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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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Mets @ Cubs: Harvey vs Lester (Game 145)

NYM (63-81): RHP Matt Harvey (5-4, 5.82) 
CHC (78-66): LHP Jon Lester (10-7, 4.35) 
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Thank you, sirs—may we have 30 others?

Lester won in Pittsburgh on Thursday, giving up 1 ER in 6 innings. He beat the Mets in Queens in June, going 7 innings of one-run ball, in a game the Cubs won 14-3.

Overall, the Mets are 34-129 (.264) against him. Flores, who may or may not be on the DL with the rest of the team, is 5-12 with 3 HR.

Harvey had a win against the Reds his last time out (5 IP, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB). He gave up 4 ER in as many innings but ended up with a no-decision against the Cubs earlier in the season. He’s 2-3 with a 5.58 in his 8 road starts in 2017, so there's that.

For their careers, the Cubs are 11-41 (.268) against him. Jay is 3-10. Happ and Schwarber are both 1-2 with a HR.

Lugo and Montgomery end the series tomorrow at the same time.

Go Cubs!

 

Comments

new youth... j-ho tseng (cubs minor league pitcher of the year) will get the start on saturday vs STL

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In reply to by blockhead25

evidently playing STL in a close race means you throw some experimental youth into the mix. maybe they'll sit schwarber for the series, too. maddon could win manager of the year if he could find a way to bat zobrist leadoff and cleanup in the same lineup. seriously though, i dunno what's up with it, but hopefully he's up to it.

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In reply to by crunch

Limiting Innings? Monte already surpassed last year's total. Maybe they are trying to conserve some innings by sending him back to bullpen and/or his arm is fatigued. Still, odd to bring up a rookie. Maybe it is backwards world, seems like whenever the Cubs face a rookie nobody pitcher that they get shutout on 3 hits for 7 innings. Maddon's new secret reserve psychology strategy.

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In reply to by Sonicwind75

SONIC WIND: I think it was probably more a matter of the Cubs running out of reliable bullpen options than it was an innings limit, and so Montgomery got drafted. Hopefully Arrieta will be back by a week from Saturday (the next time a 5th starter will be needed after today).  

Meanwhile, I hope the Cubs realize that Tseng hasn't pitched in a game in almost two weeks. Hopefully he is still in SP game shape. 

I have seen quite a bit of Tseng over the years. When he's at his best he throws strikes and gets weak contact, and he is a real cool customer. He doesn't show emotion on the mound and doesn't get rattled. He was the ace of the Taiwanese Junior National Team as a teenager, and he was so mature and advanced for his age that he pitched for Team Chinese Taipei in the WBC in 2013 at the age of 18.  

One other thing about him is that he is a very good hitting pitcher. He is a left-handed hitter and he was a DH in HS when he wasn't pitching. He was probably the best-hitting pitcher at Minor League Camp this past March. 

21 wins in a row for Cleveland. Amazing feat. Just thinking of the mathematical odds of a baseball team winning that many in a row is mind numbing.

Carrie Muskat‏ @CarrieMuskat #Cubs Maddon on Tseng: "I said, 'I guess you're in town to accept an award. How about you start tomorrow night's game instead?'" ...looks like either the early reports were wrong on the day or maddon changed his mind. either way, j-ho tomorrow. i doubt j-ho is his nickname. i'm gonna do it anyway.

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In reply to by crunch

Pierce Johnson will get claimed off waivers if the Cubs don't trade him first. He has the potential to be another Carl Edwards Jr, and I know for a fact that other organizations (more than one) believe that. The Philadelphia Phillies have the #1 waiver claim priority right now and the San Francisco Giants are #2, so I expect the Phils or Giants to claim him (again, if he isn't traded first). There hasn't been a pitcher with Johnson's potential available off waivers all year. 

So the Cubs have five days (until 2 PM Eastern on Monday) to try and trade Johnson (presuming Trade Waivers have already been secured or are secured in the next couple of days), because the DFA period is now seven days (used to be ten days), and it takes two days to run a player through waivers. Therefore, if a Designated Player isn't traded by the fifth day of the DFA, he has to be placed on Outright Assignment Waivers (which are irrevocable). Also, as I have mentioned here previously, the new waiver price is $50,000 (used to be $20,000). 

Also keep in mind that starting this year (and for the first time), trades are not permitted beginning at 12 noon (Eastern) on the seventh day prior to the conclusion of the MLB regular season up through the last day of the MLB regular season. So any player Designated for Assignment next week would have to be traded no later than noon (Eastern) on Monday 9/25. 

w.contreras with the pickoff (at 2nd!). welcome back! unfortunately lester gave up a non-throw stolen base and he later didn't field a bunt hit at him letting a run score to tie the game before this, though.

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In reply to by QuietMan

the lack of attempt was nearly pre-determined. many pitchers would instinctively try to make that play even if it would be close. lester didn't budge. many pitchers would also have kept the runner at 3rd from getting a 20+ft lead, too. the pitcher is up, his chances of bunting was pretty much a sure thing with a man on 1st and 1 out.

Cubs SP 2017 fWAR / IP x 200 Quintana 3.69 Arrieta 3.24 Lester 2.99 Hendricks 2.98 Montgomery 2.98 (SP only) Lackey 0.64 Lester may drop behind Hendricks with tonight’s game.

nearly 90 minutes to play 3 innings of 2-2 ball. yeesh. also, contreras not scoring in the bottom 3rd was pain. welcome back and all, but we're trying to get some wins over here, dude.

Reds get a force-out call overturned with 2 outs, then go Single, Grand Slam to lead the Cards 6-0 in the 5th.

lester goes 6ip 6h 4bb 5k, 2r/er not bad considering how many pitches he threw through the first few innings and the end result of 2 runs.

Marlins-Brewers weekend series moved from Miami to Milwaukee, giving the Brewers 84 home games this year. I understand they can't play in Miami, but shouldn't the games be moved to a neutral site?

The last days of J Grimm, amirite? No way this dude is on the post-season roster, much less a return contract for next year.

Schwarbs with a nice 0-4 night to be consistent with his inconsistency, Almora with 3rbi's! Did he hit a righty?

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    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 
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    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.

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