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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
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

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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Organizational Pipeline - Opening Day 2006

In addition to the Chicago Cubs playing the Reds on Opening Day in Cincinnati on Monday and the Home Opener at Wrigley Field on Friday versus the St. Louis Cardinals, four of the Cubs minor league affiliates start their regular season schedules Thursday and Friday. Here is the current state of the Cubs organizational pipeline, with the Opening Day rosters for all affiliates now in place: * bats or throws left # bats both CATCHER: CUBS - Michael Barrett/Henry Blanco AAA IOWA ñ Geovany Soto/Casey Kopitzke AA WEST TENN ñ # Jose Reyes/Tony Richie Hi-A DAYTONA ñ Jacob Fox/* Alan Rick/# Olin Wick Lo-A PEORIA ñ * Mark Reed/Jake Muyco/Justin Morgan 1st BASE: CUBS - Derrek Lee/* John Mabry AAA IOWA- Brandon Sing/Jeff Deardorff AA WEST TENN ñ Brian Dopirak/* Micah Hoffpauir Hi-A DAYTONA ñ # Matt Craig Lo-A PEORIA ñ Ryan Norwood/Alberto Garcia 2nd BASE: CUBS - * Todd Walker/Jerry Hairston, Jr AAA IOWAñ * Mike Fontenot AA WEST TENN ñ * Eric Patterson/Richard Lewis Hi-A DAYTONA ñ * Nate Spears/Issmael Salas Lo-A PEORIA - Robinson Chirinos 3rd BASE: CUBS - Aramis Ramirez AAA IOWA ñ Casey McGehee AA WEST TENN ñ * Scott Moore/Gary Cates Hi-A DAYTONA ñ Jemel Spearman Lo-A PEORIA ñ Brandon Taylor SHORTSTOP: CUBS - Ronny Cedeno/# Neifi Perez AAA IOWA ñ Ryan Theriot/# Augie Ojeda AA WEST TENN ñ Carlos Rojas Hi-A DAYTONA ñ Joe Simokaitis/# Danny Gonzalez Lo-A PEORIA ñ * Dylan Johnston/Luis Rivera LEFT-FIELD: CUBS - Matt Murton/* Freddie Bynum AAA IOWA ñ Michael Restovich/ AA WEST TENN ñ Luis Montanez Hi-A DAYTONA ñ * Jeff Culpepper Lo-A PEORIA ñ * Johnny Defendis/Jesus Valdez CENTER-FIELD: CUBS - * Juan Pierre/# Angel Pagan AAA IOWA ñ * Felix Pie AA WEST TENN ñ Chris Walker Hi-A DAYTONA ñ * Sam Fuld Lo-A PEORIA ñ * Davy Gregg RIGHT-FIELD: CUBS - * Jacque Jones AAA IOWA ñ Jamal Strong/* Buck Coats AA WEST TENN - * Adam Greenberg Hi-A DAYTONA ñ Ryan Harvey/* Nic Jackson Lo-A PEORIA - # Matt Ciaramella STARTING ROTATION: CUBS Carlos Zambrano Greg Maddux * Glendon Rusch * Sean Marshall Jerome Williams INJURY REHAB: Kerry Wood (shoulder/knee) Mark Prior (shoulder) Wade Miller (shoulder) AAA IOWA * Rich Hill Angel Guzman Jae-Kuk Ryu * Raul Valdes * Les Walrond AA WEST TENN Carlos Marmol Juan Mateo Randy Wells David Cash * J. R. Mathes Hi-A DAYTONA Sean Gallagher Grant Johnson Mark Holliman Justin Berg * Luke Hagerty Lo-A PEORIA * Donald Veal Mike Billek * Jesus Yepez Todd Blackford Mitch Atkins BULLPEN: CUBS Ryan Dempster (closer) * Scott Eyre Bob Howry Scott Williamson * Will Ohman Michael Wuertz AAA IOWA David Aardsma (closer) Roberto Novoa Bobby Brownlie * Mark Watson Andy Shipman Brandon Emanuel * Ryan O'Malley AA WEST TENN * Clay Rapada (closer) Thomas Atlee Federico Baez * Carmen Pignatiello Lincoln Holdzkom * Paul Schappert Rocky Cherry Hi-A DAYTONA Adalberto Mendez (closer) * Chris Shaver Angelo Burrows * Carlos Vasquez Jonathan Hunton Matt Weber * Carlos Perez Lo-A PEORIA Mike Phelps (closer) * Edward Campusano Jesse Estrada Jeff Teasley * Tim Layden Matt Avery Roberto Sotolongo (Cuban defector/no stats available)

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Nice job Phil

marlins 11 astros 0 8th inning mitre 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K wellemeyer 1 IP, 2Ks (only 10 pitches!) this is at the juice box keep in mind. and pettitte got shelled (4.2 IP, 13 H, 7 ER) if it makes you feel any better.

Doesn't look like much in the way of OF talent to look forward to. If Pierre stays healthy and shakes off his subpar 2005, maybe it would make sense to sign him up and start looking at Pie as a RF prospect. I'm sure we could get somebody to take Jones (maybe with some cash) when Pie is ready, and if Pierre is still around, Dusty won't hit Pie leadoff.

with murton/jones around and pie in the works (AAA), pierre's future with the cubs might have a large part to do with just how good (or bad) Pie is in AAA. unless murton or jones want to move to 1st and d.lee is gone, pierre might not have a place to play. trading murton/jones is a possibility, but both those options have so many wild directions it could go. the RF market the past 2 years has been a flaming pile for a lotta clubs who dont have a guy in their system or someone already signed. it was either jones or encarcenon this season for the cubs and both wanted 3+ years. a lot depends not only on the club's need, but pie's progress and pierre's job this season...along with numerous other smaller factors. murton could get hit by a bus in sept. and make this all moot, but that's not worth thinking about since its not in play.

Yes, crnch well put, however I wouldn't rule out trading Pie for another position we might need such as a 2b, pitcher (especially at the deadline if needed) or a stud SS I'm sure we could think of someone? and move Cedeno to 2b. It's a nice position to be in if Pie becomes ready.

Ex Cub (and almost Cub) Wrapup: The South Florida Cubs pitching staff will be a season long near daily update. Tonight Sergio Mitre pitched 6 shutout innings (3H, 5K, 1BB) Sergio also delivered an RBI double helping the Fish to a 5 run 5th inning. Todd Welly pitched a scoreless 7th (2K's, 10 pitches) and the Marlin's helped the Cub's up North whomping the Astros in Texas 11-2. Antonio Alfonseca (or as Ron Santo says...Al Fonseca) pitched a meaningless shutout 7th inning with his Texas Rangers already ahead 10-1 and a final over the Bosox 10-4. Jeromy Burnitz didn't start but did hit a pinch hit 2 run HR for the Pirates in the 7th against Jose Capellan. They started the inning down 7-2 so It didn't help his team as they lost to the Brew crew 7-5. Bucco manager, Jim Tracey may be on to something as lefty Chris Capuano started. Novel idea not hitting Burnitz against lefty's. Billy Mueller has a hit for the Dodgers (a 2 RBI single) and Furcal is 0-4 through 6 innings as the Braves and Smoltzy suffered a rough first inning, currently down 5-1. Rookie James Loney is playing 1B and had a hit replacing "Glass" Garciaparra in the Dodger lineup.

Ex Cub (and almost Cub) Wrapup (part deux): ...and New Yankee Kyle Farnsworth made his pinstripe debut tonight. He came into the bottom of the 8th against the A's with one out and a man on first, getting both hitters he faced including an 8 pitch at bat against Frank Thomas who flied out to RF and a popup to 3B from Dan Johnson. and the Yanks didn't score in the top of the 9th so Farnsy gets a no decision...and it's raining in Oakland. Farnsworth not pitching in the bottom of the 9th.

The Iowa Cubs played an exhibition against the University of Iowa tonight. Angel Guzman and Rich Hill pitched. Guzman gave up 3 of the 4 hits the Hawkeyes got. In the seventh inning Iowa Cubs took over the pitching for the collegians. AAA Iowa won 20-0. 24 hits including 3 run homeruns by Pie and McGehee.

Wow I expected Fox to get the AA job over Richie. Sucks for him, though he needs to work on his defense. I thought Pawelek was going to start in Peoria, did he get hurt or something? Or do the Cubs just want to limit him.

Call me up to the Big Leagues immediately. With a name like mine, I can't possibly fail. Like Nuke Laloosh or Rollie Fingers, I was born to pitch. A name like mine belongs either in the Show or in the Baskin Robbins.

Off topic: Does anyone know where I can purchase an Andre Dawson poster to hang in my rec room?

AZ Phil, What's the story on Mark Pawelek? Why extended spring rather than Peoria? Is he slated for Boise again? I live in a Midwest League town and was hoping to catch him in action this summer.

Green Lantern & Cubster I was a huge fan of keeping Mitre and didn't think he got a fair shot last year when he got yanked from the rotation for his performance at Yankee stadium. That having been said, the Cubbies needed some OBP & speed in the lineup and you know what they say, you got to give some to get some. I'm really glad for Mitre, though, he's on a team that's going to give him big league starts all year.

AAA Iowa won 20-0. Were they playing football?

Re: Dawson Poster I got one as a Christmas present for a friend to add to my Cubs Office in the house. He got it from EBay, but it wasn't cheap to get one in perfect condition. I had it matted and framed.

#14 of 16: By Ryno (April 5, 2006 09:09 AM) AAA Iowa won 20-0. Were they playing football? ____________________________ Rich Hill connected with Ryan Theriot for 2 TD's while Buck Coats rushed for another in the Iowa Cubs 20-0 victory over the University of Iowa on Tuesday night. Geovany Soto found the endzone on the ground, scoring from 8 yards out. Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz had no answer for the stifling I-Cubs defense, as middle linebacker Brandon Sing collected 2 sacks and 9 tackles. Safety Felix Pie picked off 3 Hawkeye passes. Kicker Bobby Brownlie hit his first two extra point attempts, but wasn't even close on his third attempt, missing wide right.

the RF market the past 2 years has been a flaming pile for a lotta clubs Wow, you aren't kidding. There isn't a major league regular anywhere on that chart on a club with a 92 mil payroll.

Bobby Brownlie hit his first two extra point attempts, but wasn't even close on his third attempt, missing wide right. lol

OT, but funny... I just glanced at the Cubs.com headlines. And right at first when I saw Muskie's story: Cubs embrace the small-ball era I thought it said: Cubs embrace the small-bra era I'm sorry, I will never embrace that era. In all seriousness, the Cubs lay down a bunt and execute a hit-and-run in their first game and all of a sudden they've "embraced" small-ball?

Does anyone know who Jeff Deardoff is and why we haven't heard anything about him?

Regarding embracing the small-ball era: Did we read all of this last year? I seem to remember Dusty ranting about how he doesn't like calling it "manufacturing runs". Yeah... we all saw how that went last year. And I'm not sure the lineup, OBP-wise and fundamentally, is all that different this year. I hope I'm wrong.

"Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Prior has made rapid progress in the early stages of his comeback from a strained right shoulder. Wood, meanwhile, also seems to be on a fast track back to the Cubs. He might be pitching for them by the last week of April." http://www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-cub05.html

From the same article. "Hendry continues to negotiate with Lee's agent, Casey Close. There remains optimism on both sides that an agreement can be brokered this week."

Thanks for the post AZPhil...Cubs.com has E.Patterson listed as a SS...I assume this is yet another error as I haven't heard anything in regard to a position switch.

Today's lineup: CF Pierre 2B Walker 1B Lee 3B Ramirez RF Jones C Barrett LF Murton SS Cedeno P Rusch

This may not be in line with the subject of this thread, but Baseball Prospectus came out with a new book. In it, they rate the best clutch hitters since 1972. At the top of the list is... MARK GRACE! Clutch

re: Cubs supposedly playing small ball That had to come from Kaspar and Brenly, who kept repeating it whenever the Cubs #1, #2's got on base, stole a base, dinked an infield single, or laid down a bunt. Of course it's NOT small ball. It's what your leadoff man and #2 are supposed to do when they're followed by sluggers like D Lee, and A Ramirez! Get on, get in scoring position and let those two drive you in.

Today's lineup: CF Pierre 2B Walker 1B Lee 3B Ramirez RF Jones Dusty's always talking about the need for hitters to be "protected" but how does Jones protect ARamirez? The season has just begun and they're already IBB'ing Ramirez to get to Jones. Better to bat Barrett #5 and Jones #6. Barrett's got plenty of experience producing while being "protected" by bad hitters like the starting pitcher for example.

RYNO: Way to keep us abreast of all those developments! We all are just busting to know about those things--in fact our cups are running over in anticipation!

Aaron Krawiec is still in the organization? I did not know that. Of course, I have no idea why I even care.

AZPhil, are Nic Jackson, N.Frese and R.Rohlicek officially clipped from the organization?

Nic Jackson will be appearing with Daytona soon. Rohlicek has been released, as have Jon Connelly and Jason Wylie and many others.

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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.