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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

* bats or throws left
# bats both

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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Cubs @ Rangers: Game Thread (Game 2)

The Cubs resume their 2024 campaign following a day off in which to MRI Justin Steele's left hamstring and to process the bottom of the 10th loss to the Rangers. Kyle Hendricks brings his veteran wiles to bear against the Texas Rangers in game two of the season.

2023 was a solid rebound for the longest tenured Cub. He put up a sub-4 ERA following two seasons marred by injury and diminished results. He also kept the ball in play more often and decreased his walk rate but posted the lowest strikeout rate he's had outside of his 13-game debut season. With Steele soon to join Taillon in the IL and the Cubs already dipping into their rotation depth, they could really use some vintage Hendricks in the early going.

Lefty Cody Bradford gets the start for the Rangers. He debuted in 2023, making eight starts and 12 relief appearances adding up to a 5.30 ERA in 56 innings pitched. Like the veteran he'll be opposing, Bradford is a command first pitcher whose best pitch is a changeup. He's been a fairly extreme flyball pitcher in both the minors and majors so far.

Join us for game two of the regular season this Saturday, March 30, at 6:05 pm central.

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Dolorous Jon Lester 04/27/2024 - 04:57 am (view)

I think it’s a bit of a chicken or egg scenario. Did they make these trades because they saw what was coming and weren’t impressed and knew to keep up with the demand for constant winning thru had to acquire impact players? Or did those additions cause a failure of resource allocation elsewhere.
In addition, the whole they traded to acquire a star, that’s precisely what organizations should do if they feel they’re a piece away. Keep developing talent, but sometimes you need to supplement that talent. It’s what the best run organizations do. Atlanta does it. Houston in their prime run did it. Nationals during their prime run did it. Of course dodgers did it. Boston and Philadelphia too. Hell, the Cubs did it when they won. There’s no team that has had sustained success that has solely relied on their own internal development. It just doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t fault St Louis for that. What I suspect happened is in that 2020 season, in an effort to save money, they cut budget from developing and scouting. Or maybe the wrong guys got poached by other orgs. Regardless, blaming the acquisition of two of the best players of their generation for peanuts, seems off base to me.
I do agree that we’ve more or less come to the same conclusion, but our paths to that conclusion contain almost no crossover. I think we can also agree that seeing the cardinals struggle brings a warmth to our hearts.
CubbyBlue 04/27/2024 - 04:23 am (view)

(LAUGH EMOJI)
Arizona Phil 04/26/2024 - 04:10 pm (view)

azbobbop: Yes.
Mike Wellman 04/26/2024 - 04:58 pm (view)

I’ve got Tim’s The Last Out too, along with some other prints of his work.
TarzanJoeWallis 04/26/2024 - 04:05 pm (view)

Very well played game all around tonight.
crunch 04/26/2024 - 04:09 pm (view)

best starter and 2 top hitters from the team gone...and they keep on winning.

little ahead of myself here, but the RSox got 9 outs to find 6+ runs.
TarzanJoeWallis 04/26/2024 - 04:52 pm (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 04/26/2024 - 04:45 pm (view)

Phil, do you think Wiggins will start out in ACL?
azbobbop 04/26/2024 - 04:44 pm (view)

The level of conversation on this site is intelligent, reasoned and informative. Miles ahead of other Cub sites.
Arizona Phil 04/26/2024 - 04:12 pm (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