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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
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

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




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Submitted by Rob G. on
GAME 8 REVIEW
REDS 8 CUBS 3
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W: Eric Milton (2-0) L: Carlos Zambrano (0-1)

The first piece of good news is we don't face the Reds again until the end of May. The second piece of good news is we're off to play the Pirates next and they've struggled mightily out of the gate. The third piece of good news is Matt Murton broke out of his mini-slump with 2 RBI's, 2 Hits and a Home Run. The final piece of good news is I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.

What I really took from this game was the importance of on-field leadership. Without Henry Blanco catching and Neifi manning the hot corner, we could really see the calming influence they both had on Carlos Zambrano as he really settled down after gettting into some tough jams early. Oh wait, no he didn't, he tried to pick off Eric Milton from first for no apparent good reason and then he tried to pick off Eric Milton later in the game from third base for no apparent good reason. And I believe at one point I actually saw steam coming from his ears. At least Barrett's all well and rested. Hopefully his bat won't cool off with the rest.

What's there to say? The Cubs stunk up the joint today, Baker should of forgotten about getting the scrubs some starts today and put some better bats in the lineup, waiting until we were a bit closer to full strength (or at least until Aramis came back). Walker hits lefties just fine and Milton just fine as well, same goes for Barrett. Off for a nine game road trip from Pittsburgh to LA to St. Louis. Let's get them tomorrow Sean Marshall!!!

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Submitted by CUBBY on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:45 pm

you just know the botched pick-off attempt allowed our fearless ace to ruffle himSELF once again leading to the plunking, assuming it was accidental, and even if it wasnt, its still due to his being frazzled by his own blunder. and that attempt to pick milton off 3rd? why? like, why try to steal 3rd w/ barrett up? just stupid. the 10M arm and the 10 cent head is right boy.

Submitted by CUBBY on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:48 pm

oh, and did i mention that body-condom wearing pinch-whiffer bynum sucks? thats the one cub i dont like so far. he just waves at shit! how does he even manage to foul stuff off? talk about a wasted roster spot.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:48 pm

Jody Gerut has been put on the minor league restricted list (no pay) after undergoing knee surgery that the Pirates felt was unnecessary....

Submitted by chifan3887 on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:53 pm

I just put this on the last thread about Eddie Munster's piece today: "Matt Morris, A.J. Burnett, Kevin Millwood, Jarrod Washburn, Jeff Weaver and angry old man Kenny Rogers, none of whom would have won the Cy Young Award but any of whom would have helped." Lets look at these guys: Matt Morris- Hates the Cubs would not come here. AJ Burnett- While I love his stuff he is to big of an injurry risk to pay 10 mil for. Kevin Millwood- See AJ Burnett with less upside. Jarrod Washburn- Rusch - 50 pounds Jeff Weaver- I like him, but everbody else on this board did not want to touch him with a 10 foot pole. So those you said that and now want him are hippocrits. Kenny Rogers- Rusch- 20 pounds + temper of a madman. So all in all not good options. The best thing would have been for JH to not give Florida Dontrelle 2.0 and give them one-pitch Hill instead.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:23 pm

Who's Dontrelle 2.0? It's impossible that Zambrano can stink up the joint with Henry Blanco catching. Henry Blanco never calls for 'Gopher Ball' like Michael Barrett does. Maybe they should let whoever is catching Maddux catch some more, since he is the only catcher who seems to realize BB's and HR's are bad.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:29 pm

Chifan, 'What is the one off-season move you wish the Cubs made? (Be specific) [The Real Neal] Jeff Weaver' TCR 4/2 - And several times throughout the off-season.

Submitted by chifan3887 on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:35 pm

Real neal, The answer would be Nolasco. Yes its probably a little over the top to compare him to the D-train, but I always thought of him as our best pitching prospect. I just hope Pierre starts hitting so we didnt give him for nothing. Also hope if he does we re-up him so we dont lose him for a one-year rental.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:53 pm

Another interesting outing for LHP Luke Hagerty tonight at Daytona: 1.1 IP 1 H 3 R 1 ER 4 BB 2 K 2 HBP Left game with bases loaded and one out in the 2nd, but Chris Shaver (who will probably soon be replacing Hagerty in the Daytona Cubs rotation) pitched 4.2 IP of no-hit no-run ball, with 8 K. On a positive note, Hagerty's ERA went down (was 21.60, now is 15.00).

Submitted by mannytrillo on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:22 pm

Rob G.: "Baker should of forgotten about getting the scrubs some starts today and put some better bats in the lineup," It's funny many White Sox fans said the same thing last year about Ozzie resting starters. I think they did ok last year.

Submitted by chifan3887 on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:26 pm

Real Neal, I know you wanted Weaver. But we were the only that did my comments about Weaver were directed at guys who didn't want Weaver and then after they see Rusch's outings are lambasting Hendry for not signing him.

Submitted by cublogger on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:26 pm

Chi fan, Milwood was either 1 or 2 in the AL in ERA last year, sounds like upside to me

Submitted by cublogger on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:30 pm

There were a couple other starters floating around that could have been had. at one point, the white sox had too many starters and I believe they got rid of el duque There was also the dude who used to be on the Dbacks but got traded somewhere back east. Sorry, horrible with names and its late.

Submitted by BryGuyMcFly on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:37 pm

Can we please trade for Adam Dunn? I don't care where he plays or who we'd have to give up to get him. I'm just sick of watching him destroy Cub pitching. How many HRs has he hit against the Cubs in the past say, 3 seasons? Anyone? The guy is just sick.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 04/13/2006 - 04:06 pm

HIGHLIGHTS & LOWLIGHTS FROM DOWN ON THE FARM THURSDAY: Besides Luke Hagerty's wild night at Daytona (see previous post), LHP Carlos Perez (one of the two players the Cubs got from BAL for C-Pat) got racked up again (also at Daytona), and Mike Billek (the Cubs 2005 Rule 4 Draft compensation pick for losing Matt Clement to BOS) got hit hard again at Peoria. On the bright side, LHP Chris Shaver threw 4.2 innings of perfect relief, striking out 8. Look for Shaver to replace Hagerty in Daytona's starting rotation, and don't be surprised if the Cubs just go ahead and release Luke Hagerty, and Carlos Perez may not be far behind. Shaver is a big dude (6'7 235), and is one of many former and current Cubs prospects signed by Virginia-area scout Billy Swope. Some of you may have noticed the disproportionate number of players from Virginia the Cubs have signed in recent years, like Sean Marshall, Jason Dubois, Brendan Harris, Justin Jones, Nic Jackson, Clay Rapada, Matt Craig, Mike Mallory, Matt Avery, Scott Taylor, and Peter Farina, just to name a few. Well, that's all thanks to Mr. Swope. Back to the Daytona game... Ryan Harvey hit two HR and threw out two baserunners (one at 3B and one at home) from RF. He also struck out twice and grounded into a DP. A prototypical Ryan Harvey night of extremes. In other games, starters LHP Raul Valdes (Iowa) and RHP Randy Wells (West Tenn) each had their second strong outing in a row. -- BATTING (ALL LEVELS): IOWA: Felix Pie, CF: 1-4, K (.344 BA & .389 OBP, 1 HR & 11 RBI, 3 for 3 SB, 3 BB & 5 K in 32 PA) Ryan Theriot, 2B: 1-4, R (.355 & .404 OBP) Casey McGehee, 3B: 0-3 (.231) Geovany Soto, C: 1-1 (.304) Michael Restovich, RF: 3-4, RBI, 3B (.259) Brandon Sing 0-4, 1B: K (.192, 0 HR & 0 RBI, 2 BB & 8 K in 28 PA) Jamal Strong, LF: 0-4, 2 K (.133) Augie Ojeda, SS: 2-3, 2B (.500) Casey Kopitzke, C: 0-2, BB, GIDP, OCS (.000) Jeff Deardorff, PH-3B: 2-2, PH-2B, SOLO HR (.263) WEST TENN: Chris Walker, CF: 1-3, BB, SB, CS (.303 BA & .344 OBP, 3 SB & 1 CS) Eric Patterson, 2B: 0-4, 2 K (.258 BA & .314 OBP, 5 for 5 SB) Scott Moore, 3B: 1-4 (.233, 0 HR & 0 RBI) Richard Lewis, 1B: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K (.296) Micah Hoffpauir, LF: 1-4, SOLO HR, GIDP (.222) Adam Greenberg, RF: 1-3, R (.192 BA & .222 OBP) Tony Richie, C: 1-3, 2 RBI, OSB (.273) Carlos Rojas, SS: 0-3, 2 K (.100) Gary Cates, PH: 0-1 (.154) DAYTONA: Jemel Spearman, 3B: 2-4, R, 2B, SB, HBP, PICKED-OFF, E (.206) Sam Fuld, CF: 2-5, SB (.242) Ryan Harvey, RF: 2-5, TWO HR (3 RBI), 2 K, GIDP, THREW OUT TWO BASERUNNERS (.318, 2 HR & RBI, 10 K in 23 PA) Nic Jackson, DH: 1-5, 2 K, SB (.206) Jake Fox, C: 1-3, R, 2B, BB, HBP (.250, 0 HR & 0 RBI) Matt Craig, 1B: 1-4, RBI, 2 K (.148 Jeff Culpepper, LF: 1-4 (.111) Joe Simokaitis, SS: 0-2, BB, HBP, E (.304) Nate Spears, 2B: 0-3 (.143) Issmael Salas, 2B: 0-1 (.333) PEORIA: Robinson Chirinos, 2B: 0-4, R, BB, 2 K Dylan Johnston, SS: 1-4, R, 2B, BB, 2 K, E Brandon Taylor, 3B: 1-4, 2 R, RBI, BB Ryan Norwood, 1B: 1-3, BB, K Jesus Valdez, RF: 1-4, RBI Alberto Garcia, DH: 0-4, 3 K Johnny Defendis, LF: 1-3, BB, E Mark Reed, C: 1-4, 2 K, 2 OSB, 1 OCS Davy Gregg, CF: 1-4, K -- PITCHING (ALL LEVELS): IOWA: Raul Valdes: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K - 95 pitches Brandon Emanuel: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Mark Watson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Roberto Novoa: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (W 1-0) TO Raul Valdes: 10 IP, 11 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 5 K (1-0 0.90 ERA) Roberto Novoa: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 3 K (1-0 2.70 ERA) WEST TENN: Randy Wells: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K (W 1-1) Clay Rapada: .2 IP, 0 H 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K Thomas Atlee: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (SV 1) TO Randy Wells: 11.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 9 K (1-1 1.54 ERA) Clay Rapada: 6.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K (0-1 0.00 ERA 4 SV) DAYTONA: Luke Hagerty: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP (L 0-2) Chris Shaver: 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R 0 BB, 8 K Carlos Perez: 2 IP, 7 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 1 K Carlos Vasquez: 1 IP, 0 H 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K TO Luke Hagerty: 3 IP, 4 H, 7 R (5 ER), 9 BB, 4 K (0-2 15.00 ERA) Chris Shaver: 8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K (0-0 0.00 ERA) Carlos Perez: 3 IP, 12 H, 11 R (11 ER), 6 BB, 3 K (0-0 33.00 ERA) PEORIA: Mike Billek: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, HBP (L 0-2) Matt Avery: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Jesse Estrada: 1 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 0 K HBP TO Mike Billek: 8.2 IP, 14 H, 11 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 6 K (0-2 5.19)

Submitted by Bogey on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 04:00 am

AZ Phil never count out a Ball State Cardinal...oh wait Bullington hasn't worked out very well either...but Brad Snyder will be the real deal!

Submitted by shawndgoldman on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 04:24 am

I thought split squad games were for March. Oh, well. How did we do in our oth---WHA? That was our starting lineup today? Eegads! Hey, if you were to tell me we'd be 8 games into the season, with Wood, Prior, and Miller on the DL and Ramirez and Jones hurt and out the last two games, i'd take 3-5 and be happy, much less 5-3. Then again, if you told me Barrett was leading the league in RBI's, Cedeno was hitting for average, Murton had porgressed enough to move into the cleanup spot already... i'd expect at least 5-3... All in all, if we take this series from the Bucs we're in good shape. 7-4 heading into week 3 with the injuries we've been dealt is a good place to be (please stop me if this is sounding like 2K4 or 2K5...)

Submitted by Newport/Racine on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 04:25 am

Can we please trade for Adam Dunn? I don't care where he plays or who we'd have to give up to get him. I'm just sick of watching him destroy Cub pitching. How many HRs has he hit against the Cubs in the past say, 3 seasons? Anyone? The guy is just sick. Dunn has hit 25 HRs in 72 games vs the Cubs in about 4.5 years.

Submitted by shawndgoldman on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 04:25 am

I thought split squad games were for March. Oh, well. How did we do in our oth---WHA? That was our starting lineup today? Eegads! Hey, if you were to tell me we'd be 8 games into the season, with Wood, Prior, and Miller on the DL and Ramirez and Jones hurt and out the last two games, i'd take 3-5 and be happy, much less 5-3. Then again, if you told me Barrett was leading the league in RBI's, Cedeno was hitting for average, Murton had porgressed enough to move into the cleanup spot already... i'd expect at least 5-3... All in all, if we take this series from the Bucs we're in good shape. 7-4 heading into week 3 with the injuries we've been dealt is a good place to be (please stop me if this is sounding like 2K4 or 2K5...)

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Submitted by Ryno on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 04:57 am

shawndgoldman: All in all, if we take this series from the Bucs we're in good shape. 7-4 heading into week 3 with the injuries we've been dealt is a good place to be (please stop me if this is sounding like 2K4 or 2K5...) We should not be assuming the Cubbies will be taking the series from the Bucs. They'll be facing Santos, Duke, and Snell. Despite rough starts for all 3 of them, they are all very good pitchers and capable of getting it done. Check out this post from yesterday: Fred Garver: Uh-Oh. on closer look at the Bucs starters for the series, Santos, Duke, and Snell: Santos is 3-3 with a 2.74 ERA in eight career starts against the Cubs. In two starts last season against the Cubs, Duke was 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA. In eight innings of relief against the Cubs in 2005, Snell gave up just one run. Exactly. The Pirates are not all that impressive, but the thing that's failed them this year has been pitching and they do have good pitching. Santos pitched a Reds/Pirates game and held the Cincinatti Cub Killers to 2 runs into the 6th inning.

Submitted by Dave_in_Pittsburgh on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 04:20 am

Local vibe is pretty down on Pirate's pitching as very, very crumbly. Youth, inexperience, etc as Ron Cook says, there is no shortage of excuses but they still suck. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06104/682092-87.stm Of course, jumping on that "Lets Shell Them" bandwagon is a good way to jinx this series and end up with some pitching gems (but don't bet on it)

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  • 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!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Teheran minor league deal is done, per MLB.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Based on Phil’s sound analysis it sounds like a no brainer for Almonte to be placed on waivers as today’s roster move. We shall see.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I suspect Counsell/Hottovy will use the piggy-back extensively, with Taillon and Hendricks pitching as the "pig" (and with a very short leash) and some combo of Wicks, Brown, and Wesneski (whichever two do not start) as the "backers."  

    Keep in mind that Keegan Thompson has a minor league option available, and if Yency Almonte is not outrighted by 4/26 he cannot be sent to the minors without his consent after that date. Almonte is out of minor league options, so I am talking about him getting outrighted to the minors if he is not claimed off waivers, and if he is claimed off waivers, the Cubs save the pro-rated portion of his $1.9M salary, which helps lower the Cubs 2024 AAV.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Totally agree. The 26 man roster very rarely consists of the 13 best position players and 13 best pitchers.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Based on what Jed has done in the past, I’d say the plan is to

    -give Hendricks another few starts
    -give Taillon some runway ot get his season underway

    -Mix and match in the bullpen and see what sticks

    Jed usually doesn’t do a whole lot of waiver wire plays in-season, at least early in the season. He only reallly did that after he blew up the rosters in 21 and 22 because they needed bodies (guys like Schwindel, Fargas, etc).

    I think he’s a little handcuffed by a full 40 man in that he can’t really maneuver much with giving anyone showing ability at AAA (R Thompson/ Sanders/ Edwards etc). Brewer has the most tenuous grip there, and we will see what kind of chance he gets. Other than his spot, there isn’t a ton of 40 man wiggle room.

    I’m very curious to see what happens with Brown now that Taillon returns. Bullpen? Wicks to Iowa? 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Pro teams have to play their "big money" guys if they are healthy and not "locker room" issues.
    The Cubs wanted to deal JHey off well before they bought him out. They just didn't want to pay him to play for someone else for that long. Jed did give him 20+mil to play for LAD last yr.
    Jed might also let Kyle walk at some point this year. Similar scenario to JHey, except Jed thought Kyle was going to be good/solid in '24!!
    You'd think Smyly is in the same book as well. Same with Neris (he's a 1yr vet RP, so he's not really in this convo too much).
    That's ~35mil between those three and those three are going to get opportunities until at least late June) over younger guys even if their performance is "iffy".
    But, Jed is going to play Taillon a lot. They have to try and justify that contract and hope a veteran works out.
    So, Taillon, Imanaga, and Hendricks are locks for the rest of April and probably May.
    Assad, Brown and Wicks handle the last spots until Steele is ready.
    Now, you're question has real merit when Steele comes back. That will interesting if Brown is still good and Hendricks is still bad. But Taillon is entirely safe as long as he's healthy.

    And the bullpen moves were "money" based as well. Smyly has actually been okay. But he hasn't been clearly better than Little. Little had one bad outing. But Smyly makes 9mil. If they needed another RHRP and one of Little and Smyly had to go, it was going to Little. But that doesn't mean Smyly is one of the best 13 arms for the team. 

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