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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-23-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Altuve & Ballesteros U. S. Debut a Big Hit at Salt River Fields

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Brayan Altuve (Cubs 2019 IFA signing - $1M bonus) drilled a game-tying RBI single in his first U. S. AB in the top of third inning and belted a two-run triple off the left-centerfield wall and scored a run in a four run fifth, Luis Verdugo drilled RBI singles in consecutive innings (one in the fourth and one in the fifth), Kevin Alcantara (acquired from the Yankees in the Anthony Rizzo trade) singled twice, scored a run, and drove-in another, Cubs 2021 4th round draft pick Christian Franklin singled twice, walked, and scored a run, Matt Mervis singled twice and scored a run, Cubs 2021 2nd round pick James Triantos singled, walked, and scored a run, Moises Ballesteros (Cubs 2021 IFA signing - $1.5M bonus) clubbed a PH double into the RF corner in his first U. S. AB, and Cubs 2021 9th round pick LHP Chase Watkins fired three innings of one-hit no-run ball out of the pen, helping the Cubs defeat the Rockies 7-3 in AZ Instructional League game action Monday afternoon on Dust Storm Field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick east of Scottsdale. AZ. 

Ezequiel Tovar tripled and scored in the bottom of the first inning and belted a two-run HR in the bottom of the third to account for all of the Rockies runs. 

The game was called after 8-1/2 innings of play. 

Here is the abridged box score frrom the game (Cubs players only): 
CUBS LINEUP:
1. James Triantos Jr, 3B: 1-4 (K, BB, 1B, 5-4-3 DP, 5-U FC, R, PO) 
2. Ed Howard IV, SS: 0-4 (K, L-9, BB, K, K, R)
3a. Owen Caissie, LF: 0-1 (K) 
3b. Brayan Altuve, LF: 2-4 (1B, 3B, K, K, R, 3 RBI)
4a. Kevin Alcantara, RF-DH: 2-3 (1B, P-4, 1B, R, RBI)
4b. Moises Ballesteros, PH-DH: 1-2 (2B, K)
5. Christian Franklin, CF: 2-3 (1B, 1B, BB, 6-3, R)
6a. Pablo Aliendo, C: 1-3 (F-8, 2B, K, R)
6b. Casey Opitz, C: 0-1 (6-3)
7. Luis Verdugo, DH-RF: 2-4 (F-9, 1B, 1B, L-5, 2 RBI)
8. Christian Olivo, 2B: 1-3 (L-8, F-9 SF, 6-4-3 DP, 1B, RBI)
9. Matt Mervis, 1B: 2-4 (1B, 3-6-3 DP, 1B, K, R)

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Bailey Horn: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 7/1 GO/AO, 32 pitches (26 strikes) 
2. Tyler Schlaffer: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GO/AO, 22 pitches (15 strikes)
3. Chase Watkins: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 2/4 GO/AO, 40 pitches (27 strikes)  

CUBS ERRORS: 1 
2B Christian Olivo: E-4 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely)

ATTENDANCE: 11 

WEATHER: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 90's 

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James Triantos
Christian Franklin
Luis Verdugo
Matt Mervis
Chase Watkins

Comments

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Submitted by First.Pitch.120 on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:39 am

If I was on a team w/ Schwarber, I would rub his head for good luck before every PA... I don't know, he just looks like he has a very rubbable head.  I don't even get hating on his defense... not loving, sure. The routes & range were suspect, but the arm PLAYED & he seemed to play the ball well enough on the ground. 

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:48 am

even with knocks on the D, none of it was laziness or lack of trying to get better and that's all you can ask for if a manager/team chooses to march him out there.

BOS playing him at 1st was/is a similar level of "this dude is a DH"

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:10 pm

AFL cubbies...rankings are MLB cubs system rankings.

Cubs (Mesa): Caleb Kilian, RHP (No. 14); Ryan Jensen, RHP (No. 15); Nelson Velazquez, OF (No. 29); Danis Correa, RHP; Brendon Little, LHP; Luis Vazquez, SS; Andy Weber, SS

meh.  at least kilian is there, but the rest of the list doesn't interest me too much.  i still don't understand why kilian is ranked so low on the cubs system ranking.

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Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:19 pm

I'm intrigued by Kilian but the knock I've read on him is he doesn't currently have a MLB level "out" pitch.

I am interested to see Jensen and Velazquez. Little if he pitches well enough will likely be a AAA-MLB shuttle guy next year

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:11 pm

unless there was a trade, he's a minor leaguer for MIA...probably a mistake from the writer i copy/pasted

...yeah, totally a mistake (not updated yet on the mlb.com article).  he's listed on MIA's twitter feed as being named to their AFL roster.  i've deleted his name from the post above.

Submitted by Hagsag on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:24 pm

Gotcha

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  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

  • crunch (view)

    busch is having a really intense k-filled mini slump.  he deserves better after coming back to wrigley after that hot road trip.

  • crunch (view)

    i know alzolay isn't having a great time right now, but i trust hector "ball 4" neris even less than alzolay based on what i've seen coming out of their arms.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Neris reminds me of Don “Full Pack” Stanhouse.

  • Eric S (view)

    Happ, Busch, Dansby and Madrigal have a combined 25 runners left on base through 7 innings, with Busch accounting for 9 of those.  Seems like a lot. 

  • crunch (view)

    PCA finally gets a hit!  2r HR!!!

  • Charlie (view)

    They certainly could be coupled. It could also be the case that a team needs good players at the heart of the team and if they are not coming from one source (development) they have to be sought out elsewhere. I don't see the evidence needed to infer the cause. 

  • crunch (view)

    bases loaded for the cubs, 0 out...and no runs score.

    cubbery.

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