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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
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

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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Cubs Pitchers Spin Intrasquad Shutout at Riverview

James Norwood, Cory Abbott, Yovanny Cruz, and Scott Effross combined to toss a four-hit shutout, Kevin Zamudio drilled a two-run HR, a single, and a double, Nelson Velazquez singled, doubled, and walked, and Chris Carrier smacked a solo HR, in Cubs Minor League Camp intrasquad game action Sunday morning on John Arguello Way at the Rivervierw Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

Donnie Dewees (acquired in a trade with KC Friday evening) played LF for four innings and collected a single and a SB. 

RHRP James Norwood came over from MLB Camp and threw an easy 1-2-3 1st inning for the winning squad. Taylor Davis also came over to Minor League Camp to serve as Norwood's "personal" catcher, and as is the case when a pitcher on an MLB 40-man roster pitches in a Minor League game, Norwood gets to use the higher-quality MLB baseball (manufactured in Costa Rica) instead of the cheaper minor league model (which is manufactured in China).  

RHSP Matt Swarmer left the game with a finger blister after warming up in the top of the 2nd (he had a 1-2-3 eleven-pitch 1st inning with two strikeouts). He was scheduled to work three innings or throw 45 pitches (whichever came first), but (as it turned out) that didn't happen.   

Here is the box score from the game: 


SQUAD "A" LINEUP
:
1a. Jacob Hannemann, CF: 1-2 (F-8, 1B, R, SB) 
1b. Austin Filiere, 3B: 1-2 (F-8 SF-DP, 1B, K, R, RBI) 
2a. Charcer Burks, LF: 1-2 (K, 1B, RBI, SB)
2b. Kevin Zamudio, 1B: 3-3 (1B, HR, 2B, R, 2 RBI)
3a. Aramis Ademan, SS: 0-2 (K, K)
3b. Nelson Velazquez, RF: 2-2 (1B, 2B, BB)
4a. Tyler Alamo, 1B: 0-2 (F-8, K) 
4b. Jonathan Sierra, LF: 0-3 (5-3, K, K)
5a. Taylor Davis, C: NO AB
5b. Chris Pieters, PH-DH: 0-2 (K, K) 
5c. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B: 0-2 (K, 5-3)
6a. Yeiler Peguero, 3B: 0-1 (F-9)
6b. Gustavo Polanco, C  0-1 (5-3)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED 2nd TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
7a. Christian Donahue, 2B: 0-1 (3-U)
7b. Chris Singleton, CF: 1-3 (1B, F-8, F-7, R, SB)
8a. Roberto Caro, RF: 0-0 (BB) 
8b. Rafael Narea, SS: 1-2 (1B, K, 6-3, SB)
9a. Michael Cruz, DH-C-DH: 0-1 (4-6-3 DP) 
9b. Chris Carrier, PH-DH: 1-3 (K, HR, F-9, R, RBI) 
 
SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1a. Evan Marzilli, CF-DH: 0-2 (K, K)
1b. Christopher Morel, PH-DH: 0-2 (5-3, 5-3)
2a. Donnie Dewees, LF: 1-2 (3-U, 1B, SB)
2b. Eric Gonzalez, C: 0-0 (HBP)
2c. Tyler Payne, C: 1-1 (1B)
3a. Robel Garcia, 3B: 0-1 (F-7)
3b. D. J. Wilson, PH-CF: 0-3 (F-8, F-7, 4-6-3 DP)
4a. Ian Rice, C 0-0 (BB) 
4b. Brandon Hughes, PH-LF: 0-3 (K, K, F-8)
5a. Austin Upshaw, 1B: 0-1 (P-2 DP) 
5b. Eddy Julio Martinez, PH-RF: 1-3 (3-1, 1B, K)
6a. Jhonny Bethencourt, SS: 1-1 (3B)
6b. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 0-0 (BB, K)
7a. Carlos Sepulveda, 2B: 0-1 (K) 
7b. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-2 (5-4 FC, F-7)
8a. Fernando Kelli, RF: 0-1 (K) 
8b. Luis Diaz, 2B: 0-2 (1-3, 6-3)
9a. Fidel Mejia, DH: 0-1 (3-U) 
9b. Delvin Zinn, SS: 0-2 (F-9, K) 

SQUAD "A" PITCHERS
1. James Norwood: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 15 pitches (8 strikes) 
2. Cory Abbott: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2/2 GO/AO, 40 pitches (27 strikes)
3. Yovanny Cruz: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 4/3 GO/AO, 41 pitches (25 strikes) 
4. Scott Effross: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 2/1 GO/AO, 12 pitches (9 strikes) 

SQUAD "B" PITCHERS
1. Matt Swarmer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 11 pitches (7 strikes)
2. Wyatt Short: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 7 pitches (5 strikes) 
3. Ryan Kellogg: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 12 pitches (7 strikes)  
4. Zach Hedges: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 17 pitches (13 strikes) 
5. Brailyn Marquez: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1/2 GO/AO, 48 pitches (28 strikes) 
6. Faustino Carrera: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 3/2 GO/AO, 44 pitches (28 strikes) 

SQUAD "A" ERRORS
NONE 

SQUAD "B" ERRORS
NONE 

SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE
Michael Cruz: 0-1 CS 

SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE
Eric Gonzalez: 0-2 CS 

SQUAD "B" : OUTFIELD ASSIST:  
CF D. J. Wilson - Baserunner (Rafael Narea) thrown out 8-5 attempting to advance from 2nd to 3rd after F-8

WEATHER: Sunny & cloudless with temperatures in the 70's 

ATTENDANCE: 29 

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Comments

cubs day off today...no televised game currently scheduled until Friday (cubs/wsox).

this has been one of the worst television-covered cubs spring training in recent history.

supposedly the new cubs network will cover a lot more games next year.

AZ Phil: Is Richard Gallardo in camp or was he left behind in the Dominican and will arrive after spring training wraps up?

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In reply to by Cobra39

COBRA: There are no players who spent the 2018 season in the DSL at Cubs Minor League Camp, there are no 2018-19 IFA (like Richard Gallardo) at Cubs Minor League Camp, and there are even two dozen players who played in the AZL in 2018 who are not at Minor League Camp. Whether Richard Gallardo will report to Extended Spring Training or remain at the Dominican Academy remains to be seen. 

Recent comments

  • 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?

    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.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • 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.