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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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Angels Rally to Defeat Cubs at Diablo Park

Nataniel Delgado stroked a two-run single to tie the score and Andrew Ray laced a two-run double to give the Angels the lead, as the Angels rallied to defeat the Cubs 4-2 in Arizona Instructional League action this afternoon at Diablo Park Field #7 in Tempe. 

RF Jeffrey Baez walked twice, singled, stole two bases, scored a run, and threw out two baserunners, and RHP David Garner tossed 3-2/3 innings of one-hit shutout ball for the Cubs.

Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):   

CUBS LINEUP:
1. Gioskar Amaya, 2B: 0-2 (HBP, K, BB, K, CS)
2. Trey Martin, CF: 1-3 (HBP, K, F-7, 1B)
3. Jeimer Candelario, DH-3B: 1-4 (K, 3B, 6-3 DP, P-6, R)
4. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 1-2 (BB, BB, 1B, 5-4-3 DP, R, 2 SB)
5a. Jesse Hodges, 3B-DH: 2-4 (K, K, 1B, 1B, RBI)
5b. Danny Lockhart, PR: NO AB
6. Charcer Burks, LF: 0-4 (5-3, K, F-9, 6-4 FC)
7. Kelvin Freeman, 1B: 0-3 (6-3, BB, 6-4 FC, 4-6-3 DP)
8. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-3 (K, F-8, 5-3)
9. Jordan Hankins, DH #2: 0-2 (K, BB, F-7)
10a. Wilfredo Petit, C: 1-1 (1B, BB)
10b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (F-7)

CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Erick Leal: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 BALK, 1 PO, 1/4 GO/FO, 43 pitches (28 strikes)
2. David Garner: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 4/2 GO/FO, 39 pitches (24 strikes)
3. Michael Wagner: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 42 pitches (28 strikes)  
4. Sam Wilson: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GO/FO, 28 pitches (16 strikes)

CUBS ERRORS: 2
1. 3B Jeimer Candelario - E-5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 2B Gioskar Amaya - E-4 (errant throw on attempted 4-6 FC allowed baserunner to reach 2nd base safely)

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Wilfredo Petit: 2-2 CS

CUBS OUTFIELD ASSISTS: 2
1. RF Jeffrey Baez - threw out baserunner 9-6 trying advance to 2nd base on pop fly
2. RF Jeffrey Baez - threw out batter 9-6 trying to stretch single into double

ATTENDANCE: 19 (mostly scouts)

WEATHER: Partly cloudy & breezy with temperatures in the 90's  

 

Comments

AFL starts tomorrow, fwiw... 12:30pm EST. also, from carrie m. "Cubs strength and conditioning coach Tim Buss will spend three weeks in November with Starlin Castro in the Dominican Republic to get the shortstop ready for the 2014 season."

Damn, glad I'm not a diehard Rays' fan. Ray's score in the bottom of the 8th to take a 1 run lead in an elimination game, Rodney comes in and his body language was just pitiful. Hanging his head and stalking the mound slowly . .. Sure enough he implodes and blows the save. It was really weird, he has a one run lead in the ninth and physically looked like he had lost his best friend before he even threw a pitch.

And Rays prevail with Lobaton bailing out Rodney in walk off HR fashion in bottom of the 9th to stave off elimination. They aren't going far unless Rodney shakes that vibe off though.

Maddon looks brilliant again...even if he was just mostly lucky.

runners on 2nd/3rd with 1 out and Pedroia up and he doesn't load the bases to set-up the force or double play. Pedroia grounds out to shortstop and tying run scores but they stay out of big inning after Rodney K's Carp.

Lobaton game winning home run to win it off Uehera.

Unconventional and risky, but certainly with some merit. You bring the infield in and your percentages go significantly down...and at home you always have the chance to still win it.

ATL up 3-2 in the 7th. i really really really need the LAD to win tonight. there's things more important on the line than money...or fantasy baseball... ...it's not having to hear "the tommy hawk chawp" anymore this season.

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In reply to by DavidP

social stuff aside...i just find it annoying that i don't go to braves games solely because i don't want to hear "woooooooooooooah ooooh ooooooh oooooooooooooooh ooooooooooh" for 2/3rd of a game along with people waving their arms or pieces of foam. i've turned down offers to more than a few games because i don't want to drive/ride for 5 hours to sit through that. it was/is a case of "once, and never again."

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In reply to by DavidP

Not as bad as the Indians, certainly...but the trivialization of the warriors from a group that was the victim of genocide by the group that committed genocide is questionable at best. Silly? If you like. That said: baseball or no, this is not the forum for extended discussion.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Major League Baseball team seeks experienced individual with 7+ years MLB coaching/instruction experience for immediate job opening. Please submit bid by noon CST Oct. 15. Low bids will be contacted for an interview.

Those Fucking Cardinals... So what did Augie Busch do that has the baseball gods loving his team, and them punishing the Cubs for decades? Not only did they make the astute - and fan-unpopular move of not signing Pujols, they get Michael Wacha as the compensation pick in the first round at #19 (Cubs get Almora). The dude is in his 2nd fucking season!! This is one reason why I think that the Cubs, where they are now, are years behind the Cards, Reds, and Pirates in overall organizational depth. I would be shocked if the Cubs are even a contender for a Wild-Card spot by 2015, unless some dramatic things happen. Other than a handful of players, it seems like the current Cards squad are primarily those from their system now. Just so unfair.

AFL started today, Soler batting 3rd, Bryant 7th...Bryant RBI single in first AB

Ryan Sweeney signs 2-year deal for $3.5M, 1.5M for '14, 1.5M for '15 and $500K buyout on a $2.5M '16 option

Ryan Sweeney signs 2-year deal for $3.5M --- better start signing more Italians if Jedstein really wants Girardi

Mesa Solar Sox in an 8-8 tie for 11 ining vs Glendale Desert Dogs Box: http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2013_10_08_msswin_gddwin_1&… The Good: Bryant 3-6, a double and 2 rbi; Soler 1-6 but a key double in a 5 run 8th inning rally; Armando Rivero gets a hold with a 3K inning. The not so good: Lendy Castillo 3 unearned runs in 1 IP; Matt Loosen 2 unearned runs in 2 IP. excerpt from the top 8th: Kris Bryant doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. C. J. Cron scores. Matt Skole homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Kris Bryant scores. David Freitas hit by pitch. Addison Russell walks. David Freitas to 2nd. Brian Goodwin pops out to shortstop Danny Black on the infield fly rule. Jorge Soler doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez. David Freitas scores. Addison Russell to 3rd. Can't wait for the AZ Phil report to read what he saw.

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In reply to by Cubster

rivero could end up breaking with the team out of the pen during ST...if not, he's most likely not far away. i kinda wonder if they're going to keep grimm as a starter or just shift him to the pen...the pen seems inevitable no matter when it happens given how much he's been hit since he's left AA. in an extremely small sample size out of the cubs pen last season, the little extra he could provide on his stuff played well in short outings.

Oh Rays...

Red Sox load bases with 0 outs in top of 2nd...Maddon takes out his SP (Hellickson), Jamey Wright gets a K and a double play to get out of it, because they're not the Cubs.

ESPN/NY article with Hal Steinbrenner quotes on the Girardi situation:
But it was clear from the tone and content of his response that the son of George M. Steinbrenner III is not inclined to wait forever for Girardi -- or anyone else -- to make up his mind. T
"Quite frankly, we're going to be starting our baseball meetings soon and we want the manager, whoever that is, hopefully Joe, to be a part of that," he said.
"I don't think anybody is a must-sign, and I would say that about any employee at any level," Steinbrenner said. "We made him what we consider a very, very fair offer. He's got things to consider and a family to talk to and I know he's doing that right now."
"We're talking in good faith and we both understand that for many reasons, this can't draw out," Steinbrenner said. "We need to get busy. We've got a lot of work to do. We want him to be part of it, not somebody else. It's been six years, he's been loyal to us, we've been loyal to him. We both understand we deserve to get this done quickly."
http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9793354/new-york-yankees-wan…

playing the infield in with y.escobar on 3rd = really? ...it also turns an out into hit + run scored...by our ex-CF'r.

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In reply to by crunch

and tonight's adventure in joe maddon's over-managing backfires...2 runs score after mcgee leaves with men on the corners and 2 outs. hellickson getting pulled in the 2nd (after loading the bases) has lead to a kinda weird use of the pen all night. ...though it's nothing compared to last night's madness (that worked, luckily for him).

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In reply to by crunch

c.archer comes in the 9th...as the 8th pitcher of the game (rather than the 2nd for some resason)...gets 1 out with a sac fly...BOS leads by 2...and is promptly removed after throwing 2 pitches for w.wright as the 9th (and last available pitcher in the pen) pitcher of the game. this could be a weird one if TB manages to tie in the bottom 9th...wild if they actually win. ...and TB is shut down easily in the bottom 9th...BOS advances

fwiw, re: m.scioscia's potential availability...even though he hasn't been linked to the cubs... "The Angels announced Tuesday that both manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Jerry Dipoto will return for the 2014 season."

McNutt outrighted, leaving behind an organization with only three players named Trey. McNutt will always be my reason for believing that you can start getting excited about a pitcher when he does it at double-A.

Girardi signs Back with Yanks, four more years

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In reply to by Rob Richardson

they're totally gonna spend that on Cano now :)

4/16M for Girardi, presume Cubs would need to go up to $4.5 -5M to woo him...that's $3-4M a year at most difference in your baseball budget salary and that's if there is a 1-to-1 correlation between manager salary and player salary.. Not like Cubs are going to give Shin-SHoo Choo $4M more per year now just because they may have found it under their couch cushions. I like to presume they'll still decided what players are worth going after and will bid accordingly without doing anything stupid.

I warned them that they should have signed the Italian, Meat Lasagna instead of that Irishman, Ryan Sweeney.

well this is a "complete and utter failure"...says stupid sports dudes on radio.

Joe Maddon is free as of today...just sayin'

Maddux brothers or Acta would be fine with me. Probably be fine with Hinch as well...actually anybody, who the 'eff really knows until they take the job.

Singletary? oops, wrong concussed guy...

t.neal + z.putnam + r.dollis activated and outrighted to AAA. boscan + d.mcdonald outrighted to AAA...and as mentioned, t.mcnutt also outrighted to AAA. 40-man cleansing in progress.

AZ Fall League, early action (bottom 3rd)...7-0 Mesa Solar Sox over the Glendale Desert Dogs Almora 2-2 and Bryant 2-2 so far... 4 run first inning: Almora leadoff HR. Bryant 3 run HR (Soler bats 4th, Bryant 5th). Mesa Bottom of the 1st Albert Almora homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Devon Travis walks. Zach Borenstein walks. Devon Travis to 2nd. Jorge Soler lines out to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Kris Bryant homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Devon Travis scores. Zach Borenstein scores. 3 run bottom of 2nd for Mesa: Almora 2-rbi double and then scores the 3rd run. Solar 0-2, Line out to CF and GO 6-3 Bryant leadoff single to CF in the 3rd, but gets out next batter on a 4-6-3 double play http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2013_10_09_gddwin_msswin_1&…

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In reply to by Cubster

it's going to be really interesting if k.bryant powers through AA/AAA next season, making himself a legit 2015 option at 3rd...especially with olt being MLB-ready or "AAAA" man-in-waiting. olt has no place at 1st and his arm/play at 3rd makes him quite valuable there if he can turn his bat around. his relative cheapness + power may put him in RF/LF, but it's practically a shame (and knock to his value to other teams) to do that given how well he can play 3rd. then there's the whole baez issue...especially if they're not looking to shift baez (or castro) to 2nd. there's a lot of shift + trade opportunities to explore over the next season or 2...pending injury and/or failure.

more Mesa runs, now 11-0 in the 4th, Almora 3-3 with another single. Soler now in the mix with an 3-run rbi double plus a Bryant walk: Mesa Bottom of the 4th Albert Almora singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brent Keys. Devon Travis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Albert Almora to 2nd. Zach Borenstein walks. Albert Almora to 3rd. Devon Travis to 2nd. Jorge Soler doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan LaMarre. Albert Almora scores. Devon Travis scores. Zach Borenstein scores. Kris Bryant walks.

too bad Javier Baez passed on the Az Fall League. Otherwise Mesa would have had this game locked up.

Almora another single in the 5th (now, 4-4). Soler P4 to end the inning. Still 11-0. Bryant to lead off the 6th.

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  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Yeah I am very disappointed Madrigal is starting. He has no business as a starter. He is AAA insurance, a back up at best. Sure his defense looks fine because he plays far enough in that his noodle arm isn’t totally exposed. It comes at the cost of 3B range.

    He’s garbage, and a team serious about winning would NOT have him starting opening day.

  • crunch (view)

    in other news, it took 3 PA before a.rizzo got his 1st HBP of the season.

  • Eric S (view)

    With two home runs (so far) and 5 rbi today … clearly Nick Martini is the straw that stirs the Reds drink 😳

  • 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.