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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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Phillies @ Cubs: Nola vs. Hammel (Game 97 Thread)

PHI (36-63): RHP Aaron Nola (0-1, 1.50)

CHC (51-45): RHP Jason Hammel (5-4, 2.82)

First pitch: 1:20pmCT

Hernandez# 2b

Herrera* cf

Franco 3b

Howard* 1b

Asche* lf

Galvis# ss

Brown* rf

Rupp c

Nola p

 

Fowler# cf

Schwarber* c

Bryant 3b

Rizzo* 1b

Soler rf

Coghlan* lf

Castro ss

Hammel p

Russell 2b


Hammel gave up 1 ER in 5 innings for a no-decision in Cinci on Tuesday. He hasn’t won a game since he beat Washington on June 6. He’s 0-2 with a 2.98 since then. In his 4 career starts against the Phills, he’s 1-2 with a 6.58 ERA. They are 9-34 (.265) against him. Francouer is 4-9 (.444). 

The 22y/o Nola lost (6 IP, 1 ER, 6 Ks, 1 BB) to Tampa Bay in his MLB debut last week. He went a combined 10-4 with a 2.39 ERA in the minor leagues. The LSU Tiger was the Phills first-round pick in the draft last year. He was the fourth first rounder from that class to play this year--after Finnegan, Rodon, and our man Schwarber.
 

Go Cubs!

 

Comments

maddon ordered the team not to take BP today, fwiw. get no-hit, cancel BP the next day. moneyballs. it's PHI...the cubs should win even if they showed up at the park after spending the morning golfing and drinking.

Not to nit-pick with the last sentence but . . . Wasn't Conforto of the Mets also selected in the first round last year and had a helluva a game for the Mets last night? Looking forward to seeing Nola, he was this armchair GM's choice for the Cubs last season. Glad they didn't listen to me. Still, a polished, middle of the rotation starter that would have filled a need wouldn't have been the end of the world.

Nola debued first. I changed "is" to "was" which accounts for Conforto--which I was too lazy to check on. Grammar is never nitpicky.

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In reply to by Sonicwind75

for a "weak-ish" draft class, there's not only been some quick trips to the majors, but a lot of the guys still in the minors are doing really well. going into the draft it was pretty much a given who the top-3 guys were and they went in picks 1-3. it was a toss-up after that. it could end up being one of the best draft classes in quite a while.

Bryant misses a 3-rn HR by about 2 feet, then Rizzo drills a bullet right at the 2B for a DP. C'mon Luck -- we need ya on our side today!

wow...cueto to KC. missed the tweet bar notice from an hour ago...still...wow.

woo...fowler 3-2 game...back in it

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In reply to by crunch

..until more terrible Phillie players score off of one of our top 3 starters. #7 & #8 hitters, and the pitcher, on the worst team on baseball. Truly remarkable. Given the opponent, pitching match ups (including Arrietta/Hamels) and where the Cubs were in the standings, this has the potential to be the worst home series in a long, long, loooong time. Imagine what you could have got in Vegas for betting a Phillies sweep. Meanwhile, the Pirates win against Scherzer and the Mets are beating Greinke. Hope Joe has more magicians on speed dial.

This underlines my comment post-game yesterday. They overachieved until this point. I hope they can at least finish around .500 by the end of the year. I suppose the silver lining is Theo will not be pressured to give up choice prospects for a rental player this year.

d.ross warming in the pen...looks like we get a clown show to finish up this game. cubs down by 9...sigh. cubs down by 7...woo a.russell HR (1st since june 17).

Rough weekend. Worst offense in the NL beats our 3 top starters. We can't beat Jerome Williams. Motte blows a save and our two All-Stars can't get the winning run in from second in the 9th to help him out. Hey, it happens. Who's up next? Oh, good! A last place team is coming to town....and they have scored 10 runs through 3 innings so far today. Cue the scary music. May be time for Joe to set a curfew for the kids -- Cubs are now 4 under in day games, +9 at night.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Actually, coming in to the weekend, things felt pretty good -- 8 games over, 4-3 road trip out of the break, great pitching match-ups against the Phils coming up, Schwarber!....then the tough loss Friday, get shut down by a good pitcher Saturday, and a throw-away game Sunday. And the Giants are on fire, which makes this weekend feel even worse. But, the Cubs have never been more than +9 vs. .500, now they are +5. Not that big of a swing. But, I agree -- other than Schwarber and Fowler, nobody is hitting much. On days that Ross catches, 6-9 in the lineup is pretty brutal. Early in the year, I think we were all surprised how much teams were pitching around Bryant and giving him nothing to hit. Now, they seem to be going after him more. It's as if he were a mythical figure that teams now realize is still a rookie with a huge uppercut. His BA and OBP have plummeted recently. Interesting race for NL Rookie of the year -- other than Pederson's 21 HR, nobody really has any eye-popping stats.

Let's put up a good week against the Rockies and ARam-less Brewers, and things will feel much better next Sunday.

Recent comments

  • 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.