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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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Cardinals @ Cubs: Martinez vs Hendricks (Game 94)

STL (48-46): RHP Carlos Martinez (6-5, 3.08)
CHC (55-38): RHP Kyle Hendricks (6-8, 3.92)
First pitch: 6:00pmCST
 
Hendricks gave up 2 ER in 5 innings and won in San Diego on Saturday. He went 3-5 with a 3.18 at Wrigley in the first half. He had a win in St. Louis on June 16 (6 IP, 3 ER). Overall, the Cards are 34-132 (.258) against him. Ozuna is 4-13 with a HR.
 
Martinez gave up 3 ER in 5 innings and lost to the Reds his last time out. He did the same thing in the match-up with Hendricks and ended up with a no-decision. The Cubs are 63-243 (.259) against him. Contreras is 6-15 with a HR.
 
We’re on ESPN—boo.
 
Tomorrow is Lester and Flaherty at 1:20pmCST.
 
Go Cubs!

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BA's minor league transactions this week for the Cubs: Released: RHP Ryan McNeil | 1B Luis Hidalgo | 3B Ramsey Romano | OF Lane Adams | OF Tolly Filotei | OF Daniel Spingola | OF Luis Ubiera

No Baez, no Contreras tonight.  Joe resting his all-stars and sticking it to espn: you wanna mess with our break?  No Javy for you!

Sell the house, sell the kids and head for the hills: Morrow placed on 10 day DL with biceps inflammation 

Who got called up in place of Morrow? There's an open roster spot based on the tranactions that have been announced. Norwood back?

Nevermind, MLB transactions page now says that Norwood is back up. Assuming he goes down Monday for Farrell, who would be the 6th starter. 

arod tries and gives it the best he can in the booth, but i wouldn't be upset to see him take his billion dollars and go home.

Monty for Matt Harvey.

Look at Harvey's number so far. Pretty solid. He's pitched in the WSeries and in a major market. Joe can handle his off field stuff .

load the bases with 100+ pitches in the 5th and hey, let's let that guy pitch some more

"Cubs pitching coach Jim Hickey said Yu Darvish (elbow, triceps) is still "weeks away" from returning."

neat.

I keep having the same dream -- Cubs fall behind early, an iffy outing from our starter, things don't look too good...then the bats wake up and Jason Heyward is good and Anthon Rizzo is leading off and the Cubs score a bunch of runs and win.  Had it again tonight. Whee!

Eddie Butler with his 5th rehab start for Iowa today: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K -- lowers the ERA to 8.01

Casey Coleman started the 2nd game of the doubleheader: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K -- his ERA now 2.65 in 3 starts

Not on the 40 yet but perhaps Casey gets another shot before Eddie does

Cubs trade LHP Tyler Thomas (7th round pick last year) for Jesse Chavez, who's mediocre at best. 

I know nothing about Tyler Thomas, other than he has a great photo on MiLB.com and he's been pitching very well at SB so far: 75IP, 81K, 14BB, 0.96 WHIP and a 2.88 ERA.  22-year old LHP.  Why give him up for a blah reliever?  More moves coming?

 

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In reply to by crunch

This is the most head-scratching move...

Is he a multiple inning guy? Is he a run lower outside of Arlington? A 4.51 career ERA? Steve Wilson is better than that. That is Wade Miller-like. Or Glendon Rusch...

Don’t get it...

Someone splain it to me.

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In reply to by The E-Man

maybe he has killer dance moves and he was brought in to raise the quality of bullpen homer celebrations.

i hold that this theory is just as solid as any other theories.

i mean, he's probably not trash, but giving up even a fringe prospect for him seems like paying high this early in the trade season.

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In reply to by The E-Man

I'm with you.  What need does he fill?  Why part with a 22-year old LHP who is showing some potential for a guy who's "just a guy"?  Good road stats this year...but he was lousy on the road last year.  Something else must be coming -- on the surface, this simply makes no sense.

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In reply to by The E-Man

E-MAN: Although he was used exclusively as a middle-reliever for TEX in 2018, Jesse Chavez is a rubber-armed SP/RP "swing-man" who can spot-start or pitch multiple innings out of the pen. He's very similar to Anthony Bass that way. 

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In reply to by The E-Man

As a player acquired in a trade, the Cubs have up to 72 hours to activate Jesse Chavez.

Tactically speaking, the best time to do it would be prior to Game #2 on Saturday, with Chavez replacing either James Norwood or Randy Rosario (whichever one pitches in Game #1). That would essentially give the Cubs two relief pitchers for one roster slot for the doubleheader, in addition to the 26th man (who will also presumably be a pitcher).  

As things stand now (barring an injury to another pitcher in the next few days), the Cubs will not be able to carry both James Norwood and Randy Rosario once Chavez is activated, and whichever one survives the Chavez roster move would have to be sent down once Morrow is reinstated in about a week or so.

And (as things stand now) there will be no room on the 25-man roster for Eddie Butler when his Article XIX-C Minor League Rehab Assignment expires on 7/30, unless the Cubs release Brian Duensing.

Of course another trade could change everything... 

How about Vic Caratini?  3 hits and a walk.  Not pretty, but effective.  Huge offensive upgrade over Gimenez.

T Thomas has a .222 BAA over the last 3 months. Is a lefty. If trading him for Chavez really will get the team any closer to the WS, ok. But for fucks sake, if it does not, its too much for that guy.

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In reply to by azbobbop

azbobbop: Eddie Butler's 30-day Article XIX-C Minor League Rehab Assignment expires on 7/30 (he must be reinstated from the 60-day by that date), at which point he must be either added back to the Cubs MLB 25-man roster or Designated for Assignment.

If it's a DFA, the Cubs would have seven days to either trade him, release him, or send him outright to the minors (presuming he isn't claimed off waivers). Keep in mind that if Butler were to be sent outright to the minors he does - NOT - have the right to elect free-agency, but he would be a minor league 6YFA post-World Series if he is not added back to an MLB 40-man roster prior to 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the last game of the World Series. 

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.