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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   

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

Last updated 4-27-2024
 
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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
* 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
 





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Cubs @ Cardinals: Series Thread (Games 94-97)

The Cubs and the Cardinals have their final meeting before the 2021 trade deadline--with the Cubs looking to become big-time sellers and the at this point stubbornly holding on to potential free agents (Molina, Wainwright, Miller, and Kim). They'll start the series tied and nine full games behind the Brewers, two behind the Reds. The Wild Card outlook is not much better. See below for the projected matchups (to-be updated when possible).


Game 94, Monday, July 19, 7:15 pm central

CHC: RHP Alec Mills (4-2, 4.84 ERA)

STL: RHP Jake Woodford (1-1, 4.62 ERA)

Mills earned a win before the break despite allowing three earned runs to the Phillies. He went 5.2 and stuck out five hitters. Since subbing into the rotation on June 15, he's had a 3.65 ERA, struck out more than a batter per inning, and kept his walk rate under 3 per nine innings. Matt Carpenter is 3-8 off of him with two homers, and Tommy Edman is 6-7.

Jake Woodford is set to transition from the bullpen to the rotation for his first start in 2021. He's made 17 relief appearances St. Louis this season and three starts at AAA. He featured an average all around four pitch mix and relatively high walk rates this season. In 55 plate appearances this season, lefties have a significant advantage, batting over .300 and slugging over .600 off of the righty.


Game 95, Tuesday, July 20, 7:15 pm central

CHC: RHP Trevor Williams (3-2, 5.51 ERA)

STL: TBD

Trevor Williams has made on appearance since returning from the IL, a 3.2 inning relief appearance in which he allowed seven runs, three earned, to the Phillies. He's had inconsistent command and inconsistent results throughout the first two months of the season prior to his appendectomy. The strikeouts have been there, but he's also missed in the zone and gotten hit very hard at times, leading to a .353 BABIP and a high homerun rate.

The Cardinals could potentially recall Johan Oviedo, although the top prospect has struggled in the majors this year and even had a bit of a shouting match with an opposing hitter a couple of weeks back.


Game 96, Wednesday, July 21, 7:15 pm central

CHC: RHP Kyle Hendricks (12-4, 3.65 ERA)

STL: RHP Adam Wainwright (7-6, 3.61 ERA)

This one is the classic Cubs vs. Cards matchup. Hendricks has won 10 of his last 12 and twice has not earned a decision. Going back to May 16, he's held an ERA of 2.48 and a walk rate of only 1.53 per nine innings. His homerun rate during that time is just a touch over one per nine innings. No Cardinals have truly feasted off of Hendricks, although he has not fully nullified Arenado or Goldschmidt. Adam Wainwright is one for two off the righty with a double.

Wainwright took a loss to the Giants on July 16, giving up four earned runs including two homers over six innings. He did, however, strike out seven and allowed five hits and one walk in that time. Ian Happ is 8-17 with four homeruns off of him while Javy is 5-32 with 11 strikeouts.


Game 97, Thursday, July 22, 7:15 pm central

CHC: RHP Adbert Alzolay (4-9, 4.59 ERA)

STL: LHP Kwang Hyun Kim (5-5, 2.87 ERA)

Alzolay didn't look fully in command in his last start, but he muddled through five innings allowing two earned runs. He collected a season-low two strikeouts. He's made only one career start against the Cardinals before this.

Kwang Hyun Kim has made three scoreless starts in a row and has totaled 19 innings in that time. One of those starts was against the Cubs, when he struck out seven over six innings. Lefties have really struggled off of Kim both this season and across his MLB career.

Comments

This pitching staff except Hendricks was put together with spit and glue. Now it's time to send them to the glue factory. Not a Gaylord Perry reference either. 

k.bryant out in LF doing full-extension diving catches for spectacular outs and we're over here hoping the team can trade him for something of value.  we don't need the IL right now, dude.

ross should bench his ass (not really).

Even as the last 6 weeks of Cub baseball have sucked, there will always  be room for a  come from behind,  6 run,  9th inning winning rally vs the Cardinals.

15th Rd - BJ Murray signs for $125,000, 17th rd Christian Olivio $75,000.  Neither affecting Cubs money pool.  Cubs still have positive $794,460 not including the alotted money for 2nd rd James Triados.  Other than the 2 that said no right away, only 2nd - Triados (HS), 16th Leigh (NCAA), both expected to sign, and 19rd Avitia (HS) and 20th Cunningham (HS)  both have given no indicition either way are unsigned

6 pitches in...alzolay gives up a homer.

phew.  man.

19 homers, 16 to lefties (#19 was to a lefty, too).

d.maples hits e.sosa in the skull (helmet) with a 95mph fb.  he's up and walking, but he got smacked hard.  if this was boxing he would have been down for a few 10-counts.

i can't believe they're letting him stay in the game.  boog really can't believe it.

cards take 3 of 4.

cubs 47-50 and firmly in 4th place.

cubs take on arizona next.  they're on a 4 game winning streak, bringing them to 30 wins on the season.

2nd Rd - James Triandos signs for $2.1 MIL overslot of $823,600.  Leaves the Cubs $5,070 left in bonus pool with 19th and 20th rd unsigned

seems unfair to even celebrate a win over ARZ, but it was good to straight up squash a team again.

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Open 40 man spot might see the return of CJ. He’s been okay in Iowa. Teheran has been rocked in his starts this year. SSS of course.

    Wouldn’t be shocked seeing another 40 man spot open with Brewer losing his spot.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Word is that Counsell thought Mervis and Wisdom got too much work in yesterday so it will be Wesneski.

  • crunch (view)

    no days off til may 9th.  moves may happen if the pen gets too worked tomorrow.

  • Cubster (view)

    On top of all that…Wicks scratched for Sunday due to “forearm soreness.” Bullpen day again starting with Mervis or Wisdom (or Wesn).

  • crunch (view)

    "Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."

  • crunch (view)

    rsox putting pablo reyes up to pitch...an infielder...cranking 70+mph stuff.

    ...and of course he gets out of it with no runs scored...that kind of day for the cubs.

  • crunch (view)

    ...and wisdom replaces mervis on the mound to try to get the last out.

    busch is at 3rd, but i wouldn't read too much into that.

    wisdom's thrown a couple in the 80s (one of them 88mph), but both missed the strike zone badly.

  • crunch (view)

    matt mervis is no david ross on the mound.

    cubs run differential getting destroyed.

  • crunch (view)

    matt mervis pitching...wisdom replaces morel at 3rd.

    he's featuring some high-50s thunder on the fastball.

    through 15 pitches, he's straight up throwing BP...all mid-high 50s lobs.  no way he's going to jose canseco himself out of a job.

    on pitch 21 he railed a 75mph fastball missing high on a 0-1 count.  ha.

  • crunch (view)

    he's hugging canario in the dugout cuz morel will shrivel up and die if he doesn't hug at least a dozen people a day.