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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is 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 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# 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 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Cubs @ Diamondbacks: Series Thread (Games 91-93)

Just before kicking off the post-All Star portion of the season, the Cubs traded their starting left fielder for an advanced A-ball first base prospect. Pederson had not proven himself integral to what middling success the Cubs had managed so far this season, and the team could conceivably improve without him. However, the Cubs were rumored to be sellers going into the All-Star break and this move lends further support. They'll continue on, for now, with remaining core players like Javy, Rizzo, Bryant, and Contreras--but we'll be watching these games knowing any of those players could be making their last appearances in Cubs blue.

The current Cubs will be taking up bat and glove against D-Backs club with the worst record in the majors. Arizona enters the series second to last in the majors wRC+ and dead last in pitching WAR with a shocking 1.0 in fWAR--a team 5.48 ERA in the DH-less league will do that. Still, things won't necessarily be easygoing for the Cubs. See below for my best guess at pitching matchups. [Edit: my guesses were wrong.]


Game 91, Friday, July 16, 8:40 pm central

CHC: RHP Kyle Hendricks (11-4, 3.77 ERA)

ARZ: LHP Madison Bumgarner (4-5, 5.73 ERA)

Despite the Cubs' struggles of late, Hendricks continues to defend an undefeated streak going back to mid May. He earned a win against the Cardinals before the break, allowing two earned runs in 6.1 innings pitched.

Bumgarner has made three starts in a row in which he's allowed at least five earned runs, exiting his last start after only two innings pitched. He's a got a seven-inning no hitter under his belt, but things have not gone smoothly for the veteran lefty.


Gamey 92, Saturday, July 17, 3:10 pm central

CHC: RHP Adbert Alzolay (4-9, 4.66 ERA)

ARZ: TBD - RHP Zac Gallen (1-4, 4.17 ERA)

Alzolay's numbers were inflated slightly in June and early July, but he hasn't had many severe ups or downs this season. The area of greatest consistency for him has been homers--giving up a couple of them every game or two, that is. Like many other pitchers, his success hinges on keeping his misses out of the zone.

The D-Backs have not announced a starter for this game. Taylor Widener started for the D-Backs on July 9th but was optioned the next day. [Zac Gallen last started on July 2. He went two innings and allowed three earned runs. It was the weakest of his nine starts this season. This will be his first career start against the Cubs.]


Game 93, Sunday, July 18, 3:10 pm central

CHC: RHP Zach Davies (5-6, 4.37 ERA)

ARZ: TBD - [RHP Caleb Smith (2-6, 4.54 ERA)]


Davies took a loss against the Cardinals, exiting after 4.1 and allowing three earned runs. It sure would be nice if he found the feel for his changeup.

[Smith has 27 appearances, nine of them starts, in 2021. He last started on July 10 when he surrendered nine(!) runs in a single inning pitched. He had another rough start in the first week of July when he allowed five earned runs. In 6 June starts he held down a 2.87 ERA, but he had very similar peripherals.]

Comments

Price it costs to turn a die hard Cardinals fan in Drew Gray into a Cub $900,000.  I don't have that type of money to change my Cardinals fan wife to a Cubs one.

kimbrel with a 0.55 ERA and 0.65 WHIP in 32.2ip with 56 Ks

dude hasn't given up a run since may 23 (runner starting inning on 2nd, extras) and hasn't given up an earned run since may 15.

if the cubs blow this trade...wtf...

I can't believe they wouldn't sign Daniel Avitia since they signed his older brother who shows like no upside other than defense away from GCU and convince his little bro to sign and pitch to him in the minors rather than at GCU.  So yeah that savings probably goes to Triandos and Avitia

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In reply to by crunch

Because Dillon Maples began his Article XIX-C Minor League Rehab Assignment on 6/26, by rule he must be reinstated from the IL no later than 7/26, unless he aggravates his injury or sustains a different injury during the course of the rehab assignment.   

With one exception, the maximum number of days a pitcher can spend on a rehab assignment is 30 days, and it's 20 days for position players. The only exception is if a pitcher or position player is rehabbing after undergoing an elbow UCL transplant (TJS), in which case the rehab assignment can be extended up to an additional 30 days (allocated in increments of ten days).

A player on an MLB IL must consent to a Minor League Rehab Assignment, and he gets to choose the minor league affiliate to which he will be assigned. Also, the player can unilaterally terminate the rehab assignment at any time, in which case he must be reinstated from the IL, as long as the player is eligible to be reinstated.   

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

And RHRP Rowan Wick (on MLB 60-day IL with an oblique strain) has been sent on an Article XIX-C Minor League Rehab Assignment at South Bend.

Wick is eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day IL, so he can decide when it's over and force the Cubs to reinstate him from the IL. However, nothing can prevent the Cubs from optioning him to the minors after he is reinstated, so (if he is smart) he should remain on the rehab assignment (and accrue MLB Service Time and get paid at the MLB rate) as long as possible and leave it up to the Cubs to decide when it's over. (Wick is on the bubble to be a Super Two for salary arbitration post-2021, so he will want to accrue as much MLB Service Time as possible over the last 2-1/2 months of the MLB regular season).  

park is like 99.9% cubs fans today.

it always gets a good cubs fan showing in ARZ, but today is off the hook slanted toward the cubs.

boog/sutcliffe is a lot smoother than jd/boog/sutcliffe.

it's not really that weird cuz boog/sut have done a ton of ESPN games together, but it's not like jd is tripping up anyone.  if anything, boog seems like the rusty cog when the trio is announcing.

Nice - and only - ninth inning rally for the Cubs. And Kimbrel locks it down - also nice. 

cubs pick up 29 year old 1st baseman frank schwindel off waivers from the A's.

rizzo in the lineup and batting leadoff today.

2 men in scoring position with 1 out...bringing in a.morgan...out of everyone in the pen.

alright then.

Not including the alotted $1,340,220 for Triandos the Cubs have an extra $869,460 extra draft pick money.  Assuming Triandos doesn't eat a lot of that $869,400 they still have a decent amount to go after the remaining handful of prep guys.

14th-rounder Frankie Scalzo signs w/@Cubs for $125k. Grand Canyon RHP, hit 97 mph w/fastball, posted 2.12 ERA in relief this spring. - Jim Callis

18th-rounder Dominic Hambley gets $200,000. 6-ft-2 HS RHP from British Columbia throws hard w/good breaking ball, control will need to improve. - Jonathan Mayo

Recent comments

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...

  • crunch (view)

    wow.  what a blown call.  go cubs, i guess.