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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

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
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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
 




Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

How's the Future Looking?

Submitted by Rob G. on

The major league team is going through the motions of a 100-loss season and is frankly, boring as hell right now. There's plenty to keep our eyes on if we need a baseball fix, will Castro and Rizzo rebound/improve, is Olt a legitimate starter or just a platoon-mate, can Barney, Schierholtz and Hammel do enough to get some trade value in return and what exactly will Samardzija's trade value be in June/July? But the answers to those questions aren't coming for awhile and neither are the future questions in Baez, Bryant and the rest of the minor leaguers, but I find the hope in their bats and arms far more interesting than the reality of the Chicago High Draft Picks currently playing in Milwaukee.

Javier Baez - early DL trip probably not helping, but currently at 164/207/327 with 21 K vs 2 BB's along with 4 errors.

Kris Bryant - 312/442/597 with 5 HR's, 7 2B and a surprising 5 SB vs 0 CS... 25 K  in 77 AB's about the only blemish at this point.

CJ Edwards - 20.2 IP/20 K/8 BB/0 HR and a 2.61 ERA before the injury lightning strike hit with some shoulder issues. No structural damage but in the midst of a 2-week rest period and then probably another 2-3 weeks before seeing the mound barring any setbacks. See him in June hopefully...

Albert Almora - 284/299/405 with 7 K vs. 0 BB's...kind of boring right now.

Jorge Soler - what did he have? A double of Mat Latos and immediately to the disabled list...currently shagging groupies in Arizona I think.

Pierce Johnson - late start to the season and was making his second start of the season as I write this...checking boxscore...8 BB in 4 IP...moving on.

Arismendy Alcantara - 301/310/554...6 SB vs 0 CS, but 20 K vs. 2 BB's.  Just one error so far on the season.

Jeimar Candelario - 174/296/290, not really justifying that #8 spot on the BA Top 10 list.

Dan Vogelbach - 234/314/338 - 2 HR's, 9 BB vs 10 K is encouraging.

Arodys Vizcaino - 7 IP/8 K/3 BB/ 0 HR/1.29 ERA and hitting high 90's.

Honorable Mentions

Kyle Hendricks - last outing in Colorado was a bit rough as was his first start of the season, but overall a 4.11 ERA and 29 K in 30.1 IP against just 8 BB's and 0 HR's on season. In-season call-up seems to be looming...

Corey Black - had a great start his last time out (6 IP, 8 K, 0 H) and overall with 16 K in 17 IP and a 2.65 ERA, but 12 BB's to go with it.

Overall, a bit of a disappointing start to the minor league season for the Cubs, but the path to the majors is rarely straight up.

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Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/27/2014 - 04:12 pm

Collin McHugh following up his unlikely 12 K performance with a 7 IP/6 K/ 1 H performance so far vs. Oakland.

#baseball

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sun, 04/27/2014 - 04:18 pm

Great start by Hammel, Strop a nice inning, Rondon with 3 Ks and the save; Castro 2 HR, good ABs by Rizzo and Olt. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon. If only the chances of seeing a good performance like this was better than say 1 in 5, sigh.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 04/27/2014 - 04:46 pm

though he only projects for middle-end rotation at best, and he's a junkballing lefty... e.jokisch 24.2ip 24h 3bb 18k (2hr), 3.65era 1.10whip even if he finishes the season well he probably won't crack anyone's top100 prospect list and maybe not even the cubs top10 prospect list, but he's worth keeping an eye on given his years of consistent production.

Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/27/2014 - 04:05 pm

Does anybody know if firstinning.com is gone for good, or are they just going through extended server problems like they were last year?

Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:14 am

I think one thing that gets lost in all the hoopla over how great the Cubs prospects are supposed to be is that, for one thing, the product on the field is embarrassing, more so than it should be at year three, and for another thing, the Cubs are hardly the only team with interesting prospects. This franchise will survive another horrible year, but if it isn't turned around pretty drastically in year four, the franchise will start bleeding fans. Young kids aren't going to gravitate to a team with moldy ivy. I was won over in '69, despite the collapse. If there's nothing for kids to watch, they will go to the White Sox, who are at least consistently competitive, and Wrigley will become a tomb. The clock is really ticking here. We honestly could see a complete collapse of this franchise if the Jedstein plan doesn't work out. I seriously doubt there are many kids excited about this team right now. You need to grow your fan base, not depend on idiots like us who have been suckered into the whole Wrigley thing all these years. Add to the current team's woes the financial situation of the Ricketts, which seems pretty precarious, and I'm not an optimist.

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Submitted by Ryno on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:44 am

Cripes, O&B... what did you expect this season? :) In the final years of the Hendry regime, the Cubs had neither a farm system nor a big-league team. The organization was in shambles. So when you talk about the hoopla over the prospects, it's not that the Cubs prospects are supposedly so much better than other systems (although many websites have the Cubs system in the top 5), it is that the Cubs didn't have a farm system in the past, but now they do. That's an interesting development. I don't think a club with a history like the Cubs is worried about their fan base. The first time they return to the playoffs, all the lukewarm fans will come out of the woodwork.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:52 am

It's a great development, but it may not be enough. As for what I expected this season? Not much, at the beginning of this year. When the gents were hired, I expected a little more progress in year 3, however. It may still come. The season is young, Starlin seems back, and Rizzo would be putting up better numbers if they weren't pitching around him so consistently. I know all about the history of the Cubs' farm system. And I'd have to disagree about the fan base. Fan bases are created at a young age. What kind of kid is rushing to his iPad to watch the Cubs on MLB.TV right now? Sure, the die hards will come out if they ever start winning, but they'll lose their future fan base if it doesn't turn around.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:18 am

And, what the hell IS going on with Soler, anyway? Are they hiding him from the human traffic smugglers?

Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:30 pm

If you're looking for positive signs, here's something. At least in the last week, something has been going on down on the Cub farm. Tennessee may still be scuffling, but Iowa has won its last five games, KC its last six, and Daytona seven of its last eight. And while the big-name prospects may have started slowly, some of the second- and third-tier prospects are doing rather well--guys like Logan Watkins at Iowa and Andreoli and Rafael Lopez at Tennessee and this Rademacher guy and also Marco Hernandez at Daytona. In theory at least, the franchise is moving toward having a critical mass of guys who know how to get on base and also hit some. Watkins always has a good OBP but this April it's .433. He can play defense and he can run a little. He would be an improvement at second base over what we have now, but several players on the big-league team are being marketed, which does get in the way of putting your best team on the field. So we wait a little longer.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 04:59 pm

rain delay in Cincy...

Baez hits HR #3 in Iowa, 3-run shot in first...Jokisch pitching

C. Black goes for Smokies

Zastryzny going for Daytona, 3 IP, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 2 HR so far, opposing pitcher not doing well either though, tied 6-6; Candelario HR

Blackburn going for Kane County

Recent comments

  • 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)

    A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return.  Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention".  Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."

     

    Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost.  But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.  

  • 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.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
    I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
    I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
    That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
    I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
    We'll find out soon enough!!!

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