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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

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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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The Spoils

Submitted by Mike Wellman on

Most of the championship dust has settled by now. The White House? Been there, done that. New tats? See Javy B. All that remains for the team itself is presentation of the rings and that will happen in due course once the season is underway. We fans have our feet back on the ground, right, and are girding for defense of the long-sought crown.

As Opening Day approaches, I’m curious how we all sifted through the tsunami of championship fools’ gold that flooded the market after IT finally happened. What mementoes did you select to commemorate the once (so far) in all of our lifetimes season of 2016? What gifts did you receive in that spirit? Is your family pet now sporting World Champion Cubs gear? Will there be a new heirloom tree ornament supplanting the traditional angel atop your tannenbaum in Christmases to come? More practically, anybody got a set of Cub jumper cables?

A friend gave me a collector set of 2016 Cub baseball cards that I already re-gifted into a silent auction fundraiser. I kept the Titleist 16 Cub logo golf ball that came along with them to putt with in the lone four-man scramble event I play in every season. Never lost a ball yet on the green.

The only thing I spent any of my own money on was truly rare and worthy of the occasion. I made sure to get myself one of the Tim (Cubby Blue) Souers limited edition “The Last Out” prints. I expect someday our two sons will fight over that. Damned if I’m going to explicitly bequeath it to either of them. If we repeat maybe Tim can come up with something comparable inspired by the encore.  

In the meantime, can I really get along without a Cub potluck tote, floor mats or cutting board?

Decisions, decisions…   

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Comments

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 03:55 pm

I have my Cubs cap with World Series Champs logo on side, the winter parade hat and 6 drinking glasses that I was gifted. I'm happy.

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Submitted by Sonicwind75 on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 03:34 am

Several years ago I got a nice framed picture of the Cubs team photo from 1908 from Mom at Christmas. This year she surprised me with a matching 2016 framed Cubs team photo. Being in my 40s, don't get that excited over Christmas presents; however, that one made me feel like a kid again.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 03:29 pm

e.butler put in 4ip 1h 0bb 4k (0 r/er) vs a legit LAD lineup. the cubs put up a total bench + minors lineup...i hope everyone else is enjoying their golf game this afternoon.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 03:53 pm

I'm still trying to sort out everything that happened in just Game 7: - Cubs up 5-1; then 2 runs score on a wild pitch? - Ross HR off of Andrew Miller? - Chapman gives up a HR to a guy who hit 12 all year...then, with nothing left, somehow survives the 9th? - Heyward reaches 3rd with one out in the 9th, and Joe has Javy squeeze bunt with 2 strikes? - The rain delay? - Schwarber (!!) starts the winning rally? Schwarber playing at all? - CJ gets 2 out, nobody on, 2-run lead...and the Indians bring the winning run to the plate? - KB's foot slipping on that final throw? My heart is racing just typing this. But, for me, the most lasting impression of the whole 2016 magical season was the look on Rizzo's face after Zobrist's go-ahead double in the tenth. Just pure, joyful disbelief. As someone else here has said...like a kid opening the perfect Christmas present he never thought he would get. Based on several Patriots fans I know -- winning doesn't get old, but there is nothing like the first one. I am curious to see how I feel this season. Will I still be paranoid that the Cardinals will somehow ruin everything? Will I still ride the same roller-coaster each game? I don't know, but am looking forward to it.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 03:07 pm

Eager for baseball per usual, but no way it'll ever be the same again - The Great Weight has been lifted & The Great Wait is over. Plus, if America keeps getting Great again @ current rate it may not last the season.

Submitted by JoePepitone on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 03:48 am

My wife and I got a bottle of wine with a "Cubs" logo on it for Christmas. I have no idea what kind it is or how it tastes. I'm sure the team had something to do with the production of it...

Recent comments

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I think it’s a bit of a chicken or egg scenario. Did they make these trades because they saw what was coming and weren’t impressed and knew to keep up with the demand for constant winning thru had to acquire impact players? Or did those additions cause a failure of resource allocation elsewhere.

    In addition, the whole they traded to acquire a star, that’s precisely what organizations should do if they feel they’re a piece away. Keep developing talent, but sometimes you need to supplement that talent. It’s what the best run organizations do. Atlanta does it. Houston in their prime run did it. Nationals during their prime run did it. Of course dodgers did it. Boston and Philadelphia too. Hell, the Cubs did it when they won. There’s no team that has had sustained success that has solely relied on their own internal development. It just doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t fault St Louis for that. What I suspect happened is in that 2020 season, in an effort to save money, they cut budget from developing and scouting. Or maybe the wrong guys got poached by other orgs. Regardless, blaming the acquisition of two of the best players of their generation for peanuts, seems off base to me.

    I do agree that we’ve more or less come to the same conclusion, but our paths to that conclusion contain almost no crossover. I think we can also agree that seeing the cardinals struggle brings a warmth to our hearts.

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    (LAUGH EMOJI)

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    azbobbop: Yes. 

  • Mike Wellman (view)

    I’ve got Tim’s The Last Out too, along with some other prints of his work.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Very well played game all around tonight.

  • crunch (view)

    best starter and 2 top hitters from the team gone...and they keep on winning.

    little ahead of myself here, but the RSox got 9 outs to find 6+ runs.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Richard Gallardo just left the Smokies game with an arm injury after going to the ground following a pitch. Doesn’t sound good at all.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Phil, do you think Wiggins will start out in ACL?

  • azbobbop (view)

    The level of conversation on this site is intelligent, reasoned and informative. Miles ahead of other Cub sites.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    This was Jaxon Wiggins previous "live" BP on 4/5: 

    JAXON WIGGINS: 
    ONE INNING (20 pitches - 10 strikes) 
    one batted ball in play (F-9 by Stevens)
    one walk (B. Davis) 
    one HBP (B. Davis)
    two strikeouts (Peralta & Escobar - both looking)
    three swing & miss 
    two fouls 
    four called strikes
    nine called balls 

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