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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 Post-Draft Signing Update

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

With the Boise Hawks slated to begin league play tonight and with the AZL Cubs ready to go on Monday night, here are some updates on signings by the Cubs since the conclusion of the 2011 MLB Rule 4 Draft last week.

So far the Cubs have signed 11 of their 50 draft picks.

The Cubs have also signed three college seniors as Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA), and one more Cuban defector.

The 11 draft picks who have signed are:

RHP James Pugliese (Mercer CC - 18th round)
1B Paul Hoilman (East Tennessee State - 19th round)
OF Ben Klafczynski (Kent State - 20th round)
RHP Pete Levitt (Mt. Olive College - 32nd round)
LHP Sheldon McDonald (U. of British Columbia - 33rd round)
IF-OF Trevor Garcia (Martin Methodist College - 36th round)
RHP Casey Lucchese (College of Charleston - 38th round)
RHP P. J. Francescon (Trevecca Nazarene - 40th round)
SS Brad Zapenas (Boston College - 42nd round)
SS Kenny Socorro (Marshall - 44th round)
RHP Scott Weismann (Clemson - 46th round)

Most of the 11 Cubs 2011 draft picks who have signed could best be described as "low-hanging fruit" (lower-round draft picks and/or college seniors without leverage). The exceptions are Pugliese (a JC freshman) and Weismann and Zapenas (college juniors with one year of eligibility remaining), but the other eight were college seniors (and McDonald was a "5th year senior").

Hoilman, Klafczynski, and Zapenas have already been assigned to Boise, and several of the pitchers should end up there too once they get into game shape.

The three Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA) signed by the Cubs post-Rule 4 Draft are:

1B Ryan Durrence (Bethune-Cookman)
RHP Nick Johnson (U. of Cincinnati)
C Pat Terry (U. of Santa Clara)

All three of the NDFA are college seniors (Terry is a "5th year senior").

Durrence will likely play 1B and bat clean-up for the AZL Cubs, Terry will be a back-up catcher at either Boise or Mesa (AZL Cubs), and Johnson will likely provide some college pitching depth at Mesa (AZL Cubs).

I wouldn't be too surprised if Hoilman leads the NWL in HR and Durrence leads the AZL in HR. They both have plus-power (Hoilman won the HR Derby at the 2010 College World Series and tied for 3rd in NCAA D-1 in HR in 2011, and Durrence hit 10 HR in league play plus two more at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional).

In addition, the Cubs have signed their fifth Cuban defector since December, adding LHP Frank del Valle to the organization. Del Valle pitched for the Cuban Junior National team about five years ago, and he joins catcher Yaniel Cabezas (Boise), OF Mayke Reyes (DSL Cubs #1), OF Rubi Silva (Daytona), and INF Rafael Valdes (Daytona) as the newest Cuban-Cubs. And the player considered to be the first Cuban defector (ex-DET OF Barbaro Garbey) is the hitting coach at Daytona. (Maybe it's time to bring back those 1990's Cubs road jerseys that Harry Caray thought displayed "Cuba" on the front).

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Submitted by Hagsag on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:53 am

Az Phil, thanks for the update. Do you have a scouting report on Del Valle? I trust your opinions above most of the Cubs scouts.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:08 am

Submitted by Hagsag on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 9:53am. Az Phil, thanks for the update. Do you have a scouting report on Del Valle? I trust your opinions above most of the Cubs scouts ============================================= HAGSAG: I haven't seen Del Valle yet. I don't know if the Cubs will assign him to one of their DSL teams or to the AZL Cubs, but even if he goes to the DSL he'll probably be at AZ Instructs post-2011. I should get a chance to see Jeimer Candelario, Carlos Panalver, Francisco Sanchez, Jeffrey Baez, and Alberto Mineo at Instructs, too. (BTW, Mineo is technically on the AZL Cubs roster, but he is attending the MLB Eurpoean Academy in Italy).

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Submitted by QuietMan on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 06:03 pm

Baseball America has added him to the list of signed draftees. ROUND 16 (489): Rafael Lopez, C (Florida State) L/R, 5'9, 190, 23 years old COMMENT: College senior... Attended Boston College and Indian River JC before landing at Florida State... Has only been catching for three years but already is considered above-average defensively... Hit 325/437/520 with 7 HR & 36 RBI, 18 doubles, and 35/34 BB/K in 246 PA (57 games) for Seminoles in 2011...

Submitted by Jumbo on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:38 am

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/328922/yankees-keeping-an-eye-on… ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine reports that the Yankees recently sent some top advisers to watch Carlos Zambrano pitch. With a 4.50 ERA this year, $28 million owed to him through the end of next season and a volatile reputation, Zambrano isn't a very attractive trade piece. But, the Yankees might be a team willing to pick up his contract in a salary dump deal. Some of the Yankees' top evaluators have more interest in Ryan Dempster, who has $7.7 million remaining on his contract this year, as well as a $14 million player option for 2012. But, a deal for him is considered less likely.

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:48 pm

Buried at the bottom of Levine's article is a direct quote from Soriano... "I expect to stay here," said Soriano, who also has a full no-trade. "This is my fifth year, but if they say they want to trade me, then why wouldn't I want to go somewhere else. I wouldn't stay here."

Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:15 pm

Nobody should be off the table for this team.

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Submitted by springs on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:38 pm

Unfortunately, we have a few things going against us. First, no trade clauses (both contractually and in MLB players agreement) that prevents certain trades. On this note, certain of the players either like playing for the Cubs more than a shot at the playoffs (like Z) or have personal reasons for wanting to be in Chicago (like Dempster...I think he has a no trade protection). Then there is the fact that Hendry is our GM. His version of trading vets for young players is sometimes pretty good (DeRosa deal) or not so good (though DeWitt is our #3 hitter!) Finally, the Cubs have won 3 of 4 against Brewers and our up 3-0 right now against the Yanks. This may be the run where the team does not get anywhere near contention, but wins enough to convince Hendry that he can't break up the team.

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:53 pm

RF Fukudome SS Castro 2B DeWitt 3B ARam 1B Pena LF Soriano CF Campana C Hill P Davis

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:11 pm

Uggh, today's starters career ERA vs other teams: Doug Davis, ERA over 6 vs. Yankees Freddy Garcia, ERA 1.47 career vs Cubs

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:04 pm

Anyone else having problems with MLB.TV today? This game is so choppy it is almost unwatchable for me. Every couple of weeks I get one of these, and it's not a problem on my end as far as I can tell.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:08 pm

Nice game. What on Earth happened to this team the last few days? (Well the Brewers defense did give us some gifts, but still, we're playing much better. Feels nice but odd.)

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:07 pm

cute nothing-to-do-anything-cubs stat thingie... i was looking at chipper jones' career... when 3-0 count on chipper, situational... 55ab 21h (.382 average) 378bb 0k (.917 ob%) nice. he hit a homer yesterday on a 3-0 count...it's rare enough that he even swings on a 3-0.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:25 pm

"If you bought a ticket today and you weren’t happy with what you saw, you should probably do lacrosse or something." - quade

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:30 pm

he's fuku-territory for me...nothing wrong with him, imo...he's just paid a bit too much for what he brings. there's nothing to be done about that, though. he's probably worth 10-12m, not 18m...but at least he's pitching like he's worth 10m+. it's also nice to see him hitting 93+mph on his fastball rather than the 89-91mph he was throwing for a chunk of last season.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 06:57 pm

Tyler Colvin hits for the cycle tonight for the Iowa Cubs at Albuquerque. Two more HR and six RBI for I-Cubs catcher Welington Castillo tonight. Perhaps the Cubs might be looking to trade Geovany Soto before too much longer. Giants might be interested. Heath Hembree and Tommy Joseph would be an OK return.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 06:43 pm

lemahieu is d.barney with r.theriot power. his ob% is total smoke and mirrors since he's more of a contact hitter with good luck rather than a guy who's going to take a bunch of pitches waiting for something he can hit. to me, he's a 2nd/3rd bench version of d.barney's SS/2nd. flahety has some upside, thankfully. soto probably has as much trade value this offseason as he does now.

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 06:14 pm

yeah, i like geo...but honestly...if quade is just going to bat the guy 6th-8th the cubs might as well see what they can get for him. w.castillo is marginally better D, better arm, and probably just as much power...he just won't take as many walks waiting for the pitcher to hit him in. that said, i don't believe moving him would be a subject they'd look into until the offseason. welly might tear up AAA and change some minds, but right now soto's batting under-par even though he's looking good doing it.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 06:10 pm

oh thank you useless ass Fox for chosing this week the be the 1st east coast non-NYY/NYM/BOS game of the week. ATL vs. TEX...zzzzzz.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 06:54 pm

fwiw... "A baseball executive told Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York that the Yankees have "zero interest" in the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano."

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 06:57 pm

I would have sac-bunted with Soto; gives the team two chances to hit a single to tie it, and Cubbery would predict a double play there. First pitch even, Cubbery at its finest.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

  • crunch (view)

    myself, i make a good amount of outrageously unrealistic comments that are sometimes "violent"...like my recent suggestion of "pulling the bandaid off" by having hendricks throw every inning of every game until he's on the IL.

    i would hope any athlete that cares about what is written on the internet realizes how casual fans can be about treating their lives like scripted TV characters that don't have real lives.  it's not an excuse to do it, but there's a lot of it out there.

    but yeah, in real life i'm rooting for guys to have long and healthy careers even if i'm not happy with current performances...except for some guys...and i'm pretty sure i don't leave grey area for those comments...and almost all of them are not good humans whether they're playing baseball or not...

    hendricks was getting a good amount of boos in his last game.  i would bet a million that he will get a standing O every time he visits wrigley in his post-playing days, or a return with a new team should his career continue...or if he comes back and puts in an oldschool good performance.

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