Wrigley earlier in the season, either. That said, I am surprised that the Cubs didn't just transfer Addison Russell to the 60-day DL, since he would have been eligible to be reinstated on the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season, thus "kicking the can" down the road as far as having to make a 40-man roster move (who knows what might have happenedcin the meantime?). 

Leathersich was a likely non-tender candidate on 12/2 (although the Cubs might have been hoping to to non-tender him on 12/2 and then re-sign him to a 2018 minor league contract for "big league money" and an NRI to Spring Training after the Rule 5 Draft). 
 
Still, he does rack up strikeouts with a plus-curve and low 90's FB combo. And if you look at some of the lefty relievers around MLB, Leathersich can't be worse, and he could be better.   

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:23 pm

The star crossed season for Lester continues. Hopefully he can get back on track to being a 15+ game winner next season.

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:58 pm

Bases loaded, no outs. KB strikes out. Rizzo follows with a bases clearing triple. Sounds about right #2017Cubs

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:00 pm

In 22 seasons, A-Rod played in one World Series, with the Series-winning 2009 Yankees. Javy can do better than that. If he does, and if he sticks out the way he usually does in key moments, I don't think the guy with the rings will be a poor-man's anything.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:00 pm

classic justin wilson is back. maybe 3 appearances in a row isn't for him. 0.1ip 1h 2bb 0k, 3r/er

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:01 pm

Oh boy. The head-case version of Justin Wilson re-appears, at least this time with a seven run lead ... and now human batting practice machine Uehara has helped narrow it down to a four run lead. Yeesh.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:13 pm

braves manager keeps subbing in new pitchers as if that's going to make a difference. this is the real delay of game. own your suck or something.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:14 pm

Pena was promoted with a 1.436 WHIP at Iowa, due to more hits than innings. And, as Arizona Phil might remind us, he is 27. He might turn out okay, but at this point I'm a little reluctant to give him the ball. As to Maples, probably the right way to break him in is when the Cubs are behind, so his first outing does not contribute to a blown something. (So if they're never behind in the late innings, he may never pitch!)

Submitted by Jackstraw on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:40 pm

It's like an arsonist clown car. Guys just keep popping out of the door to throw gas on the fire.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:44 pm

heyward is f'n feasting on poor pitching/teams the past few weeks. great day today and HR #9. it would be interesting to see his performance vs sub-.500 teams vs "good" teams.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:24 pm

I kept replaying it to satisfy myself that he actually hit a 94-mph fastball over the wall in straightaway right. If Heyward can learn to sit on (=sell out for) fastballs in hitter's counts, and the rest of the time just react and hit those little shots to left that he's pretty good at, I think the guy could really grow on me. What a team we would have then!

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Submitted by crunch on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:53 pm

i never expected more than .350-ish ob%, 15-ish HR, 30-ish doubles, and great D. so far we've gotten the great D. it would be nice to hit at least a couple of those other quite modest hitting milestones. almost every FA is overpaid, that's a given, but this was one that needed him to do that bare minimum to at least be worth it. the potential upside of more power or a bigger ob% would just be gravy...even though you pay for it up front with no guarantee. doing a great job with 2 chances a game in the OF is nice and all, but over 160+ games that great D is replaceable when the bar for his bat quality is that low.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:08 pm

cubs and braves are having a hell of a competition to see who deserves to lose this game more than the other one.

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:19 pm

Cubs bullpen gives up 8 runs in the last three innings, pretty sweet. I'd be okay if Uehara pitches his remaining innings with the Mesa Cubs instead of the Chicago edition.

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:30 pm

Can't win championships with pitching like this. Pro tip: Cubs won't be scoring 14 runs against the Nats pitching staff in October.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:19 am

Iowa RHRP Pierce Johnson struck out the side 1-2-3 in the 9th on 14 pitches for the save Saturday night at Omaha, and if he is "pitching for a call-up," he's doing what he needs to do to possibly make that happen. (Johnson is already on the 40). With the way things are going in the Cubs bullpen right now, it's possible that I-Cubs RHRP Matt Carasiti could get called-up, too, although that would require opening up a slot on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster that is full right now. 

As I have mentioned here previously, the Cubs can open up a slot on the 40 simply by transferring Addison Russell to the 60-day DL (presuming he is in fact going to miss most of the balance of the MLB regular season), and if that happens Russell would be eligible to be reinstated from the DL on the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season (10/2) and thus he would be eligible to be on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List. Transferring Russell to the 60-day DL and then reinstating him prior to the start of the post-season would require another roster move to put Russell back on the 40 prior to start of the post-season, but the Cubs can cross that bridge when they come to it. 

It would be preferable for the Cubs to keep Mark Zagunis and/or Eddie Butler - OFF - the MLB 60-day DL going into the post-season (probably the reason the Cubs chose to DFA Jack Leathersich to make room on the 40 for Leonys Martin instead of placing Zagunis or Butler on the MLB 60-day DL) so that a Cubs minor league player who was not on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster as of midnight 8/31 can be placed on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List (replacing the injured player). If Zagunis or Butler are recalled and placed on the Cubs MLB 60-day DL to open up a roster slot for another player in September, the player placed on the 60-day DL in September (Zagunis and/or Butler) - CANNOT - be replaced on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List by a player who was not on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster as of midnight 8/31. 

EXAMPLE: Let's say Dillon Maples pitches lights out for the Cubs in September, and the Cubs want him to be in their bullpen in the NLDS. At present Maples in NOT eligible to be on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List because he was not on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster at midnight on 8/31. He can be made eligible for the post-season - ONLY - if he replaces an injured player (regardlless of position) on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List, and that is only as long as the injured player has not spent less than 60 days on the MLB 60-day DL. So right now it appear that Zagunis and Butler (both of whom are on the AAA Iowa 7-day DL) are the two prime candidates on the 40 who could be replaced on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List by a player who was not on the MLB 40-man roster on 8/31, but recalling and placing Zagunis and/or Butler on the MLB 60-day DL now would make that player ineligible to be replaced on the Post-Season Eligibility List. Keeping Zagunis and/or Butler - OFF - the MLB 60-day DL keeps them eligible for the Post-Season Eligibility List, and if one or both are still injured as of the start of the post-season, one or both could be replaced on a Cubs post-season 25-man roster by (for example) Dillon Maples, Mike Freeman, Leonys Martin, and/or maybe Matt Carasiti (if he is added to the Cubs MLB 40-man roster). 

Again, this does - NOT -  apply to Addison Russell if he were to be transferred from the 10-day DL to the 60-day DL sometime this month, because he will have spent 60 days on the DL prior to the start of the post-sesson, and so he would be eligible to be on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibility List no matter what, and if he's healthy and ready to play, he can be reinstated from the DL, and if he's not, he can be replaced on the Post-Season Eligiblity List by a player who was on a Cubs minor league affiliate's reserve list at midnight on 8/31 but was yet not on the Cubs 40-man roster (like Dillon Maples, Mike Freeman, Leonys Martin, or even a minor leaguer who wasn't called-up at all in September).  

However, if Russell is transferred to the 60-day DL sometime in the next few days to make room on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster for Matt Carasiti (for example) and then is reinstated from the DL as soon as he would be eligible to be reinstated (on 10/2, the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season), another player would have to be dropped from the 40 to make room for Russell's return at that time, and the player who is dropped - CANNOT - be placed on the MLB 60-day DL to make room for Russell because a player cannot be placed on or transferred to the 60-day DL after the conclusion of the MLB regular season. So the Cubs could DFA somebody like Mike Freeman once the MLB regular season is over to make room on the 40 for Russell's reinstatement from the 60-day DL, or if Russell is unable to play in the post-season, Freeman could remain on the 40 - AND - replace Russell on the Cubs Post-Season Eligibity List in case another player who can play shortstop is needed at some point during the post-season. 

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:14 pm

STL had a 1-0 lead going into the 9th. they lost in the 10th. 7 games out of 1st. ...and MIL blows a 1 run lead in the 8th for the eventual loss. 4.5 games out of 1st.

Submitted by Mornington Crescent on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 09:22 pm

Michael Taylor with a catch at the center field wall where there's an indentation. One man on and it ends the game Nats winning 3-2.

Submitted by tim815 on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:33 am

I'm guessing Uehara gets the next DFA. He serves no purpose in 2018 or beyond for the team. He shouldn't be on the October roster. Therefore, once the regular season ends, his value is complete, likely. I'd prefer to keep Grimm than Uehara. (Or insert your favorite 40 Man roster punching bag target.) Carasiti for Uehara by the seventh.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 09/03/2017 - 09:20 pm

I mentioned the possiblitity that Matt Carasiti could be called up in the next few days and that Addison Russell could be transferred from the 10-day DL to the 60-day DL to open up a roster slot for Carasiti, but it is also possible that the Cubs could acquire a "hot hand" reliever in a trade from a non-contender or from a club that has fallen out of contention. 

While any RP acquired in a trade would be ineligible to play for the Cubs in the post-season, the RP could help GET the Cubs to the post-season, and depending on the player's MLB Service Time, could help the Cubs bullpen going forward beyond 2017. Or it could be a reliever who will be a FA post-2017, and when Russell is reinstated from the DL on 10/2, the post-2017 FA reliever the Cubs acquire can be Designated for Assignment to make room on the 40 for the return of Russell from the 60-day DL (presuming he is healthy to play by that time), since the reliever acquired in a trade would be ineligible to pitch in the post-season anyway.  

Again, I am not saying it will happen, just that it  could happen. The Cubs probably need one more reliever Maddon can use with confidence in September, even if that pitcher isn't available to pitch in the post-season,  

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    no swing & miss 
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    three called strikes 
    eight called balls 
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