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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

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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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Russell & Tseng in Action but Morel & Soto Go Deep at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Christopher Morel and Jonathan Soto stroked two-run home runs in Cubs Minor League Camp intrasquad game action Tuesday morning on Field #6 at the Riverview Baseball Complex on John Arguello Way in Mesa, AZ.  

Addison Russell (who is serving a 40-game suspension for violation of the MLB-MLBPA joint DV policy) played SS for three innings and went 2-3 with two singles and a strikeout (swinging). 

Jen-Ho Tseng started the game for SQUAD "B" but was removed from the game in the 3rd inning. Colin Rea (who had started the game and pitched the first two innings for "SQUAD "A") relieved Tseng and pitched the 3rd inning for SQUAD "B." Tseng had been left behind in Mesa when his Iowa teammates left town so that he could stay in his rotation slot and get his scheduled work (he was not projected to make his first start for Iowa until next Sunday or Monday), but based upon his performance today (three runs on five hits  -- three singles and two doubles, three walks, a HBP, and a WP, and only 50% strikes, in just two innings of work), that might now be in doubt.    

The game was called in the middle of the 6th inning after all of the pitchers who were scheduled to throw in the game got their work.  

Here is the box score from the game: 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
X. Addison Russell, SS: 2-3 (1B+E6, 1B, K, R)  
NOTE: Russell batted 3rd in the top of the 1st inning, 5th in the 3rd, and 3rd in the 4th
1a. Edmond Americaan, RF: 1-3 (5-3, 1B, K, R, RBI, SB)
1b. Richard Nunez, PH: 0-1 (K) 
2. Brennen Davis, CF: 1-2 (5-3, BB, 1B, 2 R, SB)
3. Luis Vazquez, DH-SS: 1-2 (BB, 2B, 1-3, 2 RBI, CS)
4. Christopher Morel, DH #2: 1-1 (HBP, HR, BB, R, 2 RBI)
5. Jake Slaughter, 3B: 0-1 (K, HBP, HBP) 
6. Clayton Daniel, 2B: 1-2 (1B, P-4, BB, R, RBI, CS)
7. Kevin Moreno, LF 0-2 (BB, K, F-8)
8. Raymond Pena, 1B-DH: 1-3 (L-7, E-5, 2B, R)
NOTE: R. Pena and K. Moreno switched slots second time thru batting order
9. Henderson Perez, C-DH: 0-3 (K, 5-3, F-9)
10. Danny Zardon, DH-C: 1-2 (2B, BB, F-8, R) 
NOTE: Zardon and H. Perez switched slots second time thru batting order 
11. Jonathan Soto, DH-1B: 1-1 (BB, HR, R, 2 RBI, CS) 
NOTE: Slot was skipped first time thru batting order 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Fernando Kelli, CF: 1-2 (K, 1B)
2. Josue Huma, SS: 1-2 (1B, 1-3-5 DP, RBI)
3. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B: 0-2 (K, K) 
4. Jesse Hodges, DH-3B: 0-2 (5-3, L-5)
5. Luis Diaz, 3B-DH: 0-1 (6-3, BB, R, SB)
6. Alexander Guerra, DH #2: 0-1 (P-2, BB)
7. Dalton Hurd, RF: 0-1 (K, BB) 
8. Brandon Vicens, LF: 1-2 (5-3, 1B, RBI)
9. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-2 (K, 5-4-3 DP)  
10. Orian Nunez, DH #3: 0-1 (K) 
11. Caleb Knight, C: 1-1 (2B, R) 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "A" PITCHERS: 
1. Colin Rea: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 34 pitches (23 strikes) 
2. Ivan Medina: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 23 pitches (15 strikes) 
3. Danis Correa: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 1/1 GO/AO, 28 pitches (13 strikes) 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "B" PITCHERS: 
1. Jen-Ho Tseng: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2/1 GO/AO, 44 pitches (22 strikes) 
2. Colin Rea: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 0/1 GO/AO, 24 pitches (13 strikes) 
3. Carlos Ocampo: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 2/0 GO/AO, 33 pitches (12 strikes) 
4. Pablo Ochoa: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0/3 GO/AO, 34 pitches (23 strikes)

COMBINED PITCHER (pitched for SQUAD"A" & SQUAD "B"): 
Colin Rea: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 2/2 GO/AO, 58 pitches (36 strikes) 
NOTE: Rea pitched 1st & 2nd innings for for SQUAD "A", then 3rd inning for SQUAD "B"    

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "A" ERRORS: NONE 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 2 
1. SS Josue Huma: E-6 (errant throw to 1st base on infield single allowed batter to advance to 2nd) 
2. 3B Luis Diaz: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Henderson Perez: 1 PB 
2. Danny Zardon: 0-1 CS 

EUGENE/MESA SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Caleb Knight: 3-5 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 10 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's 

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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 04:06 pm

Regardng the trade today that sent OF Socrates Brito (who was claimed off waivers last week) from San Diego to Toronto....

RESTRICTION ON MAKING WAIVER CLAIMS:
A club is not permitted to make a waiver claim and then trade the player to another club if the purpose or effect of the claim was to prevent a third club from being awarded the waiver claim. (A waiver claim that is judged by the MLB Commissioner to have been made for this purpose will be revoked).

So (for example), if a club with a waiver claim priority anywhere between SD and TOR (that would be CIN, TEX, and SF) claimed Brito last week when he was on waivers but didn't get him because the Padres claimed him, that third club can file a grievance and will almost certainly win. 

This is different from the MLB Rule 5 Draft, where a club can select a player and then trade the selected player to another club with a higher (worse) Rule 5 Draft priority, so that clubs in between the two clubs making the trade can't select the player. Waiver claims aren't like that. 

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  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

  • crunch (view)

    myself, i make a good amount of outrageously unrealistic comments that are sometimes "violent"...like my recent suggestion of "pulling the bandaid off" by having hendricks throw every inning of every game until he's on the IL.

    i would hope any athlete that cares about what is written on the internet realizes how casual fans can be about treating their lives like scripted TV characters that don't have real lives.  it's not an excuse to do it, but there's a lot of it out there.

    but yeah, in real life i'm rooting for guys to have long and healthy careers even if i'm not happy with current performances...except for some guys...and i'm pretty sure i don't leave grey area for those comments...and almost all of them are not good humans whether they're playing baseball or not...

    hendricks was getting a good amount of boos in his last game.  i would bet a million that he will get a standing O every time he visits wrigley in his post-playing days, or a return with a new team should his career continue...or if he comes back and puts in an oldschool good performance.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    What are the chances we can back off on gloating over other people’s misfortune?  One of the things I appreciate about the TCR community is that the remarks are more productive and add to how I like to follow the game.  

    Lately, however, I’m reading comments that are just mean.  If I were an MLB player, I would hate to get a back or finger injury and have someone write ‘hurrah!  I hope we never see him again!’  Especially when it is someone we were praising not long ago.  I’m not saying ‘don’t express how you feel’ but some comments lately seem downright mean spirited.  Stuff I expect from other communities but don’t often see here.  The TCR community has always spoken the truth but never with such a dark tone.

    Just my two cents.  I hope Hendricks comes back and is the professor we all know. He can pitch for the Cubs as long as he wants in my book.  

  • crunch (view)

    happ is back (and starting), mervis DH, tauchman gets RF.

    morel 5th in the lineup.  hoerner continues to lead off, even vs a righty.

  • George Altman (view)

    I don't care to see Hendricks or Smyly on the 26-man Roster the rest of the season. Both, stupid signings and option pick up by Jed. 

  • crunch (view)

    i know the cubs are paying the guys, but for the sake of the win/loss column this is some great news.

    woo!  people getting injured!  kick ass!

    sportsball is cruel.

    would have liked to keep cooper, but it looks like they're gonna go with wisdom if they have to pick a righty who's gonna K 1/3rd of his PA's.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Edwards would be my guess, or maybe they’re hoping Sanders or R Thompson can finally figure it out 

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