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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

Last updated 4-23-2024
 
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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
* 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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Rivas Gives Personal Greetings to ex-A's Teammates at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Alfonso Rivas (on AA Tennessee 7-day IL) belted a solo HR and a single, Wally Soto clubbed a solo HR and an RBI double and scored two runs, Shendrik Apostel thumped an RBI triple off the top of the CF Batter's Eye and singled, Owen Caissie doubled and singled and scored two runs, and Yeison Santana drilled a two-run double and reached base on a walk and an HBP and scored a run, leading the Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Tuesday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.   

George Bell hammered a solo HR for the A's in a losing cause. 

LHP Brendon Little (on AA Tennessee 7-day IL) made a rehab start and needed only 18 pitches to toss two perfect innings (4-3, 6-3, K / L-8, 6-3, 6-3). In fact, he was so efficient that he was sent to the bullpen after he left the game to throw another 15 pitches in the pen.  

Recently acquired catcher Tim Susnara (ex-AZ) made his Cub debut, catching the first five innings of the game and going 0-2 at the plate with a walk. Susnara's contract was purchased by the Cubs from Ogden (Pioneer League) last week, the second player acquired by the Cubs from the Pioneer League (formerly an affiliated short-season league, but now it's an independent MLB "Partner League"). The other player acquired by the Cubs from the Pioneer League recently is 1B Matt Warkentin, and he has been at EXST for about ten days.  

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only): 
CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Tim Susnara, C: 0-2 (BB, F-9, F-8)
1b. Malcom Quintero, C: 0-1 (6-3, BB)
2a. Reggie Preciado, SS: 0-3 (6-3 DP, F-7, K) 
2b. Felix Stevens, RF: 0-2 (K, K)
3a. Alfonso Rivas, 1B: 2-2 (1B, HR, R, RBI)
3b. Matt Warkentin, 1B:  0-1 (K, BB, R)
4a. Owen Caissie, RF: 2-3 (1B, L-4, 2B, 2 R)
4b. Juan Mora, 2B-SS: 1-1 (1B, RBI)  
5a. Rafael Morel, 3B:  0-1 (BB, K, R)
5b. Wally Soto, 3B-2B: 2-2 (2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI)
6. Shendrik Apostel, DH-3B: 2-4 (1B, L-9, 3B, K, RBI)
7a. Yeison Santana, 2B-SS: 1-1 (2B, HBP, BB, R, 2 RBI, CS)
7b. Miguel Fabrizio, PH: 0-1 (K) 
8a. Jose O. Lopez, LF: 0-1 (E-3, BB, CS)
8b. Yovanny Cuevas, LF-CF: 0-0 (HBP, BB)
9a. Ismael Mena, CF: 0-2 (1-3, P-4) 
9b. Rafael Herrera, PH-LF: 0-2 (P-4, K) 

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Brendon Little: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GO/AO, 18 pitches (12 strikes) 
2. Hunter Bigge: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches (11 strikes) 
3. Yovanny Cabrera: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP,1/1 GO/AO, 16 pitches (9 strikes)
4. Andricson Salvador: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 0/1 GO/AO, 14 pitches (9 strikes)
5. Elian Almanzar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 BALK, 0/2 GO/AO, 18 pitches (9 strikes) 
6. Luis Devers: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 20 pitches (12 strikes) 
7. Jose Moreno: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 17 pitches (9 strikes) 
8. Johzan Oquendo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 14 pitches (9 strikes)  

CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. C Malcom Quintero: E-2 (errant throw to 2nd base on SB attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 
2. SS Yeison Santana: E-6 (dropped pop fly in LF allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely) 
3. 3B Wally Soto: E-5 (errant throw to 1st base on attempted 6-3 GO allowed batter to reach base safely)  

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Malcom Quintero: 0-1 CS, 1 E (see above)

CUBS OUTS ON BASES: (TOOTBLAN)
1. Alfonso Rivas - thrown out 7-4 attempting to stretch single into double 
2. Shendrik Apostel - thrown out 9-4-2 attempting to score from 1st base on double 
3. Juan Mora - thrown out 9-2-6 attempting to advance to 2nd base after RBI single 

ATTENDANCE: N/A 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures 110+ 

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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 06/15/2021 - 06:53 pm

Just as a point of information, the Cubs have played only three Cactus League EXST games so far, one last week and two this week (yesterday and today). What was supposed to be the first Cubs EXST game was canceled last Tuesday because the A's didn't have enough pitchers available for a game, and it's possible additional games will be canceled for that reason or for some other reason.  

With a lot of days off in between Cactus League EXST games (they are off again tomorrow), the Cubs have been playing brief intrasquad "sim games" (two or three innings, max), and doing a lot of baserunning drills and fielding practice in addition to BP and PFP.   

They are not going to play very many Cactus League EXST games prior to the start of the ACL season on June 28th, and when they do play games, they only play OAK, COL, or AZ (unless the game is canceled). 

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 06/15/2021 - 06:44 pm

y.santana has gone from "okay, you're not ready for A ball" to going back to AZ and owning it (short sample size, etc).

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 06/15/2021 - 06:09 pm

Of the four prospects the Cubs got from SD in the Darvish trade, I would rate them this way: 

Owen Caissie (LH power-hitting RF) and Reggie Preciado (a raw five-tool SS) have the highest ceilings, Yeison Santana (bat-first middle-unfielder) has the next highest-ceiling, and then Ismael Mena (plus defender and base-runner, but questionable hit tool and power) would have the lowest ceiling.of the four

Caissiie and Santana have the highest floors, and Preciado and Mena not so much.

So Caissie is clearly a legit MLB prospect (I would rate him in the Cubs Top 10 right now), Santana should progress steadily through the minors and has a good chance to play in MLB but he probably is more 2B than SS, Preciado is a boom or bust type (the classic "lottery ticket" who could be a superstar or he might not ever get out of A-ball)), and Mena would seem to project more as a defense-first CF where his bat is the big question as he moves up. 

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    PCA called up.

  • crunch (view)

    welp...

    bellinger...fractured rib.

    a not-very-ready PCA will probably be called up when it would be much better for him to be in AAA getting regular ABs.

  • crunch (view)

    i have no hard data, but i'm seeing the same thing.

    there used to be some parks where that was rampant (colorado during the todd helton days comes to mind), but i'm seeing it all over the place the past couple seasons.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I’ll spare the details which I’ve stated before but, in short, the Cardinals have lost their sight of their successful identity and strategy over last several dominant decades. From the beginning of the season I saw the Cardinals being in last place or near it again this year, and my prediction is that Mozeliak will be gone after the end of the season.

  • Bill (view)

    I would have kept Cooper rather than Wisdom, but at least I can understand why they did it.  In a team that lacks dominant power hitters, Wisdom can be a dominant power hitter, at least in streaks.  I suppose that there is always the possibility that the streaks longer in both duration and frequency.  I will be content if they essentially make a 100 % DH commitment to Mervis against righties and Wisdom against lefties.  When a regular needs rest, give them total rest, rather than a DH rest.  Do this for at least 2 months, and then re-evaluate at that point.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    This is Cubs adjacent but…


    Jordan Walker just was optioned by the deadbirds. For all the talk of the Cardinals development machine, they’ve really missed on a lot of can’t miss superstars lately. Walker has struggled. Gorman has been okay. They’re already trying to push Carlson out the door. Their pitching system has been so bad they had to go out and sign basically a full rotation over the last two offseasons.

    They’ve still developed a few of those pesky solid players, like Donovan, Edman, and Nootbaar. Their two best prospect to MLB players have been Adolis and Arozarena, neither of which is a cardinal.

    I hope they never figure it out again. Cardinal failure brings me such joy.
     

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Thank you so much! I really appreciate not only all your posts but how eager you are to respond to our questions.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Is it just me or does it seem that official scorers are becoming less likely to call a misplay an error? 

     

    Guess I've hit my cranky old-man phase in life.  "I remember back in the day when an error was an error.  Official scorers have gone soft.  Now where did I put my readers?!!??"

     

    Sidenote, maybe Bellinger should be a little more careful against the Astros.  That was the series last year that a play at wall put him on the IL.   

  • crunch (view)

    i hated the almonte pickup, but he's 9-10 out of 12 for good outings, following a great spring.  hope he can keep it up.

    i already miss cooper, but yeah...the thin OF roster backup the team seems to want to carry probably got wisdom preference over cooper.  i could live without seeing wisdom at 3rd unless it's a blowout, though.

  • 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!!

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