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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Game 2 Thread - Garza vs. Gio

Submitted by Rob G. on

Word is that the wind is blowing out briskly to left, so Sveum has loaded up on the righties to battle southpaw Gio Gonzalez in his NL debut.

Nationals Cubs
Desmond, SS Johnson, RF
#Espinosa, 2B Mather, 3B
Zimmerman, 3B Castro, SS
*LaRoche, 1B Soriano, LF
Werth, RF Baker, 1B
DeRosa, LF Soto, C
*Bernadina, CF Byrd, CF
Ramos, C Barney, 2B
Gonzalez, P Garza, P
How many walks will Cubs get off Gio?
  
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Rodgrigo Lopez is the first call-up from the minors, so congrats to those that picked it in our prediction contest. It appears Luis Valbuena is going back through waivers in an attempt to option him to Iowa to make room for Lopez.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:15 pm

Interesting fact: The 2007 Draft yielded four round-one picks - that ended up eventually as Cubs, three of which are currently on the club. One of them turned into the Auto-DL Pitcher, Rich Harden: 2007 Round 1 M. Burgess, J. Donaldson, C. Weathers, J. Vitters Hopefully one or more of them will become solid Major Leaguers.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:22 pm

...accidentally caught. Fixed. LaHair with a stellar season debut. Popped out on first pitch. Also, for those interested in this type of stuff: watching the game now on Kindle Fire via MLB.TV app. Works as good as whatever wireless network you are on. Streaming seamlessly now for me. Really surprised me. Allows me to work on the laptop and have the game on next to me (so I don't have to switch between windows, etc.).

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:37 pm

Kerry gets the first 2, then an Espinosa HR, Zimmerman broken bat single and LaRoche single with DeJesus playing on the warning track. 4-3 Cubs in the 8th with runners on the corners, 2 outs. Pitching change

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:08 pm

Wow. How hopeless is this team that all is lost and discouraging after just TWO games? Gee, Wood only pitched what, 4 innings in Arizona? I wonder if there was a reason for that, mkay? Marmol sucks eggs and has for nearly two years. Okay Theo, impress us. DL Wood to save face, demote Marmol or dump him, who cares. Yikes.

Submitted by Bud on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:28 pm

What will Theo do? He can't like to see this even this early, when this is just the kind of stuff that must be fixed!

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:16 pm

Two things I did like today were Dollis and early aggressiveness. As I and others said Monday, get used to this bullpen scene. So, far, the starters have been quite good. A nice thing.

Submitted by superjimmer on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:00 pm

Gotta say, not as worried about Woody and Marmol after watching the replays on mlbtv. Woody had a cracked bat single on a nasty pitch, and Marmol had an outside pitch pulled through the right side of infield by a lefty. Both are pretty much a bad roll of the dice. I predict both will settle down with warm weather and be fine. Gonna predict 78 wins for Cubs. Lineup will be the weak spot not the pitching.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:12 pm

"According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, the Nationals are not actively shopping John Lannan and have not talked to the Cubs about a potential deal involving Marlon Byrd." thank gawd... i don't care if byrd stays or goes, but this team has enough ass-end-rotation filler to last a few years. ...and wtf is with the crew of writers and blog people who think this guy is a good pitcher?

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:58 pm

Bottom 5th: San Diego - O. Hudson struck out swinging - J. Bartlett singled to shallow right - K. Blanks walked, J. Bartlett to second - C. Maybin grounded into fielder's choice, J. Bartlett to third, K. Blanks out at second - C. Denorfia walked, C. Maybin to second - C. Headley walked, J. Bartlett scored, C. Maybin to third, C. Denorfia to second - J. Wright relieved C. Capuano - J. Guzman walked, C. Maybin scored, C. Denorfia to third, C. Headley to second - N. Hundley walked, C. Denorfia scored, C. Headley to third, J. Guzman to second - S. Elbert relieved J. Wright - C. Headley scored, J. Guzman to third, N. Hundley to second on wild pitch - Y. Alonso hit by pitch - O. Hudson singled to shallow left, J. Guzman scored, N. Hundley to third, Y. Alonso to second, N. Hundley out at home 3 runs scored on walks, 1 on a wild pitch, and 1 on a single that ended the inning 5 walks, 1 wild pitch, 1 hbp.

Submitted by Tony S. on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 04:15 pm

"Rodrigo Lopez..." Rob, I'm splitting hairs here, because, well, if I don't care about TCR pride then what do I care about, BUT... Did the prediction contest say who was the first called up DUE TO INJURY, or did I make that last part up? I picked R Wells, because I (naturally) assumed the first injury would be to the rotation (Hey Hey! We've made it two games so far!) and Wells is the sixth man in the rotation. Can't access the form since the 'voting' is closed. And that would have been italicized instead of all caps, if I knew how to make italics on here from my phone. There, now this whole incident has made me expose my inadequacies to the group. Thanks Rob. ........ I love it here, even if we DIDN'T have AZ Phil.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 04:34 am

Does anybody know why Soriano has resembled an outfielder the first two games? He seems to be tracking the ball really well from what I've seen.

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 04:56 am

Reports were, as always, that he's taken a "renewed interest" in the defensive side of the game. I don't know if that's a real explanation, but in the first games he has looked to be in much more control out there. If he can continue to merely be unbaffled, he could be an average left fielder defensively. It remains or us to see whether he's going to hit this season. I think he's going to have a good season, though. Comeback Player good. There, I said it.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 04:23 pm

It would be fun to see him do a comeback thing. He seems like a pretty likable fella and he seems to work a lot harder than the guy who watches sometimes from the batters box would make you think. The key to any comeback is going to be hitting stuff other than fastballs, though. And some seeing eye grounders between second and first. That kind of thing happens, then it's possible.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 04:50 pm

are there too many hitters that can hit a decent breaking ball? at best they foul it off or just lay off...of which Soriano certainly does not lay off. From what I recall, he's actually pretty good, much like Ramirez, at hitting breaking balls in the zone or down. He just drops the head of the bat and gets good power. But anything outside is just a disaster.

Submitted by Ryno on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 04:58 am

I expect Wood will come around, but Marmol has never had strike zone control. He's gotten lucky. I wouldn't be surprised to see him struggle all year.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    booooooooooo

    also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.

    taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight.  who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.

    p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury.  good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.

  • Bill (view)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions.  Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022.  I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Teheran minor league deal is done, per MLB.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Based on Phil’s sound analysis it sounds like a no brainer for Almonte to be placed on waivers as today’s roster move. We shall see.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I suspect Counsell/Hottovy will use the piggy-back extensively, with Taillon and Hendricks pitching as the "pig" (and with a very short leash) and some combo of Wicks, Brown, and Wesneski (whichever two do not start) as the "backers."  

    Keep in mind that Keegan Thompson has a minor league option available, and if Yency Almonte is not outrighted by 4/26 he cannot be sent to the minors without his consent after that date. Almonte is out of minor league options, so I am talking about him getting outrighted to the minors if he is not claimed off waivers, and if he is claimed off waivers, the Cubs save the pro-rated portion of his $1.9M salary, which helps lower the Cubs 2024 AAV.

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