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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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Nwogu and Devers Lead South Bend Cubs to Victory at Fitch Park

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Jordan Nwogu belted a solo HR and an RBI single (and stole a base) and SP Luis Devers fired four innings of two hit shutout ball with five strikeouts and 6/0 GO/AO, as the South Bend Cubs (Hi-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) took a 3-0 lead and then held-on to edge the Lansing Lugnuts (Oakland Athletics Hi-A affiliate) 3-2 on Field # 3, and Jack Winkler drilled an RBI single and a double, stole a base, and scored two runs, Jacob Wilson (2023 MLB #6 overall draft pick, A's 1st round pick, and A's #1 prospect) singled twice and scored two runs, Jeremy Eierman ripped an RBI triple and scored a run, Denzel Clarke (A's # 4 prospect) laced an RBI double, and 6'7 SP Joe Boyle (A's #10 prospect) hurled five innings of 98 MPH gas and one-hit shutout ball with six strikeouts, leading the Midland RockHounds (A's AA affiliate) to a 6-4 victory over the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs AA affiliate) on Field # 4, in Cactus League Minor League Spring Training game action Wednesday afternoon at the Lew Wolff Training Complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ. 

David Peralta served as an Extra Hitter for Tennessee and got four AB in the game on Field # 1 (he batted once in each of the first four innings), going 0-4 (E-6, F-8, 4-6-3 DP, and 4-3) with a stolen base.

Walker Powell was left behind in Mesa when the Iowa Cubs left town on Tuesday, and he got the start for AA Tennessee for what was supposed to be his final Spring Training tune-up. But he was hit very hard and threw only two innings and 34 pitches before being relieved, so I am not so sure that he will be leaving Arizona just yet...

Here are the abridged box scores from the games (Cubs players only):  


FIELD #4 

TENNESSEE SMOKIES LINEUP:
X. David Peralta, EH: 0-4 (E-6, F-8, 4-6-3 DP, 4-3, SB) 
NOTE: Peralta batted second in the top of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings
1a. Ezequiel Pagan, LF: 1-2 (K, 2B) 
1b. Yohendrick Pinango, LF: 1-2 (L-7, 1B, RBI) 
2a. Matt Shaw, 3B: 0-2 (K, 4-3) 
2b. Luis Verdugo, 3B: 1-2 (P-3, 1B, RBI) 
3a. James Triantos, 2B: 0-2 (5-3, K) 
3b. Scott McKeon, 2B: 0-2 (F-9, K) 
4. Haydn McGeary, 1B: 0-2 (K, 4-3, BB) 
5. Christian Franklin, RF: 0-2 (F-9, BB, 2-3, R, SB) 
6a. Bradlee Beesley, CF: 1-1 (BB, 1B, RBI) 
6b. Cole Roederer, CF: 0-1 (F-9) 
7. Pablo Aliendo, C: 1-2 (BB, 1B, K, R, SB) 
8. Josh Rivera, DH: 1-2 (K, BB, 2B, R)
9. Hayden Cantrelle, SS: 1-2 (K, 2B, BB, R, RBI) 
  
TENNESSEE SMOKIES PITCHERS: 
1. Walker Powell: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 34 pitches (24 strikes) 
2. Blake Weiman: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/2 GO/AO, 24 pitches (17 strikes) 
3. Porter Hodge: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 BALK, 0/2 GO/AO, 37 pitches (22 strikes)
4. Eduarniel Nunez: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1/1 GO/AO, 21 pitches (14 strikes) 
5. Jake Reindl: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GO/AO, 29 pitches (16 strikes)

TENNESSEE SMOKIES ERRORS: 1 
2B Scott McKeon: E-4 (fielding miscue allowed batter to reach base safely)  

TENNESSEE SMOKIES CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Pablo Aliendo: 0-2 CS, 2 PB
 



FIELD # 3

SOUTH BEND CUBS LINEUP:
1. Rafael Morel, CF: 0-2 (K, HBP, K, HBP)
2. Jefferson Rojas, SS: 0-4 (K, K, 6-3, 6-3) 
3. Parker Chavers, LF: 1-4 (F-8, 1B, K, 3-U)
4a. Jonathon Long, 1B: 1-2 (2B, 4-3, R) 
4b. Brian Kalmer, 1B: 1-2 (1B, 6-3)  
5a. Pedro Ramirez, 3B: 0-1 (4-3, BB) 
5b. Liam Spence, 3B: 0-2 (K, F-8) 
6a. Ed Howard, 2B: 0-2 (6-3, F-8 DP, RBI)
6b. Fabian Pertuz, 2B: 0-0 (BB, R) 
7. Casey Opitz, C: 1-2 (BB, K, 1B) 
8. Ethan Hearn, DH #1: 0-1: (BB, P-6, 2-3 SH)  
9. Jordan Nwogu, RF: 2-3 (5-3, HR, 1B, R, 2 RBI, SB)
10a. Dilan Granadillo, DH #2: 0-1 (K) 
10b. Frank Hernandez, PH: 1-1 (1B) 
NOTE: Slot was skipped third time thru the batting order 

SOUTH BEND CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Luis Devers: 4.0 IP, 2 H. 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 6/0 GO/AO, 65 pitches (39 strikes) 
2. Tyler Santana: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/4 GO/AO, 38 pitches (26 strikes) 
3. Erian Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 2/2 GO/AO, 48 pitches (30 strikes) 

SOUTH BEND CUBS ERRORS: 1 
1B Brian Kalmer: E-3 (errant toss to pitcher attempting 3-1 putout allowed batter to reach base safely)

SOUTH BEND CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Casey Opitz: 1 PO 


WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 70's 

ATTENDANCE: 18 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 03:18 pm

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. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 03:20 am

The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 03:41 am

I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 03:55 am

Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 03:59 am

18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

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  • videographer (view)

    An excellent Earl Weaver chain smoking reference.  

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (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 (view)

    (LAUGH EMOJI)

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    azbobbop: Yes. 

  • Mike Wellman (view)

    I’ve got Tim’s The Last Out too, along with some other prints of his work.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Very well played game all around tonight.

  • crunch (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 (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.

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