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PITCHERS: 14
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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Wesneski Spins Tune-Up at Cubs Backfields

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Left behind in Mesa after their teammates flew home to Chicago, Cubs RHSP Hayden Wesneski hurled five innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts and catcher Luis Torrens singled, doubled and scored, and lofted a sacrifice fly, helping the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Chicago Cubs' Lo-A affiliate) take a 3-1 lead, but Jean Walters belted an RBI triple and scored on a passed ball in the top of the 9th, as the Hillsboro Hops (Hi-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) rallied to edge the Pelicans 4-3 on Field #6, and Anderdson Rojas drilled a bases-loaded triple and an RBI single, Franyel Baez ripped a two-run single, and SP Brock Jones hurled three innings of one-run ball, as the Visalia Rawhide (Lo-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks) took advantage of 14 walks, three errors, two balks, a HBP, and two WP, and drubbed the Mesa Cubs (Extended Spring Training squad) 16-1 on Field #5, in Cactus League minor league game action Tuesday morning at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.   

Myrtle Beach LF Jacob Wetzel left the game on Field #6 after being hit on the left hand with a pitch.    

Because the Tennessee Smokies were playing as the Chicago Cubs against the White Sox in the MLB Cactus League game at Sloan Park, the South Bend Cubs (Hi-A affiliate of the Cubs) replaced the Smokies in the AA game versus the Amarillo Sod Poodles (AA affiliate of the Diamondbacks) at Salt River Fields, which further necessitated Myrtle Beach to play a Hi-A opponent (Hillsboro) and the Mesa Cubs (Extended Spring Training group) to play in the Lo-A game versus Visalia.  

Updated Cubs minor league camp rosters / organizational depth chart: 
https://www.thecubreporter.com/cubs-organizational-depth-chart

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):  

FIELD #6 

MYRTLE BEACH LINEUP: 
X. Luis Torrens, C-DH: 2-3 (1B, 6-4-3 DP, F-9 SF, 2B, R, RBI) 
NOTE: Torrens batted third in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings 
1a. Cristian Hernandez, 2B: 0-2 (BB, 5-3, F-8) 
1b. Josue Huma, 2B: 1-1 (BB, 2B, CS) 
2. Moises Ballesteros, DH-C: 1-2 (1B, BB, 3-1, SB) 
NOTE: Slot was skipped first two times thru batting order 
3. Christian Franklin, CF: 1-4 (K, 1B, 4-6 FC, K, R) 
4. Cristian More, DH #2: 0-4 (L-6, F-7, F-7, K) 
5. Jefferson Encarnacion RF: 0-3 (L-5, K, K, BB) 
6a. Reggie Preciado, SS: 0-1 (BB, BB, 4-3) 
6b. Rafael Morel, SS: 0-1 (K) 
7a. Pedro Ramirez, 3B: 1-3 (3-6 FC, 1B, 3-1, 2 RBI) 
7b. Reivaj Garcia, 3B: 0-1 (K) 
8a. Jacob Wetzel, LF:  0-0 (HBP) 
8b. Ke'Shun Collier, PR-LF: 0-2 (BB, K, K, R, SB)
9. Miguel Fabrizio, 1B: 1-4 (6-3, K, 1-3, 1B) 

MYRTLE BEACH PITCHERS: 
1. Hayden Wesneski: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 7 K, 1 GIDP, 3/3 GO/AO, 82 pitches (55 strikes)   
2. Sam Thoresen: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 3 WP, 1 GIDP, 1/1 GO/AO, 51 pitches (20 strikes)
3. Angel Hernandez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 13 pitches (8 strikes) 
4. Joe Nahas: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches (3 strikes) 
5. Christian Winston: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (18 strikes)  

MYRTLE BEACH ERRORS: 1 
C Luis Torrens: E-2 (errant throw to 2nd base on SB attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 

MYRTLE BEACH CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Luis Totrrens: 0-3 CS, 1 E (see above) 
2. Moises Ballesteros: 1-2 CS, 1 PB 

FIELD #5

MESA (EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GROUP) LINEUP: 
1a. Jefferson Rojas, SS: 2-3 (1B, 1B, K, R, SB) 
1b. Wally Soto, 3B: 0-2 (4-3, K) 
2a. Adan Sanchez, C: 0-3 (E-6, F-9, P-6) 
2b. Miguel Pabon, C: 0-1 (6-3) 
3a. Yeison Santana, 3B: 0-2 (F-7 SF, K, F-8, RBI) 
3b. Carlos Ramos, 2B: 0-0 (BB, SB) 
4a. Ronnie Quintero, DH: 0-1 (BB, 4-3) 
4b. Yoanis "J. J." Aleksandrov, PH-DH: 0-2 (K, 2-3) 
5a. Raino Coran, LF: 0-2 (K, K) 
5b. Brayan Altuve, LF: 0-2 (K, K) 
6. Anderson Suriel, 1B (2-3 (1B, BB, 1B, 4-3) 
7. Alexis Hernandez, 2B-SS: 0-4 (F-8, K, L-5, L-7)
8a. Frank Hernandez, RF: 1-1 (1B, BB)
8b. Christian Olivo, CF: 0-0 (BB, BB, SB)
9. Ismael Mena, CF-RF: 1-4 (K, 1B, P-6, F-9) 

MESA (EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GROUP) PITCHERS: 
1. Marino Santy: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 6 R (6 ER), 5 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 BALK, 1/0 GO/AO, 48 pitches (22 strikes) 
2. Jose Aquino: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 26 pitches (13 strikes) 
3. Carlos Garcia: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 1/0 GO/AO, 19 pitches (11 strikes) 
4. Oliver Roque: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 BALK, 1/0 GO/AO, 23 pitches (14 strikes) 
5. Johzan Oquendo: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 40 pitches (16 strikes) 
6. Yovanny Cabrera: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 28 pitches (16 strikes) 

MESA (EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GROUP) ERRORS: 3 
1. P Marino Santy: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
2. P Jose Aquino: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 
3. P Johzan Oquendo: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd and another to score from 3rd)  

MESA (EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GROUP) CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Adan Sanchez: 0-2 CS 
2. Miguel Pabon: 0-1 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 34 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 70's 

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Comments

Submitted by bradsbeard on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 03:20 pm

AZ Phil, do you think Jefferson Rojas will have a chance to be the primary SS for the ACL Cubs this year? He played more 2B in the DSL last year. Curious if you think he can handle SS. 

Submitted by bigsky33 on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 03:11 pm

Hi Phil, is anything going on this weekend on the backfields?  Also, when does Ext. Spring Training start?  Looking forward to watching.  Thanks!

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 03:10 pm

matt williams (ex-3rd baseman, current SD 3rd base coach) has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will leave the club for treatment on friday (day after opening day).

supposedly it's localized (probably a stage 2 or less if that's the case) and he's expected to be okay after removal.  they never know for sure until they biopsy some lymph nodes and tissue near the removal site, but it sounds like he got it early (or early-ish).

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 03:22 pm

“For me, I like this better. It's a better organization.” - Willson Contreras

ouch.  i mean, i understand...but, ouch.  contreras will be wearing custom made (by his direction) molina cleats for opening day.  we lost a class act to free agency.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 03:29 pm

oh, i totally get it.  contreras wanted to stay and quite honestly, his price was reasonable for a veteran with his skills.  STL is also a much better quality organization right now.  i mean, look at that lineup.  they have goldschmidt + arenado signed and a slew of kids supporting everyone.

i was hoping the guy would get to stay on long enough to get a chance to be a cubs legend.

watching a spring of tucker barnhart do his paul bako impersonation didn't help.

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Submitted by JoePepitone on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 03:40 am

crunch -- Hey, I'll have you know that Paul Bako had a nine-game stretch in April 2003 where he batted .318/.385/.409 with 7 RBI.  The Cubs don't win the division without that 9-7 win against Cinci on April 5 where he drove in those 6 runs going 4 for 5 with a triple.  A win in April counts as much as a win in September, baby!  (Insert facetious emoticon)

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