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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 

 



 

Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Updated Minor League Camp Rosters

Here are the Cubs minor league rosters at Fitch Park as they were this morning (3/31).

OF Sam Fuld, 1B Micah Hoffpauir, and catcher Chris Robinson were sent down yesterday, but have not yet reported to Fitch Park.

As I’ve mentioned before, when the Cubs send players to Fitch Park (Minor League Camp) from HoHoKam Park, there are corresponding roster moves made at Fitch Park, as players are either moved downward (Iowa to Daytona, Tennessee to Daytona, et al) or released. (15 players were released last Sunday, although one was later re-signed).

At present, Iowa has 31 players (must get down to 24 by Opening Day), Tennessee has 31 players (must get down to 24 by Opening Day), Daytona has 27 players (must get down to 25 by Opening Day), and Peoria has 31 players (must get down to 25 by Opening Day). The Boise/Mesa squad presently has 39 players on its roster, but that number will actually increase by another 10-12 by this time next week.

The Boise/Mesa group is also the Cubs “Extended Spring Training” (EXST) squad that plays at Fitch Park April-May-June, before the Boise and AZL Cubs (Mesa) teams are formed in mid-June after the Rule 4 Draft. The EXST Cubs usually carry about 50 players, including players who were unable to make the Peoria Opening Day roster, and minor league players (mostly pitchers) who are rehabbing from injuries.

The Iowa and Tennessee clubs will usually carry 12 pitchers and 12 position players, and the Daytona and Peoria clubs will usually carry 13 pitchers and 12 position players. Each full-season affiliate also usually carries one “player-coach” (usually a catcher or a utility infielder) signed to a Minor League Uniform Player Contract who can be temporarily activated if a position player is placed on the minor league 7-day DL. The player-coach is moved back & forth to the roster as needed, sometimes for an extended period of time.

UPDATED 2010 CUBS MINOR LEAGUE CAMP ROSTERS – WEDNESDAY MORNING 3/31:

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IOWA (31):

PITCHERS (14):
Mitch Atkins
Casey Coleman
Thomas Diamond
* John Gaub
Jeff Gray
Jay Jackson
Alessandro Maestri
* Scott Maine
Marcos Mateo
* J. R. Mathes
Mike Parisi
Blake Parker
Brian Schlitter
Jeff Stevens

CATCHERS (4)
Welington Castillo
* Steve Clevenger
* Mark Johnson (Inactive – player/coach)
* Blake Lalli
Chris Robinson

INFIELDERS (8)
Darwin Barney
* Matt Camp
* Micah Hoffpauir
* Bryan Lahair
# David Macias
Nate Samson
# Bobby Scales
Tony Thomas

OUTFIELDERS (5)
* James Adduci
Jason Dubois
* Sam Fuld
* Brad Snyder
Ty Wright

TENNESSEE (31):

PITCHERS (16)
Austin Bibens-Dirkx
Todd Blackford
* Ryan Buchter
David Cales
Chris Carpenter (Limited Activity Only – Injury Rehab)
Marco Carrillo
Andrew Cashner
Hung-Wen Chen
Craig Muschko
Jake Muyco
* Jeremy Papelbon
David Patton
* Chris Rusin
* Chris Siegfried
* Luke Sommer
* Dustin Sasser

CATCHERS (3)
Robinson Chirinos
Luis Flores
* Mark Reed

INFIELDERS (8)
Russ Canzler
Starlin Castro
* Ryan Flaherty
# Marwin Gonzalez
Jonathan Mota
* Jake Opitz
Marquez Smith
* Matt Spencer

OUTFIELDERS (4)
Smaily Borges
* Tony Campana
Brandon Guyer
* Jason James

DAYTONA (27):

PITCHERS (16)
Chris Archer
Justin Bristow (Limited Activity Only – injury rehab)
Alberto Cabrera
Rafael Dolis
Chris Huseby
Jordan Latham
* James Leverton
Oswaldo Martinez
Dan McDaniel
Trey McNutt
Arismendy Mota
Mike Perconte
* Brooks Raley
Dae-Eun Rhee
Ryan Searle
Aaron Shafer

CATCHERS (3)
Michael Brenly
Mario Mercedes
# Alvaro Sosa

INFIELDERS (4)
Junior Lake
D. J. Lemahieu
# Matt Matulia (Inactive – player/coach)
Josh Vitters
* Ryne White

OUTFIELDERS (4)
* Kyler Burke
* Brett Jackson
* Nelson Perez
# Jose Valdez

PEORIA (31):

PITCHERS (16):
* Jeffry Antigua
Frank Batista
* Jeffrey Beliveau
Tim Clubb
Yohan Gonzalez
Steve Grife
Su-Min Jung
Danny Keefe
Corey Martin
Ronny Morla
Jon Nagel
Andres Quezada
Jake Schmidt
Nick Struck
Larry Suarez
Robert Whitenack

CATCHERS (3):
* Sergio Burruel
John Contreras (Inactive – player/coach)
Jae-Hoon Ha (ex-OF)
Jovan Rosa (ex-3B)

INFIELDERS (8):
* Justin Bour
* Matt Cerda
D. J. Fitzgerald
* Hak-Ju Lee
George Matheus
Greg Rohan
* Bobby Wagner
* Logan Watkins

OUTFIELDERS (4):
Runey Davis
* Richard Jones
Jesus Morelli
* Alvaro Ramirez

BOISE/MESA (39):

PITCHERS (22):
Rogelio Carmona
Eduardo Figueroa
Jesse Ginley
Gian Guzman (ex-SS)
* Cody Hams
Marcus Hatley (TJS rehab)
Dylan Johnston (TJS rehab)
* Austin Kirk
* Casey Lambert (TJS rehab)
Luis Liria
Toby Matchulat
* John Mincone
Tarlandus Mitchell
Julio Pena
* Marcos Perez
Carlos Rojas
Melvin Rosa
Jose Rosario
* Drew Rundle (ex-OF)
Adam Spencer
Tzu-An Wang
Yao-Lin Wang

CATCHERS (3):
Jose Guevara
Garrett Maines
Carlos Romero

INFIELDERS (8):
# Arismendy Alcantara
* Pin-Chieh Chen
* Wes Darvill
# Rafael Disla
Derek Helenihi
Brandon May
Rebel Ridling (appendectomy rehab)
Charles Thomas

OUTFIELDERS (6):
# Vismeldy Bieneme
* Francisco Guzman
Dong-Yub Kim
* Kyung-Min Na
Cody Shields
Blair Springfield

NOTE: The Boise/Mesa squad becomes the Cubs Extended Spring Training (EXST) team at Fitch Park April-May-June.

Comments

Phil, Any idea what the reasoning is behind limiting the 2A and 3A teams to 24 players instead of 25? I think it'd be advantageous to allow expanded rosters in the minors. Osiris

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In reply to by chuck

Submitted by chuck on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 8:12pm. Who were the released players and who was resigned? thanks, Phil ====================================== CHUCK: The Grim Reaper tapped slick-fielding 21-year old Dominican SS Robert Bautista, 1B-C (ex-3B) John Contreras, 20-year old Dominican RHP Diego Encarnacion, 21-year old Venezuelan RHP Robert Hernandez (considered a fairly decent prospect a couple of years ago before a PED suspension sidetracked his career), 22-year old 5'8 Dutch 2B Dwayne Kemp, veteran AAA RHP Jeff Kennard (who got an NRI to big league camp but got cut early), RHRP Kevin Kreier (5-4 3.77 ERA at Peoria in 2009), RHP (ex-3B) Josh Lansford (son of ex-MLB 3B Carney Lansford), 21-year old Dominican RHP Dionis Nunez (3-3 2.84 ERA at Boise in 2009), 3B Jordan Petraitis (2009 28th round draft pick out of Miami of Ohio), Iowa Cubs RHP Gregory Reinhard (acquired from TB for RHP Jae-Kuk Ryu in 2007), 21-year old Venezuelan OF Kevin Soto, RHP Josh Whitlock (2008 26th round pick out of the U. of West Virginia), Australian OF Sean Williams, and RHP Hank Williamson (7-4 4.93 ERA with 87 K in 84 IP at Daytona in 2009, one of the two pitchers the Cubs got from Baltimore for Felix Pie prior to the 2009 season). The Cubs then re-signed John Contreras (who was converted to catcher a year ago) and it appears that he will be a player-coach with Peoria.

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In reply to by Arizona Phil

Phil -- thank you for all the updates. With your insight, I wonder if any of the releases surprised you. I was surprised they released Encarnacion (he is only 20 and did ok at AZ Cubs) and Dwayne Kemp (seems injuries hurt his development) and extremely surprised they released Robert Hernandez (who before the PEDs I thought was one of our top 5 pitching prospects) and Sean Williams (who is only 19 and could easily be sent back to Australian academy, couldn't he?). Any insight you have would be great. Thank you again for all the updates.

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In reply to by springs

Submitted by springs on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 8:51pm. Phil -- thank you for all the updates. With your insight, I wonder if any of the releases surprised you. I was surprised they released Encarnacion (he is only 20 and did ok at AZ Cubs) and Dwayne Kemp (seems injuries hurt his development) and extremely surprised they released Robert Hernandez (who before the PEDs I thought was one of our top 5 pitching prospects) and Sean Williams (who is only 19 and could easily be sent back to Australian academy, couldn't he?). Any insight you have would be great. Thank you again for all the updates. =================================================== SPRINGS: The Cubs release players for all sorts of various reasons, not always most-directly related to what the player did on the field. In the case of Dwayne Kemp, he has a LOT of self-confidence, but he was hurt a lot (leg), and was unable to stay healthy for an extended period of time to where he could show the Cubs what he could do. Robert Hernandez has talent, but apparently the Cubs saw issues with him that made them think they should release him. Remember, minor league baseball players are just like other people, except they are under a lot of pressure and sometimes they make bad choices. I don't know what the deal was with Sean Williams and Diego Encarnacion.

Phil, Thanks again for the update. I asked you some questions about the player/coach in a post about two weeks ago and I really appreciated your answer. Thanks, things make more sense now with your explanation (like why the Cubs would carry a 25 year old catcher in single A). Keep up the great work! I always look forward to your posts! Tom in Peoria

Phil, Asked this in the previous thread, but this is a better place for it: Do you know why Josh Lansford was released (as reported in the previous thread)? Have you seen him on the mound at all? He just recently converted, didn't he?

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In reply to by Charlie

Submitted by Charlie on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 8:20pm. Phil, Asked this in the previous thread, but this is a better place for it: Do you know why Josh Lansford was released (as reported in the previous thread)? Have you seen him on the mound at all? He just recently converted, didn't he? ============================================ CHARLIE: Josh Lansford showed some promise as a one-inning relief pitcher, and he was thought of highly-enough that he got an invite to Instructs last Fall, but he had back problems the last couple of years that retarded his progress (and ended his Instructs season the first week he was there). His age (25 going on 26) didn't help his chances, either.

Neither Burke nor Jackson listed in OF's @ Tennessee? Vitters @ Daytona too? Thought/hoped all 3 would be @ AA this year en route to Des Moines...

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In reply to by Mike Wellman

Burke and Jackson would have to skip a level to go to Tennessee. Jackson was just drafted last June. Flaherty looks like he may be skipping Daytona, but he's older than the three you mentioned--by three years (Vitters), two years (Jackson) and a year and three quarters (Burke). For some of these guys, DesMoines will not be on the road to Chicago. Consider moving to Knoxville, Mike, where the action will be the next few years. Chicago's closer, though, if you want to see Tyler Colvin. I can hop on I-81 and get to Knoxville in about eight hours, or I have Felix Pie just up the road in Baltimore.

been known to happen, especially for 1st round picks from major college programs...as for felix the cat, i've seen enough of him...

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.