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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Indians @ Cubs: Bauer vs. Arrieta (Game 62 Thread)

CLE (29-33): RHP Trevor Bauer (5-3, 3.53)
CHC (34-27): RHP Jake Arrieta (6-4, 3.16)
First pitch: 7:05pmCT

Kipnis* 2b
Lindor# ss

Brantley* lf

Santana# 1b

Moss* rf

Gomes c

Bourn* cf

Urshela 3b

Bauer p

 

Fowler# cf
Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero* c

Castro ss

Coghlan* lf

Denorfia rf

Arrieta p
Russell 2b

Update: It's the same as yesterday, so let's try again.

Arrieta got the win against the Tigers his last time out, giving up 3 ER over 6 and striking out 8. The Cubs are 7-5 in his starts so far this season. Opponents are hitting .228 against him at Wrigley. Brantley is 4-7 against Arrieta. Swisher (0-18) went on the DL yesterday rather than face him.
 

Bauer gave up 6 ER in 3.2 and took the loss against Seattle at home in his last outing. He is 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA in his 5 road starts this season. Only a few Cubs have faced him: Denorfia, Fowler, and Montero are each 1-3. Opponents are hitting .213 against him for the year.
 

Roster notes: Lindor gets his first start today, after going 1-2 in his first game on Sunday. The Cubs are playing with 14 pitchers. Update: This will change with the addition of Kyle Schwarber to the bench.

 

The teams last played a series in June 2009, when the Indians lost 3 games at Wrigley. The Cubs are now 7 over for the first time all season. At a .557 clip, that puts them on pace for 90 wins.

Go Cubs!

I understand there’s also another game of some sort on. Since the Red Wings are out of it, I can root for the Hawks--if for no other reason than there should be no such thing as Florida hockey. Go Hawks! Update: Woot!

 

Comments

Crazy weather in Chicago right now -- tornado sirens going off non-stop. Not sure about the game (Cubs, not Hawks).

Boo rainouts. But with the Padres just a few more mediocre weeks from going into sales mode, can we please start to talk more about how awesome Justin Upton would be on this team?

Nice to see the White Sox hanging tough against the Pirates -- down 5-0 with zero out in the 1st.

Hearing on Twitter....Schwarber getting the call...Vogelbachs twitter account...

I thought first-full-season pros don't get MLB service time. Just ask Kris Bryant 10 months ago.

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In reply to by Carlito

So much to learn from the Hawks. They lose a crucial game on home ice where they blow two open net shots and give up two crappy goals. So what do they do? Just pound the crap out of the opposition in the next two games. It's the opposite of the Bartman effect.

Tell me that was not one of the greatest start-to-finish sporting events you ever watched?! The only thing personally that close was the Miracle on Ice game I watched live. The other championship games (1st Bulls, for example) had that take your breath away thing - but even then with all of the time outs, shot clock, half-court offense...this game in HD was incredible.

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In reply to by The E-Man

I agree E ... I also watched the Miracle on Ice live and that may have been the greatest sporting event I've ever witnessed for all the obvious reasons. But this was #2 and the best in recent memory. I really only think (for me) that the Cubs could top it ... but I guess you never know. What a game - what a team.

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In reply to by The E-Man

You can take the boy out of Chicago, but you can't take Chicago out of the boy. I haven't lived in Chicago for quite some time, but I'm still gaga over her sports teams. I haven't seen many hockey games all the way through on TV, but I watched that one. Tampa Bay seems like Chicago from a few years ago. They're gonna be around awhile. Really, really good defensive team able to *almost* stifle the Blackhawks skating. That pass to Kane and his shot were things of beauty. I remember a few years ago when they were starting to build this team thinking, I wish the Cubs would go this route. Oh, look, they did. It could happen in Wrigley, too, over the next few years. And more than once.

amid all the Schwarbermania... Omaha Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Yoervis Medina replaces Carl Edwards. Moises Sierra grounds out, third baseman Christian Villanueva to first baseman Chris Valaika. Casey Kotchman strikes out swinging. Francisco Pena strikes out swinging.

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In reply to by Rob Richardson

BOB R: Any player who is on a club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) prior to midnight (Eastern) on August 31st is eligible to be included on a post-season Active List (25-man roster), including players who are on the 7-day (concussion) 15-day, or 60-day DL, Bereavement List, Paternity Leave List, or Restricted List (Prohibited Substance Suspension or extended Bereavement Leave only), or on Optional Assignment to the minors on August 31st. However, a player on an MLB club's Disabled List (7-day, 15-day, or 60-day) or Restricted List (Prohibited Substance Suspension or extended Bereavement Leave only) on August 31st is eligible to be included on a post-season Active List only after spending the minimum number of days required to be served by a player on that list.

Remember, there is no one single "post-season 25-man roster." A club's post-season Active List (25-man roster) can be reset (tweaked/altered) prior to each series (LDS, LCS, and World Series), so a club might opt to activate an extra LHRP for a particular series because of anticipated match-ups with a particular opponent, or might exchange a RH bat for a LH bat, or change a RH starting pitcher for a LH one, or an N. L. club might choose to add a more-useful DH for the World Series than any of the players who were on the club's LDS or LCS post-season rosters.

Also, a post-season eligible player who is placed on an MLB Disabled List, Bereavement List, Paternity Leave List, or Restricted List (Prohibited Substance Suspension or extended Bereavement Leave only) prior to the start of a post-season series can (with the approval of the MLB Commissioner) be replaced on his club's LDS, LCS, or World Series Active List by a player who was on a Reserve List or Inactive List of a minor league affiliate from that organization prior to midnight August 31st. The minor league player must be added to his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) before he can be added to the club's Active Roster.

A player on a post-season Active List (25-man roster) who is injured or leaves his club on Bereavement Leave or Paternity Leave during a post-season series can (with the approval of the MLB Commissioner) be replaced on his club's Active List prior to the conclusion of that series by another eligible player, or by a player who was on a Reserve List or Inactive List of a minor league affiliate from that organization prior to midnight August 31st. The minor league player must be added to his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) before he can be added to the club's Active Roster. Also, if an injured pitcher or position player is replaced during a post-season series, a pitcher must replace a pitcher and a position player must replace a position player, and the replaced pitcher or position player is ineligible to be reinstated to his club's Active List (25-man roster) for the balance of that series and the next series (LCS or World Series).

So because he will be on the Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), Kyle Schwarber will automatically be eligible to be placed on a Cubs post-season 25-man active roster (LDS, LCS, and or World Series) even if he is not recalled from the minors prior to September 1st, like (for example) if the Cubs want to use him as a DH in the World Series. The Cubs do NOT need to recall him prior to September 1st to make him eligible for the post-season.  

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

I was sort of thinking in a generic sense that I don't need to say it anymore. This is sort of thinking out of the box a little, and I didn't expect it either. They are clearly seriously considering him as a catcher. But this being TheoCorp, they may be thinking of him as a back up catcher + a guy who can play the outfield. I doubt the toll of catching on a player is lost on these guys, who are considerably smarter about baseball than I am. Your September call up makes sense if he keeps hitting. I gotta say, it's just a gas watching all these kids come up through the ranks.

"The Last Schwarbinger of the Cubpocalypse" How is this not the headline on every Cubs site right now?

Effective today (June 16th), the automatic "no trade" right for any post-2014 Article XX-B free-agent who signed a 2015 major league contract ends. This would apply to Cubs Chris Denorfia, Jason Hammel, Jon Lester, Jason Motte, and David Ross, although Lester also has contractural "no trade" rights. 

It's very unlikely that Denorfia, Hammel, Motte, or Ross will be traded, but there are a number of post-2014 Article XX-B players who signed 2015 major league contracts currently on other MLB clubs who can now be traded without having to give their consent and without the restriction of the player being traded for cash or player contracts with a max aggregate value of $50,000.  

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

Also effective today, Mike Baxter reaches 3+000 years MLB Service Time, making him first-time eligible for Salary Arbitration post-2015. So congratulations to Mike Baxter. The bad news is that being eligible for Salary Arbitration also makes it more-likely than ever that Baxter will get released, outrighted, or non-tendered post-2015 (if not sooner). 

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

Because he wasn't recalled prior to June 11th, the Cubs have gained an extra year of club control over Javy Baez.

But here are a couple of other upcoming dates of note: 

July 8th: If the Cubs wait until at least July 8th to recall Arismendy Alcantara, they gain an extra year of club control.

August 21st: Jacob Turner reaches 3+000 years of MLB Service Time on 8/21, at which point he can elect free-agency if outrighted. It's likely he would get claimed off waivers before it would happen, but if he were to get outrighted prior to August 21st, he cannot elect to be a free-agent, and he would not be eligible to be an MLB Rule 55 minor league FA (6YFA) until post-2017 because he has spent only four seasons in the minors through 2014, and a player has to spend all or parts of at least seven separate seasons on minor league active lists and/or disabled lists (not including MLB DL minor league rehab assignments) to qualify as a minor league 6YFA.  

shitter down, shwarb up. probably see him pinch hit tonight (not-so-wild speculation).

Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat #Cubs Theo on @kschwarb12: "We're more convinced now than ever that he's going to catch and catch a long time in the big leagues" ...dunno what about 37 games, 5 errors, 7 passed balls, and 48sb (13cs) is convincing them now more than ever, but hey...sure, whatever. it'll be interesting to see if what they're projecting plays out.

So the Hawks win last night meant a lot more than I thought it would. I've always rooted for the Hawks but hockey is my 5th favorite sport and I'm a playoff watcher of hockey. I liked the last two wins but not nearly as much as I'd want the Cubs or Bears to win. That said, I think seeing the Cubs finally turn a corner and look to be good for years to come has allowed me to appreciate more how the Hawks have done it too. Crap team for years turning it into 3 wins in 6 years is basically the blueprint for what it looks like the Cubs might be capable of and that to me made this Cup that much more special. It's been a long time since there's been this much to be excited about sports wise in Chicago.

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In reply to by johann

What a difference in ownership styles, too. Compare Rocky with his dad. I've also heard the criticism of Ricketts dissipate some. I'll say I had my doubts but those are gone - Tom Ricketts, at least, is pretty clearly committed to building a successful Cubs franchise.

bottom 3rd, 2 out, bases loaded, down by 3, 3-2 count... strikeout. maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. 3-0 cle/chc after 3.

Not sure if this has been covered here already, but in the great Missouri All Star Game Fraud of 2015 Rizzo currently trails Matt Adams in votes. What the hell is going on in Missouri? Did the Royals and Cards hack MLB.com too?

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In reply to by Carlito

some major blog sites (such as deadspin) are blatantly calling for ballot stuffing for the sheer hell of it. it's probably not gonna get much better unless other types of fans vote online and often. there's people not even into baseball doing it. mike trout might be the only non-KC position player taking the field for the AL.

Nice job Jake -- better bring Schlitter back up. 5 walks?? Update: 6 walks??? I have a queasy feeling teams have figured out Rizzo (Reds pitched him inside all series, he was 0-for-15) and Arrietta (don't swing). Ugh.

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In reply to by Old and Blue

I think the downside of standing so close to the plate is that you can get jammed on an inside strike. It seems to me that teams were afraid of hitting him, and afraid of his power, so they pitched him away. This seems to have changed -- so Rizzo will need to adjust. Based on tonight's results, he has!

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In reply to by QuietMan

"Had the same thing happened during a game in the U.S., the other dugout would have freaked out, both teams would have to play the “Hold me back, no hold me back” posturing game we play when we’re all too scared to fight (everyone except Jeff Samardzija)." troof. nice read.

Cannot stand watching Russell pitch. Had to root for Kipnis, Glenbrook North grad. Did pretty good for himself.

Big fat zero from the offense tonight. And Trevor Bauer was dealing. Dude was a #3 in the draft by AZ.

Maybe the Cubs were out celebrating with the Hawks last night. Joe says to take something positive from each game....my positive is that I didn't have tickets to tonight's game. Some days, the other team's MLB pitcher is on his stuff.

rosscup's role has gone downhill pretty damn fast for an uninjured guy. odd to see so much quality contact being made off him...more used to seeing weak contact and ugly swings. ...speaking of going downhill fast, the trainer is out and lou is pulling out the lineup card...and rosscup is out. okay, then.

Man, after watching the Hawks game last night, watching tonight's NBA game is brutal -- foul shots and time outs. Bleh.

jeff francoeur pitched 2 innings for PHI last night in a blowout. 2ip 1h 3bb 1k (1hbp) 2er...48 pitches

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.