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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
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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Giants Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Dos Victorias at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

The Giants swept the Cubs by scores of 3-1 and 2-1 in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training Cinco de Mayo doubleheader this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.

Both games were pre-scheduled as seven-inning contests, but the game on Field #2 was extended an extra half-inning so that Alvido Jimenez could throw a second inning.

Cubs 2011 1st round draft pick SS Javier Baez left the game on Field #3 after being hit on the left arm by a pitch in the bottom of the 1st inning.

In EXST Cubs roster news, SS Junior Lake (back strain) completed his rehab assignment yesterday and has left Arizona, (presumably) en route to join the Tennessee Smokies in Sevierville.

Also, INF Luis Acosta, 3B (ex-C) Mark Malave, LF-RF Delbis Arcila, and catcher Antonio Valerio have been sent back to the Cubs Dominican Academy in Boca Chica, DR.

Acosta and Malave are just 17-years old, and both received $1M+ signing bonuses during the International Signing Period last summer. Acosta murders fastballs but needs to learn how to hit a breaking ball (totally clueless), and the beefy switch-hitting Malave (the more-advanced hitter of the two) needs lots of reps at 3B.

Here are the abridged box scores from today’s games (Cubs players only):

FIELD #2:

CUBS SQUAD “A” LINEUP:
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 2-3 (1B, 1B, P-3, RBI)
2. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-3 (6-3 DP, 5-3, F-7)
3. Wilson Contreras, DH #1: 0-2 (BB, F-9, E-5)
4. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-2 (BB, P-4, K)
5. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 0-2 (3-1, 5-3)
6. Trevor Gretzky, DH #2: 0-2 (3-1, 3-1)
7. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-2 (K, 3-1)
8. Garrett Schlecht, LF: 0-2 (K, 3-1)
9. Jair Bogaerts, 3B: 1-2 (2B, 4-3, R)
10. Wilfredo Petit, C: 0-2 (P-5, 6-3)

CUBS SQUAD “A” PITCHERS:
1. Jin-Young Kim: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 B, 1 K, 25 pitches (19 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO
2. Jorge Diaz: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 31 pitches (21 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
3. Felix Pena: 2.0, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 27 pitches (17 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
4. Alvido Jimenez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 27 pitches (17 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD “A” ERRORS: 2:
1. P Alvido Jimenez - E-1 (throwing error on sacrifice bunt attempt allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 3B Jair Bogaerts - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)

CUBS SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Wilfredo Petit: 1-3 CS

FIELD #3

CUBS SQUAD “B” LINEUP:
1. Trey Martin, CF: 0-3 (K, F-9, L-4)
2. Gioskar Amaya, 2B-SS: 1-3 (K, F-8, 3B)
3a. Javier Baez, SS: 0-0 (HBP)
3b. Kevin Encarnacion, PH-DH: 0-2 (K, K)
4. Rock Shoulders, 1B: 1-3 (F-8, 2B, K)
5. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-2 (BB, P-5, F-8, SB)
6. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 1-3 (P-3, F-8, 2B)
7. Anthony Giansanti, DH-C: 1-3 (K, 3B, F-7, R)
8. Neftali Rosario, C-DH: 1-2 (F-8, 1B, HBP, RBI)
9. Brian Inoa, DH-2B: 1-3 (1B, 5-4 FC, L-6, CS)
10. Eduardo Gonzalez, LF: 0-2 (4-3, K)

CUBS SQUAD “B” PITCHERS:
1. Jose Arias: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (21 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO
2. Ethan Elias: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches (12 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
3. Luis Villalba: 1.2 IP, 2 H , 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 BALK, 20 pitches (16 strikes), 4/0 GO/FO
4. Roderik Pichardo: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches (15 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD “B” ERRORS: NONE

CUBS SQUAD “B” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Neftali Rosario: 1-2 CS
2. Anthony Giansanti: 0-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 18

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80’s

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:48 pm

The Cubs also played a six-inning intrasquad game at Fitch Park yesterday morning at 9 AM. Junior Lake played shorstop and batted five times. It was his final EXST rehab game. Here is the abridged box score from that game: CUBS EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING INTRASQUAD GAME (FRI 5/4): SQUAD “A” LINEUP: X. Junior Lake, SS: 2-5 (2B, 5-3, 1B, F-9, F-8) NOTE: Lake batted five times, once each in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th innings 1. Shawon Dunston, Jr, CF: 0-2 (F-9 DP, 5-3) 2. Trevor Gretzky, 1B: 1-2 (1B, K) 3. Garrett Schlecht, RF: 0-2 (F-7, F-8) 4. Dan Vogelbach, DH #1: 1-2 (6-3, 3B, R) 5. Xavier Batista, LF 0-1 (BB, K, SB) 6. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-2 (K, 5-3) 7. Carlos Penalver, DH #2: 0-2 (F-8, L-7) 8. Jair Bogaerts, 3B: 0-1 (BB, F-9) 9. Eduardo Gonzalez, DH #3: 0-0 (BB) 10. Justin Marra, C: 0-1 (4-6-3 DP) SQUAD “B” LINEUP: 1. Trey Martin, CF: 0-2 (L-7, K, HBP, RBI) 2. Gioskar Amaya, DH #1: 0-2 (L-9, 6-3, BB) 3. Javier Baez, SS: 1-3 (1B, F-8, 3-6 FC, CS) 4. Wilson Contreras, C: 0-3 (6-3, 5-3, F-8) 5. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 1-1 (1B, BB, R) 6. Yasiel Balaguert, LF: 2-2 (3B, 1B, R, RBI) 7. Brian Inoa, 2B: 0-2 (K, F-7) 8. Rock Shoulders, DH #2: 1-2 (K, 2B, R) 9. Ryan Durrence, 1B: 2-2 (1B, 1B, R, RBI) 10. Kevin Encarnacion, RF: 1-2 (3-U, 1B) 11. Anthony Giansanti, DH #3: 0-1 (E1, BB, SB) SQUAD “A” PITCHERS: 1. Ian Dickson: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 50 pitches (37 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO 2. Augusto Colina: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches (13 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO 3. Daniel Adrian: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 33 pitches (15 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO SQUAD “B” PITCHERS: 1. Javier Castro: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 30 pitches (18 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO 2. Su-Min Jung: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 1 GIDP, 36 pitches (16 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO 3. Charles Thomas: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 23 pitches (15 strikes), 1/4 GO/FO SQUAD “A” ERRORS: 1 P Ian Dickson E-1 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely SQUAD “B” ERRORS: NONE SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE: Justin Marra: 0-1 CS SQUAD “B” CATCHERS DEFENSE: Wilson Contreras: 1-2 CS

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:08 pm

It'll be interesting to see how Concepcion does tonight. A lot of people are freaking out about his first two outings, without considering what a culture shock it is to be signed to a multimillion dollar contract and play in minor league shanty towns, which are not in much better shape than many third world country towns are, with very few guys on his team with his experiences from a political standpoint. I'm thinking his third time out is the charm. But, as often happens, I may need to hit the strike button. Oh, look. I would have to do some html editing in the post to do that. So never mind.

Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:10 pm

and Rizzo doubles in the bottom of the 3rd for a 1-0 Iowa lead, scoring Randy Wells who had walked. BJax also had a double to lead off in the 1st. so far Wells has 3 shutout innings with 4 hits, 2 BB, 3K's. Still playing with fire.

Submitted by superjimmer on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:45 pm

Am I reading right that Concepcion gave up 7 runs in the first inning? His numbers are almost impossibly bad. Like you couldn't give up as many runs as he does if the ball was literally on a tee. Wow. And I still want a Concepcion jersey ... Damn

Submitted by CACUBFAN on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:24 pm

Hey Phil- was wondering if you could comment on the hitters at extended spring training regarding their propensity to strikeout. Looking back at the stats you posted the other day plus those above and it really seems like these guys are all a bunch of hackers. I guess I was expecting the new "Cubs way" to be forcing guys to take more pitches and walk more but that does not seem to be the case. Do you think they are pushing patience or are these players just really aggressive in the box? I guess it is an age old debate- patience is something you have and do not. It is really hard to be taught it.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:16 pm

CACUBFAN: There are a few patient hitters at EXST like Anthony Giansanti, Garrett Schlecht, Gioskar Amaya, Trevor Gretzky, and Dan Vogelbach, but even Vogelbach seems to be a bit over-anxious lately, although that's probably because he has been struggling. I really haven't noticed any change in general hitting philosophy related to Cubs hitters at EXST trying to be more selective or patient. Most of them are aggressive hackers, just like every year. And the most extreme example is Javier Baez. In 97 Plate Appearances between AZL Cubs, Boise, and AZ Instructs last season, and Extended Spring Training this year, Javier Baez has NO WALKS, and 29 strikeouts. The strikeouts are somewhat understandable because he is a big-time power hitter with extraordinary bat speed, but NO WALKS? In 97 Plate Appearances? In other words, his next walk will be his first walk.

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  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    The issue is the Cubs are 11-7 and have been on the road for 12 of those 18.  We should be at least 13-5, maybe 14-4. Jed isn't feeling any pressure to play anyone he doesn't see fit.
    But Canario on the bench, Morel not at 3B for Madrigal and Wisdom in RF wasn't what I thought would happen in this series.
    I was hoping for Morel at 3B, Canario in RF, Wisdom at DH and Madrigal as a pinch hitter or late replacement.
    Maybe Madrigal starts 1 game against the three LHSP for Miami.
    I'm thinking Canario goes back to Iowa on Sunday night for Mastrobuoni after the Miami LHers are gone.
    Canario needs ABs in Iowa and not bench time in MLB.
    With Seiya out for a while Wisdom is safe unless his SOs are just overwhelmingly bad.

    My real issue with the lineup isn't Madrigal. I'm not a fan, but I've given up on that one.
    It's Tauchman getting a large number of ABs as the de factor DH and everyday player.
    I didn't realize that was going to be the case.
    We need a better LH DH. PCA or ONKC need to force the issue in about a month.
    But, even if they do so, Jed doesn't have to change anything if the Cubs stay a few over .500!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally depends on the team and the player involved. If your team’s philosophy is to pay huge dollars to bet on the future performance of past stars in order to win championships then, yes, all of the factors you mentioned are important.

    If on the other hand, if the team’s primary focus is to identify and develop future stars in an effort to win a championship, and you’re a young player looking to establish yourself as a star, that’s a fit too. Otherwise your buried within your own organization.

    Your comment about bringing up Canario for the purposes of sitting him illustrates perfectly the dangers of rewarding a non-performing, highly paid player over a hungry young prospect, like Canario, who is perpetually without a roster spot except as an insurance call up, but too good to trade. Totally disincentivizing the performance of the prospect and likely diminishing it.

    Sticking it to your prospects and providing lousy baseball to your fans, the consumers and source of revenue for your sport, solely so that the next free agent gamble finds your team to be a comfortable landing spot even if he sucks? I suppose  that makes sense to some teams but it’s definitely not the way I want to see my team run.

    Once again, DJL, our differences in philosophy emerge!

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s just kinda how it works though, for every team. No team plays their best guys all the time. No team is comprising of their best 26 even removing injuries.

    When baseball became a business, like REALLY a business, it became important to keep some of the vets happy, which in turn keeps agents happy and keeps the team with a good reputation among players and agents. No one wants to play for a team that has a bad reputation in the same way no one wants to work for a company that has a bad rep.

    Don’t get me wrong, I hate it too. But there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

    On that topic, I find it silly the Cubs brought up Canario to sit as much as he has. He’s going to get Velazquez’d, and it’s a shame.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Of course, McKinstry runs circles around $25 million man Javier Baez on that Tigers team. Guess who gets more playing time?

    But I digress…

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Seems like Jed was trying to corner the market on mediocre infielders with last names starting with "M" in acquiring Madrigal, Mastroboney and Zach McKinstry.  

     

    At least he hasn't given any of them a Bote-esque extension.  

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

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