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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: 14
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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Cubs @ Dodgers: Underwood vs Maeda (Game 76)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHC (42-33): RHP Duane Underwood, Jr. (0-0, —)
LAD (41-35): RHP Kenta Maeda (4-4, 3.84)
First pitch: 9:00pmCST

Underwood, a 23y/o North Carolinian, makes his first big league start. He was the Cubs’ second second-round pick in the 2012 draft. This year at AAA-Iowa, he was 3-7 with a 4.27.

Maeda’s last time out was a no-decision on Tuesday at Wrigley (3.2 IP, 3 ER). Overall, the Cubs are 5-16 (.313) against him. Rizzo, Russell, and Schwarber are all 1-1.

These next three games are all on ESPN. Uck.

It’s Lester (thankfully) and Stripling tomorrow at the same time.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:32 am

Carrie Muskat‏ @CarrieMuskat

ICYMI #Cubs optioned Farrell to Iowa. Mazzoni and Hancock added. Zastryzny to DL

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:37 am

yanks have 7 of 9 regulars with 10+ HRs...and none of them are their regular 1st or LF'r.

124 team homers in 75 games.  damn.

Submitted by chitownmvp01 on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:36 pm

Really hoping Underwood replaces Hancock on the roster and then tomorrow Underwood is optioned for Maples. Maples has been pitching very well in Iowa and deserves to be called up.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:12 pm

chitownmvp01: I would presume that the Cubs will place Tyler Chatwood on the Paternity Leave List prior to tonight's game and Duane Underwood Jr would then replace Chatwood on the 25-man roster. Since a player can remain on the Paternity List for only a maximum of three days, Chatwood would presumably be reinstated on Thursday.

Also, because his DL stint was backdated, Brandon Morrow is eligible to reinstated on Wednesday, and the Cubs might choose to replace Underwood on the 25 with Morrow (if he is ready to pitch) on Wednesday, and then Hancock or Mazzoni would be replaced on the 25 by Chatwood on Thursday.

BTW, when I first saw that Luke Farrell has been Designated for Assignment (and before mlb.com changed it), my first thought was that the Cubs might be calling up LHRP Kyle Ryan, who (unlike Anthony Bass) does have a minor league option left and who therefore could be sent back & forth to Iowa this season as many times as the Cubs wish. But then Ryan ended up starting the game for Iowa yesterday. But I still wouldn't be too surprised if Ryan gets called up by the Cubs sooner rather than later, especially with the way that Duensing has been throwing lately and with Ryan being stretched-out to throw multiple innings.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:29 pm

Shae Simmons has the right to elect free-agency after being sent outright to the minors because he has accrued at least three years of MLB Service Time. (He is an Article XX-D player). He can elect free-agency immediately upon being outrighted (he actually has two days to decide), or he can defer his decision until after the conclusion of the MLB regular season (he can elect free-agency beginning on the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season up through October 15th).

If he elects free-agency immediately his contract is terminated and he receives no termination pay. If he defers free-agency until after the conclusion of the MLB regular season his contract remains in force through the conclusion of the MLB regular season, but then if he is added back to an MLB 40-man roster prior to the conclusion of the MLB regular season, he cannot elect to be a free-agent.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:40 pm

Almora CF, Heyward RF, Zobrist 2B, Rizzo 1B, Baez SS, Schwarber LF, Happ 3B, Gimenez C, Underwood P

bryant might be available off the bench

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:38 pm

darvish (pitching for south bend) goes 5ip 3h 0bb 5k, 1r/er

looks like he'll be back up for his next start.

Submitted by Transmission on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:31 pm

Not going to try to Game Recap a 10:10 pm E. start, but if anyone wants to talk about it in Parachat, I'll be up late...

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 06:34 pm

underwood done after 4ip and 77 pitches...could have probably gone another inning

4ip  2h 3bb 3k, 1r/er

he gave up 1h and 2bb in the 1st and recovered nicely for innings 2-4.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 06:07 am

Definition of a losing streak:  Score 6 Sunday and lose.  Give up 2 Monday and lose.  Ugh.

KB hasn't been right for a while -- lots of one-handed swings -- I wonder how long the shoulder has bothered him, and how bad it is. Time to grind out a few Ws, gentlemen. Gut check time.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 06:19 am

I don't really get why Chris Gimenez and his .115 BA (career .216 BA) are on the team.  When Ross was lousy at the plate in 2015, at least his defense and leadership were worth something. 

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