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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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Aramis Ademan and Nelson Velazquez each ripped an RBI triple, singled, walked, and scored two runs, Miguel Amaya drilled a two-run double and a single and scored a run, and Fidel Mejia slugged a three-run HR, helping the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs AA affiliate) trounce the Midland Rockhounds (AA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) 10-3 on Field #5, and Luke Persico and Collin Theroux roped RBI doubles, Luis Barrera hammered an RBI triple, Skye Bolt clubbed a solo HR, and RHSP Ben Bracewell tossed 2-1/3 innings of one-hit ball, helping the Nashville Sounds (A's AAA affiliate) defeat the Cubs AAA Iowa affiliate 6-4 on Field #6, in Cactus League Minor League Camp doubleheader game action Tuesday afternoon on John Arguello Way at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.

Both games were eight-inning affairs.  

Because the Cubs MLB squad was playing a split-squad doubleheader, most of the Iowa position players were called-up for those games, and as a result the Iowa game featured a number of position-players from the Tennessee squad, and the Tennessee game featured a number of players from the Myrtle Beach and South Bend squads (and in fact it was some of the Cubs top prospects from the lower levels -- Ademan, Velazquez, and M. Amaya -- who had the best performances).   

Iowa Cubs reliever Corey Black (February 2017 TJS) saw his first game action since 2016 in the contest on Field #6, but it did not go too well for the righthander. Black faced three batters and threw 14 pitches (but only three strikes) and left the game with what appeared to be a right arm injury (unknown if it's related to the TJS). 

Here are the abridged box scores from the games (Cubs players only):



FIELD #5

TENNESSEE LINEUP:
1a. D. J. Wilson, CF: 2-3 (1B, F-8, 1B, R, CS)
1b. Jose Gutierrez, CF 0-1 (K)
2a. Aramis Ademan, SS: 2-2 (1B, BB, 3B, 2 R, RBI)
2b. Rafael Narea, SS: 0-1 (6-3)
3a. Nelson Velazquez, LF: 2-2 (1B, BB, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI)
3b. Jonathan Sierra, LF: 0-1 (3-U)
4a. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 1-3 (L-4, K, 1B, RBI)
4b. Ramsey Romano, 3B: 0-1 (6-3)
5a. P. J. Higgins, C: 1-2 (1B, BB, 6-3, R)
5b. Jhonny Pereda, C 1-1 (1B)
6. Miguel Amaya, DH: 2-4 (2B, P-6 DP, 1B, F-8, R, 2 RBI)
7a. Robert Garcia, RF: 1-2 (1B, K)
7b. Brandon Hughes, RF: 0-1 (BB, K, R)
8a. Joe Martarano, 1B: 0-2 (6-3, K)
8b. Fidel Mejia, 1B: 1-2 (HR, 6-3, R, 3 RBI)
9a. Yeiler Peguero, 2B: 0-1 (K, BB, R)
9b. Jhonny Bethencourt, 2B: 0-1 (HBP, 5-3, SB)

TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. Duncan Robinson: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 4/0 GO/AO, 44 pitches (29 strikes)
2. Scott Effross: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 23 pitches (12 strikes)
3. Casey Bloomquist: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (10 strikes)
4. Chad Hockin: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 22 pitches (14 strikes)
5. Elvis Diaz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 13 pitches (8 strikes)
6. Marc Huberman: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 18 pitches (12 strikes)
7. Dave Berg: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 11 pitches (9 strikes)

TENNESSEE ERRORS: 3
1. 3B Wladimir Galindo: E- 5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. SS Aramis Ademan: E-6 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely)
3. P Scott Effross: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd and runner at 3rd base to score)

TENNESSEE CATCHERS DEFENSE:
P. J. Higgins: 1-2 CS

TENNESSEE BASERUNNING:
1. Aramis Ademan - thrown out 8-5 attempting to advance from 1st to 3rd on single to CF
2. Wladimir Galindo - thrown out 7-4 attempting to stretch single into double  

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FIELD #6

IOWA LINEUP:
1a. Zack Short, SS: 0-3 (F-9, P-5, F-8)
1b. Adonis Paula, 3B: 1-2 (5-3, 1B)
2a. Austin Upshaw, 1B: 0-3 (E-3, 3-1, BB, F-8, R, SB)
2b. Luis Hidalgo, 1B: 0-1 (5-3)
3a. Bijan Rademacher, LF: 0-1 (BB, K)
3b. Connor Myers, LF: 1-2 (K, 1B, SB)
4a. Ian Rice, C: 0-0 (BB, BB, R)
4b. Tyler Payne, C: 0-2 (5-3, F-8)
5a. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 2-2 (1B, 1B, R, RBI, SB)
5b. Trey Martin, CF 0-2 (K, P-2)
6a. Michael Cruz, DH: 1-2 (K, 2B, BB, R, RBI)
6b. Luis Vazquez, SS: 0-1 (K)
7a. Eddy Julio Martinez, RF: 0-2 (5-3, F-9)
7b. Luis Ayala, RF: 0-2 (F-9, 4-3)
8a. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 1-1 (BB, 1B, 2 RBI, SB)
8b. Fernando Kelli, PH-DH: 0-2 (5-3, E-3, SB)
9a. Christian Donahue, 2B: 1-2 (K, BB, 1B, CS)
9b. Henderson Perez, PH: 0-1 (K)

IOWA PITCHERS:
1. Trevor Clifton: 2.1 IP,  4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 50 pitches (34 strikes)
2. Jake Stinnett: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GO/AO, 18 pitches (13 strikes)
3. Corey Black: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1/0 GO/AO, 14 pitches (3 strikes) 
4. Tommy Nance: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0/1 GO/AO, 19 pitches (11 strikes)
5. Zach Hedges: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 8 pitches (7 strikes)
6. Preston Morrison: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 14 pitches (9 strikes)  
7. Alberto Baldonado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 17 pitches (9 strikes)

IOWA ERRORS: 1
2B Christian Donahue: E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)

ATTENDANCE: 76

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's

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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 03:35 am

Justin Hancock FB consistently 96-99 Tuesday night at Sloan Park. Secondary stuff needs work. Carl Edwards Jr FB was sitting at 95 (didn't get over 92 in his previous outing). Brandon Morrow FB still consistently 95-97. And Tyler Chatwood was simply outstanding, throwing his CV and CH for strikes and mixing them with his solid 92-94 MPH FB. Maybe he did just need to get out of Coors?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 03:34 am

HAGSAG: I'll put it this way. Nobody will block Aramis Ademan's ascent through the Cubs system except Addison Russell. The Cubs are already working Zack Short at SS-3B-2B in preparation for Ademan and Short being on the same team at the same time. So if Ademan proves to the Cubs at Minor League Camp and in Cactus League Minor League games that he is ready for Myrtle Beach on Opening Day, he will be the Pelicans Opening Day SS. But he needs to show the Cubs that he is ready for Opening Day at Hi-A, and he has about three weeks left to prove it. So far, so good. BTW, OF Nelson Velazquez (playing both LF and CF), C Miguel Amaya, RF Jonathan Sierra, and INF Christopher Morel (playing 3B) are getting first-team reps with the South Bend squad right now. Whether any or all of them will open the season at South Bend remains to be seen. Also, OF Eddy Julio Martinez has been playing all three OF positions with the Iowa squad (although he will likely begin the season at AA Tennessee), CF D. J. Wilson has had a very impressive camp so far and will almost certainly be the Opening Day CF and lead-off hitter at Myrtle Beach but I wouldn't be surprised if he were to get a mid-season move-up to AA, and Austin Upshaw has played 1B-2B-3B with the Tennessee squad and could conceivably open the season at AA (though Myrtle Beach is probably more-likely). All three (EJM, DJ, and Upshaw) are legit candidates to have a "break-out" season in 2018 (like David Bote did in 2017).

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Submitted by craig on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 03:05 pm

Thanks, Phil.  Would seem kinda odd and rushy to start Ademan at Myrtle. I'd assume he'd start at South Bend, and see if he can excel there.  

Between Velzasquez, Amaya, Sierra, and Morel, do any of those guys appear to have filled out significantly, or added significant power?  Are any of them standing out from what you've seen?  Would be fun if one or several them emerged as guys who will be asset big-league hitters.  

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 03:31 pm

CRAIG: I don't know if I would use the term "significantly," but they have all been working out in the weight room during the off-season and appear to be at least somewhat bigger and stronger than last season. (I last saw all of them about six months ago at post-2017 AZ Instructs).

Submitted by tim815 on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 03:52 pm

Are the Cubs going to "do what's necessary" to get in two or three games per day in extended spring training? A bit out there, perhaps. However, they're playing for three rosters now, not two. Also, guys "down the ticket" who don't represent assets after their playing career, would be given the extra chance to represent. Before being replaced by draft choices. It seems it was a couple days of twinbills (concurrent) followed by a single game. Creating the extra spot, it would seem worth a third game, or a bus taking twenty guys across town to get in a game _somewhere_. At least, on occasion. Or two 11 inning games.

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  • 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

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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