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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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Hoff-POWER Twice Just Good Enough for Tie

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Micah Hoffpauir slugged two home runs to help rally the Cubs from an 8-4 deficit, but then grounded out with the winning run on third with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, leaving the Cubs and Brewers tied at 10 in what was the final Spring Training game for the Cubs in Arizona.

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Knowing they will be facing each other next week in Chicago, both the Cubs and Brewers opted to use mostly a gaggle of minor league pitchers today (Ted Lilly probably threw in a minor league game versus the Giants AAA squad at Fitch Park), with the exception of LHP Sean Marshall and RHP Tim Lahey, both being "on the bubble" as far as gaining a spot on the Cubs Opening Day 25-man roster is concerned. And neither pitcher did much to help his cause this afternoon,

Marshall gave up one run on an RBI double, plus three walks and a wild pitch and no strikeouts in two innings of work, while Lahey went one inning-plus, throwing a 1-2-3 6th (3-1, 4-3, 1-3) before allowing a run on a walk and a single without retiring a batter in the 7th.

The Cubs scored first, plating a run in the bottom of the 1st on a two-out RBI single hammered to RF by Kosuke Fukudome, following a bloop single to right by Alfonso Soriano and a walk to Aramis Ramirez.

But the Brewers came back with a six-spot in the top of the 2nd off veteran RHP Cory Bailey (ex-BOS, ex-STL, ex-SF, ex-KC, ex-Tokyo Giants), on a walk, two singles, a double, a triple by Rickie Weeks, and a home run by Mike Cameron.

The Cubs got a bit closer in the bottom of the second, as Alfonso Soriano hit a towering two-out three-run HR completely out of the stadium in left-field, following a single by Mark DeRosa and a walk to Henry Blanco. 

With the Cubs trailing 8-4, Hoffpauir (who had entered the game in relief of Fukudome in RF in the 5th) hit his first home run of the game leading off the bottom of the sixth, a high-ranging moonshot over the right-field fence off the canvas bullpen cover. Ronny Cedeno then clubbed a two-out solo home run off the scoreboard beyond the left-field fence to cut the Brew Crew lead to 8-6.

The Brewers scored a run in the top of the 7th off Lahey to go on top 9-6, but soon to be ex-Cub Matt Murton led off the bottom of the 7th with a double into the left-center field alley, and scored on a one-out double lined into the left-field corner by Aramis Ramirez. Hoffpauir then hit his second home run in two innings (and 4th this Spring Training) into the upper (visitors) bullpen beyond the RF fence, tying the score at 9.

Felix Pie made a possible game-saving catch in the top of the 9th with one out and a runner at second, sliding effortlessly between Mike Fontenot and Reed Johnson to nab a blooper and hold the potential lead-run at second.  

The Brewers did take a 10-9 lead in top of the 10th off Cubs LHP Edward Campusano (walk, stolen base plus throwing error, and wild pitch), before the Cubs mounted their last-ditch rally in the bottom of the 10th.

With one out, Andres Blanco fisted an opposite field single down the left-field line. Reed Johnson then roped a single back through the box sending A. Blanco to 2nd. Murton flied out to deep center for the second out, but then Felix Pie and Casey McGehee worked two-out walks to force in the tying run and set the stage for Micah Hoffpauir to be the hero again.

But the Hoff-POWER mojo was gone, as the slugging Texan grounded weakly into a 4-6 FC to end the game with the score tied 10-10,

As we speak, the Cubs are probably at Sky Harbor Airport, preparing to embark on their annual End of Spring Training weekend trip to Las Vegas, where they will face the Seattle Mariners in their final two Spring Training games on Friday night and Saturday afternoon at cozy Cashman Field.  

Then it's Opening Day 2008 at Wrigley Field Monday afternoon versus the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Comments

Submitted by Jeff_Pico on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 03:11 pm

The roster has basically come down to one decision...Marshall vs Piggy...the right decision is sending Marshall to AAA...does anyone know his option status and would other teams even be interested? He's 14-17 career with a 4.83 ERA and throws lefty so chances are other teams would be interested. Also the decision of what to do with Lahey. I don't think its a big loss or gain either way but it will be interesting to see what happens.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 03:23 pm

Submitted by Jeff_Pico on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 7:11pm. 

The roster has basically come down to one decision...Marshall vs Piggy...the right decision is sending Marshall to AAA...does anyone know his option status and would other teams even be interested? He's 14-17 career with a 4.83 ERA and throws lefty so chances are other teams would be interested.

Also the decision of what to do with Lahey. I don't think its a big loss or gain either way but it will be interesting to see what happens. 

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JEFF P: Sean Marshall has two minor league options left. He also has 1+132 MLB Service Time going into the 2008 season, so while sending him to the minors for at least 20 days would kill one of his two remaining options, it would also essentially guarantee that Marshall won't have enough MLB Service Time to rate as a Super Two for salary arbitration purposes after the 2008 season. Sending Marshall to AAA instead of keeping him as a LOOGY will also keep him stretched-out as a starter in case he might be needed in that role in Chicago later in the season.

As for the lefty in the bullpen, Pignatiello has clearly outpitched Marshall (and Eyre, too) in that role this Spring, so Tiggy should get that slot. However, I suspect Hendry is trying to trade Matt Murton for an MLB-ready LOOGY plus a younger version of Murton who can be sent to AA or AAA without any hard feelings.

EXAMPLE: Murton to OAK for LHP Jerry Blevins and OF Aaron Cunningham.

Something like that.

As for Tim Lahey, I still believe he will end up as the PTBNL in the Craig Monroe trade. All the Cubs need to do is get Lahey through Rule 6 Return Waivers, and then the Twins can decline to take him back, and the Cubs can send him to AA or AAA. It's fairly easy to get Rule 5 guys through waivers this time of Spring Training, when clubs are trying to get their rosters cut to 25 and aren't really loooking to add Rule 5 players to the mix.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 03:49 pm

Submitted by Timmer on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 7:38pm.

Phil: Interesting to think that Hendry would bring Blevins back, but do you think Blevins is any more MLB-ready than Pignatiello?

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TIMMER: While Blevins might not be more MLB-ready than Pignatiello, Blevins has better pure stuff than Pignatiello and has a higher-ceiling.

Tiggy threw "lights-out" this Spring, but Blevins had a good Spring, too, before he got sent to AAA, and so he would be another viable option for a lefty (especially long-term) in Uncle Lou's pen if the Cubs can get him back.

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 03:05 pm

On the recap of today's game at cubs.com, Muskrat wrote that Ted Lilly is slated to go tomorrow night in Vegas. There's no way! He supposedly pitched in a minor league game today and also would not be on schedule to start on Tuesday. "Ooooooops..."

Submitted by rokfish on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 03:29 pm

looks like the outside of wrigley is almost ready restricted area is getting smaller every day the picture on the cub world cam has definately improved in last couple of weeks

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

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