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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: 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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Nwolverine Nwogu Nwonderful at Talking Stick

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Jordan Nwogu, singled, doubled, tripled, scored two runs, drove-in another, and made a diving catch in LF, Yonathan Perlaza singled twice and scored a run, and Manuel Espinoza hurled three innings of perfect baseball, as the Cubs cruised past the Diamondbacks 6-2 in AZ Instructional League game action Wednesday afternoon on Whirlwind Field at Salt Rivers Fields at Talking Stick east of Scottsdale, AZ.   

Kristian Robinson drilled an RBI double for the D'backs in a losing cause. 

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only):  

CUBS LINEUP: 
1a. Yohendrick Pinango, RF: 1-2 (6-3, 1B, RBI)
1b. Yonathan Perlaza, PR-RF: 2-2 (1B, 1B, R, CS)
2a. Bryce Windham, C: 1-3 (4-3, 6-3, 1B, R)
2b. Cam Balego, C: 0-1 (6-4-3 DP)
3. Jordan Nwogu, LF: 3-4 (1B, 3B, 2B, K, 2 R, RBI). 
4. Ethan Hearn, DH: 0-3 (K, F-8,  F-8 SF, K, RBI)
5. Matt Mervis, 1B: 0-3 (K, 4-3, F-9 SF, K, RBI)
6. Rafael Morel, 3B: 1-4 (K, 1B, L-5, 6-3, R)
7. Kevin Made, SS: 1-3 (K, 1B, K)
8. Luis Vazquez, 2B: 1-3 (6-3, 1B, K) 
9. Jacob Wetzel, CF: 1-3 (1B, 6-3, 1-3, R, SB)

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Manuel Rodriguez: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB , 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (15 strikes) 
2. Manuel Espinoza,: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 4/5 GO/AO, 30 pitches (21 strikes) 
3. Erling Moreno: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 2/1 GO/AO, 32 pitches (18 strikes)
4. Ben Leeper: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP,  0/2 GO/AO, 28 pitches (17 strikes)

CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

ATTENDANCE: N/A 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 70's 

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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:41 am

There are going to be a lot of high-profile arbitration-eligible non-tenders on December 2nd as well, and there will not be much of a trade market for high-priced players during the off-season, either. 

I also would expect clubs to be reluctant to extend Qualifying Offers to free-agents on Sunday and I would not expect most post-2020 free-agents to sign until it is determined whether there will be a 2021 season and/or if fans will be allowed to attend games in a normal fashion, because owners are not going to want to pay players "2019/2020 money" if the stadiums are only half-full. There will probably be lots of one-year contracts with complicated performance bonuses. 

So I expect the "hot stove" will be fairly cool for the next few months (at least up until the start of Spring Training, presuming there even is a Spring Training). 

And I would be very surprised if there is traditional minor league baseball in 2021. I expect a delayed start (April) to Minor League Camp (minor league Spring Training) after MLB clubs break camp, with most minor league players (AA, Hi-A, Lo-A, and Rookie) remaining in the Spring Training facilities in Arizona and Florida for most if not all of 2021.

The MLB 40-man roster and a larger number of minor league NRI than typical (possibly as many as 40 players) will be at MLB Spring Training in February & March, with only the most advanced and/or MLB-ready minor leaguers (the de facto AAA squad) likely playing outside of the Spring Training facility once the MLB season starts.

But they can't have an Alternate Training Site / Practice Squad playing just intrasquad "sim" games for an entire season like they did in the truncated 2020 season. The ATS practice squads will need to play other organizations (probably the nearest other ATS sites, maybe grouped in a foursome).  

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:36 pm

but, but, but we're rounding the corner. The vaccine is warming up in the bullpen. Tucker's missing email package from Rudy is just lost in the mail. There are no pee-pee tapes. Corona, corona, corona. I like beer.   ...and the DeutchBank will just forgive billions of MLB owner's debt if they ask nicely. How are the Russian minor leagues looking this year Phil?

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:43 pm

76 yr old Tony LaRussa to manage the W/Sox. Reinsdorf decision over objections. 

Poor Rick Renteria. History repeats itself, NOPE. This won't end well (except for bring your dog day).

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:03 am

KBO (korea) ends their season tomorrow.

a.russell started off hot, but severely cooled off to a .253/.317/.336 slash (not counting today's game).  if he comes back to the US (and finds a team that wants to sign him), it should be rather cheap.

Submitted by K Dub on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:56 am

PHIL: How is Kevin Made's last name pronounced? Is it mah-day? Or like it's spelled - made? Thanks!

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:33 pm

"Jon Lester said in an interview on SiriusXM Friday that he's had conversations with president of baseball operations Theo Epstein "about getting something done, coming back and being a part of the organization." "

ummm...how about no?  i mean, thanks for those 3 good seasons in your first 4 years as a cub...but after those last 2...yeah...no.

also, the cubs claimed 2nd/3rd max schrock off waivers from STL (no power, bit of speed, slow to react in the IF even though the glove isn't bad).  meh.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • 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.

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