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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 nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player 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
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
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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Mets @ Cubs: Harvey vs Lester (Game 145)

Submitted by CTSteve on

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!

 

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:15 pm

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

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:21 pm

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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Submitted by Sonicwind75 on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:32 pm

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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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 09:07 am

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. 

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:56 pm

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.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:26 pm

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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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 09:37 am

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. 

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:47 pm

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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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:03 pm

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.

Submitted by John Beasley on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:52 pm

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.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:30 pm

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.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:00 pm

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

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:20 pm

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.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:14 pm

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?

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:39 pm

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.

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:41 pm

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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