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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# 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 

 



 

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Brady & Maitan Lift Angels over Cubs at Diablo

RHSP Denny Brady (LAA 7th round draft pick - Mercer County CC) fired four innings of one-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts and Kevin Maitan (2016 IFA - Venezuela - $6.45M combined signing bonuses between ATL and LAA) belted a solo HR, helping the Angels defeat the Cubs 3-1 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Saturday morning on Field #3 at the Diablo Stadium Complex in Tempe, AZ. 

Christopher Morel drilled an RBI single and a double for the Cubs. 

The game was extended an extra half-inning so that all of the Angels pitchers who were scheduled to throw could get their work. 

Cubs 2017 6th round draft pick RHP Jeremiah Estrada (Palm Desert HS - Palm Desert, CA) got the start for the Cubs and continued to struggle with command (bouncing pitches in front of home plate and nearly hitting batters), throwing just 51% strikes and walking four in three innings of work. Then he left the game with a right elbow issue while warming up for the bottom of the 4th. 

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only):  
CUBS LINEUP:
1. Orian Nunez, 3B: 1-4 (F-7, 4-3, 2B, 1-3, R)
2. Luis Diaz, 2B: 0-3 (6-3, K, HBP, F-7)
3. Jonathan Soto, DH #1: 1-4 (P-4, K, 6-4-3 DP, 1B)
4a. Christopher Morel, DH #2: 2-3 (2B, K, 1B, RBI)
4b. Tolly Filotei, PR-DH: 0-1 (K)
5a. Henderson Perez, C: 0-3 (4-3, 6-3, 4-6 FC)
5b. Ruben Reyes, PH: 0-1 (K)
6. Kwangmin Kwon, RF: 0-3 (K, K, F-9)
7. Chris Carrier, LF: 0-3 (K, K, K)
8. Ramsey Romano, SS: 0-2 (2-3, HBP, F-9, SB)
9. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-3 (F-8, 5-3, K)
10. Jose A. Gonzalez, CF: 0-3 (K, 3-U, K)

CUBS PITCHERS
1. Jeremiah Estrada: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 1/3 GO/AO, 58 pitches (30 strikes) 
2. Yan de la Cruz: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1/2 GO/AO, 30 pitches (20 strikes)
3. Brady Miller: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 10 pitches (8 strikes) 
4. Carlos Ocampo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 10 pitches (4 strikes) 
5. Casey Ryan: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/2 GO/AO, 12 pitches (7 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. P Jeremiah Estrada E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd) 
2. 1B Rafael Mejia: E-3 (errant flip to pitcher covering 1st base allowed batter to reach base safely) 
3. 3B Orian Nunez: E-5 (dropped pop fly in short LF allowing batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE
Henderson Perez: 2-2 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 2 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's 

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Comments

For anyone who might be interested, the youngest player in the Cubs organization right now is 16-year old Mexican 2B Reivaj Garcia, who will not turn 17 until August. And since he is still at Extended Spring Training (and playing very well I might add), it looks like he will go directly to AZL (skipping DSL). A 16-year old in the AZL? Wow.

Recently signed Venezuelan catcher Pablo Aliendo is the second-youngest player in the Cubs organization (he just turned 17 last Tuesday), but he is presently on the Resricted List (apprarently due to visa issues). 

17-year old Mexican SS Luis Verdugo is also still at Extended Spring Training (and playing well) and so he will also very likely skip DSL and (like Garcia) go directly to the AZL. (Verdugo turned 17 last October)

BTW, I have mentioned this before, but Reivaj is "Javier" spelled backwards (kind of like "Nomar" is "Ramon" spelled backwards).

The DSL results are flying much more "real time" this year. Many thanks to those responsible.

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    For sure. This lineup isn’t exactly stacked as is, and subbing out a Cooper or even a Tauchman for Madrigal won’t do it any favors.

  • crunch (view)

    the ESPN bottom graphic taking up 1/8th of the screen sucks.

    i only use ESPN during baseball season and i'm forced to watch a baseball broadcast designed to be broadcast in sports bars and betting parlors where the news/scores of other games is as important as what you're actually tuned in to watch.

  • crunch (view)

    morel triple to start the season....yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    LHP Blake Weiman appears to have been the last cut from the AAA Iowa roster. He is with the Tennessee group at Minor League Camp.

     

  • crunch (view)

    bruce bochy is hobbling rather badly for a guy who's had 2 hip replacements.  his gait is extremely wonky taking the lineup card to the ump.

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.