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Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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# bats both

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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Hull and Kipp Dominate at Riverview

Haydn McGeary laced a single and an RBI double, both Nazier Mule and Anderson Suriel doubled and scored, and Nick Hull and Grant Kipp combined to hurl six innings of five-hit shutout ball with no walks and seven strikeouts, as the Cubs "Blue Squad" and the Cubs "Red Squad" played to a 2-2 tie in AZ Instructional League game action Friday morning on Field # 1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.   

The game was called after 6-1/2 innings of play.   

Carlos Sepulveda (on AAA Iowa 7-day IL) served as a DH for both squads and batted twice, going 1-2 with a single. 

Here is the box score from the game:
CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" LINEUP
1a. Ismael Mena, DH #1: 0-2 (K, K) 
1b. Nazier Mule, PH: 1-1 (2B, R)
2. Christopher Paciolla, SS: 1-3 (1B, 5-3, 5-3)
3. Rafael Morel, 3B: 1-3 (F-9, K, 1B, RBI)
4a. Carlos Sepulveda, DH #2: 1-1 (1B) 
4b. Yoanis Aleksandrov, C: 0-2 (K, K) 
5. Pedro Ramirez, CF: 0-3 (3-6 FC, 3-U, 4-3) 
6. Jefferson Rojas, 2B: 0-3 (P-6, K, P-6)
7. Anderson Suriel,1B: 1-3 (4-3, 2B, K, R)
8. Josefrailin Alcantara, RF: 0-2 (4-3, 6-3)
9. Brayan Altuve, LF: 0-2 (K, K) 
10a. David Avitia, C-DH: 1-1 (1B) 
10b. Erbin Jaque, PH: 1-1 (1B) 

CUBS "RED SQUAD" LINEUP
1. Reggie Preciado, 3B: 0-3 (K, 4-3, 4-3 DP)
2. Cristian Hernandez, SS: 0-2 (5-3, BB, K, R, SB) 
3. Andy Garriola, RF: 0-3 (K, 6-3, K) 
4. Ethan Hearn, DH #1: 0-2 (K, BB, F-7)
5. Alexis Hernandez, 2B: 1-2 (1B, K, CS) 
6. Raino Coran, LF:  0-1 (5-3, BB, R) 
7. Haydn McGeary, 1B: 2-2 (1B, 2B, RBI) 
8. Ke'Shun Collier, CF: 0-1 (K, BB, SB) 
9a. Carlos Sepulveda, DH #2: 0-1 (3-U) 
9b. Adan Sanchez, PH-C: 0-0 (BB)  
10a. Miguel Pabon, C: 0-1 (L-7) 
10b. Malcom Quintero, C-DH: 0-0 (BB)  

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" PITCHERS:
1. Grant Kipp: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GO/AO, 40 pitches (30 strikes) 
2. Kevin Valdez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 2/0 GO/AO, 44 pitches (19 strikes) 
3. Max Bain: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 1/1 GO/AO, 23 pitches (11 strikes) 

CUBS "RED SQUAD" PITCHERS:
1. Nick Hull: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 4/2 GO/AO, 37 pitches (29 strikes) 
2. Michael Arias: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 27 pitches (16 strikes)
3. Brandon Birdsell: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 29 pitches (21 strikes) 

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" ERRORS: NONE  

CUBS "RED SQUAD" ERRORS: NONE 

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" CATCHERS DEFENSE
1. David Avitia: 1-1 CS, 1 PB 
2. Yoanis Aleksandrov: 0-2 CS, 1 PB 

CUBS "RED SQUAD" OUTFIELD ASSIST
RF Andy Garriola - batter (Erbin Jaque) thrown out 9-6 attempting to stretch a single into a double 

ATTENDANCE: 10 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's 

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Comments

nick hull doesn't seem to be quite ready for corporate middle management.

how does grant kipp look?  cruddy college numbers, but vastly better summer wood bat league numbers.  odd combo.

CRUNCH: Both Nick Hull and Grant Kipp are polished college seniors and should be more than ready for South Bend in 2023. Whether their stuff will be good enough to get AA hitters out once they get there is another matter entirely (TBD). 

Both Hull and Kipp throw a high percentage of strikes (both over 75%). Hull FB 90-93, SL 82-85, and CV 78. Kipp FB  88-92, CH 80-81, SL 81-82,  CV 77-79.

Hull was an outstanding closer at GCU before his senior year when he became a SP so he could end up in the pen, and Kipp was captain of his baseball team at Yale (unusual for a pitcher) and pitched very well in the Cape Cod League prior to the Cubs signing him as a post-draft NDFA in July. 

Like Grant Kipp, 2022 10th round pick Brody McCullough got the Cubs attention with a fine Cape Cod League performance in 2022 (he was named Cape Cod League Pitcher of the Week the Saturday before the draft), and while McCullough has the higher velo FB (92-95) and hotter SL (83-85), Kipp has much better command of his repertoire and is just a better pitcher than McCullough right now. Same goes for Hull. 

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.