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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

Last updated 4-24-2024
 
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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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs @ Rangers: Game Thread (Game 2)

Submitted by Charlie on

The Cubs resume their 2024 campaign following a day off in which to MRI Justin Steele's left hamstring and to process the bottom of the 10th loss to the Rangers. Kyle Hendricks brings his veteran wiles to bear against the Texas Rangers in game two of the season. 

2023 was a solid rebound for the longest tenured Cub. He put up a sub-4 ERA following two seasons marred by injury and diminished results. He also kept the ball in play more often and decreased his walk rate but posted the lowest strikeout rate he's had outside of his 13-game debut season. With Steele soon to join Taillon in the IL and the Cubs already dipping into their rotation depth, they could really use some vintage Hendricks in the early going. 

Lefty Cody Bradford gets the start for the Rangers. He debuted in 2023, making eight starts and 12 relief appearances adding up to a 5.30 ERA in 56 innings pitched. Like the veteran he'll be opposing, Bradford is a command first pitcher whose best pitch is a changeup. He's been a fairly extreme flyball pitcher in both the minors and majors so far. 

Join us for game two of the regular season this Saturday, March 30, at 6:05 pm central.

Tags
2024 game thread
Kyle Hendricks
Justin Steele

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 03:29 pm

he's a player's player and a lot of teams would take him on a single-season option at that price.

i think a lot of us were hoping he'd be traded, but the cubs quickly signaled they wanted him around.  i'm rooting for him, but i was hoping he would have been shifted, even for a mid-level return.

he's late-career dan haren on his best days the past few years.  meh.

Submitted by Childersb3 on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 03:57 pm

I think Kyle got a 16mil club option. And Jed gave him that directly after Stro opted out.

I (as well as many others) were hoping for Kyle to go via FA or trade along with Smyly.

That could've cleared over 20mil (probably would've had to send some cash along with Smyly).

Oh well. Let's hope they can both keep their ERAs under 4.50

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 03:01 pm

jd isn't a doctor, but he just said steele is expected to be out "at least through the month of april."

ow.  evidently this is based on comments by counsell to the press pre-game.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 03/30/2024 - 03:22 pm

liner off the glove of morel with bases loaded and 0 outs...following a similar one (hit harder) clanking off swanson...

cubbery.

...and another run in after clanking one off ben brown's leg.

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  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    and morel is injured...nice.

    morel trying to play LF from 3rd...runs into canario while leaping and comes down ribs/arm-first.

    hopefully he sticks around to finish this terrible game, or at least is going to avoid the IL.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Amen to that last point!

  • crunch (view)

    jeez...

    0.2ip 3h 1bb 1k, 2 HBP, 1 WP...5 r/er

  • crunch (view)

    uhh...8m manager...do 8m worth of managing.

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