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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is 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
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 Throw One-Hitter at Cubs En Route to DH Sweep at Indian School Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

John Polonius (two RBI doubles) and Shilo McCall (a three-run HR and an RBI FC) knocked-in four runs a piece, leading the Giants to an 11-2 victory over the Cubs on Field #1, and Steven Neff and three relievers combined to toss a one-hit shutout, as the Giants blanked the Cubs 2-0 on Field #2, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training doubleheader action this morning at Indian School Park in Scottsdale, AZ.

RHP Guillermo Moscoso got the start for the Cubs on Field #2, and threw four innings of shutout ball with five strikeouts. He allowed four hits (all singles) and did not issue any walks. He was a strike-throwing machine today (46 pitches - 38 strikes). I would think he will likely be in the Iowa starting rotation by the end of the month.  

Kevin Encarnacion singled, doubled, and walked, and scored a run for the Cubs squad on Field #1. 

In EXST roster news, RHP David Cales has been promoted to Daytona, and LHP Matt Iannazzo has been moved up to Kane County.  

Here are the 2013 EXST stats for Cales and Iannazzo:  

DAVID CALES: 5.40 ERA & 1.40 WHIP - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 8 K (5 G)
MATT IANNAZZO: 0.00 ERA & 0.33 WHIP - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K (2 G)

Cales spent the 2012 season rehabbing from 2011 shoulder surgery, and the 5'8 side-armin' Iannazzo was signed as a Non-Drafted Free-Agent (NDFA) out of U. of Pittsburgh last June.  

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

INDIAN SCHOOL PARK FIELD #1

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Rashad Crawford, RF: 0-3 (L-4, F-8, K)
2. Kevin Encarnacion, CF: 2-2 (1B, 2B, BB, R) 
3. Jesse Hodges, DH #1: 2-3 (1B, 5-3, 1B, R)
4. Jose Dore, 3B: 2-3 (1B, 2B, K)
5. Garrett Schlecht, DH #2: 0-3 (K, F-7, K)
6. Francisco Sanchez, 2B: 0-2 (HBP, 1-3, K, RBI)
7. Alberto Mineo, 1B: 1-3 (1B, L-8, P-6, RBI)
8a. Roberto Caro, LF: 0-2 (4-3, F-8)
8b. Trevor Gretzky, LF: 0-0 (BB)
9. Frandy de la Rosa, SS: 0-3 (5-3, 1-3, 3-U)
10. Wilfredo Petit, C: 0-2 (K, 4-3)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. Trey Lang: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1 PO, 46 pitches (26 strikes), 6/1 GO/FO 
2. Corbin Hoffner: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 9 R, (4 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 HR, 1 WP, 44 pitches (27 strikes), 2/0 GO/FO
3. Daniel Adrian: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 40 pitches (25 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: (2) 
1. 3B Jose Dore - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely - eventually scored unearned run)
2. 3B Jose Dore - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely - eventually scored unearned run)

CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Wilfredo Petit: 0-2 CS, 1 PB

INDIAN SCHOOL PARK FIELD #2

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1. Reggie Golden, CF: 0-2 (E-3, BB, P-3, PO)
2. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-3 (K, 6-4 FC, K)
3. Yasiel Balaguert, LF: 0-3 (K, 3-1, P-6)
4. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 0-3 (F-8, K, F-7)
5. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-3 (P-2, K, K)
6. Dong-Yub Kim, DH: 0-2 (BB, 5-3, 6-3)
7. Neftali Rosario, C: 0-2 (6-4 FC, F-8)
8a. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-1 (1-3)
8b. Brad Zapenas, PH-SS: 1-1 (1B)
9. Mark Malave, 3B: 0-2 (K, 4-3)

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Guillermo Moscoso: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 PO, 46 pitches (38 strikes), 5/1 GO/FO 
2. Mike Hamann: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 42 pitches (30 strikes), 4/1 GO/GO

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: NONE

CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Neftali Rosario: 0-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 7

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's

 

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EXST Cubs Extended Spring Training
David Cales
Matt Iannazzo
Kevin Encarnacion
Guillermo Moscoso

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Submitted by crunch on Sat, 04/20/2013 - 04:44 pm

yow. his glove and using his speed to turn his weak contact into hits is a huge chunk of his game...well, he's got a decent eye for balls/strikes, too. still, his speed makes up a good chunk of his hitting game. tim beckham must be doing backflips of happiness right now.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 04:30 am

billybucks had a post in another thread that expressed extreme disgust with the TheoCorp era already, and it got me thinking - WHAT IF TheoCorp ends up a failure? I think the implications are pretty staggering. The Cubs last winning season was 2009. If the Epstein era results in no winning season, that would put us I guess to 2016, which means a kid who started watching baseball in Chicago at 7 years old will be 14 when Theo leaves, assuming the entire contract is fulfilled. An 8 year old will be 15, and so on. This means that the team will lose a big chunk of potential followers, because kids are influenced in who they watch by winning teams, pretty much. The Cubs have been something of an exception to this in the past but we live in a more transient society than we did when the Cubs popularity was boosted by Harry Caray and the whole WGN superstation thing, whose impact now is pretty much minimal. As much as I like Len, he's no Harry Caray in terms of adding mystique and character to the broadcasts. If the White Sox consistently field contenders, the Cubs could be in serious trouble. The Ricketts purchased the Cubs in a very heavily leveraged way. It's not as bad as the Tribune ownership under Zell, but it's a serious situation if they lose their fan base. Overall, I'm not overwhelmed by the new "Cubs Way". But it doesn't matter, really. Ricketts has a helluva lot more riding on this than I do. Basically, he's staked his family's entire investment in Theo. No pressure, or anything Theo, but, umm, not a good start to the year.

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Submitted by The Joe on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 04:08 pm

What happens? The same thing that has happened for the past 100+. My father and grandfather, but Cub fans, have never seen the Cubs win a championship. My grandfather is now retired in Texas, still watching the Cubs lose year in and year out. I think the better bet is actually that nothing does change. I do appreciate what the Cubs are trying to do, but hope has left me with VD and a sawbuck on the nightstand. The Cubs may lose fans, but that track record is pretty good. Anyway, ticket sales sure haven't helped the actual product on the field. Personally, I'm counting on apes-typing-out-shakespeare. I'm 33 and figured it just has to happen at some point before I die. Of course you older guys and my grandfather may have thought the same thing at my age. Hope and change my ass, Obama! To all the sexy ladies, I don't actually have VD. No seriously. Really.

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Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 04:37 pm

I agree about the risk to the fan base -- lots of empty seats last August and September, and I assume that will be the case this year as well. I think those who grew up or followed the team in the Kerry Wood era came to expect playoffs or near-playoffs on a somewhat regular basis: 1998, then 2003, 2004 (oh so close), 2007, 2008. People have (or had) expectations that a big market team that drew 3 million fans per year (without a JumboTron) should be competitive, or at least should not be awful for long stretches of time. There is more and more coverage of the negative aspects of Wrigley, which are much more noticeable when the team stinks. My 16-year old son, who lives and dies wth the team, lost interest last year in the late summer. The Theo experiment is a huge gamble -- as I said in my other post, he has never done this before. Few people have. I'm sure he's a smart guy, but he's taking a high-risk approach -- putting the entire future on very young players and foreign players, who may have a lot of upside but are years away from the majors. We have seen many heralded young players not pan out -- Felix Pie was going to be "the Michael Jordan of baseball." The Lovable Losers tag won't work any more -- not with these ticket prices. I hope Theo's plan works, but it feels like this season could get very ugly very quickly (see "Bullpen issues") -- back-to-back 100 loss seasons will disgust a lot of folks, no matter how well the kids do in "A" ball.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 04:02 pm

i remember getting walk-up tickets for 4 people in 1998 (June 1st - Monday, day game vs FLA) before "baseball fever" and the HR chase gripped the team. they were really good seats behind 3rd base (field box level). 25,500K attendance according to the box score. sosa hit HR #14 and #15 that day. mark grace had 2 hits and a walk...o'henry hit a HR. the cubs chased r.dempster out of the game after 1.1ip (i forgot he was the starter that day, lulz). those days were gone about a month or two later for quite a many years.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 04:08 am

Several Cubs minor leaguers released duiring Minor League Camp have surfaced elsewhere:

SIGNED WITH MLB ORGANIZATION:
Jason Berken, RHP (CHW - AAA)
Michael Brenly, C (AZ - EXST)
Jay Jackson, RHP (MIA - EXST)
Arturo Maltos-Garcia, RHP (SF - EXST) 

SIGNED WITH INDEPENDENT LEAGUE TEAM:
Eliecer Bonne, OF (Normal - Frontier League)
Evan Crawford, OF (River City - Frontier League)
Ryan Hartman, RHP (Gateway - Frontier League)
Hayden Simpson, RHP (Southern Illinois - Frontier League)
Matt Spencer, 1B (Bridgeport - Atlantic League)
Scott Weismann, RHP (Evansville - Frontier League)
Dontrelle Willis, LHP (Long Island - Atlantic League)
Joe Zeller, RHP (Frontier Greys - Frontier League)

 

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  • 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.

  • 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)

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  • 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.

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