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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

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
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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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2015 Cubs First-Year Player Draft Negotiation List (Updated 7/2)

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Players selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft (MLB Rule 4 Draft) are placed on a club's Negotiation List.

In most cases, a player selected by a club in the Rule 4 Draft will remain on the club's Negotiation List until either the player signs, or until 5:00 PM (EDT) on the Friday that falls during the week July 12-18 (whichever comes first), and if a club does not sign a Rule 4 Draft pick by the deadline, the player is removed from the club's Negotiation List and becomes eligible for selection again in the next Rule 4 Draft in which the player would be eligible for selection. The exception to this rule is any college senior with no baseball eligibility left. This class of player remains on the club's Negotiation List until the player signs or until one week prior to the next Rule 4 Draft (whichever comes first).

Also, any player eligible for selection in the Rule 4 Draft who is not drafted ("Non-Drafted Free-Agent" or "NDFA") can sign with any club after the conclusion of the draft any time up until one week prior to the next Rule 4 Draft, unless and until the NDFA enrolls in a junior college or four-year college, in which case MLB Rule 4 Draft eligibility rules apply.

A player selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft or a Rule 4 eligible NDFA cannot be signed to a Major League contract.

A player selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft or a Rule 4 eligible NDFA ;can be "Signed for Future Service" (contract is for the following season) if the player signs a;contract after July 1st.

A club is not permitted to select a player in the Rule 4 Draft two years in a row, unless the player gives his approval in advance.

RULE 4 DRAFT SIGNING BONUS POOL

There is a maximum limit on the aggregate amount of money that each club can pay as signing bonuses to players selected in a First-Year Player Draft (MLB Rule 4 Draft) before penalties begin to accrue.

Prior to the Rule 4 Draft, each MLB club is assigned a “Signing Bonus Pool” (SBP) equal to the aggregate pre-assigned bonus value of all of the club’s draft slots in the first ten rounds (including supplemental & compensatory draft picks). The higher the slot, the higher the bonus value. (The collective MLB SBP is determined in advance by calculating industry revenues).

If a club fails to sign a player selected in the first ten rounds (including supplemental draft picks), the value of that slot is deducted from the club’s SBP. There is no bonus value assigned to draft slots after the 10th round, but if a club pays a signing bonus in excess of $100,000 to a player selected in the 11th round or later or to a player eligible for selection who was not drafted, the amount of that bonus in excess of $100,000 is deducted from the club’s SBP.

If a club exceeds its SBP in a given Rule 4 Draft, a tax will be assessed and future Rule 4 Draft picks could be forfeited, depending on how much the club exceeded its SBP. (The club’s 1st Round draft pick in the next Rule 4 Draft is forfeited if the club exceeds its SBP by 5-10%, its 1st & 2nd round draft picks in the next Rule 4 Draft are forfeited if the club exceeds its SBP by 10-15%, and the club’s 1st Round picks in the next two Rule 4 Drafts are forfeited if the club exceeds its SBP by more than 15%).

Money collected from the tax on clubs that exceed their SBP will be distributed to qualifying clubs as Revenue Sharing funds, and forfeited draft picks will be reassigned by lottery. (Any club that exceeds its SBP is excluded from the lottery).

The Cubs 2015 Rule 4 Draft SBP is $7,236,100 (plus an additional $361,805 before penalties would be imposed)

CUBS 2014 RULE 4 DRAFT NEGOTIATION LIST (updated 7-2-2015):
1. Ian Happ, OF-IF (U. of Cincinnati) - SIGNED 6/18 ($3,000,000 bonus - SBP value $3,351,000 - $351,000 savings) 
2. Donnie Dewees, OF (U. of North Florida) - SIGNED 6/25 ($1.7M bonus - SBP value $1,292,100 - $408,000 overslot)
3. Bryan Hudson, LHP (Alton HS - Alton, IL) - SIGNED 7/2 ($1.1M bonus - SBP value $731,000 - $369,000 overslot)
4. D. J. Wilson, OF (Canton South HS - Canton, OH) - SIGNED ???? ($1.3M bonus - SBP value $503,100 - $797,000 overslot)
5. Ryan Kellogg, LHP (Arizona State) - SIGNED 6/18 ($376,300 bonus - SBP value $376,300 - signed for slot value)
6. David Berg, RHP (UCLA ) - colege senior - SIGNED 6/18 ($50,000 bonus - SBP value $281,900 - $231,000 savings)
7. Craig Brooks, RHP (Catawba College) - college senior - SIGNED 6/18 ($5,000 bonus - $211,300 SBP value - $206,300 savings)
8. Preston Morrison, RHP (TCU) - college senior - SIGNED ???? ($30,000 bonus - $174,200 SBP value - $144,200 savings)
9. Tyler Peitzmeier, LHP (Cal State - Fullerton) - college senior - SIGNED 6/25 ($5,000 bonus - $157,000 savings)
10. Vimael Machin, SS (VCU) - college senior -SIGNED 6/18 ($2,000 bonus - $152,000 SBP valus - $150,000 savings)
11. Matt Rose, 1B (Georgia State) - SIGNED 6/25
12. P. J. Higgins, C (Old Dominion) - college junior
13. Kyle Twomey, LHP (USC) - SIGNED 6/25
14. Jake Kelzer, RHP (Indiana U.) - college junior
15. Scott Effross, RHP (Indiana U.) - SIGNED ????
16. Michael Foster, OF (Northeastern) - college senior - SIGNED ????
17. Casey Bloomquist, RHP (Cal Poly - SLO) - SIGNED ????
18. John Cresto, 3B (Cathedral Catholic HS - San Diego, CA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Santa Clara
19. Kyle Miller, RHP (Florida Atlantic) - SIGNED 6/25
20. Blake Headley, 3B (U. of Nebraska) - college senior  - SIGNED 6/18
21. Jared Cheek, RHP (U. of Georgia - college senior - SIGNED 6/18
22. Alex Bautista, OF (Lindsey Wilson College) - college senior - SIGNED 6/25
23. John Williamson, LHP (Rice) - college senior - SIGNED 6/18
24. Sutton Whiting, SS (U. of Louisville) - college senior - SIGNED 6/25
25. Marcus Mastrobuoni, C (Cal State - Stanislaus) - college senior - SIGNED 6/18
26. Jared Padgett, LHP (Graceville HS - Gracevulle, FL) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Mississippi State
27. Angelo Amendolare, 2B (Jacksonville U.) - college senior - SIGNED 6/18
28. Delvin Zinn, SS (Pontoloc HS - Pontoloc, MS) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Mississippi State
29. Ian Rice, C (U. of Houston) - SIGNED 6/25
30. Tyler Payne, C (West Virginia State) - college senior - SIGNED 6/25
31. Daniel Spingola, OF (Georgia Tech) - college senior - SIGNED 6/25
32. Fitz Stadler, RHP (Glenbrook South HS - Glenview, IL) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Arizona State 
33. M. T. Minacci, RHP (NO SCHOOL) - SIGNED 6/25
34. Cody Hawken, OF (Union HS - Camas, WA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: U. of Portland
35. Taylor Jones, 1B (Gonzaga) - college junior
36. Alonzo Jones, SS (Columbus HS - Columbus, GA) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Vanderbilt
37. Donnie Cimino, OF (Weslyan U.) - college senior - SIGNED 6/25
38. Rayne Supple, RHP (Champlain Valley Union HS - Hinesburg, VT) - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Wake Forest
39. John Kilichowski, LHP (Vanderbilt) - college sophomore
40. Domenic DeRenzo, C (Central Catholic HS - Pittsburgh, PA)  - COLLEGE COMMITMENT: U. of Oklahoma 

A player who was eligible for selection in the First-Year Player Draft (MLB Rule 4 Draft) who signs a minor league contract after being selected in the previous Rule 4 Draft or as a Non-Drafted Free-Agent (NDFA) and who is not "Signed for Future Service" must be added to a minor league club's Active List within 15 days or when he plays in his first game (whichever comes first), but the player does not count against the minor league club's Reserve List until MLB and Minor League reserve lists are filed in November. The player cannot be released until he spends at least 15 days on a minor league active list.


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Comments

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 06:25 pm

Just signed Rule 4 draft picks 1B Matt Rose (11th round pick) and OF Donnie Dewees (2nd round pick) have been assigned to Eugene (skipping AZL Cubs), RHRP James Farris has been promoted from South Bend to Myrtle Beach (Farris was a MWL All-Star prior to getting promoted), and RHRP Zach Cates has been promoted from Myrtle Beach to Tennessee (he was at Tennessee earlier this season). 

These moves are related to yesterday's promotion of RHP Frank Batista from Tennessee to Iowa. 

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 06:56 pm

Neil Ramirez probably will be ready when almost momentarily: Today-- Omaha Top of the 7th Moises Sierra strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Neil Ramirez replaces Dallas Beeler. Orlando Calixte singles on a line drive to center fielder Adron Chambers. With Matt Fields batting, Orlando Calixte steals (10) 2nd base. Matt Fields strikes out swinging. Paulo Orlando grounds out, third baseman Mike Olt to first baseman Chris Valaika.

Submitted by Cubster on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:37 am

per Jim Callis tweet, mlbtr reports:
The Cubs have agreed to a $1.3MM bonus with fourth-round selection D.J. Wilson, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports on Twitter. That’s well above the $503,100 slot value that came with the 113th overall pick.
This agreement will absorb a big piece of that availability, and the club could need the rest to lock up third-rounder Bryan Hudson, a projectable lefty who has committed to the University of Missouri.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 06:33 pm

Clubs get compensation picks in the next year's First-Year Player Draft if they are unable to sign a 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd round pick, or for not signing a draft pick received as compensation for losing a Qualified Article XX-B FA, or for not signing a Competitive Balance draft pick, so not signing 3rd round pick (#82 slot) Hudson wouln't be as bad as not signing Wilson (the #4 pick) would have been. 

Of course the Cubs would lose the #82 bonus slot ($731K), but if they have to pay Hudson over-slot to sign him, then losing the 3rd round slot would actually mean a bit more money available to sign a later-round pick to an over-slot bonus (if that opportunity were to become a possibility prior to the July 17th signing deadline)

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