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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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Cubs Reportedly Interested in Japanese Pitcher

Submitted by Arizona Phil on
Paul Sullivan at the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Cubs and the Seattle Mariners are the two MLB clubs who have expressed the most interest in Hiroshima Toyo Carp RHP Hiroki Kuroda. Kuroda is 32-years old and an 11-year veteran of Japanese major league baseball. Because he is an unrestricted FA, no posting fee would be required. Sully also mentions that the Cubs had tried to sign Kuroda a year ago, but Kuroda decided to return to the Carp for one more season. Cubs Pacific Rim Scouting Coordinator Steve Wilson has been busy the past few months, signing amateur free-agents from Australia, Korea, and Taiwan. By being present and active around Asian and Australian baseball circles, Wilson gives the Cubs a leg-up over where they were just a year ago. The "Big Fish" among Japanese FA this off-season should be Chunichi Dragons OF Kosuke Fukudome. A 30-year old left-handed hitting RF, Kosuke (like Ichiro, he wants to be known by his first name) had right elbow surgery in L. A. in August, and is presently said to be rehabbing in the U. S. As is the case with Kuroda, Kosuke (pronounced "Ko-Skay") is an unrestricted FA and so no posting fee would be required.

Comments

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:22 pm

do not want...do not want...do not want... this guy is a crapballing contact pitcher. yes, he's got a 90+mph fastball and great control over it and his "forkball" and some other pitch, but he's got no deception. he'll be compared to maddux non-fn-stop cuz of his great control and cuz he's got a backdoor slider (one that's kinda hyped to hell), but that fastball and that forkball are not great stuff, imo. maybe his fastball is impressive for the 84-88mph fastball league over there...maybe that forkball doesnt get punished as much as it would over there cuz its a late sinker that doesnt always sink where it should... i really fear the translation of his stuff into mlb and wouldnt be surprised to see this guy hand out batting practice.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:16 pm

If my last name were FukUDome, I think I'd want people to use my first name too...

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:55 pm

re: 4...check your sports highlights for that auggie catch if you didnt see it when it happened. it was awesomeness.

Submitted by Jace on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:27 pm

If there is no posting fee required, I would go after BOTH of these guys. Obviously, without knowing how much they are expecting to get paid, it sounds good. If they are looking for Okajima-type numbers, I think the Cubs should snap both of them up. If they're looking for Daisuke numbers, forget it...

Submitted by Fireball on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:14 pm

I would shell out the cash for Fukudome's Cubs jersey, just to see how many people would mispronounce it. My guess: a ton.

Submitted by Carlos Rubi on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:22 pm

All of those interested in writing a piece for the TCR' Cubs Annual, drop me a line at carlos.rubiATgmail.com.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:56 pm

"If they are looking for Okajima-type numbers, I think the Cubs should snap both of them up. If they’re looking for Daisuke numbers, forget it…" early estimates on fukudome are in the 3/27+ area based on the rumor-mongers. i have no idea what the market is for kuroda given he's not exactly junk (though i wouldnt really feel like the cubs got a slam-dunk if they signed him for my own fears) and he's a true FA in a very tight FA pitching market. he instantly becomes the #1 righty SP FA...which is f'n weak...

Submitted by Ye Olde GM on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 10:04 am

Fukudome can play CF. Felix Pie blows. Jock Strap blows. Hence, sign Fukudome. Kuroda, no thanks.

Submitted by George Altman on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 10:03 am

WANTED: A ML RF for the 2008 Cubs. Ideal candidate with be able to post .300/.350/.500 numbers with 25+ HR and 90 RBIs and hit left-handed. Must be able to take good routes to the ball and consistently throw to the right base and hit cutoff man. High baseball IQ and ability to run the bases correctly a definite plus. Excellent salary/benefits available. Is this Fukodome?

Submitted by The Real Neal on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 10:57 pm

If the cutoff man is allowed to be in shallow right field and the stats are qualified as 'against right handed batters' then Jackie Jones is your man.

Submitted by Internet and C… on Wed, 10/17/2007 - 10:15 am

[...] Baseball - he’ll be compared to maddux non-fn-stop cuz of his great control and cuz he’s got a backdoor slider (one that’s kinda hyped to hell), but that fastball and that forkball are not great stuff, imo. maybe his fastball is impressive for the 84-88mph Read it here [...]

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • 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.
     

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