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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 nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are 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
* 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
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
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 Blank A's at Papago

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Wilson Contreras lined a two-run double into the left-field corner to spark a four-run 4th inning, and four pitchers combined to throw a six-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts, as the EXST Cubs whitewashed the EXST Athletics 8-0 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Connie Mack Field at the Papago Park Sports Complex in Phoenix.

In EXST Cubs roster news, 1B-OF Xavier Batista has been sent from Extended Spring Training to DSL Cubs #1, and IF-OF-C David Macias has completed his Extended Spring Training rehab assignment and has been assigned to Peoria.

The 19-year old 6'3 210+ X. Batista was hitting just 133/175/163 with 22 K in 63 PA for the EXST Cubs so far in 2011, after putting up a 215/248/419 slash-line with 42 K in 101 PA with the EXST Cubs this time last year, and a 212/263/300 line with 63 K in 186 PA last summer with the AZL Cubs. Despite showing HR power in BP, Batista hit just four HR in a combined 350 PA with the EXST Cubs and AZL Cubs in 2010 and the EXST Cubs in 2011.

Macias had been on the Daytona 7-day DL since May 10th, but he was needed at Peoria after 2B Pierre LePage was placed on the Chiefs 7-day DL with a groin strain. Such is the life of an "organizational player."

Here is today’s abridged box score (Cubs players only):

LINEUP:
1. Wes Darvill, SS: 1-5 (K, F-8, 2B, E-6, P-6, R)
2. Gioskar Amaya, 2B: 1-4 (K, 2B, 4-3, 4-6 FC, R)
3. Pin-Chieh Chen, CF: 2-3 (BB, 1B, 1B, K, R, RBI, CS, PO)
4. Reggie Golden, RF: 0-4 (F-9, F-9, 4-3, K)
5. Wilson Contreras, 3B: 1-4 (F-8, 2B, 4-3, 3-1, R, 2 RBI)
6. Jesus Morelli, LF: 1-4 (1B, F-9, P-6, K)
7. Brandon May, DH #1: 2-4 (6-U FC, 1B, 3-1, 1B, R, RBI)
8. Yaniel Cabezas, C: 1-4 (F-9, 1B, 1-3, 3-6 FC, R)
9. Dustin Geiger, 1B: 2-4 (K, 1B, 6-3, 2B, R, RBI)
10. Blair Springfield, DH #2: 2-4 (2B, P-4, E-6, 1B+E9, R, 2 RBI)

PITCHERS:
1. Starling Peralta: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 41 pitches (29 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
2. Hector Mayora: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 42 pitches (24 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
3. Rafael Diplan: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 42 pitches (23 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
4. Yilver Sanchez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches (22 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO

ERRORS: NONE

CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Yaniel Cabezas 1-1 CS

OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
CF Pin-Chieh Chen threw out runner 8-5 trying to advance from 1st to 3rd on a single.

ATTENDANCE: 4

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90’s

 

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EXST Cubs
David Macias

Comments

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:26 pm

r.coello is starting tonight for TN. wonder if they're gonna try to turn him into a starter. BOS played around with it last year before trading him.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:56 pm

according to Muskat love, Soriano and Baker in AZ rehabbing, Byrd given okay to start light activities

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:32 pm

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14139
Taylor Guerreri, RHP, Spring Valley HS (SC). The next highly unpredictable pick in the top ten. Late rumors have the Cubs hoping a big college arm falls to them, but the highest upside high school arm could be the plan.
Could surprise with Springer Not afraid of Starling Lindor/Baez in HS mix Guerreri/Bradley Late run on Guerreri
the intro... What you see below is my current mock draft. Instead of big write-ups, which I’m saving for my final mock draft on Monday, these are the notes from calls and texts in my latest mock worksheet with source names removed. I hope it's a fun look at how the sausage is made.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:31 pm

do the cubs plan on turning a double play in 2011? also, matt v. is making himself sound retarded pouring hype and love all over d.barney.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:05 am

Oooga, oooga. Abandon Ship. Ugly, uglier, ugliest. The T-ball Cubs stands for "trauma"? Rob Whitenack gets Tommy John elbow ligament surgery, Trey McNutt is out indefinitely with a rib cage injury that he tried to pitch through and the Cubs won't have the money for any free agent signings for years.
A source with first-hand knowledge of the Cubs’ purchase deal and debt structure says it involves enough annual burden that fans shouldn’t count on the Cubs going after any big free agents for two or three years.
Even on the pitching side, the Cubs’ fastest rising prospect this season, Robert Whitenack, had a possible 2011 callup ruined by Tommy John surgery this week. And that pitching depth at AAA Iowa? The I-Cubs rank last in the PCL in pitching.
Wittenmeyer, Sun-Times... http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/5763413-417/cubs-debt-situ…

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:44 am

RHP Dallas Beeler is moving up to Tennessee from Peoria to replace Trey McNutt in the Smokies starting rotation. Beeler (like Whitenack this year and McNutt last year) is being fast-tracked up through the pipeline, and at least he has already had TJS (in 2009 while he was at Oral Roberts). Beeler throws 92-94 with a killer slider and a decent change-up, and he returned from his TJS rehab faster than expected. Conversely, RHP Dae-Eun Rhee was one of the Cubs top pitching prospects going into the 2008 season after wowing everybody at AZ Instructs post-2007 with a dive-bomb splitter and starting off strong at Peoria in 2008, but then he had TJS in June 2008, and although he was back pitching (although not effectively) by the end of the 2009 season and was able to put-in a mediocre full-season at Daytona last year, he was only a shell of his former self. Now three years removed from TJS, Rhee just recently started to show some indication that he might (maybe) finally be getting back to where he was pre-TJS.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:04 am

Bruce Miles, Daily Herald with more... http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/5810 On Whitenack:
The 22-year-old right-hander out of SUNY Old Westbury will undergo Tommy John surgery next Tuesday. He had been experiencing some elbow discomfort. The Cubs brought him to Chicago for an MRI and got the bad news last night.
"It's a crushing blow and unexpected," farm boss Oneri Fleita told me this morning. "I told him the advantage he has is that he was a step away from Triple-A. He knows how close he is, and that's going to make him work harder to come back. He'll be fine. He knows what he's working for."
...and Trey McNutt is out indefinitely with bruised ribs. Muskat: "(McNutt) had to leave the game because of soreness in his ribs. McNutt apparently bruised his rib cage in a collision five days ago and tried to pitch through the injury. He will miss his next start, and there is no timetable for his return."

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:40 am

Let me count the ways. I'm going to need all my fingers and multiple toes... Tyler Colvin, broken bat hits him in the 3rd base line, punctured lung. Never the same? Marlon Byrd, HBP in Eye, fractured skull. Out > 6 weeks Matt Garza, elbow "bone bruise" Andrew Cashner, strained rotator cuff. Out indefinitely. Randy Wells, strained pitching forearm. Back but not pitching well yet. Aramis Ramirez, hit in mouth by grounder, multiple stitches inside lip. Don't forget the left shoulder dislocation. Geo Soto, pulled groin. This as much about Cub fans suffering 3 weeks of Koyie Hill. Alf Soriano, pulled quad. Also, Clown shoes in need of repair. Jeff Baker, strained groin Reed Johnson, injured low back Brett Jackson, finger ligament sprain Rob Whitenack, TJ elbow surgery Trey McNutt, smashed ribcage made worse for pitching through it. This stuff makes the Rich Harden days look like a piece of cake.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:03 am

Don't forget Angel Guzman (2010 shoulder surgery). He's throwing sim games once or twice a week at Fitch Park, and while he has his velocity almost back up to where it was pre-surgery and is able to throw all of his pitches without pain, his control is off (he has difficulty throwing his fastball for strikes). If and when he can control his fastball, he will probably move up to Daytona and then to Iowa, and then if he can get to the point where he can throw at least every-other day, he should be back in the Cubs bullpen by the end of the season.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:10 am

Thanks for the update AZ PHIL. I believe Guzman, Wood and A-Ram are close to one another with career DL Trips. Guzman also reportedly signed a deal with the Devil: "Yes, you will make the majors and I will give you an amazing arm. But when you do, you will require surgery after surgery, HAHAHAHAHA!! [evil laugh]

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:30 am

Oddly, Kerry Wood is healthy. For now. --- and I should have put John Grabow on that list for his bum knee. (but who cares)

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:16 am

"Tyler Colvin, broken bat hits him in the 3rd base line, punctured lung. Never the same?" Colvin hit .215 in August last year. The air was out of the balloon before the lung was punctured. There was a similar legend about Hee-Seop Choi a few years ago: that he was doing fine before he fell backward and hit his head. Not in the couple of weeks before. And he had many seasons to recover from a bump on the head. [should have been a reply to #25]

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Submitted by garsky on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 06:03 pm

Actually, it's not debt per se but debt to earnings the MLB keeps an eye on:
The rules, intended to ensure clubs have the resources to support their financial obligations, generally limit a team's debt to 10 times its annual earnings,
So lower attendance = lower earnings = worse debt to earnings ratio = no payroll flexibility for free agents. So if you want the Cubs to sign Fielder next year, go buy a mess of tickets right now.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 06:17 am

Their earnings haven't taken that much of a hit... comparitively very little comes from 3K shitty tickets and concessions they're missing out on. Now next year, if they don't sell all their season tickets, we'll talk. No Aram, No Pena no Fukudome, only one year of Z and Dempster... you think Pujols or Fielder is going to get a $50 million per season deal?

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:23 pm

top of 1… first and third, nobody out Castro FC, Pena K, DeWitt Foul flyout. typical. No runs. it's getting easier to do other things this summer.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:11 pm

A few minutes ago Tim McCarver said Mike Quade had spent 22 years managing in the Cubs organization before becoming third base coach in 2006. Wrong and wrong.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:38 pm

2 out hitting...for runs? randy wells gets his 1st hit of the season putting guys on the corners? cubs lead? wuh?

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Submitted by springs on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:51 pm

The Cubs are getting ready for their run of about .500 ball such that they will be about 9 games back or so in July. Hendry will consider them not out of the race at the trading deadline (or even just one piece away from contending and therefore in position to trade prospects for a veteran) and we will retain the entire team.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:07 pm

hehe... wonder what kerry wood will bring in trade. fwiw, im still amazed k.wood had/has a long career. he always had "stuff" but as he was being promoted through the minors he had some of the ugliest numbers while getting promotion after promotion. even his numbers didn't sway baseball america from laying prospect hype on him when he was walking 100+ guys a year in at nearly a guy per IP. carlos marmol weirded me out in a similar way with how the cubs promoted him and others loved his stuff. -edit- wood minors... 95- 7ip 5h 6bb 7k (18 - Rk/A-) 96- 114.1ip 72h 70bb 136k (19 - A+) 97- 151.2ip 93h 131bb 186k (20 - AA/AAA) http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=wood--001ker

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:03 pm

well...colvin is at least holding soriano's defense steady out in LF turning a single into a double by jogging after a ball in front of him assuming the runner would stop at 1st. at least there was 2 outs. on the next play the runner would be on 3rd via sac fly to RF rather than holding at 1st if there wasn't. turned out harmless thanks to 2 outs on the board.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 06:00 pm

HOW ABOUT A PUJOLS WALKOFF HOMER IN THE 12? OKAY! I'LL TAKE A SIDE ORDER OF DILDOS, TOO. THANKS!

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    PCA called up.

  • crunch (view)

    welp...

    bellinger...fractured rib.

    a not-very-ready PCA will probably be called up when it would be much better for him to be in AAA getting regular ABs.

  • crunch (view)

    i have no hard data, but i'm seeing the same thing.

    there used to be some parks where that was rampant (colorado during the todd helton days comes to mind), but i'm seeing it all over the place the past couple seasons.

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    I’ll spare the details which I’ve stated before but, in short, the Cardinals have lost their sight of their successful identity and strategy over last several dominant decades. From the beginning of the season I saw the Cardinals being in last place or near it again this year, and my prediction is that Mozeliak will be gone after the end of the season.

  • Bill (view)

    I would have kept Cooper rather than Wisdom, but at least I can understand why they did it.  In a team that lacks dominant power hitters, Wisdom can be a dominant power hitter, at least in streaks.  I suppose that there is always the possibility that the streaks longer in both duration and frequency.  I will be content if they essentially make a 100 % DH commitment to Mervis against righties and Wisdom against lefties.  When a regular needs rest, give them total rest, rather than a DH rest.  Do this for at least 2 months, and then re-evaluate at that point.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    This is Cubs adjacent but…


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    They’ve still developed a few of those pesky solid players, like Donovan, Edman, and Nootbaar. Their two best prospect to MLB players have been Adolis and Arozarena, neither of which is a cardinal.

    I hope they never figure it out again. Cardinal failure brings me such joy.
     

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Thank you so much! I really appreciate not only all your posts but how eager you are to respond to our questions.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Is it just me or does it seem that official scorers are becoming less likely to call a misplay an error? 

     

    Guess I've hit my cranky old-man phase in life.  "I remember back in the day when an error was an error.  Official scorers have gone soft.  Now where did I put my readers?!!??"

     

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  • crunch (view)

    i hated the almonte pickup, but he's 9-10 out of 12 for good outings, following a great spring.  hope he can keep it up.

    i already miss cooper, but yeah...the thin OF roster backup the team seems to want to carry probably got wisdom preference over cooper.  i could live without seeing wisdom at 3rd unless it's a blowout, though.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

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