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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Fitch Park Was Land of the Giants Today

Hector Mercedes roped a two-run triple to highlight a three-run 6th and Randy Ortiz tripled and singled, scored two runs, and stole a base, leading one squad of Giants to a 9-3 victory on Field #2, and Cristian Otero smacked a two-run triple, singled twice, and scored three runs, Alberto Robles drove-in two runs with an RBI double and an RBI single, and Ryan Jones doubled twice, stole a base, and scored a run, leading the other squad of Giants to a 9-2 victory on Field #3, as the Cubs were swept in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training doubleheader played this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.

Garrett Schlecht (two-run triple and a walk), Jacob Rogers (solo HR), Shawon Dunston Jr (single, triple, and a run scored), and Jose Dore (RBI triple and a run scored) provided what Cub offense there was. 

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

FITCH PARK FIELD #2

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Frandy de la Rosa, SS: 0-3 (6-3, K, 5-3)
2. Bryant Flete, 2B: 0-3 (5-3, 6-4 FC, 6-3, SB)
3. Kevin Encarnacion, DH #1: 1-3 (4-3, K, 1B, R)
4. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 0-3 (F-8, F-9, K)
5. Jose Dore, 1B: 1-3 (E-6, F-9, 3B, R, RBI)
6. Rashad Crawford, RF: 0-3 (E-6, K, 5-3, R)
7. Garrett Schlecht, LF: 1-2 (3B, 4-3, BB, 2 RBI)
8. Luis Acosta, 3B: 0-3 (K, 4-3, F-8)
9. Wilfredo Petit, C: 0-2 (K, K)
10. Alberto Mineo, DH #2 1-2 (1B, 4-3)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. James Pugliese: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches (17 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO
2. Carlos Martinez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 44 pitches (22 strikes), 5/0 GO/FO 
3. Jasvir Rakkar: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 39 pitches (27 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO
4. David Cales: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches (14 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: (4)
1. 3B Luis Acosta - E-5 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base safely - eventually scored unearned run)
2. 2B Bryant Flete - E-4 (dropped throw after 5-4 FC allowed runner at 3rd base to score unearned run)
3. 2B Bryant Flete - E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 3B Luis Acosta - E-5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely - eventually scored unearned run)

CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Wilfredo Petit: 0-1 CS, 1 PB 

FITCH PARK FIELD #3

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 2-3 (5-3, 1B, 3B, R)
2. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 1-3 (1B, 2-3, 4-3)
3. Dong-Yub Kim, DH #1: 1-3 (1B, 5-3, 5-3)
4. Yasiel Balaguert, DH #2: 0-3 (6-4-3 DP, 5-3, K)
5. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-3 (K, L-6, K)
6. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 2-3 (HR, 1B, K, R, RBI)
7. Reggie Golden, LF: 0-2 (K, 5-4 FC, BB)
8. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-3 (6-3, 6-3, F-9)
9. Neftali Rosario, C: 0-2 (5-3, F-7)
10. Mark Malave, 3B: 1-2 (1B, F-8)

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Paul Blackburn: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 51 pitches (32 strikes), 3/4 GO/FO  
2. Tyler Bremer: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 46 pitches (31 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
3. Hunter Ackerman: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches (10 strikes), 2/0 GO/FO
4. Daniel Adrian:  0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 BALK, 31 pitches (17 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
NOTE: Adrian's inning was stopped with two outs when he reached his pre-planned max pitch limit

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: (1)
CF Shawon Dunston Jr - E-8 (three-base fielding error on line single allowed batter to circle the bases and score unearned run)

CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Neftali Rosario: 0-2 CS

ATTENDANCE: 10

WEATHER: Partly cloudy and VERY breezy with temperatures in the 70's 

 

Comments

Phil -- Jacob Rogers had a .913 OPS last year at Peoria (.300/.493/.420) last year and was .326/.462/.507 overall between the rookie league and Peoria. Any idea why he's back at Extended Spring Training instead of with one of the full season minor league clubs?

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In reply to by JoePepitone

JOE P: Jacob Rogers plays mostly 1B & (occasionally) some 3B but no OF, so he is blocked at KC by Vogelbach, Shoulders, and Candelario, and by Geiger, Carhart, and Saunders at Daytona.

So as things stand right now, he is battling Jose Dore and maybe Xavier Batista for the 1B job at Boise.

DET@SEA with 40 combined Ks through 13...MLB record is 43 (7/9/1971 A's@Angels, 20 innings)

Via MLBTR: In an interview with Mut & Merloni of WEEI, ESPN.com's Buster Olney said that he sees the Cubs as the most likely team to trade for the Rays' David Price with the Cardinals also in the mix. In Olney's estimation, the Cards can blow everyone else out of the water if they decide to dip into their farm system to pull off a trade.

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In reply to by Ryno

I would be astounded if that were to happen. They blew a big chance with Darvish. That was a head-scratcher. Of course with Ricketts debt, we REALLY don't know what the deal is. My guess is they will finally draft a #1, bona-fide starter and sign Garza below market. Just don't think they will get the prospects they want. Which means - Jackson can maybe work on the Mike Marshall new-team-every-year method.

Shierholtz and Castillo seem to be, almost officially, the whole fucking offense. Too bad they're not good enough to carry a team even when they're hot.

I'd like to interrupt the breathless anticipation of the dawn of the Cody Ransom era to call attention to some pleasant news from the minor leagues: West Tennessee is 7-6, with good performances from the outfield of Rubi Silva, Matt Szczur, and Jae-Hoon Ha. These guys all have shortcomings--Ha and Szczur don't hit home runs, and Silva doesn't walk, but it would be nice if a couple of them get to Iowa this year or next so Mike Wellman doesn't have to watch AAAA retreads in the outfield. Eric Jokisch, he of the most unfortunate name, is 2-0 and reliever Brian Schlitter hasn't given up a run yet. Feel free to invent future headlines involving these two gentlemen. Daytona is also 7-6, having crushed Clearwater 13-2. Baez hit his third homer- his average is crappy but he's still hitting for power- and perhaps most impressive is the ELEVEN walks the D-Cubs drew to go with 12 hits. Outfielder John Andreoli, who I guess will battle DeVoss and Easterling for playing time when Soler returns, had three of them, bringing him to 12 for the year in 13 games to go with a .348 BA in the early going. Last year he walked 75 times and stole 55 bases. He's a 22-year-old drafted out of college, but maybe he'll be the answer to the question many of us had: "What would Campana be like if he ever drew a walk?" He's not little, but as a fast white outfielder who doesn't hit homers, he's a candidate for the future Scr***y Cub du jour. Don't remember what AZ Phil has said about him. Yao-Lin Wang and Austin Kirk have pitched well in just a few innings. Kane County plays in the Rain and Snow League, so I guess we'll have to wait for good news from them.

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In reply to by fullykräusened

"West Tennessee is 7-6." Not to quibble, but the home of the Tennessee Smokies--Sevierville, or more broadly, Knoxville--is about five hours east on route 40 of where Murton and Pie and all the other West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (rebranded the Jackson Generals) used to play.

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In reply to by crunch

Because Hisanori Takahashi has Article XX-D status, he has eight days from when he was first notified by the Cubs that they intended to outright him to the minors (probably either Monday when he was placed on Outright Waivers, or Wednesday when he was actually outrighted) to decide whether to accept the Outright Assignment or elect free-agency. (Takahashi is an Article XX-D player and has the right to elect free-agency because he has accrued at least three years of MLB Service Time).  

If Takahashi accepts the Outright Assignment, his contract remains in force and he can file for free-agency beginning on the day after the conclusion of the 2013 MLB regular season up through October 15th (UNLESS he is added back to an MLB 40-man roster prior to the conclusion of the MLB regular season, in which case he would not have to right to elect free-agency after the season).  

If Takahashi elects free-agency immediately (within the eight day period), his contract is terminated and he receives no termination pay.

Same goes for Brent Lillibridge if he is not claimed off waivers and is outrighted to the minors. (Lillibridge qualifies for Article XX-D status two ways, because he has accrued at least three years of MLB Service Time, and also because he was outrighted previously in his career).  

Because players generally don't want to take the chance that they won't get more money or even the same salary on the open market once they become a free-agent (after all, no other club was interested enough to claim the player off waivers before the player was outrighted), most Article XX-D players who are outrighted during the season accept the Outright Assignment and defer free-agency until the end of the season. But despite the financial risk, every now & then a player just wants out and elects free-agency immediately.   

Props to Charlie Newtown for another strong outing. I might learn to really like this guy.

Paul Sullivan‏@PWSullivan Hayden Simpson, Cubs' first round pick in 2010, signs with Southern Illinois of Frontier League.

Jon Heyman‏@JonHeymanCBS #cubs acquire julio borbon Waiver claim. No other roster move anounced yet.

"Matt Garza (lat) will make his first rehab start next Wednesday with Double-A Tennessee." A-ball start today scratched because of poor field conditions.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    madrigal at 3rd...morel at DH.

    making room for madrigal or/and masterboney to get a significant amount of ABs is a misuse of the roster.  if it needed to get taken care of this offseason, they had tons of time to figure that out.

    morel played almost exclusively at 3rd in winter ball and they had him almost exclusively there all spring when he wasn't DH'ing.

    madrigal doing a good job with the glove for a bit over 2 chances per game...is that worth more than what he brings with the bat 4-5 PA a game?  it's 2024 and we got glenn beckert 2.0 manning 3rd base.

    this is a tauchman or cooper DH situation based on bat, alone.  cooper is 3/7 with a double off eovaldi if you want to play the most successful matchup.

    anyway, i hope this is a temporary thing, not business as usual for the rest of the season.  it will be telling if morel is not used at 3rd when an extreme fly ball pitcher like imanaga is on the mound.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.