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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, 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

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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The Cubs Advance to the NLCS

Submitted by CTSteve on

It was the worst most awesome game that you've ever seen, and somehow they pulled it out.

Now let's build up those frequent flyer miles!

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Comments

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:05 am

If you're going to let Lackey and Wilson just sit there in a situation like tonight, then surely you don't waste the roster spots on them for the LCS, amirite? Rondon and Grimm, for all their warts, would seem to be smarter choices. You can't play these huge games with a 23 man roster.

Submitted by Lester's rattl… on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:46 am

I’m just glad Cubs fans don’t have to feel compelled to refer to him as Michael F’n A. Taylor... a couple bounces go differently and he’d be our Aaron Boone. What a great series... 3 NLCS appearances in a row is quite an achievement.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:23 am

Its the best first-half team vs. the best second-half team. Inreally wanted the Cubs to get Darvish. How fucked they gave up a terrific prospect for a useless reliever. How do the Dodgers become so loaded that they can trade everyone and still have plenty left?

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:15 pm

We are so spoiled rotten now. Amazing the Cubs won 1 playoff series in the first 40 years of my life, and 5 in the last 2+ years. I was so not into the playoffs. Figured we had our fun last year. ...until last night.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:43 pm

Cubs United Airlines charter flight to L.. A. was diverted to Albuquerque at 5:30 AM this morning due to a medical emergency on-board plane involving a Cubs "family member." 

The plane remained on the ground for five hours while a second crew was summoned to replace the original crew. which could not continue because the crew had exceeded its flight time limit. 

Submitted by tim815 on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:36 pm

I go with Lackey in Game One. If he gives up four or less over six innings, the offense might have a chance to run up Kershaw's pitch count, and have some success against their bullpen. These are free games against the house. Enjoy them, as such. Dodgers in 4 or 5. Cubs in 6 or 7.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:27 pm

this HOU crowd is interesting. a ballpark full of fresh-off-the-rack astros gear going crazy screaming about a popout 30-50ft from the wall as if it was a no-doubt HR. ah, postseason in growing fan markets.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 10:51 pm

Q or lackey get game 1 lester gets game 2 ...allegedly. dodgers have seemingly committed to kershaw - r.hill - y.darvish - a.wood going 1-4

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Submitted by Charlie on Sat, 10/14/2017 - 10:13 am

I think I'd like a Quintana-Lackey piggy back with Quintana getting the start and Montgomery ready to relieve Lackey against any of the potent lefties. Fangraphs puts the Cubs odds at 40% today. I think more like 30% after the travel conditions.

Submitted by billybucks on Sat, 10/14/2017 - 10:44 pm

Maybe I missed it, but I have to see anyone in the local media congratulate Todd Ricketts on his remarkably accurate assessment of the Nationals.

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

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