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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, four players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Richard Lovelady
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 

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 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 4
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P
* Jordan Wicks, P    

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Cubs @ Brewers: Lackey vs Woodruff (Game 153)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHC (85-67): RHP John Lackey (11-11, 4.62) 
MIL (81-72): RHP Brandon Woodruff (2-2, 3.28) 
First pitch: 6:30pmCST

Wow. Wow!

That was easily the best and most significant win of the season. It’s the kind of game that makes you think the Cubs might actually play more than four games in October. 

Now let’s do some real damage. 

Lackey gave up 2 ER in 4.2 innings for a no-decision against the Cardinals on Friday. He’s 1-2 with a 3.79 in three starts against the Brewers this season. Overall, the Brewers are 38-152 (.250) against him. Braun is 10-34 with 3 HR*.

The 24y/o Mississipian rookie Woodruff is making his seventh start. His last was a win in Miami (7 IP, 3 ER, 5 K, 0 BB). Righties are 11-73 (.151) against him, but we’ll have to wait to see what Maddon’s iPad has to say about that.

Tomorrow it’s Hendricks (7-5) and Suter (3-2) at 12:05pmCST.

Go Cubs! 
 

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Comments

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:00 pm

Currently, now the Cubs are the only team in the central that controls its own destiny.

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:23 pm

CTSteve -- truthful but understated description of Lackey's last outing. A possible enhancement: Lackey gave up 2 ER in 4.2 innings for a no-decision against the Cardinals on Friday -- at which point he went bat-shit crazy and almost went Hannibal Lecter on the umpire.

Submitted by tim815 on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:33 pm

Tseng and Zastryzny better be ready to get 6 outs each today. My hunch is that Mike Freeman plays, and Willson doesn't start.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:07 pm

COMPARE THE CLOSERS Chapman: 46IP ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W 131 2.68 1.230 7.2 0.6 3.9 12.6 3.25 Wade: 55.1 224 3.14 1.102 5.4 0.7 4.6 11.9 2.61 I'd rather have Wade for the money right now. And, that 224 ERA+ is insane. Thankfully, we got our money's worth out for Chapman.

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Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:11 pm

Wade's had trouble throwing strikes at times this year, which is strange for him. Other than that, he's every bit as unhittable as he was with the Royals. Unless his contract demands are crazy level, absolutely the Cubs should re-sign him. 4/55? Or, 3/45 with an option? Yes please.

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Submitted by Lester's rattl… on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:16 pm

@E-man... I am not at all opposed to resigning Davis to a 3 year extension if he would agree to it. I don't know if 3/$48M would get it done. Yes it's probably a discount, but it would be a remarkable salary to stay with a team where he's comfortable and allows the team to spend money elsewhere as needed, and the window should remain wide open during that timespan to win more championships. I'm also wondering if anyone knows (AZ Phil) exactly how the qualifying offer works as far as can a team extend the QO, and at the same time still be in talks with the player for a longer term contract during that period where the player has to respond to the QO? I guess my point is I'd be happiest if the Cubs made the QO and Davis accepts it. But if he wants to turn it down and get just a couple more extra years from the Cubs, I'm completely ok with that too.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:36 pm

As you know, closer and starting rotation are question marks going into 2018. The FA starter candidates blow, except for Jake (and he knows it), and I don't think that the Cubs are ready to anoint CJ as the closer. Maybe - but not a slam dunk by any means. So yeah, it would be cool if we could get both Wade and Jake back on shorter, lucrative deals. Its gonna be very interesting folks...

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Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:04 pm

They won't keep Jake, you can forget about that one. Much more likely option: Alex Cobb. The Cubs FO loves him for some reason, he's only an MOR pitcher, but the contract would be easier to swallow than what Jake's gonna get. I think the FO wants to save their $$ ammo for next winter.

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Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:19 pm

I trust that before free agency starts Theo will have a max salary number and a max contract duration in mind for Jake. I fully believe that at least one of the other 29 front offices will offer Jake something so outlandish that Theo will gladly or sadly say no thanks and wish Jake well. Cubs will then have 3 certain starters (Lester, Hendricks, and Quintana) and one guy they hoped would work in the rotation this year (Montgomery) that they will hope again on doing the same next year. I'm not thrilled about Lackey coming back, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. I expect the Cubs will sign some other MOR starter to a stock number contract and then let things sort out through the ASB. Things going the way they seem to there will be one pleasant surprise (maybe Zastryzny or Tseng will blossom) and one dark cloud (something like Lester will be bad Lester more often).

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:25 pm

LRB: A club can continue to negotiate with a player for a long-term deal after extending a Qualifying Offer. 

The deadline to extend a QO is 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the final game of the World Series.  

Also, beginning this year players will now have ten days (up from seven days) to decide whether to accept a QO, and a player cannot receive a QO more than once in his career (so John Lackey cannot receive a QO post-2017, not that he was likely to get one). 
 
The post-2017 QO is expected to be about $18M+ (the average salary of the 125 highest player salaries from the 2017 season), The exact QO figure must be announced by MLB within ten days after the conclusion of the MLB regular season.

The QO contract offered by a club to a player must be a one-year 100% guaranteed Major League UPC and cannot include performamnce bonuses or deferred money. A player who signs a QO contract after 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the final game of the World Series also receives a full "no-trade" through June 15th. 

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Submitted by Lester's rattl… on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:41 pm

Thanks Phil. It's almost like the best case scenario (but won't happen) would be if both Arrieta and Davis accepted the QO, and both pitch great in 2018 and then move on to other teams for 2019 with great contracts.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:59 pm

LRB: Jake Arrieta has already dismissed the idea of accepting a QO post-2017 as absolutely ridiculous, and although Wade Davis hasn't said anything about a QO, I would think the only way he signs one is if he gets hurt sometime before the end of the World Series.   

I suspect Wade Davis would probably want something similar to what Mark Melancon got from the Giants last off-season (Melancon got a four-year $62M deal with a player opt-out after two years and a full "no trade" for the length of the contract), and I just can't see the Cubs going there.  

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:59 pm

The Cubs have re-signed RHRP Jose Rosario to a 2018 minor league contract. (Rosario was released earlier this month). 

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:22 pm

OK, Joe, let's fall back on some hard numbers: Zobrist at leadoff: .760 OPS, 157 AB Zobrist at cleanup: .592 OPS, 172 AB I mean, seriously, what the hell are you thinking? The notion that Zobrist provides "protection" for Rizzo is simply laughable.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:45 pm

jesus christ...how about letting the starters actually pitch a full day's work before going to the dumpster fire bullpen? damn.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:42 pm

cubs win! STL moves into 2nd place (5 back), MIL 5.5 back.

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Submitted by Charlie on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:47 pm

I feel a little bad for the Brewers. Not just to lose, but to lose these first two in extras and in part as a result of close plays that could have been called either way--that's rough.

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:09 pm

Great to see Rondon looking good out there. We could really use another reliever right now.

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Fri, 09/22/2017 - 09:24 pm

JFC, will someone explain to Maddon that Martin was released by Seattle for a reason? HE CAN'T HIT. You want to use him as a PR and defensive replacement, fine. But if it's a critical situation and his spot in the order comes around, you hit for him. Every time. Christ, pinch hit Arrieta, he's more dangerous with a bat in his hand than Martin. Yet Maddon has let him hit now in at least 3 game-critical situations, and each time it's been a laughable fail. TLS OTOH, if that dude ain't hurt, I want him pinch hitting every damn game. Love his ABs.

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  • Charlie (view)

    Well, game 29 on the year was a hell of a game. That felt like a throwback, too. I had a feeling Morel had a shot at catching up to that fastball.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts/details on Carico and/or JP Wheat?

  • crunch (view)

    MIL loses!

    cubs finally get to sole control of 1st place in the central.

  • crunch (view)

    MIL out here stealing 3rd with 1 out and down by 1 in the bottom 9th.

    it worked.  this MIL team is annoyingly fun to watch so far this year...

  • crunch (view)

    it took him 24 pitches, 2 walks, 2 Ks...but he got it done.  woo.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Full pack!

  • crunch (view)

    neris still doesn't have his command/control...

    i don't expect it to dog him all season, much like i don't expect alzolay to be a HR machine.

    i'll take alzolay over neris to close out a game, though...over leiter, too.

  • crunch (view)

    MOREL HR!  his first homer in like, 3 years or something...or feels like it.

    top of the 9th, 2 run shot off f'n diaz to break the tie.

  • crunch (view)

    swanson breaks it up in the 8th with a single.

  • crunch (view)

    1h and 6 minutes to get through 6 innings.

    also, the cubs are getting no-hit.  neat.

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