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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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Hot Bats Produce Slugfest at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

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

Submitted by Wrigley Rat on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 06:04 pm

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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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 06:50 pm

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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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 06:22 pm

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). 

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 06:32 pm

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

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

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