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Adbert Alzolay 
Michael Arias
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Jose Cuas
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Porter Hodge
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Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Daniel Palencia
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Jameson Taillon
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
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Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
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Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Luis Vazquez
Patrick Wisdom

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Cubs Don't Show Brothers Much Hospitality at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

D. J. Wilson smacked a two-run triple and a single, walked, stole a base, and scored three runs, Zack Short doubled twice and scored twice, Austin Upshaw hammered a two-run home run, Chris Pieters knocked-in three runs with a two-run single and a FC, stole a base, and scored twice, and Stephen Bruno, Kevonte Mitchell, and Miguel Amaya each drilled an RBI double, as the Cubs drubbed the Chinatrust Brothers 13-5 in Minor League Camp game action Thursday morning on Field #6 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.

Tung-Jung Wu belted a two-run HR for the Brothers in a losing cause.

The game was called after eight innings of play.

Duncan Robinson got the start for the Cubs, working two innings and allowing a run on four hits (all four hits were singles) and no walks, with four strikeouts (all swinging). Trevor Clifton followed Robinson to the hill and worked two shutout innings, allowing two hits (both doubles) and no walks, with two strikeouts (both looking). Michael Rucker also threw two innings, surrendering a two-run HR along the way while throwing 82% strikes. As things stand right now, Robinson, Clifton, and Rucker would appear to be 3/5 of the AA Tennessee Smokies projected Opening Day starting rotation.

The Brothers (AKA "Brother Elephants") are one of the four clubs in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), and they have been having their Spring Training at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson (former Spring Training home of the White Sox and the Diamondbacks) for the past few weeks, sharing the facility with los Toros de Tijuana (Mexican League).

Cory Snyder is the Brothers manager, Jim Presley is the hitting coach, and Scott Budner is the pitching coach, so there is a distinct MLB feel to the operation. Ex-MLB or minor league pitchers Casey Coleman, Zack Segovia, Nick Additon, and Mitch Lively are on the Brothers roster, although none of them pitched in the game. Several of the Brothers played for Team Chinese Taipei in the most-recent World Baseball Classic, so they have some experience playing with and against MLB and minor league players.  

Here is the box score from the game (English translation only):
BROTHERS LINEUP:
1. Tung-Hua Yueh, 3B: 1-4 (1B, F-8, K, 3-6 FC)
2a. Tung-Jung Wu, SS: 2-3 (K, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI)
2b. Wei-Chen Wang, SS: 1-1 (1B, R)
3a. Szu-Chi Chou, DH: 0-2 (6-3, 3-1)
3b. Chun-Chieh Wang, PH-DH: 1-2 (K, 1B)
4a. Chih-Hao Chang, CF: 1-1 (1B, RBI, CS)
4b. Shu-Yi Lin, RF-CF: 1-3 (F-8, F-8, 1B, RBI)
5a. Tao-Jung Tseng, RF-CF: 0-2 (K, K)
5b. Tzu-Hsien Chan, RF: 0-2 (F-8, E-9)
6a. Tzu-Hao Chen, LF: 2-2 (1B, 2B)
6b. Wen-Chieh Chen, LF: 0-2 (4-3, K)
7a. Cheng-Min Peng, 1B: 1-2 (1B, K)
7b. Tzu-Hung Chen, 1B: 0-2 (F-8, K)
8a. Chun-Sheng Huang, C: 0-2 (K, F-8)
8b. Ming-Hung Wu, C: 0-2 (1-3, K)
9a. Ting-Hsiang Pan, 2B: 1-2 (K, 1B, R)
9b. Seng-Wei Wang, 2B: 0-1 (BB, 6-3)

CUBS LINEUP:
X-1. Austin Upshaw, 1B-DH: 1-3 (F-8, P-5, HR, R, 2 RBI)
NOTE: Upshaw batted 2nd in the 2nd, 6th in the 3rd, and 6th in the 4th
X-2. Tyler Payne, DH #4: 1-2 (1-3, 1B)
NOTE: Payne batted 1st in the 7th and 3rd in the 8th (after serving as bullpen catcher)  
1a. D. J. Wilson, CF: 2-2 (BB, 1B, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB)
1b. Trey Martin, CF: 0-1 (6-3, RBI)
2. Zack Short, 3B-DH: 2-3 (L-3, 2B, 2B, 2 R, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FINAL TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
3a. Chris Pieters, LF: 1-2 (FC, 1B, 2 R, 3 RBI, SB)
3b. Jesse Hodges, PH-3B: 0-2 (K, K)
4a. Miguel Amaya, C: 1-2 (K, 2B, RBI)
4b. Connor Myers, PH-LF: 0-2 (6-3, K) 
5a. Stephen Bruno, DH #1: 1-1 (2B, R, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED 2nd & 3rd TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
5b. Tyler Pearson, PH: 0-0 (BB, R) 
6a. Kevonte Mitchell, RF: 1-2 (2B, F-7, RBI)
6b. P. J. Higgins, C: 1-2 (L-8, 2B, RBI)
7a. Andruw Monasterio, 2B: 0-2 (K, F-8)
7b. Daniel Spingola, RF: 0-2 (L-6, K)
8a. Carlos Penalver, SS: 1-2 (6-3, 2B, R)
8b. Jared Young, 2B: 0-2 (L-6, P-3)
9a. Kevin Cornelius, DH #2: 0-0 (BB, R)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED 1st TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
9b. Rafael Narea, SS: 0-2 (6-3, 5-3)
10. Tyler Alamo, DH-1B: 1-4 (F-9, P-5, 3B, 4-3, R)

BROTHERS PITCHERS:
1. Chen-Yu Hung: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R (6 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 1/3 GO/AO, 50 pitches (30 strikes)
2. Chi-Che Tsai: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 12 pitches (7 strikes)
3. Che-Yuan Wu: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1/1 GO/AO, 42 pitches (27 strikes)
4. Po-Hao Chen: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 11 pitches (7 strikes)
5. Kai-Wen Cheng: 1.0 IP: 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 12 pitches (10 strikes)
6. Chung-Chen Chiang: 1.0 IP: 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 18 pitches (10 strikes)
7. Chi-Hung Cheng: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (11 strikes) 
    
CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Duncan Robinson: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 32 pitches (23 strikes)
2. Trevor Clifton: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/3 GO/AO, 35 pitches (24 strikes)
3. Michael Rucker: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1/3 GO/AO, 22 pitches (18 strikes)
4. Jose Paulino: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 38 pitches (23 strikes)
5. Kyle Miller: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 16 pitches (10 strikes)

BROTHERS ERRORS: 1
C Chun-Sheng Huang - E2 (errant throw to 2nd base on SB attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 

CUBS ERRORS: 1
RF Daniel Spingola - E9 (dropped fly ball allowing batter to reach base safely)

BROTHERS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Chun-Sheng Huang: 0-2 SB, 1 E (see above)  

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Miguel Amaya: 1-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 51

WEATHER: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 80's

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Comments

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/08/2018 - 03:52 pm

moosetacos signs a 1/5.5m deal with KC...2.2m in performace bonuses based on PA...1m buyout or 15m mutual option.

28 years old, plays 3rd, hit 38 homers last year...and if everything goes right for moosetacos he'll make 8.7m and become a FA again (which KC cannot offer a QO).

just a reminder that the 1-year QO turned down this season is 17.4m.

good luck arrieta...don't think the cubs are in play considering what they already have and their desire to not pass the payroll cap limit.

this new market is weird as hell.

Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 03:06 am

How did Clifton look? Does it look like he has put last year’s struggles behind him?

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Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 03:56 am

Thanks Phil! What are your thoughts on the bullpen lefties who won’t make the 25 man? In the (minimal) outings I’ve seen, Baldonado has looked really good. Rosario has too. Alvarez has been up and down. Ryan has been meh and Camarena has been pretty bad.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 03:07 pm

DJL: Alberto Baldonado and Randy Rosario are keepers IMO. I don't know if they will be able to help the MLB club during the 2018 season, but even if they don't they both appear to be good long-term bullpen investments.

I was not as impressed with the other lefties you mentioned.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/11/2018 - 03:57 pm

Some of you may have noticed that the four stars of the Cubs victory over the Chinatrust Brothers at Minor League Camp on Thursday (D. J. Wilson, Chris Pieters, Zack Short, and Austin Upshaw) were rewarded with an all-expenses paid trip to Camelback Ranch with the big club Saturday night, getting into the game in the later innings. 

And some people think Minor League Camp games don't mean anything. 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/11/2018 - 03:21 pm

I was kinda expecting D. J. to jump over the fence, run up the berm, and fight a half-dozen kids to catch the ball. He didn't, but I'll bet he thought about it. And how about those two 9th inning throws? Looked like he was trying to throw the runner out in Mesa (about 25 miles away). He was just amped-up a little bit. Not much.

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  • crunch (view)

    i know it's still very early, but i'd like to go into the xmas-to-newyears part of the off-season with something more than...*checks list*...patrick wisdom avoids arbitration with a 1-year deal

    also, steven brault retired and was spotted at the winter meetings with a demo reel and making contacts trying to break into broadcasting (not a joke).  unless he's more optimistic than talented (we already know he can sing) he should make it one day because he seems to be very serious about it.

  • Cubster (view)

    I blame Jason Schmidt’s 3/44

  • Craig A. (view)

    Was all that stuff with the Blue Jays just to squeeze an extra $10 million/yr out of the Dodgers?  It's more than enough to cover his California income taxes!

  • crunch (view)

    unless he pitches into his late-30 that is gonna sting.  a 70m DH...ow.

    it's great to take care of 2 roster spots in 1 player, and i'm sure the team will cut into the pay with the amount of merch/etc he can sell just by being attached to the team....but yeah, i'm not mad the cubs didn't go that extreme.

  • WebAdmin (view)

    Shohei Ohtani to join Dodgers according to ESPN. 10 years for $700 m

  • Cubster (view)

    I'm getting the feeling that Todd Walker might be a Shaw comp. A valuable hit first player but limited albeit not awful on defense. Hopefully, he has more upside. Not a bad floor if Steve Garvey is his ceiling.

  • Wrigley Rat (view)

    AZ Phil - If that's the level of return, I would want NO part of that trade to Cleveland for Clase and Bieber. I have some faith that the Cubs have a strong plan for which prospects they will keep (even if they dangle them in trade talks) and which they will move, because they have plenty of solid prospects they can trade but they shouldn't be trading any of the ones they hope will be future core players. Some guys are redundant, so I hope they choose the right players to keep and the right players to move. It's always important for a team to know its own minor league players better than scouts from other teams (obviously), but I don't think that's always been the case for the Cubs and many other clubs. 

    Cubster - I watched an interview with Carter Hawkins a couple days ago where he said that although Morel hasn't gotten into any Dominican games at 1B, the Cubs did send coaches down with Morel to work on first base skills during practice. So he is developing those skills, whether the Cubs end up using him there or not will probably be dependent on a lot of factors including how those coaches think he looks at the position while training. 

  • tim815 (view)

    He could still play SS at Double-A, but Vazquez, Hoerner, and Swanson are much better defensively, arm strength or not. I'd be good leaving Shaw at SS with McGeary and Ballesteros around, but by the first of June (?), 1B might make sense in DM.

  • crunch (view)

    i have no reason to see a problem, it just seems like it's his most obvious reason to give pause on him at 1st.

    the cubs situation dictates 2nd/SS isn't an option.  his arm dictates 3rd isn't an option.  1st or CF seems to be his best path and he's only played CF in summer ball back in highschool/college...and of course PCA is a better + closer to the bigs CF.

    it's a lot safer to say he's made for 1st than it is he's made for 3rd.  even as a SS his arm is weak, and it's not like his glove is so great he needs to stay in the middle-IF.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    CRUNCH: Steve Garvey (one of Shaw's comps as a hitter) was a 5'10 right-handed throwing first-baseman with a rag arm. Jeff Bagwell (another Shaw comp) was a 6'0 right-handed throwing first-baseman with a rag arm. Carlos Santana (who played 1B for Counsell in Milwaukee last season and is an above-average defensive first-baseman) is 5'11. It's not like Shaw is 5'7 or 5'8. I don't really see the problem. 

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