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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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Pirates @ Cubs: Williams vs Lester (Game 159)

PIT (80-77): RHP Trevor Williams (14-9, 3.04)
CHC (92-66): LHP Jon Lester (17-6, 3.43)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Lester won on the Southside on Saturday (5 IP, 2 ER). After an inconsistent couple of months, he's 3-1 with a 1.90 in September. He's 3-1 with a 3.72 in 5 starts against the Pirates this season. Overall, they are 51-208 (.245) against him. Bell is 5-16 with a HR.

Williams, who's 1-1 with a 1.38 in two games agains the Cubs this season, beat the Brewers his last time out (6 IP, 0 ER). For their careers, these Cubs are 23-95 (.242) against him. Schwarber is 4-12 with 2 HR.

Hendricks faces Wainwright and the Cards tomorrow at 1:20pmCST.

Go Cubs!

Comments

Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic reports that Addison Russell's Administrative Leave has been extended through Sunday.

BTW, if Russell does get suspended, the number of games he has missed while on Administrative Leave in 2018 (which will be ten games) can be applied as "time served" toward the eventual suspension. (Post-season games missed don't count). 

Russell's absence has really been significant (more than might be readily apparent), because it basically locks Baez in as the SS such that you can't move him to 2B or 3B or even give him a day off, and not being able to put Russell at SS and move Baez to 2B in the late innings to protect a lead could cost the Cubs at some point. 

So with Russell absent and Strop injured, it might be that the Cubs have now finally reached the "tipping point" as far as being able to win games in the post-season. It doesn't look good right now. Hopefully Strop can come back next week and pitch like he did before the hammy, but Russell's absence is a real problem going forward. It feels like the Cubs are stranded out in the middle of Lake Michigan and just treading water to avoid drowning. 

My crystal ball: if Cubs win tonight, they’ll play the Brewers on Monday to determine the winner of the NL Central. If Cubs lose tonight, Brewers will be outright NL Central champs on Sunday. Tigers pitching matchups are miserable, best chance for a Tigers win is tomorrow with Jordan Zimmermann. Cubs will be fortunate to take 2 of 3 from the Cards. 

Anybody else having issues posting comments? Couldn’t open a new comment - edit right issue.  I’m seeing posts without comments too

 

 

 

 

N. L. best records since July 7th: 

1. COL: 42-27 
2. CHC: 42-30 
3. PIT: 40-29 
4. STL: 41-30 
5. LAD: 40-31
6-T ATL: 39-31   
6-T MIL: 39-31 
8. NYM: 39-34 
9. WAS: 36-35 
10. AZ: 31-38 
11. PHI: 29-43
12. SF: 27-41 
13. MIA: 26-41 
14. CIN: 27-43 
15. SD: 26-42 

So the Pirates are a pretty good team right now (playoff quality, actually), and have been for 2-1/2 months. And the Mets aren't too bad, either. 

Recent comments

  • 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...

  • crunch (view)

    wow.  what a blown call.  go cubs, i guess.