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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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Hot Bats Produce Slugfest at Fitch Park

Rafael Morel belted a two-run HR, Ismael Mena ripped a two-run double and a single, Reggie Preciado tripled, walked, and scored a run, Jose Lopez smacked a PH RBI triple, Wally Soto laced an RBI double, and Alfonso Rivas drilled an RBI single, walked, reached base on an HBP, stole a base, and scored two runs for the Cubs, and Pedro Pineda smacked a solo HR and a triple and Jalen Greer belted an RBI triple and an RBI double for the Athletics, as the two teams played to an 8-8 tie in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Friday morning on Field # 4 at the Lew Wolff Training Complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.    

The two teams combined to hammer out twelve extra-base hits in the game. 

The game was called after seven innings of play. 

Here is the abridged box score fom the game (Cubs players only): 
CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Reggie Preciado, SS: 1-2 (3B, BB, K, R)
1b. Matt Warkentin, RF: 0-1 (E-3, R) 
2. Yeison Santana, 2B-SS: 0-3 (K, 6-3 DP, BB, K, SB)
3. Alfonso Rivas, 1B: 1-2 (1B, K, HBP, BB, 2 R, RBI, SB)
4a. Owen Caissie, LF: 1-2 (K, 1B, R)  
4b. Rafael Herrera, PH-LF: 1-2 (F-9, 1B)
5a. Rafael Morel, 3B: 1-2 (HR, K, R, 2 RBI)
5b. Juan Mora, PH-2B: 1-2 (1B, L-6, R)
6a. Felix Stevens, RF: 1-2 (F-8, 2B, R)
6b. Jose O. Lopez, PH: 1-1 (3B, RBI) 
6c. Wally Soto, C: 1-1 (2B, RBI)
7a. Ismael Mena, CF: 2-2 (1B, 2B, 2 RBI)
7b. Oswaldo Pina, PH-3B: 0-2 (K, 4-3)
8a. Miguel Fabrizio, DH: 0-2 (4-3, L-6)
8b. Shendrik Apostel, PH: 0-0 (BB) 
9a. Malcom Quintero, C: 0-0 (BB, BB, CS)
9b. Yovanny Cuevas, PH-CF: 0-1 (L-5 DP) 

CUBS PITCHERS
1. Joel Machado: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 1/0 GO/AO, 35 pitches (19 strikes) 
2. Elian Almanzar: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 16 pitches (5 strikes) 
3. Yovanny Cabrera: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0/2 GO./AO, 15 pitches (8 strikes)  
4. Andricson Salvador: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches (9 strikes) 
5. Luis Devers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 19 pitches (12 strikes)
6. Jose Moreno: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GO/AO, 28 pitches (15 strikes) 
7. Johzan Oquendo: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 0/1 GO/AO, 19 pitches (11 strikes)  

CUBS ERRORS: 2 
1. 3B Oswaldo Pina: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely)  
2. 3B Oswaldo Pina: E-5 (errant throw to 1st base allowed batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE
Malcom Quintero: 1-1 CS 

CUBS OUTFIELD ASSIST
RF Felix Stevens - batter thrown out 9-4-5 attempting to stretch double into triple 

ATTENDANCE: N/A 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperaturtes 115+ 

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Comments

Sorry if this is explained somewhere and I missed it, but who knows the exact compensation the Cubs would get if they made qualifying offers to Rizzo, Bryant, and Baez after the season, all three turned them down and they each signed with different teams? I read that the Cubs exceeded the Luxury Tax in 2020, so apparently that changes the draft pick value. Thanks in advance!

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In reply to by tim815

I doubt that whatever changes are made in the new CBA regarding compensation draft picks for losing a Qualified Player will be implemented in the 2022 draft. They might, however, remove the penalty of losing a draft pick after signing a qualified player, and that could easily be implemented in the 2022 draft. That would seem to be a demand the MLBPA would make that the MLB owners could accept. 

Other than ostensibly depressing the market value for qualified free-agents, there is really no logical reason to penalize a club for signing a qualified FA as long as the club that loses the qualified player gets a compensation draft pick. Especially since the compensation draft pick no longer has any connection to the club that signs the qualified player. (Back in the day, the compenstion pick was the signing club's forfeited draft pick).  

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In reply to by Wrigley Rat

W-RAT: Going over the CBT threshhold in 2020 but not in 2021 will not affect which draft pick a club receives if it loses a player who receives a Qualifying Offer post-2021 World Series and that player subsequently signs a major league contract with another MLB club prior to the 2022 MLB Rule 4 Draft (MLB First-Year Player Draft).

So because the Cubs will almost certainly not exceed the CBT threshold in 2021 (they are about $30M+ under the threshold right now), they will receive a compensation draft pick between the 2nd & 3rd round (after Competitive Balance Round "B") if a free-agent to whom they extend a QO (like Bryant, Baez, and/or Rizzo) declines it and the player subsequently signs a major league contract with another MLB club prior to the 2022 draft, because they will not be exceeding the CBT threshold in 2021. (It doesn't matter what their AAV payroll was in 2020).

So if all three players (Bryant, Baez, and Rizzo) receive and decline a QO post-2021 World Series and subsequently sign a major league contract with another MLB club prior to the 2022 draft, the Cubs would get three compensation draft picks (one for each player lost) slotted one right after another after another after the 2nd round and Competitive Balance Round "B" in the 2022 draft. Which slots they would actually get would depend on where they are in the master draft order and how many other clubs ahead of them in the master draft order lost a qualified player, but generally speaking, the picks would very likely be somewhere around # 75.  

Otherwise, going over the CBT threshold in the - IMMEDIATELY PREVIOUS SEASON - changes the draft pick compensation for a club like the Cubs from between the 2nd & 3rd round (after Competitive Balance Round "B") to a slot after the 4th round.

Also, going over the CBT threshold in 2020 but not in 2021 would have absolutely no bearing on the Cubs signing a post-2021 Article XX-B MLB qualified free-agent post-2021 World Series. It only would have mattered if the Cubs had signed a qualified MLB Article XX-B FA post-2020 World Series (which they did not), because they exceeded the CBT AAV threshold in 2020. If that had happened (which it did not), they would have forfeited two draft picks in the 2021 draft instead of one (their second highest and fifth highest picks, instead of just their second-highest pick). 

w.franco getting called up by TB.  he's amazing.  check him out.  agressive at the plate and on the bases (and gets away with it)...rather decent in the field.  javy baez meets ronald acuna type stuff...

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

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  • Eric S (view)

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  • 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?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    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.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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