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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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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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Heath Bars Cubs from Victory at Riverview

Nick Heath belted a HR on the first pitch of the game, led-off the inning with a triple and scored in the 4th, and walked, stole 2nd base, and scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the 8th, Junior Franco smacked a two-run triple in the 6th, Ben DeLuzio laced the two-out 8th inning RBI triple that drove-in Heath with the deciding run,.and SP Jean Marcelino hurled 2.2 IP of one-hit ball, helping the Diamondbacks edge the Cubs 6-5 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Thursday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.   

The game was called after eight innings of play. 

Heath is on the AAA Reno 7-day IL and is on a rehab assignment at EXST. 

Felix Stevens blasted a game-tying three-run HR over the scoreboard in left-centerfield in the 7th, and SP Tyler Schlaffer tossed four innings of two-hit ball for the Cubs in a losing cause. (The two hits surrendered by Schlaffer were the Nick Heath HR in the top of the 1st and the Nick Heath lead-off triple in the top of the 4th). The Stevens HR was his second dinger in four EXST games, and both were moon shots.  

In 13 PA over the course of the Cubs first four EXST games, Owen Caissie has reached base ten times (four doubles, three singles, and three walks), and there was nothing cheap-o about any of the hits, either.   

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only): 

CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Yeison Santana, SS: 0-2 (4-3, BB, K)
1b. Oswaldo Pina, SS: 0-2 (K, 6-3)
2a. Reggie Preciado, 3B: 0-1 (BB, 5-4-3 DP, R) 
2b. Shendrik Apostel, PH-3B: 0-0 (BB, BB, 2 R) 
3a. Alfonso Rivas, 1B-DH: 0-0 (BB, BB) 
3b. Wally Soto, PH-DH: 1-2 (K, 2B, R)
4a. Owen Caissie, RF: 1-1 (BB, 1B) 
4b. Felix Stevens, PH-RF: 1-2 (E-7, HR, R, 3 RBI) 
5a. Rafael Morel, 2B: 0-0 (HBP, BB, RBI, PO) 
5b. Juan Mora, PH-2B: 0-1 (BB, F-9)
6. Matt Warkentin, DH-1B: 0-4 (K, K, L-7, 5-3)
7a. Ismael Mena, CF: 0-2 (3-U, K) 
7b. Jose O. Lopez, CF: 0-2 (F-9, 4-3)
8a. Yovanny Cuevas, LF: 0-2 (6-3, K) 
8b. Rafael Herrera, LF: 1-2 (1B, F-8)
9a. Malcom Quintero, C: 0-2 (K, P-2) 
9b. Miguel Fabrizio, C: 0-2 (3-6 FC, 4-3) 

CUBS PITCHERS
1. Tyler Schlaffer: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 3/4 GO/AO,  51 pitches (34 strikes) 
2. Gregori Montano: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/2 GO/AO, 15 pitches (9 strikes)
3. Angel Gonzalez-Martinez: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 BALK, 2/0 GO/AO, 27 pitches (13 strikes)
4. Alberto Sojo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/AO, 24 pitches (15 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 2 
1. 1B Matt Warkentin - E-3 (fielding error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely) 
2. 3B Shendrik Apostel - E-5 (errant to throw to 2nd base on attempted 5-4 FC allowed runner to advance to 3rd)

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE
Miguel Fabrizio: 1-2 CS 

ATTENDANCE: N/A 

WEATHER: Partly cloudy and breezy with temperatures 115+ 

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Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    steele MRI on friday.  counsell expects an IL stint.

    no current plans for his rotation replacement.

  • 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...