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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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Nationals @ Cubs: Roark vs Arrieta (Game 30)

Submitted by CTSteve on

And it’s Arrieta with the kill shot.
WAS (19-11): RHP Tanner Roark (2-2, 2.35)
CHC (23-6): RHP Jake Arrieta (6-0, 0.84)
First pitch: 1:20pmCT

Arrieta went 7 scoreless—yawn—to beat the Pirates on Tuesday. If, as jackstraw puts its, “Superlative is the new normal” with this team, it certainly starts with Arrieta, for whom most adjectives and statistics are no longer useful. The Nats are a healthy 24-82 (.293) against him, due to a poor outing in 2013, or the pre-beard era. Espinosa is 4-8 with a HR, and Harper is 4-12.

Roark had a no-decision in Kansas City his last time out (7.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB). He was 2-0 with a 4.22 in his two starts against the Cubs last year. The Cubs are 11-55 (.200) against him. Bryant is 3-5 with a HR, and Rizzo is 3-12 with 2 HR.

Vargas (0-1, 1.10) and the Padres vs Lester (3-1, 1.58) tomorrow at 7:05pmCST to continue the homestand.

Go, Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:57 am

I mentioned here just before the season started that I had this crazy dream that the Cubs had a record of 53-17 or something like that. Very random. But ludicrous, too. At least, I thought so at the time.

Submitted by johann on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:22 pm

So even though Arietta has a lower ERA and WHIP than the previous two years I don't feel like there has been one start this year I've looked at and said "wow he is on today" and yet he still has a no hitter and that ridiculous ERA. In some respects though the numbers bear me out with him down almost 1.5 K/9 from the previous two years and sporting about a .176 BABIP, also much lower than previous years so he is having a bunch more contact off him. We have a great defense this year and his approach has obviously been working and he's shown the ability to adjust mid-inning when a pitch isn't working but it still feels like we haven't yet seen great Arietta yet. What are other people's thoughts on what they've seen from him yet and do you think there's more of an attempt to pitch to contact to save the arm this year or has he just not yet found his next level yet? He has said he's more open to saving pitches this year and leave games early because of getting tired in the playoffs and ultimately I think this is a very good thing. Of course all this said his not quite on is still light years ahead of what most other pitchers can do when on.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:41 pm

soler and heyward seem to both be out of whack with their swings...lot of ugly between the bottom half of their bodies and the top half going on.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:02 pm

cubs down by 2, cahill hits for himself to start the bottom 7th because...i dunno...gets on base via a pitcher deflection. reverse-cubbery! fowler HBP... heyward/bryant/rizzo get a chance to make something of it.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:18 pm

Men on 1st/2nd! Joe has Hammel hit. Why?! Does nothing. Leaves it yp to Over Swinging Baez. He Pops out to Right! top 11!!

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:49 pm

another IBB to harper with men on 1st/2nd, 2 out. harper has 6 walks today. zimm groundout!! ...man, baez plays some pretty D more often than not.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 05:41 pm

Just. Wow. Still a wild ride for all of us. Welcome to town, Padres!

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 05:06 am

via Roto...
Starlin Castro was removed from Sunday's game against the Red Sox with a rib cage injury. Castro suffered the injury while diving back into third base in the seventh inning. He pleaded with Yankees manager Joe Girardi to stay in the game, but was lifted for precautionary measures. Expect him to return to the Yankees' lineup in a day or two.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 05:27 am

Walk Harper. Walk Harper.Walk Harper. Walk Harper. Walk Harper.Walk Harper. Win game. Next.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 05:04 pm

tarp on the field...delayed start...not looking that great since they don't even have a projected time as of yet for a start. thanks obama.

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  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

  • crunch (view)

    busch is having a really intense k-filled mini slump.  he deserves better after coming back to wrigley after that hot road trip.

  • crunch (view)

    i know alzolay isn't having a great time right now, but i trust hector "ball 4" neris even less than alzolay based on what i've seen coming out of their arms.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Neris reminds me of Don “Full Pack” Stanhouse.

  • Eric S (view)

    Happ, Busch, Dansby and Madrigal have a combined 25 runners left on base through 7 innings, with Busch accounting for 9 of those.  Seems like a lot. 

  • crunch (view)

    PCA finally gets a hit!  2r HR!!!

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