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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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Winter Meetings 2011 Day 2

Submitted by Rob G. on

Unfortunately I won't be around my computer much today to keep up on the rumors, but feel free to bombard the comments. I won't be on twitter much either to update the right sidebar, so it's up to you guys, although Cubnut may be on twitter some to keep that going.

Latest Cubs news is that they did offer Albert Pujols a contract, one considerably shorter than the 10-year offer the Marlins gave him, but likely for a much higer average annual salary. The Cubs seem to have the same mindset about Prince Fielder, preferring a shorter deal with a higher average annual salary than the 7-8 year deals that are being rumored.

Happy Rumoring!!

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:25 pm

After the Sergio Santos to Blue Jays trade, Kenny Williams allegedly said this is the start of rebuilding. Danks, Quentin, Floyd among others in play...

Submitted by jacos on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:50 pm

Espn reporting sources close to Zambrano have said Carlos more willing to com back to Cubs "now that Hendry is gone". HAHAHAHA!

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:25 pm

The Cubs' interest in Rockies third baseman Ian Stewart has waned, according to Thomas Harding MLB.com.

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:49 pm

Sullivan: "Cubs manager Dale Sveum is looking to bring in longtime Tony La Russa crony Dave McKay as a coach." Oh, no, now they're bringing in other people's drinking buddies!

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Submitted by Sweet Lou on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:27 pm

I'm not saying getting Gabby Sanchez wouldn't be a good move. It might be, but I hate the feel that the Cubs, a big market team with a big market payroll, are waiting around to snatch up players other teams no longer want. It's like the desperate wingman who picks up the ugly girl his better looking friend passed on...sort of.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:31 pm

like loney in LAD...he's not a guy you have unless you can make up that power elsewhere. cheap option at 1st with decent tools all around, but he's more of a #2 or 5/6 hitter with his hitting tools... i hate to play the "1st must hit power" thing, but a club needs power from somewhere and unless you're getting it elsewhere a guy like g.sanchez is a solid piece that doesn't elevate the team too much.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:25 pm

I kinda think a lot of this talk is just reporters thinking out loud and they really have NO idea what Epstein and Co. are doing or thinking. The beat reporters haven't had any time to establish a relationship with these guys, and Epstein seems pretty tight lipped, even coy ("Pujol's agent is also Rodrigo's agent").

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:28 pm

Yikes:
But Sveum did hint that David DeJesus could wind up as the Cubs' leadoff hitter, with Castro moving down in the lineup to No. 2, No. 3 or No. 5. “As thing work out, if you want to call (DeJesus) the prototypical leadoff guy, he could be right now the way our roster stands,” he said. “But that’s something we’ll look at further down the line. He could be our fourth hitter, who knows?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-sveum-believes-c… Hopefully, he had his tongue firmly implanted in his cheek when he said that last bit.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:51 pm

j.heyman tweet on the right says the cubs are in on the p.fielder situation...sweet. "Jon_Heyman #cubs seem to be sincere player in #prince discussions. A few others still in. As well. " ---- "Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM Radio reports that the Mariners are not in on free agent first baseman Prince Fielder." that's big news (for other clubs) if true because they're supposedly one of the heaviest bidders...ah, offseason...trust no one... is brian roberts a cub yet?

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:16 pm

"Steve Popper of the Bergen Record reports that the deal sending Angel Pagan to the Giants in exchange for Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez is complete, pending physicals." also, the mets signed F.Rodriguez to a 2 year deal and J.Rauch to a 1 year deal. hell of a day for the mets bullpen...3 new arms in 1 day.

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:48 am

Anytime Theo and Jed want to start earning their paychecks and do something about the awful state of the Cubs, that would be nice. Zero Cubs rumors, so either they're doing nothing, or they keep things much closer to the vest than Hendry ever did. Hoping it's the latter....... Here's a pipe dream: What would it take to pry Hanley Ramirez away from the Marlins? He sounds unhappy about being upstaged, outpaid and moved out of position by Jose Reyes, and is asking to be traded. If the Fish sign Albert, maybe they'd like to clear out the $12MM/year they owe Ramirez for three more years. If you could trade for him, pretty much everyone other than Castro ought to be fair game. Would you move Castro to 2B or 3B?

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:55 am

Dangling D. Brown in talks to try and get Gio Gonzalez. not sure what else they'd give up, but good start. Cubs would probably have to counter with Brett Jackson and another piece or two. Unless they can talk them into Colvin and Ha., which I doubt.

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:58 am

Best quote of the Winter Meetings: "I'm betting it's Albert sticking with Cardinals, but I'll say this: whoever signs him, it's a terrible deal." - Maury Brown

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:11 am

Like I said during last off-season when he rejected the Cards offer.... if the Cubs sign him our fans will gloat for two years, and the Cardinals fans will gloat for the next 98. Pujols on a 10 year deal is going to make some GM envious of the Soriano contract Theo walked into. It's going to be a franchise crippler.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:20 am

Not sure there was ever a lot of logic behind "We cannot afford a $3 million third basemen, but we can afford a $8 million closer" anyway. If they're going to trade Headley it will probably be next off-season with free agency looming, like the Gonzalez trade. Interesting how playing in that ball park retards his arbitration value, but not his actual value.... of course the Padres have to give that right back in paying their pitchers a little more in arbitration.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:11 am

Pena turned down arbitration. Told you :) Link in the twitter box, Although Pena has turned down arbitration, it doesn't preclude him from returning to the Cubs as a free agent. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein and agent Scott Boras talked about Pena at the general manager meetings in Milwaukee on Nov. 15. At the time, it appears they agreed that the Cubs would offer arbitration in order to get a draft pick and Pena would decline. The reason is because Boras represents Pena and superstar free agent Prince Fielder. It makes sense for Boras to have the Cubs' market open to bid on Fielder and also to be able to get a larger contract with the Cubs or another team after Fielder and Albert Pujols set the market for free-agent first basemen.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:35 am

Which do I want more? Albert out of the division? Or the Deadbirds to have their franchise fucked over by a contract that TRN rightly says will make the Soriano one look like a walk in the park? If the Marlins don't get Pujols, they'll make a run at Fielder and drive up the price, so no Fielder to the Cubs, I assume.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:49 am

He's the best pure hitter I've seen in my lifetime, which is one reason I want him out of the division. But I'm not sure about his age, and I wonder about his back, which has flared up in the past. Backs are a big problem when they go out, and he's a really big guy. I'm not concerned about steroids - I just don't think he does them. I think, overall, I want him out of the division.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:29 pm

The BR comps for Pujols are below, listed with the last season age they had an average OPS+ compared to their career. There's a couple of guys to be hopeful on, but only 2 of the 10 beat the 36 Rob throws out there, and most of them were able to move down the defensive spectrum as their careers wore on, a luxury the Cubs, Marlins and Cardinals will not have with Pujols. Foxx (31) Griffey (35) Robinson (33) Aaron (37) Gehrig (33) Mantle (32) Ott (33) Juan Gonzalez (31) Mays (40) Manny Ramirez (36) I am not just going by statistical track record, though. Pujols looks like he's breaking down. Maybe an off-season and the guaranteed contract will rejuvinate him, but I wouldn't bet my franchise's future on it.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:36 pm

I love it when what would be called in discussion forums as my unsupported hunches are supported by numbers that I'm way too lazy too look up. Thanks for the info. And, again, didn't his back act up either last year or the year before? I actually don't trust the guy's size. He may end up being amazing at age 42 . But it's a long shot, and if he does, he'll be the greatest player who ever played. And if that happens, I say, Go Marlins!

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:55 pm

well best players in the league might have been a bit of a reach, but I counted at least 5 that had OPS+ of over 140 at age 36 and I didn't even look through all of them. Obviously, any deal of that nature is going to present challenges filling the rest of their roster, but I don't think it'll be crippling to them at all. And I think they'll be quite good for the next 4-5 years. Ultimately you never know, but I don't think it's a terrible bet for Cards as some imagine...plus revenues and salaries are going up. They have 2 big arms coming up the system that are going to help offset that cost quite a bit. also, it was a response to OAB that I would much prefer him out of the division.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:08 pm

I thought you meant like "MVP candidate every year", if you say All-Star or 900 OPS guy, I think there's a pretty good chance of that maybe up to 37 or 38. A big part of it depends on how much annual value he gets too. If it's $22 million a year, that's one thing. If it's the $28 to $30 million that had been bandied around before, that's an entirely different story. Just like Jeter last year, his value is worth so much more to the Cards than anyone else, it's hard to seem him going, especially for $22 million a year.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:12 pm

10/220M was last I heard, suppose we'll find out soon enough... probably stay in MVP talk for next 3 years, maybe have one MVP-type rebound season in his upper 30's. it's obviously not ideal for the Cardinals or any team, but if his age isn't a lie and his body doesn't completely breakdown, he's going to be one of the top 5 players of all-time.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:32 pm

Hey!Man! tweets that the Cubs are after Kuroda... He'd be good to help ease Darvish into the swing of things.

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  • 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.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    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…


    Jordan Walker just was optioned by the deadbirds. For all the talk of the Cardinals development machine, they’ve really missed on a lot of can’t miss superstars lately. Walker has struggled. Gorman has been okay. They’re already trying to push Carlson out the door. Their pitching system has been so bad they had to go out and sign basically a full rotation over the last two offseasons.

    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?!!??"

     

    Sidenote, maybe Bellinger should be a little more careful against the Astros.  That was the series last year that a play at wall put him on the IL.   

  • 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!!

  • 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

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