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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

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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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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Cubs vs. Reds: Series Thread (Games 74-76)

Submitted by Charlie on

The Cubs return home to take on the Cincinnati Reds in a 3-game series. See below for matchups.

Game 74, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 7:05 pm central

CHC: RHP Keegan Thompson (7-2, 3.10 ERA)

CIN: RHP Luis Castillo (2-4, 3.71 ERA)

Game 75, Wednesday, June 29, 7:05 pm central

CHC: LHP Justin Steele (2-5, 4.59 ERA)

CIN: RHP Hunter Greene (3-8, 5.66 ERA)

Game 76, Thursday, June 30, 7:05 pm central

CHC: RHP Kyle Hendricks (3-6, 4.90 ERA)

CIN: RHP Graham Ashcraft (4-1, 3.27 ERA)

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 06:06 pm

the most important series for the cubs so far this season.

it's going to be really hard, but if they can manage to lose 3 in a row they'll push their way into last place.

heyward, we're counting on you to not pull your weight.  morel, keep that slump going.  happ and contreras are liabilities, but they've proven in the past they can underperform so i got faith.  let's do this.

Submitted by Childersb3 on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 06:01 pm

Phil, can you remind us what kind of defensive skills Moises Ballesteros has behind the plate? You've definitely told us before, so I apologize about asking again.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 06:04 am

Childersb3: In terms of body type, Moises Ballesteros resembles a left-handed hitting version of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk. Looking at him you might not think he can play any sport, other than maybe sumo wrestling, or maybe nose tackle in the NFL. But Ballestros can really, really hit. He makes hard contact with a high-angle swing, takes walks, and hits home runs. He is a very slow runner.  

Behind the plate, Ballesteros has an above average arm, and while he is more athletic than you might think based on his body, his receiving needs works. He Is significantly more athletic behind the plate than fellow ACL Cubs catchers Dilan Granadillo or Ronnier Quintero, even though all three of them have almost exactly the same body type (especially Granadillo and Ballesteros, who could be twins).  

As I have said here before, Moises Ballesteros is everything the Cubs hoped Ronnier Quintero would be, but isn't. 

There is no way Ballesteros isn't one of the Cubs Top 15 prospects. I can't believe how he has been ignored everywhere but here. 

Submitted by Childersb3 on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 06:02 am

Unfortunately Phil lots of us Cubs folk just learn from you then the word is spread. Sounds like Moises has a real chance. Lefty hitting Receivers don't come around much. 

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 06:19 pm

narciso crook is with the club in the dugout.  someone's gonna get IL'd...probably heyward.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 06:02 pm

Although Michael Hermosillo is now on the 60-day IL, he can be reinstated as early as next Thursday because he has already spent 54 days on the 10-Day IL, and days spent on the 10-day or 15 day IL prior to being transferred to the 60-day IL counts toward the minimum number of days a player must spend on the 60-day IL before he can be reinstated.  

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 06:26 pm

jebus christ...

bote and hoerner colide...of course, the main target is bote's shoulder.

he's either okay or pretending to be okay, but dude has some pain on him.  he's staying in the game.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • 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.

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