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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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Thurs Funnies: What to do when the Cubs take a lead in extra innings of a night game

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Went to bed happy.
Slept like a baby, too.
Why?
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Comments

*applause* (I originally wrote *golf clap* but then I thought it might be construed as sarcastic. Is *golf clap* always snarky?)

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In reply to by JoePepitone

Golf Clap "The golf clap is considered the most sophisticated clap of American culture and is normally associated with the upper classes. It is unusual in that it is preformed with a bit of reservation and thoughtful rhythm, unlike other claps which consist of haphazardly flailing obese arms in hopes that the palms occasionally make contact to produce the loudest noise possible." Source: Abraham Lincoln

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In reply to by crunch

Thank you! I ask a question and I get a peer-reviewed quality, sourced response! How Cub Reporter! (I would question the source but this is Illinois and we NEVER question anything sourced to Abraham Lincoln)

I stayed awake to listen to the bottom of the inning and it was aggravating. I wish I had just gone to sleep.

Can we all just agree Bonifacio is the greatest hitter who has ever lived? I think he can keep up this pace.

I've always attributed the incredible success of Cubs' starting pitchers who were traded (Dempster, Maholm, Garza, Feldman) to the fact that there was no pressure the last couple of years, but is it possible that Bosio is just a really great pitching coach?

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In reply to by Carlito

regression to the mean, moving to tougher divisions, maybe Bosio a little. I think the effect of working with a catcher and staff over spring training should not be underestimated.

Maholm did a little better after being traded for the rest of 2012, fell back in 2013 but that should have been expected.

http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/cubs-exploring-sale-minority-shares-wrig…

Own a piece of the Cubs to pay for Wrigley renovations, said to be considering selling minority shares to finance renovations. Also won't start until they're assured they won't get sued.

Kenney told reporters the Ricketts family is “prepared to write the whole check themselves” if the Cubs would be treated like the other 29 big-league clubs, allowed to put up advertising signage where they want and given more flexibility to schedule night games.

I have my doubts on that claim.

Anywhoo...as the article states, plenty of teams (Cardinals and Giants to name 2) have multiple owners.

Rusin goes for Iowa (already gave up 3 runs in top of 1st to Memphis)

Lineup is
Szczur (8), Alcantara (4), Baez (6), Vitters (7), Coghlan (3 - ?), Villanueva (5), Jackson (9), Whiteside (2)

Dae-Eun Rhee goes for Tennessee, against a rehabbing Mat Latos

Felix Pena goes for Daytona

and

Paul Blackburn goes for Kane County

handy link to follow all minor league games

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?sid=milb&org=112

1-run game in Cincy, Billy Hamilton walked with 2 outs

Yadier Molina behind the plate.

Fun stuff.

1. Bonifacio, CF 2. Starlin Castro, SS 3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B 4. Nate Schierholtz, RF 5. Valbuena, 3B 6. Welington Castillo, C 7. Ryan Sweeney, LF 8. Darwin Barney, 2B 9. Travis Wood, P So straight platooning Olt and Lake? Great....apparently Valbuena's career .220/.301/.346 against RHP is pretty impressive.

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In reply to by Dusty Baylor

Personally not that happy about Olt platooning. I don't know if that's the long term plan or if it's still his healing arm/defense. But if he sits out against righties as a general rule, I will be bummed. And I like Valbuena. But I'm guessing a player like Olt with good power needs to play to find rhythm and comfort.

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In reply to by Carlito

Jesse Rogers from ESPN kinda laid into Renteria about that. Welcome to Chicago, happy man. But I agree with both of you. Power hitters have a tendency to overswing as it is, and it just makes it that much harder when you're a rookie. He needs his reps, or he should go back down. And like Rogers said in his article - I have no interest in watching the likes of Sweeney and Valbuena. Nothing against Valbuena but he is a journeyman, and so is Sweeney. If we have to wait, and we do, then make us wait with the kids playing not journeymen. I hope this is not a Renteria trend. Maybe Junior Lake turns into a bust, but let's find out.

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In reply to by Carlito

Well I'm definitely gonna give Renteria a lot of leeway in my own head but I do hope he doesn't fall into that trap a lot of managers do of giving vets playing time because they are vets. Olt is going to take his lumps, he may even be a bust. Same with Lake. I just don't want to watch journeymen instead of kids. If it's all a FAIL, I'd rather watch kids.

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In reply to by Old and Blue

What I hope Renteria is doing is trying to give Olt, especially after the atrocious season he had last year, some early season confidence. Playing him when he has the best opportunity to succeed and then gradually give him tougher at bats once he is more settled. While I agree playing the kids everyday would personally be more entertaining in the short term; maybe Renteria and the Cubs front office don't believe the "sink or swim" method is the best long term development strategy for Olt.

Dillon Maples suffered a broken rib late in spring training and will be sidelined for about two months. From Trib/Gonzales.

i know it's a cold day game during the work week, but this is spotty 1st home game attendance. there's gotta be some unhappy scalpers out there. i can't imagine all those empty seats were not bought.

minors

Kane County rained out

Jose Rosario started for Daytona and went 4 innings, Michael Jensen in now

CJ Edwards going for Smokies

Pimentel goes for Iowa

RHP Casey Coleman has been sent from Iowa to Extended Spring Training to make room for Alberto Cabrera on the I-Cubs 25-man roster, and RHRP Frank Batista has been moved from Extended Spring Training to Tennessee, replacing OF Jorge Soler (placed on 7-day DL).

Cubs lose.

#groundhogsday

Astros vs. Cubs for the #1 pick or is their sleeper?

Javy Baez ejected in 3rd inning by home plate umpire; 0-2 for the night with 2 Ks.

On the bright side, Almora goes 5-6, with 2R, 3RBI, no XB hits though. Daytona laying waste to the Manatees, 13-0 in the 9th.

wtf was j.rollins thinking with 2 outs there...not stepping on the base right beside him for a force and choosing to throw to 1st? that was mindblowingly awesome brainfart D...and the cubs get a run out of it.

'Ricky' hugs the crap out of Villenueva when he came back to the dugout. V feeling all warm and fuzzy. Thank GD that Cesar Izturis isn't also in the dugout this year.

didn't take long for this game to start sucking...down by 3...2 men on...1 out. 12 minute old game. at least it's a night game. too damn many day games early.

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In reply to by crunch

At least we get to watch Olt sit on the bench and Lake too. I'm wondering if TheoJed are gonna have to trade Valbuena and Sweeney (ala Bean/Moneyball) to get Olt/Lake some pt? Neither strikes me as a lefty killer for fuck's sake. They're not gonna get better or tested without seeing any live pitching. And a late inning at bat here and there for Olt ... He's not a journeyman pinch hitter. He needs 4-5 at bats a game to get in a rhythm. If anything Rent is setting him up for failure.

If Gameday is accurate, Ryan Kalish just bunted with 2 outs and 2 runners on.

I can't even muster the proper disgust at this point.

Castro seems comfortable and aggressive tonight. Hope it's a sign of more good things to come. And he ran the bases like he'd been there before too.

2 for castro...unfortunately the cubs are still down by 1...bottom 6th. first career 2hr game.

Renteria pinch hits Olt for the pitcher against a rightie with nobody on base in the 6th inning of a 1 run game? What happens if they bring in a leftie reliever later in the game? He's managing like a little league manager who's trying to keep everyone happy and get people at bats.

Wilton Lopez is giving out free homeruns in the White Sox game, too. I'd be pissed if I was him: HR, HR, single, GO, GO, double, HR, single, single, single...what's the dude gotta do to hit the showers?

renteria ejected for coming out to argue balls/strikes (in the middle of an AB with veras pitching) after being warned...seems pointless and for show...meh.

ArizonaPhil A friend is going to be in Mesa Friday with his son, and he wants to take him to the Cubs facilities. Can you share any details about what might be going on at Cubs Park/UnderArmour at River View this coming Friday morning the 11th. He would really appreciate it. He would have asked himself, but has been unable to register on this site.

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In reply to by DavidP

DAVID: I believe the Cubs are on the road on Friday, but even if they are there should be plenty going on at the UAPC Friday morning. The players who don''t make the road trip will probably play a "sim" game, with several pitchers (possibly some rehab guys) throwing in the game.

No guarantees, of course.

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  • 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.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.

  • videographer (view)

    AZ Phil, speaking of Jordan Wicks having better command when he tires a bit, I remember reading about Dennis Lamp 40 years ago and his sinker that was better after 3 or 4 innings when he would tire a bit and get more sink with a little less speed on the pitch.  The key for Lamp was getting to the 4th inning.