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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, four players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Richard Lovelady
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 

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 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 4
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P
* Jordan Wicks, P    

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Susnara, C. Hernandez, Morfa, and Granadillo Lay Out the Lumber at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Tim Susnara belted a line-drive grand slam HR over the RF fence, picked a runner off 1st base, and threw-out another runner trying to steal 3rd, Cristian Hernandez singled and scored and smashed a towering two-run HR over the right-centerfield fence just to the right of the CF Batter's Eye and onto Clark Street, Carlos Morfa walked and scored and clobbered a two-run HR over the LF fence that landed on Field #2, and Dilan Granadillo drilled a two-run triple and scored, as the Cubs Blue squad demolished the Cubs Red squad 10-1 in a two-inning Extended Spring Training intrasquad game played Monday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.   

In 18 games so far at Extended Spring Training (including 14 Cactus League EXST games and four intrasquad EXST games), Cristian Hernandez is hitting 217/349/478, with four HR & 10 RBI, a 14% BB-rate and a 34% K-rate. In the 14 Cactus League EXST games (only), Hernandez is hitting 146/280/341, with two HR & 5 RBI, a 14% BB-rate, and a 38% K-rate. Obviously, he - LOVES - hitting against Cub pitching! 

Here is the box score from the game: 
CUBS RED SQUAD LINEUP:
1. Christian Olivo, SS: 0-1 (K, BB) 
2. Matt Warkentin, DH: 0-0: (BB, R)
3. Frank Hernandez, LF: 0-1 (F-9)
4. Bryan Serra, 2B: 1-1 (1B) 
5. Raino Coran, RF: 0-0 (BB) 
6. Miguel Pabon, 1B: 0-1 (K) 
7. Brayan Altuve, CF: 0-0 (BB, PO) 
8. Ronnier Quintero, C: 0-0 (BB, CS) 
9. Joanfran Rojas, 3B: 0-1 (K) 

CUBS BLUE SQUAD LINEUP:
1. Cristian Hernandez, SS: 2-2 (1B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI)
2. Rafael Morel, 3B: 1-1 (HBP, 1B, 2 R) 
3. Carlos Morfa, RF: 1-1 (BB, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI)  
4. Tim Susnara, C: 1-1 (HR, BB, R, 4 RBI)
5. Cristian More, CF: 0-2 (3-U, K) 
6. Reivaj Garcia, 2B: 0-1 (3-U)
7. Alejandro Rivero, 1B: 1-1 (2B, R) 
8. Flemin Bautista, LF: 1-1 (1B, R) 
9. Dilan Granadillo, DH: 1-1 (3B, R, 2 RBI)

CUBS RED SQUAD PITCHERS: 
1. Rony Baez: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 2/0 GO/AO, 19 pitches (10 strikes)
2. Yohan Crispin: 0.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R (6 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 25 pitches (17 strikes) 

CUBS BLUE SQUAD PITCHER:  
Starlyn Pichardo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 3 K, 4 WP, 0/1 GO/AO, 50 pitches (22 strikes) 

CUBS BLUE SQUAD CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Tim Susnara: 1-1 CS, 1 PO

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures 100+ 

ATTENDANCE: 2  

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"Just because it isn't official doesn't mean it didn't happen" 

Tags
2022 Cubs Extended Spring Training
Tim Susnara
Cristian Hernandez
Carlos Morfa
Dilan Granadillo

Comments

Submitted by Childersb3 on Tue, 05/17/2022 - 05:06 am

Phil, do you think Gsellman would accept a demotion back to Iowa if he was optioned this year? I know he can refuse the option due to his five yrs of service time. If he's pitched well he might decline it and try to sign elsewhere.

Just curious on your thoughts. ERoberts, Rucker, Leiter, & Menez all have options left and are essentially rookies still. They'll be the first to go (once Roberts comes off IL). Robertson, Stroman, Newcomb and Mills are probably coming back within the next month or so. Four spots have to open up. And now BHughes is up so that's another spot needed clearly if he does well and sticks around.

So, ERob, Ruck, Leit, Menez & maybe Gsellman have to be optioned/demoted. I'm assuming Gsellman would be kept and Hughes optioned once/if everything clears up.

Lots of stuff to theorize on!!

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 05:04 am

Childersb3: A player who has accrued at least five years of MLB Service Time has Article XIX-A status, meaning he cannot be sent to the minors (outrighted or optioned) without his consent.

This is different from an Article XX-D player (has accrued at least three but less than five years of MLB Service Time or qualified as a "Super Two" after the previous season and/or has been outrighted previously in his career).  Unlike an Article XIX-A player, an Article XX-D player can be optioned without restriction (presuming he has minor league options left) and can be outrighted without restrictioon, but if he is outrighted he can elect free-agency immediately and forfeit the balance of his contract with no termination pay, or accept the outright assignment and defer free-agency until after the conclusion of the MLB regular season. Most Article XX-D players who are outrighted will accept an outright assignment and defer free-agency until after the season, but some players don't.   

So, being an Article XIX-A player, Robert Gsellman cannot be sent to the minors without his consent. If he refuses an optinal assignment, he must be kept on the MLB 40-man roster and 26-man roster, or be traded or released. The only time you might see an Article XIX-A player accept an optional assignment is if he is playing for a contending team and there is a roster crunch and he understands that and wants to be part of the club later in the season, and/or if the club offers the player a contract extension or other some other financial perk. Even then, the player almost certainly will want a verbal promise that he will be recalled by a certain date. 

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Submitted by Childersb3 on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 05:42 am

Gotcha

He might get traded as well. I think he'd be better out of the pen than Mills would be. If Keegan, Stro, Wade, Smyly, Steele & Kyle are healthy and doing okay, than I don't think Mills has a spot. You still have Kilian in Iowa along with Cam Sanders and maybe Swarmer in an emergency. But if you keep Gsellman over Mills he could start as well and be an "opener" at least. Mills is probably waived/traded in a couple of weeks. He threw a no hitter!

As always, thanks Phil. Makes a lot of sense

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  • crunch (view)

    bleh.

    at least MIL has lost the past 2 nights, too.

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal pinch hitting for matt mervis vs jansen?

    okay.

  • crunch (view)

    surprising amount of cubs fans at the park, too.  HR really brought them out.

  • Cubster (view)

    hmmmm... 

    4-4

    beisbol can be fun

  • crunch (view)

    4 singles and 0 walks (1 HBP) through 7 innings for cubs batters...amazing they even have 1 run.

  • crunch (view)

    nico gets his 5th error on the year...damn.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Folks, I've known Richard Lovelady since he was an 18 yr old Freshman at East Ga State College in Swainsboro, Ga.

    I was the WBB Coach at EGSC and Richard was their prize recruit from outside of Hinesville, Ga.

    My roommate was the Pitching Coach there.

    Richard showed up a skinny, loose lipped, 83mph Lefty. Pretty good basketball player actually. 

    My roommate became the head coach.

    Richard came back from a minor injury for his Sophmore year a more serious man. He hit 90mph and started mowing GA JUCO hitters down. It was really fun to watch.

    He was the first D1 signee for EGSC baseball (school had only had athletics for five yrs at that point). He went to Kennesaw St and became their closer. One yr later, he hit 100mph and KC drafted him in the 10th Rd. 

    He lost the high velo with a surgery a while back.

    It's so cool to see him in MLB. And now he's a Cub!! It's crazy to realize I actually "know" a Cub.

    He's a legit good guy.

    Easy to root for!!!

     

  • Cubster (view)

    Tim. Thanks for remembering Lee Elia Day. It will always be one of the most epic rants in all sports.  It took about 3 seconds to recognize him from your picture but I  did get it right. 

    Now that Les Grobstein is no longer with us, that might contribute to this grand piece of Cubbery fading.

    Just like fine wine, it should be savored...unedited. 40 years, wow.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Does he have any options left, Phil?

  • crunch (view)

    morel in the lineup and playing 3rd.

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