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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

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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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Bain & Gonzalez Shut the Door at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Cristian Hernandez and Andy Garriola stroked run-scoring singles to highlight a three-run third and Max Bain and Yoendris Gonzalez combined to hurl four innings of no run / no hit ball, as the Cubs "Red Squad" blanked the Cubs "Blue Squad" 3-0 in AZ Instructional League intrasquad game action Tuesday morning on Field # 6 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  
Because Cubs 2nd round pick Jackson Ferris and 4th round pick Nazier Mule threw one inning each of "live" BP on Field # 5 instead of throwing in the game, the intrasquad game was cut-back from what was to have been a five inning contest to a four inning affair. 

Here is the box score from the game: 

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" LINEUP:
1. Ismael Mena, CF: 0-1 (4-3, BB, SB) 
2. Pedro Ramirez, 2B: 0-2 (6-3, L-6 DP) 
3a. Christopher Paciolla, SS-DH: 0-1 (6-3)
3b. Yoanis Aleksandrov, PH: 0-1 (K) 
4. Rafael Morel, 3B: 0-1 (3-U) 
5a. Josefrailin Alcantara, DH: 0-1 (K) 
5b. Christian Olivo, SS: NO AB 
6. Anderson Suriel, 1B: 0-1 (K) 
7a. David Avitia, C: 0-1 (K) 
7b. Adan Sanchez, C: NO AB 
8. Erbin Jaque, RF: 0-1 (4-3)  
9. Brayan Altuve, LF: 0-1 (F-9) 

CUBS "RED SQUAD" LINEUP:
1. James Triantos, 2B: 0-1 (K, BB, R) 
2. Reggie Preciado, DH: 0-2 (K, 4-3, RBI) 
3. Cristian Hernandez, SS: 1-2 (K, 1B, RBI)  
4. Andy Garriola, LF: 1-2 (F-9, 1B, RBI) 
5. Alexis Hernandez, 3B: 1-2 (1B, K, CS)
6. Miguel Pabon, C: 2-2 (1B, 1B)  
7. Moises Ballesteros, 1B: 0-2 (4-3, F-7) 
8. Raino Coran, RF: 0-0 (BB, R, SB) 
9. Cristian More, CF: 0-0 (BB, R) 

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" PITCHERS: 
1. Michael McAvene: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 12 pitches (9 strikes) 
2. Carlos Garcia: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 37 pitches (16 strikes) 
3. Eligio Paredes: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 20 pitches (13 strikes)

CUBS "RED SQUAD" PITCHERS: 
1. Max Bain: 1.1 IP: 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 4/0 GO/AO, 15 pitches (7 strikes) 
2. Yoendris Gonzalez: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 32 pitches (19 strikes) 

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" ERRORS: NONE 

CUBS "RED SQUAD" ERRORS: NONE 

CUBS "BLUE SQUAD" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
David Avitia: 1-2 CS 

CUBS "RED SQUAD" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Miguel Pabon: 0-1 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 8 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's 

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"Just because it isn'r official doesn't mean it didn't happen" 

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Comments

Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 10:55 am

AZ Phil, how did Bain look? He had a pretty tough year results wise after coming out of nowhere last year.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 10:48 pm

DJL: So far Max Bain has thrown three innings in instructs intrasquad games and has not allowed a hit or a run. He's been getting weak contact ground balls. Also a couple of strikeouts (both swinging), and a couple of walks. Problem is only 47% strikes. He can't get away with that at AA. Guys at AA don't chase as much as they do in A-ball. 

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:06 pm

boog and doug glanville working the CLE series in the postseason for ESPN.

also, thanks MLB for cash-grabbing the playoffs to a format many people have left behind, especially younger people, cable TV.

the slew of games happening at noon EST is icing on the cake.  ESPN hasn't cared about baseball in years, but they bid a few more 100 grand than someone else, so...yeah...

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Submitted by Dolorous Jon Lester on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:15 pm

So true. It's such a shame. I didn't realize it until you posted this but it made me realize I won't be able to watch the playoffs unless I buy in more on tv options, and without Cub involvement.... eh, I probably won't bother. I'm sure I'm not alone in that, but I'm equally sure MLB doesn't care because they're swimming in cash.

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 10:03 pm

my main problem is the massive amount of people in the younger demographic(s) that don't mess with cable.  this wasn't that much of an issue 5-10 years ago, but especially since 2015 there's been a huge decline of younger adults having cable.

i have Sling streaming cable for news + Bloomberg + stuff the wife likes so it doesn't effect me.  i grew up with cable and had it most of my life, but i'm happy enough with limited option streaming for $35/month.

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Submitted by Mornington Crescent on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 10:46 pm

This is in a nutshell what I've been thinking.

I read a business report about 2014-15 that said that about 40 thousand people a month were cutting cable, and that it was sports programming that was keeping cable going.

I have Sling also (plus the Hollywood add on), and with them, the two main subscription offers are the Disney group (including ESPN), or the Fox group, so watching the playoffs requires switching between the two or getting the full suite which costs more than the $35 of either one.  So you really have to be a dedicated rather than a casual viewer to pick up the whole thing.

The money is in the local game, so they don't care.

 

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/08/2022 - 10:40 am

i switch between the two.  it's the best not-boldly-advertised perk of Sling.  you can switch between orange/blue with 0 extra charge or wait between switches.  as long as you're willing to log into your account settings to make the switch, you basically have full access to both tiers (though you can only have 1 feed going at a time with orange).

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 10:19 pm

STL blowing a lead with 1 out in the top of the 9th, up by 2 to down by 4.  nice.

it's @STL and fans are streaming out.  so nice.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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