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40-Man Roster Info

40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus six players are on the 60-DAY IL

Last updated 10-2-2023
 
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# bats both

PITCHERS: 22
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Brad Boxberger
Ben Brown
Jose Cuas
Tyler Duffey 
Jeremiah Estrada
Shane Greene
Kyle Hendricks
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Daniel Palencia
Michael Rucker
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Marcus Stroman
Jameson Taillon
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 8
# Jeimer Candelario
Nico Hoerner
* Miles Mastrobuoni
* Matt Mervis
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom
* Jared Young

OUTFIELDERS: 8
Kevin Alcantara
* Cody Bellinger
Alexander Canario
* Pete Crow-Armstrong
Brennen Davis
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman

60-DAY IL: 6
Nick Burdi, P
Michael Fulmer, P 
Codi Heuer, P
* Brandon Hughes, P
Nick Madrigal, INF
Ethan Roberts, P
 


 

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Minor League Free-Agents

Dewees Double Triple Leads Angels/Cubs over Rangers at Riverview

Donnie Dewees smacked two triples, scored a run, and drove-in another, Yeiler Peguero laced an RBI triple (back-to-back RBI triples with Dewees in a three-run 3rd) and a single, scored a run, and knocked-in a run, Alberto Mineo doubled twice and scored a run, Ian Rice drilled a two-run single, walked, and scored a run, Jason Vosler doubled, walked, and scored a run, Eddy Julio Martinez hammered an RBI double, SP Garrett Richards (on LAA MLB 60-day DL since May with a torn elbow UCL) tossed 2-1/3 innings of perfect baseball, and the bullpen threw four innings of no-hit shutout ball to close the game out, leading the Angels/Cubs co-op team to an 8-4 victory over the Rangers in AZ Advanced Instructional League game action Monday afternoon on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.

Yeyson Yrizarri smashed a two-run double to highlight a four-run 5th inning rally and Melvin Novoa and ex-Cub Frandy de la Rosa each singled twice, walked, and scored a run for the Rangers in a losing cause.  

Here is the box score from the game (Cubs players highlighted in bold and underlined): 

RANGERS LINEUP:
1. Eric Jenkins, CF: 1-5 (F-8, K, 1B, 1-3, 4-3, R)
2a. Yeyson Yrizarri, SS: 1-2 (K, HBP, 2B, R, 2 RBI)
2b. Jonah McReynolds, SS: 0-1 (K) 
3. Charles Leblanc, 2B-DH: 1-4 (6-3, K, 1B, F-9, RBI)
4. Ti'Quan Forbes, 3B: 0-4 (6-3, K, 6-4 FC, K, RBI)
5a. Willy Diaz, 1B: 1-3 (L-8, F-8, 1B)
5b. Seth Spivey, 1B: 0-1 (P-6)
6a. Luis Mendez, LF: 0-3 (K, K, F-9)
6b. Austin O'Banion, LF: 0-1 (K)
7a. Chad Smith, RF:  0-2 (4-3, P-4)
7b. Miguel Aparicio, RF: 0-2 (3-1, 3-U)
8a. Melvin Novoa, C: 2-2 (1B, 1B, BB, R)
8b. Stephen Lohr, C: 0-1 (P-3)
9. Frandy de la Rosa, DH-2B: 2-3 (1B, 1B, 4-6-3 DP, BB, R)

ANGELS/CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Jose Briceno, C: 0-1 (6-3) 
1b. 
Yeiler Peguero, 2B-SS: 2-3 (3B, 1B, F-8, R, RBI, CS)
2. Donnie Dewees, CF: 2-4 (L-4, 3B, F-8, 3B, R, RBI)
3a. Hutton Moyer, SS: 0-2 (K, BB, L-9)
3b. Cody Ramer. 2B: 0-1 (K) 
4. Christian Villanueva, 3B-1B-3B: 1-4 (K, E-5, 1B, P-6, R)
5. Matt Thaiss, 1B-DH-1B: 1-4 (3-1, 3-6-3 DP, 1B, 3-U, R)
6. Alberto Mineo, DH-C: 2-4 (2B, F-8, K, 2B, R)
7a. Brendon Sanger, RF: 0-2 (1-3, K)
7b. Brennon Lund, RF: 1-1 (F-9 SF, 1B, R, RBI)
8a. Jason Vosler, 2B-3B: 1-1 (2B, BB, R)
8b. Ian Rice, PH-DH: 1-1 (BB, 1B, R, 2 RBI)
9. Eddy Julio Martinez, LF: 1-4 (5-3, 5-3, 2B, L-3 DP, RBI, PO) 

RANGERS PITCHERS
1. Reid Garrett: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (10 strikes) 
2. Blake Bass: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 5/1 GO/AO, 53 pitches (34 strikes) 
3. Johan Juan: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 12 pitches (8 strikes) 
4. Tyree Thompson: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 PO, 0/1 GO/AO, 18 pitches (11 strikes)
5. Peter Fairbanks: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1/3 GO/AO, 36 pitches (25 strikes) 

ANGELS/CUBS PITCHERS
1. Garrett Richards: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 24 pitches (16 strikes) 
2. Jen-Ho Tseng: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 0/2 GO/AO, 40 pitches (24 strikes) 
3. Dylan Cease: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 4/1 GO/AO, 40 pitches (24 strikes)
4. Adbert Alzolay: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 7 pitches (5 strikes)
5. Jose Paulino: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 10 pitches (8 strikes)
6. Jared Cheek: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (9 strikes)

RANGERS ERRORS: 1 
3B Ti'Quan Forbes: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

ANGELS/CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

RANGERS CATCHERS DEFENSE
1. Melvin Novoa: 1-1 CS 
2. Stephen Lohr: 1 PB 

ATTENDANCE: 13

WEATHER: Sunny and a bit breezy with temperatures in the 80's  

Comments

@TheCCO Joe Maddon said @670TheScore 11 pitchers, 14 position players more likely right now for NLDS roster due to the days off in a 5-game series

Likely to announce rotation and roster this afternoon.

Glad he kept this under wraps for so long...really pulled this out of nowhere

Maddon announces #Cubs rotation for NLDS: Lester, Hendricks, Arrieta, Lackey.

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In reply to by Rob G.

I barely care for the NLDS, but based on recent performance, I'll please take Lackey third and Arrieta fourth for the NLCS and WS. I know that's probably controversial, but like it or not, Lackey's just throwing better since the All-Star break. Plus if it's worth anything, he's a known Game 7 commodity, but to be clear I have no doubt about Arrieta in the nerves department.

this TBS feed needs more bigass bulky graphics. i can almost see the game and that's annoying.

this game is a good postseason warmup. aside from the "thrown beer" incident earlier in the game, and somewhat because of it for some people, the fans are pumping as much life into this game as the players.

Flipping between AL Wild Card game and Blackhawks vs Red Wings. 2 on with nobody out in bottom of the 9th, I'm surprised that Britton isn't in the game, even though it's a non-save situation. Only 1 ER since May with your season on the line. I'm surprised. Everybody will be questioning Showalter for not bringing Britton into the game if the Jays walk off. Luckily O'Day got out of the inning, so the Orioles avoid criticism for not bringing Britton in. If it were the Cubs, Chapman should absolutely comes in for that situation.

Time for some free playoff baseball!!!!!! Inb4 more debris gets thrown onto the field. Inb4 game ends with a Jose Bautista walk off HR and bat flip and brawl.

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil 10/03/2023 - 10:18 pm (view)

    It used to be that teams did not want to trade within their own division for PR reasons, but I don't see that with Ben Cherington in Pittsburgh or with Hoyer / Hawkins in Chicago, so the Cubs might target Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes and closer David Bednar.

    Hayes is a Gold Glove defender, a decent enough hitter (105 OPS+ in 2023), and he's under control at a VERY reasonable price ($8.75M AAV) through 2029 (with a club option for 2030). 

    Bednar is first-time salary arbitration-eligible post-2023 and under control through 2026. 

    One thing about the Cubs is that they can afford to overpay (which is what they would have to do to get both Hayes and Bednar) with a package consisting of a decent young MLB position player to replace Hayes in the lineup (like Christopher Morel, who could play LF in Pittsburgh) and prospects like outfielders Alexander Canario, Owen Caissie, or Kevin Alcantara (Pirates pick one, leaving the other two for the Cubs), a power-hitting 1B-DH like Matt Mervis or Haydn McGeary (Pirates pick one, leaving the other one for the Cubs), SS Luis Vazquez (who is MLB-ready but will never play SS in Chicago), 3B B. J. Murray (who could replace Hayes at the hot corner in Pittsburgh by 2025 if not sometime in 2024, and he obviously would be blocked in Chicago if the Cubs get Hayes), and an MLB-ready SP like Hayden Wesneski. 

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:02 pm (view)

    boog and glanville calling the PHI@MIL game on ESPN2.

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:59 pm (view)

    bellinger is my #1 want, but i fear he's the #1 want of many teams and will get crazy money + years, with the years being the big sting.  they need to replace bellinger's production if they don't get him no matter what position(s) played.

  • George Altman 10/03/2023 - 10:40 pm (view)

    I hope their top priorities are Bellinger, 2 RPs better than Fulmer/Boxberger (ideally 1 LH), and a 3B (Chapman my 1st Choice). That will put them right up to $237-257M AAV limit, but I don't see a playoff berth doing anything less.

    If they really want Alonso, Morel would be a good opening piece of that offer. 

    Unfortunately, Stroman will opt in ($23.7M) and Smyly ($11.5M) will be back. Steele, Taillon, Assad, Wicks will be rotation pieces. Would love a SP2 FA but don't see how they keep an effective offense and improve their bullpen while adding that.

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:03 pm (view)

    i cannot imagine getting a legit 3rd, whether signing or via trade, isn't the highest priority for the team.  it's almost obvious they don't see morel there.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester 10/03/2023 - 10:19 pm (view)

    I’m just hoping they have an actual 3B next year so we don’t need to worry about the M boys, Bote, and P Whiffy eating all the 3B at bats next year.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester 10/03/2023 - 10:13 pm (view)

    Willson was a OF/3B when we signed him too.

    On a less successful but still got to the show note, PJ Higgins was another college IF converted to C

  • crunch 10/03/2023 - 10:03 pm (view)

    truth...and personally, i'd give him ABs (especially at 3rd) over the 2 singles-hitting-ceiling guys that got the shot.  i'm sure he can cover the ob% and defense while surpassing the power of anything masterboney and madrigal brought to the team.

    i don't view bote as a solution at 3rd, but i find it hard to believe he couldn't outperform either of the main options they had there for a huge chunk of this season.

  • KingKongvsGodzilla 10/03/2023 - 10:47 pm (view)

    Color me impressed by this assignment for Trice right out of the draft as a convert. Seems worth following after the success of Caratini

  • Dolorous Jon Lester 10/03/2023 - 10:33 pm (view)

    Bote always has great spring trainings.