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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

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
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 vs. Brewers: Series Thread (Games 16-19)

Submitted by Charlie on

The Cubs start a 4-game home series with the second most wins and the best winning percentage in baseball. These 4 games give them a chance to add to their substantial early season lead in the division and to continue to beat up on their division rival, the Brewers.
Game 16, Thursday, Aug. 13

CHC: RHP Yu Darvish (2-1, 2.12 ERA)

MIL: LHP Brett Anderson (0-1, 5.40 ERA)

Yu Darvish was awesome in game one of the series and helped the Cubs to a 13-3 record. He earned his third win.

Game 17, Friday, Aug. 14

CHC: RHP Tyler Chatwood (2-1, 5.40 ERA)

MIL: RHP Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 2.53 ERA)

After two very strong starts to open the season, Chatwood did not have his good stuff in the third. He allowed 8 earned runs in only 2.1 innings to Kansas City. The good news was that he did not walk anybody. The bad news was that he allowed 11 hits including 2 homeruns.

Woodruff has allowed no more than 2 earned runs in each of his 4 starts so far, including a loss to the Cubs on July 24.

Game 18, Saturday, Aug. 15

CHC: RHP Alec Mills (2-0, 1.38 ERA)

MIL: RHP  Adrian Houser (1-1, 2.65 ERA)

Mills missed his last opportunity to pitch due to the Cardinals layoff. He'll be pitching for the first time in 11 days. He has kept run scoring to a minimum in his first two stats by mixing speeds and inducing weak contact. His performance filling in for Quintana is a big part of the tremendous start to 2020.

After two sterling performances to start the season, Houser lost his last start to Minnesota. He allowed 4 earned runs in 5 innings on 6 hits including a homerun.

Game 19, Sunday, Aug. 16

CHC: LHP Jon Lester (2-0, 1.06 ERA)

MIL: RHP Josh Linblom (1-0, 5.68 ERA)

Lester continued a streak of solid performances to start the season by holding Cleveland to one run in six innings. All three of his starts have approached masterful, lacking only duration to break into that next level. His strikeout rate has been low so far this year, but he has held opponents to only 7 hits in 17 innings.

Remember Josh Lindblom? He's back after two seasons in the KBO, now preparing for his 118th MLB appearance and 10th MLB start. So far this season he has struck out 20 batters but managed only 12.2 innings in three starts. He's also sported a 1.58 WHIP in that time and allowed 4 homeruns.


Following the series, the Cubs plan to continue the home stand with games against the Cardinals.

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Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 08:15 pm

Brewers Game 1: KB (LF), Rizzo, Javy, Willson (DH), Happ, Bote (3B), Souza (RF), Nico, Caratini, Darvish

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Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 08:17 pm

Well, shoot.

Here we go again: Nico, Rizzo, Javy, Willson, Schwarber (LF), Happ, Bote, Souza, Caratini

Not thrilled with Nico leading off when the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history was available but whatever 

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Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 08:05 pm

Updated Bullpen tiers:

Tier 1 (Closer/Firemen)

Wick and Jeffress (interchangeable)

Tier 2 (Preferred Setup roles)

Tepera, Sadler, Rea (!)

Tier 3 (Face lefties exclusively if possible)

Ryan (has to get that fastball out of mid-80s or head to South Bend)

Winkler 

Tier 4 (Long man innings eater)

Underwood 

Tier 10 (reserved for use when either up or down by 10+ runs)

Kimbrel

I think that covers it?

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 08:22 pm

this team is amazing.  i want more than 60 games of this.  darvish since mid-season last year has been great stuff.

also, wick got to close.  kimbrel hasn't worked in quite a while.

Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 08:16 pm

Managerial change making a difference I think. Hopefully the changes to the amateur scouting department also bears fruit

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 08:06 pm

"Chicago Cubs  @Cubs
Our Aug. 7-9 series at St. Louis has been rescheduled as three 7-inning doubleheaders at Wrigley Field.

#Cubs will be home team for Game 1. Cardinals home team for Game 2."

Submitted by Eric S on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 08:20 pm

Brewers Game 2: Happ, Rizzo, Javy, Schwarber, Willson, JHey, Bote, Kipnis (DH), Nico, Chatwood 

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Submitted by Eric S on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 08:12 pm

Yet again another change to the starting lineup as Chatwood has been pulled due to mid-back tightnes. Mills to start instead - no word on who will start tomorrow 

Not the best timing with the five game series in three days coming up with the Cards - perhaps Quintana will be ready to roll by then. 

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Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:04 am

On the one hand I bet he'd prefer to start so it's nice he's getting the chance. On the other, he didn't look all that impressive in spring training 1.0 stretched out to start and has looked much more like a big leaguer in the small sample we've seen of him out of the bullpen.

I do wonder who we are going to call up to eat innings for our "save the Cardinals" series. I'm thinking Alzolay, maybe Cotton?

Submitted by Cubster on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 08:48 pm

Hoerner and Happ both walk in the 5th (entire inning has had deep counts), a sequence of beauty (if you are into RBI walks). Then Rizzo unloads (I kid, a bloop single for another run). Woodruff gone after no-hitter thru 4.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 08:15 pm

starlin castro (WAS) broke his wrist diving for a ball @2nd.  he's in the 1st year of a 2 year deal for them.

i low key want the dude to get 3000 hits so the HOF voters can be confused as hell about whether they should let an average-D, low ob%, low-WAR, slap hitting guy who has 3000 hits in or not...1634 currently...long shot given his skill set and expected natural decline.

seems like he's been around forever (2010), but he only turned 30 this year.

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Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:33 am

Very good and thanks - high rising fastballs certainly beat middle-middle ones that we've seen far too many of. Read an article where the Cubs were "suggesting" to Kimbrel that he stop throwing a change up that he's been tinkering with (but not actually using in games) - that it was screwing up his deliveries for his bread and butter pitches.  Maybe they're getting somewhere with this. 

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:48 am

Another Cincy Red player has tested positive for cv per Ken Rosenthal. Pirates-Reds game today is probably going to be canceled.

The Cubs don't play the Reds again until 8-28.

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:37 am

Poor Pirates didn't play a series earlier this week with the Cardinals because of COVID - sucks. 

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:45 pm

Rizzo has the homer but Schwarber worked a great at bat drawing a walk with two outs which set up what could have been a big inning - at least Happ got the run scoring double.

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:28 pm

Quality outing by Rea - had not been stretched out and got into fourth inning, responsible for two runs allowed with one man still on base when he left. 

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:10 pm

Looks like Underwood will be pitching in this game. Saddler needs to get his 💩 in order stat

Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:14 pm

Man our bullpen is trash. Even our "better" guys aren't very good. Sadler, Tepera, Ryan, etc

Also, Orlando Arcia I feel has become a Cub killer. Its a shame because Orlando Arcia is a pretty crappy player except when he plays the Cubs.

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:05 pm

Well, I guess if you steal second base with two outs in the bottom of the 8th you're looking pretty smart. Or not

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:46 pm

sigh.

2 games of huge tease with losses.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 08:14 pm

hours later mark grace is still trending up/down on twitter because of his ex-wife/dingbat story.

i don't think they fully understand that relationship, but here we are.

Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 08:38 pm

Chatwood to IL, Jason Adam selected, Cotton DFA.

The Cotton DFA is a little bit surprising, given we're going to need innings this week. Shortens our SP depth even further, too.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 08:27 pm

el mago indeed...

if it wasn't for slo-mo replay he would have had a wtf safe call sliding into 1st...almost got it...

also, this entire series has been torture.

Submitted by Eric S on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 08:44 pm

Counsell/Brewers have had the Cubs number for a few years now.

The silver lining from this series? Craig freaking Kimbrel

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  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

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