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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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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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Spoon, Hair, and Grichuk Spell Doom for Cubs

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:58 pm

Travis Witherspoon ripped an RBI double and Randal Grichuk slammed an RBI triple to highlight a four-run 3rd, and Trevor Hairgrove doubled twice and drove-in a run, leading the Angels to a 9-3 victory over the Cubs in AZ Instructional League action this afternoon at Fitch Park Field #3 in Mesa.  

Dan Vogelbach and Jeffrey Baez provided most all of the Cub offense today, with Vogelbach reaching base three times on an RBI single and two walks, and Jeffrey Baez roping a bases-loaded two run double down the LF line.

The Cubs had other chances to score and cut the Angel lead at various points during the game, but inopportune DP balls and strikeouts deflated the Cubs hopes.

The AZIL Cubs continue to struggle offensively, what with some of the squad's best hitters (including Javier Baez, Taiwan Easterling, Dustin Geiger, Reggie Golden, and Rafael Lopez) sidelined with injuries.

Shawon Dunston, Jr did break his 1-26 slump with a 4th inning single, but he also dropped a line-drive in CF allowing an unearned run to score in the top of the 3rd.

The Cubs pitching and defense left a lot to be desired today, as the Angels collected three triples, three doubles, and five singles, and scored two unearned runs thanks to three Cub errors.

Worst outing of the day among the eight Cubs pitchers who took the mound was the one by 5'8 fireballin' RHP Tarlandus Mitchell, who managed to allow two runs without the benefit of a hit in the top of the 6th. "T" walked the bases loaded and threw two wild pitches, hurling 25 pitches (but only seven strikes) in his one inning of work.

Mitchell was the Cubs 22nd round pick out of Alto HS - Alto, TX in 2008, but he has yet to get past Boise. His four seasons in the Cubs organization have been tarnished by injuries, and bouts with wildness when he has been healthy.

RHP David Henrie (2011 NDFA - Trinidad State JC) also struggled, but in a different way. Henrie allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits (two doubles, a triple, and a single) in just 1.2 IP. He also allowed one inherited run to score (charged to Jose Rosario), and commited a fielding error that directly led to one unearned run  scoring.    

Best outings today were the innings thrown by LHP Frank Del Valle and RHP Tony Zych, but that's no surprise since Del Valle and Zych have been two of the best-looking pitchers so far at Instructs.

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

LINEUP:
1. Zeke DeVoss, 2B: 1-2 (3-U, 1B, HBP, BB, R)
2. Trey Martin, LF: 1-4 (1B, 4-6-3 DP, F-7, 4-6-3 DP, R)
3. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 0-3 (4-3, 6-3, E-1, BB, R)
4. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 1-2 (1B, BB, BB, 3-6 FC, RBI, SB)
5. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 1-4 (K, K, 2B, 5-4 FC, 2 RBI)
6. Shawon Dunston, Jr, CF: 1-4 (4-3, 1B, 1-3, F-7)
7a. Justin Marra, C: 0-2 (BB, F-8, F-7)
7b. Micah Gibbs, C: 0-1 (K)
8. Neftali Rosario, DH #1: 0-2 (HBP, K, K, BB)
9. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-2 (2-3 SH, P-4, BB, 4-3 DP)
10. Mark Malave, DH #2: 0-2 (K, 6-3, BB)

PITCHERS:
1. Jose Rosario: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K,14 pitches (9 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
2. David Henrie: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches (15 strikes), 0/3 GO/FO
3. Ian Dickson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches (8 strikes), 0/2 GO/FO
4. Frank Del Valle: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches (5 strikes), 0/2 GO/FO
5. Tarlandus Mitchell: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 25 pitches (7 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
6. Charles Thomas: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 22 pitches (14 strikes), 0/3 GO/FO
7. Dustin Fitzgerald: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches (16 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
8. Tony Zych: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 13 pitches (8 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO

ERRORS: 3
1. P David Henrie - E-1 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run)
2. CF Shawon Dunston, Jr - E-8 (missed catch with two outs allowed batter to reach base safely and unearned run to score from 3rd base)
3. 3B Jeimer Candelario - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)

OUTFIELD ASSIST
RF Jeffrey Baez - Batter thrown out 9-6 trying to stretch a single into a double

ATTENDANCE: 23 (including Angels manager Mike Scioscia)

WEATHER: Sunny with a gentle breeze and temperatures in the 90’s

Tags
Cubs Minor Leaguers
Tarlandus Mitchell
Dan Vogelbach
Shawon Dunston Jr
Jeffrey Baez
David Henrie
AZ Instructional League

Comments

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:55 pm

some asshat in DET's RF is "heckling" nelson cruz calling him variations of "f--ker" and "motherf--ker"... ...people pay money to do this to pro athletes for fun...playoff ticket money, even. interesting subculture...

Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:47 pm

Phil, Regarding Dunston's error and the ensuing run - is there an "official" scorer for these games, or just one guy from each team filling in the scorecard to send in to the bosses?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:02 pm

Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 9:47pm. Phil, Regarding Dunston's error and the ensuing run - is there an "official" scorer for these games, or just one guy from each team filling in the scorecard to send in to the bosses? ==================================== TRN: There is one pitcher from each team not scheduled to throw that day who keeps score for his team, and there is some weird guy from a blog who keeps score and posts it on the internets. Same thing at Minor League Camp and at Extended Spring Training. So there is no "official" scorer at Instructs like there would be in the AZL or AFL. You just have to rely on my observations coupled with the fact that I never miss a play because I never go to the bathroom (during a game).

Submitted by toonsterwu on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:32 am

AzPhil Couple questions, if you have the time. Trey Martin - He's been noted as the sleeper in this class by many outlets. Does he look natural in CF? How does he look at the plate? Jose Rosario - Love the velocity, but is there better consistency on the secondary pitches? Granted, 1-2 inning outings don't tell much. Dillon Maples - The clips I've seen of him, his arm action reminds me a bit of the issues with Nick Struck. Is that a fair comparison (if you remember Struck's mechanics that is)? What's your overall take on the level of concern we should have with his mechanics?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:14 am

Submitted by toonsterwu on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 11:32pm. AzPhil Couple questions, if you have the time. Trey Martin - He's been noted as the sleeper in this class by many outlets. Does he look natural in CF? How does he look at the plate? Jose Rosario - Love the velocity, but is there better consistency on the secondary pitches? Granted, 1-2 inning outings don't tell much. Dillon Maples - The clips I've seen of him, his arm action reminds me a bit of the issues with Nick Struck. Is that a fair comparison (if you remember Struck's mechanics that is)? What's your overall take on the level of concern we should have with his mechanics? ==================================== TOONSTER: Trey Martin is a younger version of Evan Crawford, a tall, lanky long-strider with a slashing style of hitting and no HR power. He looks OK in all three OF positions. He has plenty of range and a strong arm. Jose Rosario has no decent secondary pitches at this time. Breaking ball and change-up are works-in-progress. His future is probably in the bullpen. Nick Struck is probably a good comp for Dillon Maples as far as motion/mechanics. BTW, I don't think the Maples delivery is being reconstructed or reworked or revamped. If it is, why would you spend $2.5M on a pitcher whose delivery is out of whack like that? To me, he just looks rusty and/or a bit out of sync. He was the last pitcher at Instructs to be deemed game-ready, but clearly he is not.

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Submitted by toonsterwu on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:33 am

Thanks. As a tag-along thought/question - do you think that they are simply trying to get Maples feet wet with pro ball, and thus, not worrying about mechanics as of now (and perhaps getting around to it next year), or do you think that they really aren't that concerned about it? Granted, with the way they pushed Struck up (still shocked at Struck being in AAA), perhaps it is the latter. I mean, there are pitchers that have had success with that type of, for lack of a better term, mini-windup/drag back on their deliveries. It does sound like he's a bit rusty - aren't the reports right now suggesting 89-92 on his fastball (think there were some tweets about that).

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:45 am

Submitted by toonsterwu on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 1:33am. Thanks. As a tag-along thought/question - do you think that they are simply trying to get Maples feet wet with pro ball, and thus, not worrying about mechanics as of now (and perhaps getting around to it next year), or do you think that they really aren't that concerned about it? Granted, with the way they pushed Struck up (still shocked at Struck being in AAA), perhaps it is the latter. I mean, there are pitchers that have had success with that type of, for lack of a better term, mini-windup/drag back on their deliveries. It does sound like he's a bit rusty - aren't the reports right now suggesting 89-92 on his fastball (think there were some tweets about that). ================================= TOONSTER: I doubt that the Cubs are doing anything to revamp Maples mechanics now. If they were inclined to do that I think they would probably want him to get a lot of reps & innings using the new mechanics, and he just can't do that in a month of Instructs followed by four or five months back home in North Carolina. This is the time when you tell a young pitcher to just relax and do whatever he has been doing that got him there, and then if changes become necessary (and Pitching Coordinator Dennis Lewallyn is probably observing & evaluating Maples closely to determine that), the Cubs will more-likely do it at Minor League Camp & Extended Spring Training 2012 when they will have have a good, solid three months of continuous work & reps at Fitch Park, followed by another 2-3 months of AZL Cubs or Boise, and then another month of Instructs post-2012. What I see with Dillon Maples is a HS pitcher who signed late and didn't get a chance to pitch for the AZL Cubs or Boise, and so Instructs is serving as an "Intro to Pro Ball" for him, where he runs through daily PFP drills and learns about throwing "live" BP and side-sessions and preparing for games and getting to the ballpark on time. I suspect he probably was told to throw just two-seamers and curves in his most-recent outing after he obviously was over-throwing his fastball (probably trying to impress everybody with velocity) in his first outing last week when he walked three and couldn't finish even one inning. He still had poor command in the second game, but at least he battled and didn't walk anybody, and at least he did get through his two innings.

Submitted by navigator on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:24 am

If you were watching Liga Venezolana - LA Guaira vs. Caribes de Anzoátegu on ESPN3 tonight you were treated to a long, no, endless interview (I finally said "Basta" and stopped watching) in Spanish with a fresh happy looking Carlos Zambrano. Carlos said he's excited about...not a pending trade to Florida (in fact he said no one's come to him with anything about a trade)...he's excited about Theo Epstein taking over as Cubs GM! Z still wants to be a Cub. He made that clear. He loves the Cubs and hopes Epstein will let him finish his career in Chicago. And it came across as very sincere.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:05 am

what exactly did Jacoby Ellsbury come back from?

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:02 pm

I guess it depends on how you look at it. If the awards is "take all the guys who were bad or injured last year, and give the award to whoever has the best stats this year" then Ellsbury is the best pick. If you look at it as "take a look at all of the guys who had good years this year, and see what they had to come back from, and whoever came back from the most prolbems" then Colon would be a better pick. I prefer the later. I don't know if I would consider Volgesong a candidate though, because he was never good before.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:22 pm

Bryan LaHair, 1B, Cubs (VEN Navegantes): 4-for-4, 2B, 2 HR (2), 2 R, 3 RBI. I generally abhor 'Free Player X' movements; but I'm on board with this one. The guy can hit.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:47 pm

once we knew Red Sox weren't going to let Theo take anyone with him Am hearing there's a good chance Theo Epstein will hire #Padres exec Josh Byrnes to join him with #Cubs.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:30 pm

says Cherington has been told he'll be the next GM. I feel like I can almost celebrate.

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:39 pm

ROB G it may be time to change the name of this great blog: THEO CUB REPORTER

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:03 pm

According toWscr City Hall source Mayor Rahm told Cubs " to make it work" and he would get state to get $$ for Wrigley. He sees Wrigley as major economic player for Chicago. /FU Daley

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:50 pm

beats Australia 2-1 in 7 innings B. Jackson 2/2 with a 1 2B and a sacrifice Beliveau with the win.. 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB gave up a 2B to leadoff 9th and patterson gave up the inherited run.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 10:16 pm

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/6784/sources-ricketts-ha… Two major league sources told ESPNChicago.com that owner Tom Rickets has turned over a list of Cubs players to interim general manager Randy Bush, director of player personnel Oneri Fleita and scouting director Tim Wilken to evaluate for compensation for Epstein. They were to report back to Ricketts which player or players they would be comfortable with trading.

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.

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