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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is 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
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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What's Up Down Under?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Halfway through the MLB Australian Baseball Academy Program (MLBAAP) season at Palm Meadows (Gold Coast), here's how the five Cubs players playing "down under" are doing:

19-year old RHP Ryan Searle leads the MLBAAP in wins, strikeouts, and IP, and 17-year old OF Sean Williams (bats & throws left) leads the league in hitting, and is tied for the league lead in doubles, tied for 3rd in hits, tied for 4th in runs scored, and tied for 5th in SB. 

Former star cricket player (bowler) LHP Cody Hams (who was at Cubs Minor League Camp and EXST at Fitch Park for two months) has struggled with his control, although he does have 19 K in 14.2 IP. (The 6'5" Hams' pitching style closely resembles Rich Hill's, so I guess it's probably no longer a compliment to tell Cody that he is Rich Hill Redux).

PITCHERS:

RHP Ryan Searle: 3-2, 2.35 ERA, 30.2 IP, 24 H, 15 R (8 ER), 7 BB, 38 K, 0 HR, .197 OBA, 1.01 WHIP, in 6 games (6 GS) 

RHP Adam Spencer: 2-0, 4.37 ERA, 22.2 IP, 19 H, 14 R (11 ER), 11 BB, 23 K, 1 HR, .224 OBA, 1.33 WHIP, in 5 games (5 GS)

LHP Cody Hams: 0-0, 4.91 ERA, 14.2 IP, 13 H, 13 R (8 ER), 15 BB, 19 K, 0 HR, .236 OBA, 1.91 WHIP, in 5 games (5 GS)
 
POSITION PLAYERS

CF Sean Williams: 354/411/477, 6 2B, 6/13 BB/K in 73 PA, 7 SB (2 CS)

SS Hak-ju Lee: 286/444/500 (was at the MLBAAP on the "Two-Week Phase" program, played in only five league games before returning to South Korea).  

The MLBAAP season ends on July 26th.

Based on the way he has pitched so far, it's possible that Ryan Searle (who has a full-year visa) could return to Fitch Park for the last month of the AZL season, and/or for the AZ Instructional League in September/October. While Cody Hams resembles a young Rich Hill, Searle would be most camparable to Sean Gallagher.

The other four are supposed to report to Cubs Minor League Camp at Fitch Park next March, although Lee (who received a bonus somewhere in the neighborhood of $1M) might get an invite to Instructs if it doesn't conflict with his school schedule. 

Tags
Adam Spencer
Cody Hams
Hak-Ju Lee
MLBAAP
Ryan Searle
Sean Williams

Comments

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:20 pm

15(!!!) UNearned runs between the 3 starters? Phil, what's the deal, are the infields made of concrete and gravel down there or is the defense just that bad?

Submitted by Raisin101 on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:21 pm

Spencer was looking really good until his most recent start (his ERA went from around 2.80 to 4.37 thanks to that one start).

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:40 pm

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:20pm.

15(!!!) UNearned runs between the 3 starters? Phil, what's the deal, are the infields made of concrete and gravel down there or is the defense just that bad? -

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WISCGRAD: I was told the defensive play down under tends to be a bit spotty. 

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:21 pm

Reed Johnson activated, Epat down...

Submitted by skavoovee on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:07 pm

Top Hitting Prospects 1. Josh Vitters (3B) - Age 18 2007 3rd Overall 356/381/525 in 59 ABs in Short Season A 2. Wellington Castillo (C) - Age 21 2004 NDFA 293/338/431 overall and 333/412/617 with 4 HRs in 18 games at Double A. 3. Ryan Flaherty (SS,3B) - Age 21 2008 Supp 1st round 350/409/575 in Short Season A through 11 games 4. Tony Thomas (2B) - Age 21 2007 3rd Round 266/315/414 with 6 HR and 12 SB at High A. 296/393/533 with 5 HR and 28 SB last year 5. Tyler Colvin (OF) - Age 22 2006 13th Overall 236/307/373 in 82 games at double A .488 SLG in 125 games with 16 HR in '07 6. Josh Harrison (2B) - Age 20 2008 6th round 250/354 with 5 SB in 12 games at Short Season A ball 7. Steve Clevenger (C) - Age 22 2006 7th Round 308/396 at High A 340/378/441 in 2007 8. Marquez Smith (2B,3B) - Age 23 2007 8th Round 298/369/505 with 13 HR in 79 games at low A 9. Luis Bautista (C,1B,DH) - Age 23 2007 32nd round 331/388/564 through 37 games at low A 10.Rebel Ridling (1B/DH) - Age 22 2008 25th Round 358/400/623 in 14 games at Short Season A 11.Ryan Harvey (OF) - Age 23 2003 1st Round 239/308/423 overall 265/342/490 and 6HR at High A 12.Nate Spears (2b) - Age 23 2003 5th Round 313/407 in 66 games at Double A. Acquired in C. Patterson trade, 6th year minors 13.Jovan Rosa (1b,3b) - Age 20 2006 22nd Round 286/353/401 in 73 games at low A. 14.Jonathan Wyatt (OF) - Age 23 2007 13th Round 255/353 with 10 SB overall 316/373 with 7 SB at low A 15.Ryan Keedy (1B/DH) - Age 22 2008 16th Round 333/400 in 15 games at Short Season A 16.Josh Donaldson (c) - Age 22 2007 Supp 1st Round 221/284/366 at low A through 57 games. 335/460/590 last year in 53 games. 17.Joseph Adduci (OF) - Age 23 2003 42nd Round 304/388 with 14 SB in 73 games at high A. Playing in his 5th minor league season. 18.John Contreras (3B) - Age 22 NDFA 19.Blake Lalli (1B/C) - Age 25 2006 NDFA 313/359/519 overall. 7 HR in 58 games at High A. Pitchers 1. Jose Ceda - Age 21 2004 NDFA 4.20 ERA in 21 games 0.90 ERA/.189 OppBA at Double A through 6 games. Acquired in Todd Walked trade. 2. Jose Ascanio (RP) - Age 23 2005 NDFA 11 saves and a 3.86 ERA in 24 relief appearances 3. Andrew Cashner - Age 21 2008 1st Round Huge potential to be a significant factor soon. He is likely a potential closer. 4. Jeff Samardzija - Age 23 2006 5th Round 3.00 ERA/1.58 WHIP through 12 IP at Triple A. He has to improve his control. 5. James Russell - Age 22 2007 14th round 3.78 ERA/1.31 WHIP overall, 4.45 ERA in 12 games/11 starts at Double A, 40K/17BB 6. Donald Veal - Age 23 2005 2nd Round 3.22 ERA/1.47 WHIP/.258 OppBA in 94 IP 33K/18BB in May 7. Jesse Estrada - Age 24 2004 31st Round 4.69 ERA/1.29 WHIP overall in 48 innings of relief through 23 games. .232 OPPBA/26k/4BB at Triple A 8. Casey Lambert - Age 22 2007 6th Round 3.02 ERA/1.28 WHIP in 35 relief appearances. Lefty with late inning potential. 9. Greg Rheinhard - Age 24 2005 6th Round 3.81 ERA/1.40 WHIP/.223 OppBA in 28 games, 49 IP. Acquired in Jae Kuk Ryu trade 10. Justin Berg - Age 24 2003 43rd Round 5.42 ERA in 16 starts overall. Acquired from the Yankees in the Matt Lawton trade. Compared to Brandon Webb. 5th year of minor leagues. 11. Dae-Eun Rhee - Age 19 2007 NDFA. 1.80 through 40 IP in 10 starts in his first pro season at Low A 12. Blake Parker - Age 23 2006 16th Round 1.33 ERA in 23 relief appearances at Low A, Opp BA .193 Promoted to Triple A 13. Mitch Atkins - Age 22 2004 7th Round 4.03ERA/1.25WHIP in 17 starts at Double A. 85K/26BB in 103 innings 14. Jordan Latham - Age 21 2006 29th Round 1.88 ERA/1.01 WHIP/53K in 53 innings through 26 relief appearances at Low A 15. Bill Muldowney - Age 23 2006 8th Round 2.74 ERA/.173 OppBA in 11 starts at low A/High A (4) 16. Alex Maestri - Age 23 2007 NDFA First italian born played. 3.69 ERA in 14 starts at high A 16. Marco Carillo - Age 21 2005 NDFA 3.29 ERA/1.15 WHIP in 17 games/11 starts at High A 17. Harol Tolentino - Age 19 2005 NDFA 2.25 ERA/0.88 WHIP in 3 relief appearances at Short Season A 18. Jay Jackson - Age 20 2008 9th Round 14K/1B in 9 innings at Short Season A 19. Jeffry Antigua - Age 18 2007 NDFA 0.00 ERA/0.86 WHIP 5K/1BB in 7 innings at rookie ball 20. Jose Pina - Age 22 2003 NDFA 1.42 ERA/1.11 WHIP/.174 OppBA through 4 games at Short Season A. In 2007 at Low A 23 Games, 19 starts 4.29 ERA/.261 OppBA 21. James Leverton - Age 22 2008 8th Round 3.00 ERA/1.17 WHIP in 2 starts at Short Season A 22. Mike Perconte - Age 22 2008 NDFA 3.09 ERA/1.29 WHIP/.255 OppBA in 8 innings 3 games, 1 start at Short Season A 23. Marcus Hatley - Age 20 2007 NDFA 0.79 ERA/.220 OppBA 11K/5BB in 11.1 Innings 3 games, 2 starts at Short Season A 24. Robert Hernandez - Age 19 2005 NDFA Suspended for PEDs, has looked strong at EXST so it is difficult to assess. 25. Mark Pawelek - Age 21 2005 1st Round - Lots of injuries but still very young. This is a huge year for him and he could move up on the rankings. Unranked Hitters in the System with MLB experience/no longer prospect/Unranked 1.Micah Hoffpauir (1B,RF/LF) - Age 28 2002 13th Round .624 slugging at Triple A 2.Felix Pie (CF) - Age 23 2001 NDFA .353 BA in last 10 games 3.Jason Dubois (LF/RF) - Age 29 2000 14th Round 300/413/711 at Triple A 4.Andres Torres (OF) - Age 30 304/408/509 at Triple A 5.Sam Fuld - Age 26 2004 10th Round .325 BA/7 walks in last 10 games at Double A 6.Jake Fox (c,1B,OF) - Age 25 271/366/464 at Double A 7.Bobby Scales (2B) - Age 31 291/374/473 at Triple A 8.Josh Kroeger (RF/LF) - Age 25 2000 4th Round 274/348/474 at Triple A Unranked Pitchers in the System with MLB experience/no longer prospect 1.Kevin Hart (SP/RP) - Age 25 2004 11th Round 3.86 ERA (14 ER/32.2 IP) in 24 relief appearances 2.Randy Wells - Age 25 2002 38th Round 3.61 ERA in 15 games, 9 starts at Triple A. Recently selected in Rule 5 draft. 3.Rich Hill (SP) - Age 28 2002 4th Round 4.Mike Burns (RP) - Age 29 2000 30th Round by Houston 5.Carmen Pignatiello - Age 24 2000 20th Round 6.J.R. Mathes (SP) - Age 26 2004 16th Round 7.Hector Carrasco (SP/RP) Wait and see Aaron Shafer Christopher Carpenter Justin Bristow

Submitted by Raisin101 on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:57 pm

AZ Phil, how advanced do you think Searle is? Could he skip the AZL next season and go straight to Boise or Peoria?

Submitted by springs on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:06 pm

Phil...thanks for the reports. It sounds like our Asia/Australia recruiting is going well. Will be fun to see how Hams develops as he learns the game of baseball. My question is about our Latin American program. the July 2nd signing date has passed and I have not seen any report on players signed by the Cubs. Baseball America had information on top signings by some teams, but not all. It doesn't seem like the Cubs focus on getting top players as much as other teams -- Larry Suarez was a pretty big signing, but I don't think there have been many during this decade. Our big name signings also seem almost exclusively pitchers (we sign lots of hitters, but none of those seem to be prized prospects). Do you have any information on players we have signed? I am sure I am mischaracterizing our Latin American signings as well, so please feel free to correct anything I said.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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