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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is 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

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Ryan Williams and Erling Moreno Throw in Game at Riverview

Carlos Pacheco singled twice, drove-in a run, and scored another, Delvin Zinn doubled, walked twice, stole a base, and scored a run, and Reivaj Garcia contributed two RBI (a run-scoring double and an RBI GO), leading the Cubs to a 7-5 victory over the Angels Saturday morning on Field #5 on John Arguello Way at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ. 

Johan Sala singled, walked, and belted a solo HR and Kevin Maitan singled twice and drove-in a run for the Angels in a losing cause. 

RHP Ryan Williams (2017 shoulder surgery) got the start for the Cubs and threw 3.2 IP (46 pitches), retiring the first six men he faced (6-3, 3-U, 4-3, P-6, 4-3, K-swinging) on only 20 pitches before allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits (both singles) and a walk in a 19-pitch third inning of work. The Williams FB sat at 81-83, but he featured a plus-CV and plus-CH that kept Angels hitters off-balance. 

RHP David Garner (on Restricted List and at Extended Spring Training while serving a 50-game Drug of Abuse suspension) relieved Williams and easily retired four of the five men he faced (he walked the first hitter and then retired four in a row - K-swinging, 6-3, 5-3, 4-3). Garner will be getting out of the "penalty box" next week, and he looks like he is ready to roll. 

RHP Erling Moreno worked two innings (32 pitches) in relief, and while his line wasn't great (he allowed two runs on three hits, including a HR), he was pumping his FB consistently at 96-98 MPH and mixing it with a hard slider. E. Moreno has been at EXST for the past couple of months throwing bullpen sessions and working on his mechanics, and from what he showed today, he could maybe fit a reliever profile (perhaps a two-inning reliever in the Archie Bradley/Josh Hader/Amir Garrett mold?).      

LHP Jonathan Bruzual (up from the Cubs Dominican Academy) made his U. S. game debut, throwing a shutout inning. Bruzual's FB sits at 84-86, but he has a solid CV and is working on a CH. He reported to EXST with the other DSL pitchers about two months ago, but he had been throwing only bullpen sessions up until today. 

Here is the unabridged box score (Cubs players only): 
CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Fernando Kelli, CF: 0-1 (BB, L-7, 5-3 SH, R, SB)
1b. Luis Hidalgo, 1B: 0-1 (6-3 DP)
2. Reivaj Garcia, 2B: 1-3 (2B, 1-3, 3-U, R, 2 RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
3. Alexander Guerra, DH #1: 0-3 (F-9, F-9, K, BB)
4. Carlos Pacheco, DH #2: 2-3 (1B, F-9, 1B, R, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
5a. Luis Ubiera, DH #3: 0-1 (BB, F-9)
5b. Eric Gonzalez, PH-C: 1-2 (1B, K, R)
6a. Henrry Pedra, DH #4: 0-2 (F-9, F-9)
6b. Jose Alonso Gaitan, PH-RF: 1-2 (1B, F-9 DP, RBI)
7. Yovanny Cuevas, RF-CF: 1-2 (BB, 1B, 3-U DP)
8. Fidel Mejia, 1B-3B: 0-3 (F-8, 4-3 DP, F-9)
9. Luis Vazquez, SS: 2-3 (BB, 2B, K, R, SB)
10. Delvin Zinn, 3B-DH: 1-1 (BB, 2B, BB, R, SB)
11a. Kevin Zamudio, C: 0-0 (BB)
11b. Raymond Pena, C-DH: 2-2 (1B, 1B, R)
12. Kevin Moreno, LF: 1-2 (K, 1B, BB, RBI)
 
CUBS PITCHERS
1. Ryan Williams: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 4/4 GO/AO, 46 pitches (29 strikes) 
2. David Garner: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 15 pitches (9 strikes) 
3. Erling Moreno: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 4/1 GO/AO, 32 pitches (20 strikes)
4. Jonathan Bruzual: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 14 pitches (10 strikes)
5. Fauris Guerrero: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1/0 GO/AO, 21 pitches (9 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 1 
2B Reivaj Garcia: E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE
1. Raymond Pena: 0-1 CS 
2. Eric Gonzalez: 2-2 CS 

CUBS OUTFIELD ASSIST
CF Fernando Kelly - runner thrown out 8-2 attempting to score after F-8 

ATTENDANCE: 13 

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 90's 

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Comments

"The Williams FB sat at 81-83"

yow.  dude's fastball has never been his big thing, but working 87-90 is a different world from 81-83....especially for a guy already on a 50-ish pitch count.  hopefully it's legit rust and he can hit those high-80s again.

PHIL: Thanks for the update. Taggng on to CRUNCH, was this Williams’ first EXST outing in a game since sugery?

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In reply to by The E-Man

E-MAN: Ryan Williams had thrown a couple of "sim" games over the previous ten days to get his pitch-count up.

Cubs Rehab Pitching Coordinator Ron Villone ran the game pitchers yesterday, which is why Williams got the start. Villone is a key member of the Cubs EXST coaching staff, because it's his job to run the Rehab Throwing Program (for pitchers rehabbing from injuries and/or getting into pitching shape) as well as working with pitchers (like E. Moreno and Albertos) who are at EXST to resolve mechanical issues.

I know Williams' FB velo is kind of alarming, but it's not much different from Jared Weaver's FB his last couple of seasons in MLB. It's not Cy Young-type stuff, but a pitcher with plus-FB command and effective off-speed stuff (CV and CH) that keep hitters off-balance can be very frustrating to hitters who aren't used to seeing it. It's almost like hitting against a knuckle-ball pitcher.

Another thing about Williams is that he reportedly takes his game-preparation and opposition-analysis very seriously (not so much at EXST, but when he was at Iowa). Former Cubs pitching coach Chris Bosio was very impressed with Williams' approach to pitching in 2016-17 (the two seasons Williams had an NRI to Spring Training), not so much because of his stuff, but because of his command, intelligence, and make-up.

Williams is also is like a Big Brother mentor to the other pitchers at EXST. He is a great role model for pitchers in the Rehab Throwing Program because he is 100% commited to the program and what it requires. And since he was Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2015 and was seemingly headed for The Show, he has a great deal of street cred with the younger pitchers. When Williams talks, pitchers listen. 

I wouldn't be surprised if Williams becomes a pitching coach at some point down the line.

BRADSBEARD: Danny Hultzen has been throwing "live" BP so he is progressing, but obviously not as fast as Ryan Williams (both are rehabbing from shoulder surgery). And I don't have any velo readings for Hultzen or anything to report about his stuff. I don't think they're even using the gun when he pitches. I suspect he's just happy to be back on the mound facing hitters again.  

Apparently, when linked with the slot amounts, the 74th pick is worth about $7.25 million dollars.

 

Tyler Chatwood and Jon Jay are the best 74s historically.

 

 

AZ Phil:  Just wondering your thoughts on if Cubs need someone to start for Darvish on Saturday:  Montgomery again, or if a AAA call up -- Underwood or Alzolay?

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...