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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
 
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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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Cubs @ Twins: Hendricks vs. Hughes (Game 65 Thread)

CHC (35-29): RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-2, 3.80)
MIN (36-30): RHP Phil Hughes (4-6, 4.79)
First pitch: 7:10pmCT

Fowler# cf

Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero* c

Castro ss

Coghlan* lf

Denorfia rf

Schwarber* dh
Russell 2b

 

Dozier 2b

Rosario* rf

Mauer* 1b

Plouffe 3b

Nunez ss

Suzuki c

Vargas# dh

Escobar# lf

Buxton cf

Hendricks threw 57 pitches over 5 innings in a rain-shortened outing against CIN on Saturday. He gave up 1 ER and struck out 7 but didn’t get the W in a game the Cubs would go on to win 4-3. None of the Twins have faced him. He’s 2-1 with a 4.05 in his 7 road starts this season.

Hughes (who’s only 28 but seems like he’s been around forever) gave up 3 ER in 6 innings for a no decision against TEX his last time out. He has been consistently mediocre or worse for the whole season, at home and on the road. He is nowhere near what he did last year, when he went 16-10 with a 3.52. He has never pitched against the Cubs, but a handful have faced him. They are 5-17 as a team. David Ross, Joe Maddon’s new favorite pinch hitter, is 3-8 with a HR.

The Cubs last played the Twins in Minnesota in June 2012. Here was the starting line-up: Johnson, Castro, DeJesus, Soriano, Baker, Mather, Barney, Stewart, K. Hill, Dempster. Oof. We somehow won the game (8-2), which gave the Cubs a 20-40 record--on the way to losing 101.

The Twins had a great May (20-7, and 5 of 6 from CWS), but otherwise they have a losing record, including their 6-11 June. They are are batting .239 against RHPs this year, with a .667 OPS, which is 27th in baseball. They are 22-12 at home, but I like our chances.

LHP Lester (4-5, 3.99) and RHP May (4-5, 4.26) go tomorrow, and RHP Arrieta and RHP Gibson (4-5, 3.33) close out the series on Sunday.

Go Cubs!

 

Comments

what in the fuck... ...castro. a sure-thing double play turns into a 2 run fuckup by a physical error + mental error.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    ...and a madrigal "non-error" leads to a sac fly for a tie game.  nice.

    having a ball clank off your glove, but still getting it count as a hit because it was hit hard is a nice stats gift.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    For sure. This lineup isn’t exactly stacked as is, and subbing out a Cooper or even a Tauchman for Madrigal won’t do it any favors.

  • crunch (view)

    the ESPN bottom graphic taking up 1/8th of the screen sucks.

    i only use ESPN during baseball season and i'm forced to watch a baseball broadcast designed to be broadcast in sports bars and betting parlors where the news/scores of other games is as important as what you're actually tuned in to watch.

  • crunch (view)

    morel triple to start the season....yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    LHP Blake Weiman appears to have been the last cut from the AAA Iowa roster. He is with the Tennessee group at Minor League Camp.

     

  • crunch (view)

    bruce bochy is hobbling rather badly for a guy who's had 2 hip replacements.  his gait is extremely wonky taking the lineup card to the ump.

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳