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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)   

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# bats both

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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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Feldman Gets Back On Track at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Scott Feldman threw five innings (65 pitches) of two-hit ball with seven strikeouts, but the Inland Empire 66ers (Los Angeles Angels Hi-A affiliate) edged the Daytona Cubs 2-1 on Field #3, and Rock Shoulders clubbed an opposite field HR over the left-centerfield fence, Willson Contreras drilled a triple, and Oliver Zapata followed with an RBI double to highlight a three-run 7th that helped the Kane County Cougars rally and take a 4-3 lead, but the Burlington Bees (Angels Lo-A affiliate) pushed across a run in the top of the 9th to salvage a 4-4 tie, in Cactus League Minor League Camp action this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ. 

Feldman was left behind when the Cubs traveled to Houston this weekend to get work in a minor league game, since he isn't scheduled to get his first 2013 start until next Friday. The big right-hander had a terrible Cactus League (11.25 ERA & a 2.20 WHIP, allowing 38 hits--including seven HR--and 25 earned runs in just 20 IP), and he struggled in the top of the 1st inning today, too, allowing a run on two doubles and a walk. But then he settled-in and really got into a groove, retiring 13 of the last 14 men he faced (including seven on strikeouts).

There were a number of roster moves made yeaterday at Minor League Camp, with more to come today.

The Iowa Cubs (AAA) will be remaining at Fitch Park for another couple of days, because they open the PCL season at Albuquerque. The I-Cubs still need to cut about a half-dozen pitchers, so the intrasquad games to be played tomorrow and Tuesday may help decide which pitchers get pink slips.

Three players from the Boise/Mesa squad (Extended Spring Training) saw action in the Kane County game today, including Mark Malave, Rashad Crawford, and Trevor Gretzky.

The game on Field #3 was extended an extra half-inning so that all of the D-Cubs pitchers scheduled to throw today could get their work.  

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):

FITCH PARK FIELD #2

KANE COUNTY LINEUP:
1a. Pin-Chieh Chen, LF: 1-3 (3B, F-7, F-7, R)
1b. Trevor Gretzky, LF: 0-1 (3-U, BB)
2. Gioskar Amaya, 2B: 0-4 (4-3, K, 5-3, BB, K, SB)
3. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 1-2 (F-7 SF+E-7, 1B, 4-3, BB, RBI)
4a. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 0-2 (6-5 FC, L-9)
4b. Mark Malave, PH-3B: 0-2 (6-3, 6-4 FC).
5. Rock Shoulders, DH #1: 1-4 (K, K, HR, K, R, RBI)
6. Marco Hernandez, SS-DH: 0-4 (K, P-5, 4-3, F-7)
7. Willson Contreras, C: 1-4 (K, K, 3B, P-2, R)
8. Oliver Zapata, RF: 1-3 (K, F-8, 2B, BB, R, RBI, SB)
9a. Trey Martin, CF: 1-2 (K, 1B)
9b. Rashad Crawford, CF: 0-1 (F-7 SF, K, RBI)
10a. David Bote, DH-SS: 1-1 (BB, BB, 1B, 2 SB)
10b. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER

KANE COUNTY PITCHERS:
1. Felix Pena: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 GIDP, 53 pitches (40 strikes), 4/4 GO/FO
2. Jeffry Antigua: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 29 pitches (19 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
3. Brian Smith: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches (10 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
4. Justin Amlung: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches (14 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO)
5. Nathan Dorris: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (18 strikes)
NOTE: 9th inning was stopped with two outs when Dorris reached his pre-planned max pitch limit for the inning

KANE COUNTY ERRORS: 2
1. RF Oliver Zapata - E-9 (fielding error on single allowed batter to advance an extra base)
2. 2B Gioskar Amaya - E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base and unearned runs to score from 2nd & 3rd)

FITCH PARK FIELD #3

DAYTONA LINEUP:
1. Zeke DeVoss, CF-DH: 0-4 (F-9, K, 6-3, 6-3)
2. Tim Saunders, 3B-SS: 1-3 (F-9, F-8, HBP, 2B, SB)
3a. Javier Baez, SS: 0-2 (K, K)
3b. Ben Carhart, 1B: 0-2 (F-9, 3-1)
4. Dustin Geiger, 1B-3B: 0-4 (4-3, K, 5-3, P-4)
5. Jorge Soler, RF: 2-4 (F-9, 1B, 2B, K, R, SB)
6a. Steve Bruno, 2B: 0-1 (HBP, 6-3)
6b. Roni Torreyes, 2B: 1-2 (1B, P-6, RBI)
7. John Andreoli, LF-CF: 0-3 (6-4 FC, K, K)
8a. Taylor Davis, C: 0-2 (5-3, F-8)
8b. Micah Gibbs, C: 0-1 (4-3)
9. Taiwan Easterling, DH-LF: 1-3 (K, 1B, K, PO)

DAYTONA PITCHERS:
1. Scott Feldman: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 7 K, 65 pitches (46 strikes), 6/2 GO/FO
2. Starling Peralta: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches (18 strikes), 1/4 GO/FO
3. Austin Reed: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 26 pitches (17 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO
4. Frank del Valle: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches (7 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO

DAYTONA ERRORS: 1
P Scott Feldman - E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed baserunner to advance to 2nd)

ATTENDANCE: 48

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's

 

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Comments

Submitted by Hagsag on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:24 pm

AZ Phil, I see Vogelbach played for Kane County today. has he been moved down a level? Thanks.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:47 pm

HAGSAG: Dan Vogelbach has indeed been moved down to Kane County. Both he and Rock Shoulders are with the Cougars, so I would expect them to alternate at DH, and Shoulders will probably also get some reps in LF (like he did last season at Boise).

Other than the three EXST guys who played with Kane County, all of the players who played at Fitch Park today are where they are going to be to start the season. The most puzzling assignment (to me) is Roni Torreyes with Daytona, because (#1) Steve Bruno is also there and he has been playing 2B exclusively this Spring, and (#2) Tennessee doesn't really have a true 2B (although Alcantara, Soto, and Silva can play there).

Chad Noble was moved down from Iowa to Daytona, and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a player-coach there.

Wes Darvill, Bijan Rademacher, Chadd Krist, and Yaniel Cabezas have been moved down to KC from Daytona (although they did not play in the game).  

And OF Evan Crawford (2012 shoulder surgery) requested & received his release after he was sent to EXST.   

Additional roster moves still TBD (mostly involving pitchers).

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Submitted by toonsterwu on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:21 pm

Mildly surprised that Chen was moved to Kane County and DeVoss was given priority in CF. Is this a two similar guys, so the older guy will get the higher level look situation (as Chen is a year younger and only going to turn 22), or has DeVoss really taken well to the OF?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:14 pm

TOONSTER: Zeke DeVoss has taken VERY well to CF (he played OF at Instructs post-2011), and I don't think it's necessarily a matter of DeVoss getting the Daytona job over Pin-Chieh Chen, because Chen isn't playing CF at KC, either (Trey Martin is mostly playing CF there now, and Albert Almora probably will be some time later this year). But both DeVoss and Chen are being groomed as lead-off hitters, and they can't both do that at the same place.

Chen actually had a strong Minor League Camp hitting lead-off and playing CF for the Daytona squad, and I think the Cubs wanted to make sure that he gets regular playing time somewhere (preferably CF at Daytona, although LF at KC will work, too), but John Andreoli was sent back to Daytona yesterday (he was blocked by Szczur, Ha, Silva, and Chavez at AA) and will be playing mostly LF for the D-Cubs, and that (as much as DeVoss moving to CF) forced Chen back to KC. So I think it's probably more about getting regular playing time for both DeVoss and Chen and allowing both of them to be lead-off hitters than it is where each of them are doing it. 

What I do find surprising is Roni Torreyes going back to Daytona, especially since Steve Bruno has been playing 2B there most every day in Miinor League Camp. I know Bruno probably projects as a "super-sub" type eventually, but I wonder if the intention is to move Alcantara to 2B at Tennessee so that Baez can move up there whenever he's ready without forcing Alcantara to move to 2B mid-season? Elliot Soto is at Tennessee with Alcantara, and Soto is a defensive wizard at SS (though not with the bat). So Soto would be a more-logical "place-holder" for Baez at Tennesssee than Alcantara, who has become a legitimate Top 15 prospect in his own right (especially offensively). And I think Baez showed the Cubs this Spring that he is very close to being ready for AA, and that he might not spend much time at Daytona in 2013 before he gets moved up.

BTW, the big rap on Alcantara isn't his range, arm, or athleticism, but rather he just plays too fast and out-of-control at shortstop (sort of like a point guard who tries to do too much and turns the ball over a lot), and moving him to 2B would give him more time to recover and make a play if he bobbles the ball or double-clutches a throw. But if he does move to 2B, Alcantara has to play there every day and get lots & lots of PT. 

It's also interesting that Reggie Golden was sent to EXST. Although he had surgery for two torn knee ligaments last season, he appears to be 100% healthy now (though he may have lost a step). But he is struggling to make contact at the plate. He's very rusty. 

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:32 pm

AZ Phil: what is your take so far on Torreyes? Good hit tool seems to be the popular lingo these days. Does he project to be a Jose Altuve type?

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:54 pm

CUBSTER: Torreyes has plus-bat speed and surprising power for a guy his size. He may be tiny, but he packs a wallop. 

Because he has below-average defensive skills across the board and isn't particularly athletic, it will be pretty much "2B or Bust" for him.

Unlike Tim Saunders and Steve Bruno (for example), Torreyes does NOT project as a multi-positional utility player at the MLB level if he doesn't make it as a second-baseman, although I suppose he could play LF if the Cubs really want to get his bat into the lineup.

Submitted by Cubster on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:40 pm

per Roto... Garza officially on 15 DL. Not really news but remaining official roster moves should be coming soon.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:59 pm

Yankees DL to start season...

1B Mark Teixeira** + STRAINED TENDON IN WRIST (3/6/13); likely out 8-10 weeks; placed on 15-Day DL

3B Alex Rodriguez + HIP SURGERY; out until at least June; placed on 60-Day DL (2/13/13)

SS Derek Jeter + RECOVERY FROM ANKLE SURGERY; placed on 15-Day

DL OF Curtis Granderson* + FRACTURED FOREARM; out 10 weeks (2/24/13)

RHP Phil Hughes + BULGING DISC IN BACK; placed on 15-Day DL

RHP Michael Pineda + SHOULDER SURGERY on 5/1/12; placed on 60-Day DL (3/15/13)

LHP Cesar Cabral

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:35 pm

i know he's managing one of the crappiest teams to ever take the field in the modern era...but it's awesome to see bo porter manage a club.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:30 pm

doh..."the next big thing" in pitching has an explanation for his weird velocity drop this spring... "MASN's Steve Melewski reports Dylan Bundy is dealing with "mild tightness" in his right elbow." jose fernandez (FLA)...it's your time to shine.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 03:32 pm

"FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the Rangers and Elvis Andrus are "close" to an eight-year extension that is believed to be worth $120 million." the s.castro deal looks better every minute...that's f'n crazy loot even if he's a great defensive SS.

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