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40-Man Roster Info

40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

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

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# 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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Braves @ Cubs: Fried vs Montgomery (Game 136)

ATL (59-75): LHP Max Fried (0-0, 5.40)
CHC (75-60): LHP Mike Montgomery (5-6, 3.29)
First pitch: 1:20pmCST

Montgomery gave up 1 ER in 7 innings for the win against the Pirates on Monday. He went 2-0 with a 1.73 in August. He won in Atlanta in July, giving up 1 ER in 6 innings. Overall, the Braves are 4-30 (.133) against him. Suzuki is 2-1, and Inciarte is 1-7 with a HR.

The 23/yo Californian rookie, Max Fried, another unfortunate name, is making his first career start, after four appearances out of the bullpen in August. Of the 4 ERs he’s given up, 3 of them happened in Colorado. Drafted by the Padres, he had Tommy John surgery in 2014 and was part of the Justin Upton deal later that year. In AA-AAA this year, he went a combined 2-11 with a 5.54.

Next up, it’s a four-game set in Pittsburgh, which kicks off with Arrieta (14-8) and Kuhl (6-10) tomorrow at 3:00pmCST on ESPN.

Go Cubs!

Comments

HAGSAG: Rob Zastryzny has indeed been recalled from AAA Iowa. He was scheduled to start for the I-Cubs today at Omaha but was scratched (apparently after yesterday's bullpen meltdown at Wrigley Field). He is stretched-out as a starter and can give the beleaguered pen some length if they need that. 

There has been some questions at various sites regarding why an MLB club would place an injured player on the 10-day DL after Septermber 1st, since such a move has no effect on the club's reserve list. 

The reason it is done has to do with language in the CBA allowing a club to direct an injured MLB player to perform prescribed rehabilitation work at a particular rehab/training facility (of the club's choosing) for an injury incurred during the MLB regular season. 

The MLB Commissioner's Office advised clubs a couple of years ago that to avoid a possible grievance or lawsuit related to the treatment and/or rehab of an injury sustained by a player in September, that the club should just place an injured player on the 15-day DL (now the 10-day DL) so that the club retains its right to direct a player to a particular facility for treatment & rehab. 

Obviously a player with a sprained hangnail won't be placed on the 10-day in September, but a player with an injury that will likely require some rehab would be. 

Javy injury is something we really, really don't need. Ugh. And, the Nationals seem to be mailing it in again.

Mike Freeman doing a fine job demonstrating that the Cubs still need an actual backup shortstop that can field the position when Javy's not available.

baez to stay in CHI tonight (series @PIT starting tomorrow), but he is not under concussion protocol and is supposedly catching a flight to PIT tomorrow to join the team. he's supposedly "okay" but has blurred vision in his right eye.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...