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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: 14
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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Sandberg Auditions in New Orleans

Submitted by Mike Wellman on

Iowa Cubs skipper Ryne Sandberg got tossed from the game for arguing a called third strike in the top of the 9th inning of his team's 2-1 loss in New Orleans last night.

Right now the top two layers of the Cub organization could be peeled and tossed like a rotting onion. Maybe Castro and his band of Smokies should all come north together. Things are at a low ebb.

 

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Submitted by Dusty Baylor on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:41 pm

Well of course sping training should be used to gauge anyone's ability. Not performance in the minors, or scouting done, or by any past performance. Come on Neal. Again, the light seems to have come on for Cashner in AA this season, but it's not like he's been lights out in previous seasons, and scouts have questioned his ability to develop secondary pitches, and that he may be better as a short reliever.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:58 pm

Let's take a look at the evidence. He's a starter. He's doing very well as a starter. The Cubs have said repeatedly that they want him to be a starter, and increased his pitch limit this year. Now let's look at your conclusion. He's pitching really well- move him to the bullpen. I don't understand the logic you are applying. He had a chance to make the bullpen out of spring training - he blew it. You say that ST means nothing, but it seems to mean a lot to Tyler Colvin. Now he's pitching like a top 10 starter prospect in all of baseball and you want to move him to the bullpen- why? The light came on for Samardijza as a starter when he first got called up - how's that working out?

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Submitted by Dusty Baylor on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:12 pm

You're right. Johan Santana and Francisco Liriano were ruined by starting in the bullpen. What was I thinking. This is not suggesting that the Cubs bring up Castro..and make him the first baaseman. Cashner has pitched in the bullpen. He's had a good season, all 6 starts. Great. Hopefully, this is the corner being turned. I just don't see how bringing him up to pitch in the bullpen "smacks of desperation."

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:32 pm

"The Cubs are missing a lot more pieces than better fielding at SS." How about better hitting in the 2 hole? Castro leads the Southern League in hits. Maybe you like the way the Cubs shape up at the top of the order, but I don't like Theriot or Fukudome up there. They're just not my idea of table setters, or guys you want to see hitting with men in scoring position. The two winning teams in the org, Peoria and Tennessee, have a lot going on at the top of the order. (They also have good pitching, but so do the Cubs.) Campana and Castro have been phenomenal. Call it scrappy, call it whatever you want. Fukudome doesn't have it. Theriot has it some, but not enough.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:09 pm

domino effect rippling through the organization - how far & wide? can't be much left to burn on the zombie fuse as the starters' era's start climbing...$15 million 3B-man hitting sub .150 & now adding multi-error games to his rep so let's demote his sub...this pittsburgh debacle was a real humbler; if the cubs were a drunk or a stock market index, it would be looked back upon as a bottom [i hope]...

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:19 pm

Location- Denny's in Northern KY When- Friday a.m. Lou and Fontenot in booth eating grand slams Castro is closing in on Cincinnati ~cut to scene~ Lou-I thought it would uh.uh.uh be you Fonty-I'm smart, I have talent, I'm no Cedeno! Lou-It was you Fontenot. You broke my heart!! ~Lou picks up Fontenot by his head and kisses him on the cheek~ The kiss of death for Fontenot. ~end scene~

Submitted by MikeC on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:29 pm

Let's all gather round the TV sets to watch another rush job to the major leagues flame out. Z in the bullpen, and Castro in the majors at age 20.....what a dumb ass franchise this is.

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:11 pm

David Kaplan is reporting via Twitter that they're going to start Castro tonight. I disagree with this--the kid's never played above AA! Why would you have him start on his first night with a big-league team? I say let him get adjusted for a day or two and then start him maybe Sunday. Give him a PH at-bat tonight or tomorrow night to see MLB pitching for the first time.

Submitted by Wes on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:58 pm

By the way, in a "holy shit I'm old" moment for your old pal Wes, I just discovered this roster move means there's a Cub on the 25-man born in 1990.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:38 pm

Baseballprospectus has a blurb up on the call-up and it's pretty rosy. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10809
Certainly not .376, but he should hold his own, as in yesterday's Scouting Notebook, a scout believed he could be a future 70 hitter, which is nearly batting title territory. Beyond the ability to hammer line drives all over the field, Castro has a good, not great approach, but he's not overly aggressive like Corey Patterson was, and it shouldn't be a problem in the big leagues.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:07 pm

what is castro supposed to help, anyway? setting up dlee/aram to uh...nevermind. maybe if they bat him 5th soriano could hit him in until his bat goes dormant. at castro's best he's a singles/doubles slap hitter who isn't going to draw walks. for as much stuff as castro gets to with his glove you can't exactly count on him to seal the deal. ...still waiting on that RH reliever

Submitted by Mike Vail on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:23 pm

There is a decent chance we will face a rain delay tonight in Cincy. Storms are a brewin'. It would be nice to have craZy throw long relief And maybe even hit. Swept by the butt-pirates...wow. If I see him, I will tase Marty for all Cub fans.

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