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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-24-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 





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Cardinals @ Cubs: Lackey vs. Lester (Game 81 Thread)

STL (53-28): RHP John Lackey (6-5, 3.30)

CHC (44-36): LHP Jon Lester (4-6, 3.74)

First pitch: 7:05pmCT

Pham cf

Carpenter* 3b

Peralta ss

Heyward* rf

Molina c

Wong* 2b

Reynolds 1b

Grichuk lf

Lackey p

 

Coghlan* lf

Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero* c

Castro ss

Soler rf

Fowler# cf

Lester* p

Russell 2b

Lester held the Mets off the board for 7 innings on Wednesday but didn’t get the win in a game the Cubs won 2-0. His last win was on May 16. He beat STL on the road (7 IP, 1 ER) during his string of four wins in May. He is 1-1 with a 3.18 against them this year. The Cards are 38-111 (.319) against him. Heyward is 8-15 (.533) with a HR.

Lackey lost at home against the White Sox his last time out (7 IP, 2 ER). He is 1-0 (14.2 IP, 3 ER) versus the Cubs so far this year. Coghlan is 8-14 (.571) against him.

Hold on to your hats… and your lunch.

Go Cubs!

 

Comments

fowler finally finds his way out of the leadoff spot after having a .204/.282/.351 slash over 2+ months now (may 1st+). thanks dusty.

in parrot chat /waiting for Lester's head to fall off with Miggy catching

alien ant farm singing the 7th because a band that everyone forgot about over a decade ago that's from california is cubs/chicago as hell.

R. Soriano pitching in relief of Wada at AA-Tenn. 1 IP, 3K, 1H, 0 Runs. Wada 4 runs in 4 IP, 2 HR.

lester taking a no-hitter into the 6th. this message brought to you by parachat peer pressure.

Wong makes the play, Bryant makes the error, they get the runners in, we don't...every damn game against these guys.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Although, this is starting to feel more like Bulls-Bad Boy Pistons than Bears-Rodgers Packers. They are literally one play away in almost every game and it feels like a breakthrough is imminent. Pistons beat up Scottie until he grew up, Cards are doing the same thing to Addison right now. They toyed with him in STL and also tonight when runners are on base. Hopefully, he can step it up. Soon.

Ejax does the impossible -- lowers his trade value, which was already zero. Well, no sense in burning a real reliever in a game the Cubs weren't going to win anyway. Although, it would have been good to force the Cards to use their closer the day before a DH. But, as with all things Cubs-Cardinals...it went the Cardinals way.

fowler back in the leadoff spot for game 1 of the doubleheader vs lefty t.lyons. soler 4th...montero hitting 7th...russell sits for herrera.

with lester's 3sb allowed last night he passed his single-season SB-allowed mark of 22 with 24 SB...in his 17th game of the season. it was his 5th 3-SB game of the season. that said, the leads runners are taking seem to be killing him more than the SB. combined, it's free bases all over the place.

Matt Garza on the 15 day DL with shoulder tendonitis. He has a history of getting injured just before the trade deadline as I recall.

Recent comments

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Richard Gallardo just left the Smokies game with an arm injury after going to the ground following a pitch. Doesn’t sound good at all.

  • azbobbop (view)

    Phil, do you think Wiggins will start out in ACL?

  • azbobbop (view)

    The level of conversation on this site is intelligent, reasoned and informative. Miles ahead of other Cub sites.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    This was Jaxon Wiggins previous "live" BP on 4/5: 

    JAXON WIGGINS
    ONE INNING (20 pitches - 10 strikes) 
    one batted ball in play (F-9 by Stevens)
    one walk (B. Davis) 
    one HBP (B. Davis)
    two strikeouts (Peralta & Escobar - both looking)
    three swing & miss 
    two fouls 
    four called strikes
    nine called balls 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Prior to the Cactus League game at Papago Park, three Cubs pitchers threw "live" BP on Field 1 at the Cubs Sloan Park complex, including RHRP Ethan Roberts (June 2022 TJS) and Cubs 2023 2nd round draft pick RHP Jaxon Wiggins (February 2023 TJS).  

    Wiggins last threw "live" BP three weeks ago before being shut down for a couple of weeks, and this was the first time Roberts has thrown to hitters in almost two years. 

    JAXON WIGGINS
    ONE INNING:
    25 pitches (11 strikes)
    no batted balls in play
    two walks (Suriel and J. Diaz) 
    three strikeouts (Carico, Lubo, and Escobar - all three swinging)
    six swing & miss
    two fouls 
    three called strikes 
    14 called balls 
    one WP 

    ETHAN ROBERTS
    ONE INNING 
    15 pitches (7 strikes) 
    two batted balls in play (G-3 by Carico and L-9 by Suriel) 
    two walks (Lubo and Carico)
    no strikeouts  
    no swing & miss 
    two fouls 
    three called strikes 
    eight called balls 
    one WP 

    Mat Peters was bumped by Justin Steele from his scheduled game work at Giants, so he threw two innings of "live" BP with Wiggins & Roberts. 

    MAT PETERS
    TWO INNINGS 
    44 pitches (23 strikes) 
    five batted balls in play (F-7, L-7, F-7, G-6, G-3) 
    three walks 
    two strikeouts (both Lubo and both looking)
    six swing & miss 
    three fouls 
    nine called strikes
    21 called balls 
    three WP 

  • crunch (view)

    wall stole a HR from busch...double.  nice to see him destroy a curve ball.

    upon further viewing, that might not have been a homer in too many parks...it had a lot of hang time, though.

  • CTSteve (view)

    I’m at the game—woot!

    If the streak breaks, it’s not my fault.

  • Cubster (view)

    Brewers lose Wade Miley to Tommy John surgery.

  • crunch (view)

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  • Cubster (view)

    White Sox DFA Bailey Horn. I'm thinking the Cubs would love to get him back although they probably won't have a decent chance of claiming him without another swap.

    WSox also call up former Cub Rafael Ortega (and additionally Tommy Pham). They are hurting and having a gawd awful April.