Cubs MLB Roster

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40-Man Roster Info

40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

42 players are at MLB Spring Training 

31 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE at MLB Spring Training, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 
11 players are MLB Spring Training NON-ROSTER INVITEES (NRI) 

Last updated 3-17-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 17
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

NRI PITCHERS: 5 
Colten Brewer 
Carl Edwards Jr 
* Edwin Escobar 
* Richard Lovelady 
* Thomas Pannone 

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

NRI CATCHERS: 2  
Jorge Alfaro 
Joe Hudson 

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

NRI INFIELDERS: 3 
David Bote 
Garrett Cooper
* Dominic Smith

OUTFIELDERS: 5
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

NRI OUTFIELDERS: 1 
* David Peralta

OPTIONED:
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, RHP 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, RHP 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

 



Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Cubs Invite 19 to Spring Training

The Cubs are going to have a full house in Mesa this spring, inviting 19 non-roster players to camp. To the list:

Pitchers:

LHP: J.R. Mathes, James Russell

RHP: Andrew Cashner, Casey Coleman, Thomas Diamond, Jeff Kennard and Vince Perkins

Catchers: Robinson Chirinos, Steve Clevenger, Blake Lalli and Chris Robinson.

Infielders: Darwin Barney, Matt Camp, Starlin Castro, Bryan LaHair, Bobby Scales and Josh Vitters

Outfielders: Brett Jackson and Brad Snyder

I started to keep track of past non-roster invitees at Wiklifield as well and if anyone can help fill in the gaps, it would be much appreciated, even if it's just a link.

In other news, Ted Lilly has already begun throwing after an offseason shoulder scope and Foxsports says the Cubs have shown interest in Kiko Calero, but are worried about his shoulder.

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goes on sale tomorrow for those on the season ticket waiting list... Friday, May 28 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Friday, June 11 vs. Chicago White Sox Friday, June 18 vs. Los Angeles Angels Friday, July 16 vs. Philadelphia Phillies Friday, July 23 vs. St. Louis Cardinals Friday, September 3 vs. New York Mets Friday, September 24 vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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In reply to by jacos

"I'm not one to judge." ...yet he just judged him to be a HOF'r who's going through a tough time. just because your view isn't negative doesn't mean you're not one to judge...damn humans. i'm not even trying to be all technical here...the guy is an embarrassment to those who played the game clean in the roid era.

26 of 45, but nobody drafted before Dunston

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9936 think it's subscription..
Entering 2010, the Cubs have more than $125 million committed to just 11 players, including eight earning more than $10 million. That leaves a team that opened 2009 with a club-record payroll of $137 million almost already there again with 14 contracts still left to fulfill, nine of which could get locked up in the arbitration process. The $125 million figure doesn't lead baseball, as the Yankees and Red Sox surpass it, but what makes situation so uniquely bad is that many of the contracts are for underperforming players, with Hendry' propensity for handing out no-trade clauses like they were lollipops further constraining future personnel decisions, including at the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline should the Cubs contend.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Actually the Cubs have $116.875M (not more than $125M) committed to their 11 signed players, plus $1M paid toward Aaron Miles 2010 salary, plus a projected estimated $10M for the eight (not nine) arbitration eligibles, plus another $3.5M for auto-renewal guys (including $1M in split salaries for players on option to the minors), for a grand projected estimated total of about $131.375M (so far). So the Cubs probably have about $9M in available 2010 payroll left (presuming the limit is $140M). It could be more than $9M if the 2010 payroll budget exceeds $140M, although Hendry probably will save some of it for mid-season trade acquisitions. BTW, the Cubs are presently committed to $98.225M in 2011 salaries for nine players (Derrek Lee and Ted Lilly are the only free-agents), although it could go down to $83.625M if Aramis Ramirez opts to be a FA (player option). In addition to the nine signed players, the eight players presently eligible for arbitration will be joined post-2010 by Geovany Soto and possibly Micah Hoffpauir (could be a "Super Two"), although Hoffpauir would have to spend less than 20 days on optional assignment to the minors in 2010 to be reasonably sure of qualifying as a "Super Two." (If Hoffpauir spends 20 or more days on optional assignment to the minors in 2010 he probably won't have enough MLB Service Time to qualify as a "Super Two").

http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/13/commissioner-fiala-reconsider…
Medwedeff met with Cubs President Crane Kenney shortly before Christmas. Kenney gave Medwedeff the impression that the owners were looking for support from the hotel association and the big hoteliers to get behind the project.
“Kenney said if he got the consensus of the lodging organiztion within the county that it would suppoprt the project by virtue of bed tax funds it would be the last piece he was looking for to approach the owners that they submit their notice of termination with Mesa and start negotiations with Collier,” Medweddeff said.

here's what I found: SI Jon Heyman...heard beltran had knee surgery today. expected to need 8 weeks rehab. may miss start of year. #mets nyp_joelsherman: Trying to get 2d confirmation, but hear that Beltran had microfracture knee surgery today without #Mets permission

So how much money must each game make to break even? About 140 mil for players, another 20 for management/office/scouts. A certain amount of that comes from TV. Beer is ? a can now? I send in 20 bucks a month for MLB.TV...anybody have any idea? Not that I'm scared for "Da Family." Casey Coleman is a good baseball name. Thomas Diamond is #2 in that category.

on XM last night the Reds team orthopod, Dr Tim Kremchek was interviewed...apparently Beltran had a knee scope by Dr. Richard Steadman out of Colorado (who is known as a specialist in microfracture work). Supposedly Beltran will not be able to resume baseball activities for 12 weeks (mid April) since after microfracture surgery the patient isn't allowed full weight bearing initially in order for the cartilage surface that was drilled to bring in blood supply and give healing cells a head start. I only caught the end of the interview but they were discussing that playing with knee arthritis is somewhat unpredictable because the symptoms can come and go. I doubt the Mets have any issue with who Beltran selected for this procedure since he's still considered a national expert in this area. The only issues might be notification and timing but apparently Beltran felt OK when the season ended but his symptoms became more severe in the past month. Baseball can be played with arthritic knees but it might take some working around and a decent pain threshold... the best example is Andre Dawson. here's a link about microfracture surgery that even mentions Dr Steadman. Actually it's not all that new of a procedure. An earlier version was developed by arthroscopic surgery pioneer, Dr Lanny Johnson, in the 1980's. http://www.ehow.com/facts_5661946_micro-fracture-knee-surgery_.html

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In reply to by Cubster

Boras (Beltran's agent) plus Mr Anonymity's comments in USA Today... ----- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2010-01-13-765368405_x.htm A person (wearing a bag over his head) with knowledge of the situation said Beltran did not obtain advance written consent from the club to have the surgery, which was performed by his personal physician, Dr. Richard Steadman, in Colorado. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Mets didn't discuss the matter publicly. --- Beltran's agent, Scott Boras, said the guarantee language in the slugger's contract requires advance written permission only for elective operations. "This was necessary surgery, necessary surgery to work," Boras told The Associated Press. --- Boras said Steadman spoke with Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek on Monday and again after Beltran was examined in Colorado on Tuesday, and that Steadman obtained Altchek's consent for the surgery. Boras also said he called Mets executives Monday to tell them Beltran was going to see Steadman and that they should keep in touch with Altchek. The person with knowledge of the situation said Altchek was not authorized to give consent because he is not a Mets official.

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In reply to by Cubster

This is clearly gamesmanship although I don't think the Mets "have a leg to stand on" --- The definition of "elective" surgery to me means it's ultimately the patients decision to go ahead with surgery which is any procedure that isn't life or limb threatening and (big AND) doesn't have a short timeline to make that decision before a good outcome can't be achieved (ie. fixing significantly displaced fractures which if not treated in a timely manner would lead to a bad result). The definition of "necessary" surgery is harder to define, since other than cosmetic surgery most surgeons who recommend a procedure think it's necessary based on a particular outcome trying to be achieved (albeit the chance of the surgery achieving it's goal or a good outcome can vary based on the specific medical problem and the track record for a procedure). Certainly the fracture scenerio I mentioned above fits here. In Beltran's case the outcome trying to be achieved is knee pain relief which is more subjective and can't be (ideally) objectively measured. Microfracture surgery is unlikely to restore the damaged articular cartilage to "good as new" condition. It's a procedure recommended to try to achieve pain relief. So using the terminology being used, it's more of a legal (contracts) issue, not a doctor recommendation issue. Beltran's surgery was clearly elective. It certainly can be considered necessary although I don't like that term (I prefer to use the term "reasonable") since "necessary" has a different meaning to each person involved here...a patient, a doctor, a lawyer, a sports agent and a baseball GM. Cosmetic surgery (elective, yes; necessary, no) isn't covered by most insurance plans (although it's lucrative work because it's a cash up front business).

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In reply to by Cubster

Hey Cubster, this is somewhat unrelated, but I'm curious what it means for Carlos Silva if he is trying to pitch through shoulder impingement. How much more damage can he do to himself by pitching through pain in that case? Is it a matter of simply taking anti-inflammatory drugs, pain killers, and prepping differently for games? Is their a surgery option? What route to baseball players usually go with shoulder impingement? Am I wrong that that's what he has?

Called it last month(pats self on back) Paul Sullivan on WSCR this am, said a source of his told him yesterday Cubs looking at Dye to "play 3-4 games a week" to give "Soriano more rest". Huh?? Sori still sore? Yikes. Stay tuned.

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In reply to by jacos

on wscr with Sully they also wanted Soriano to play some 2B if they brought in Dye (unless Fuky would play 2B...didn't he start out as a SS?). Those goofy sportswriters. They also speculated that Dye's current price tag has dropped into the $3M with incentives range. Dye would be interesting if he's willing to become the platoon RF and 4th OF. One point I liked was what happens if Fuky or Byrd goes out with an injury. Right now it's Micah Hoffpauir as their next option (although I'd rather see Brad Snyder), so that puts Dye in a bit of a different light. The other options are Xavier Nady (who I like) or Reed Johnson (who at least can play CF too).

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In reply to by jacos

seemed like you were speculating that he'd be a regular, but Dye as Fuku's platoon partner and giver of days off would be pretty awesome if he's comfortable with the role. Might mean Hoff's out of job though, since they'd want a guy who could play CF on the bench, although I guess Fuku could be the CF back-up Soto, Hill Lee, Baker, Fontenot, Theriot, Blanco, Ramirez Fuku, Byrd, Soriano, Dye, Hoff/Fuld/Colvin Z, Dempster, Lilly, Wells, Gorzelanny Marshall, Guzman, Marmol, Grabow, Silva, 2 others

Adam signs 1/4-5M deal with Dbacks after allegedly turning down 2/17.5M from Giants whoops... hope there's a good story behind it...

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In reply to by navigator

We've all seen this said elsewhere,
1. Starlin Castro: Castro has a full tool shed to work with, including quick wrists that aren't hitting for much power now but should support average power as his body fills out...
but, Castro already has average power, so I'm confused by what they mean. He's a minor league career .403 slugger. The average major league shortstop hitter is pretty much Ryan Theriot. The 26 SS's with at least 400 PA's last season only put these numbers up, .273 .331 .389 and .712 (which is the average OPS rather than the sum of the average OBA and SLG).

-Said he's in "best shape ever" - Wants to help team win -Said he had "6 pack abs" lifted up his shirt, Waddle said atleast a "4 pack" and could not believe Z was 265, but he looked so fit -Talked about Lou visits to mound and what he says, (Z doing Lou's voice)-"Ya gotta throw strikes. Cmon. ALot of people are watching" -Most feared hitter Pujlos then Carlos Lee -Goals for next year "stay in shape" and help the team win -Did not play softball last year -Didn't want to address Sosa and McGwire but said he had baseball friend who took "asteroids"(no joke) The friend did not make MLB but had warning track power and when he took "asteroids"(second time) he could "smash the ball" Good to see a MLBer admit aster... I mean steroids help you cheat. Sounded great. Go get'em Z!!!!

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In reply to by jacos

Levine has a new post up on his blog, where he is attending the owners meetings in AZ. He concludes, "Hendry will put his GM hat on again this evening when he hopes to talk to other GMs about possible player movement scenarios. The San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies are all teams that have players the Cubs are interested in." I assume he is refering to Heath Bell, Jason Fraser and Ryan Spillborghs.

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  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s a fantastic deal for SF

  • crunch (view)

    SF snags b.snell...2/62m

  • Cubster (view)

    AZ Phil: THAT is an awesome report worth multiple thanks. I’m sure it will be worth reposting in an “I told you so” in about 2-3 years.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The actual deadline to select a post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agent signed to 2024 minor league contract (Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta) to the MLB 40-man roster is not MLB Opening Day, it is 12 PM (Eastern) this coming Sunday (3/24). 

    However, the Cubs could notify the player prior to the deadline that the player is not going to get added to the 40 on Sunday, which would allow the player to opt out early. Otherwise the player can opt out anytime after the Sunday deadline (if he was not added to the 40 by that time). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Today is an off day for both the Cubs MLB players and the Cubs minor league players.  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    For those of you keeping track, so far nine players have been called up to Mesa from the Cubs Dominican Academy for Minor League Camp and they will be playing in the ACL in 2024: 

    * bats or throws left 

    Angel Cepeda, INF 
    * Miguel Cruz, P
    Yidel Diaz, C 
    * Albert Gutierrez, 1B
    Fraiman Marte, P  
    Francis Reynoso, P (ex-1B) 
    Derniche Valdez, INF 
    Edward Vargas, OF 
    Jeral Vizcaino, P 

    And once again, despite what you might read at Baseball Reference and at milb.com, Albert Gutierrez is absolutely positively a left-handed hitter (only), NOT a right-handed hitter.

    Probably not too surprisingly, D. Valdez was the Cubs #1 prospect in the DSL last season, Cepeda was the DSL Cubs best all-around SS prospect not named Derniche Valdez, Gutierrez was the DSL Cubs top power hitting prospect not named Derniche Valdez, E. Vargas was the DSL Cubs top outfield prospect (and Cepeda and E. Vargas were also the DSL Cubs top two hitting prospects), Y. Diaz was the DSL Cubs top catching prospect, and M. Cruz was the DSL Cubs top pitching prospect. 

    F. Marte (ex-STL) and J. Vizcaino (ex-MIL) are older pitchers (both are 22) who were signed by the Cubs after being released by other organizations and then had really good years working out of the bullpen for the Cubs in the DSL last season. 

    The elephant in the room is 21-year old Francis Reynoso, a big dude (6'5) who was a position player (1B) at the Cardinals Dominican Academy for a couple of years, then was released by STL in 2022, and then signed by the Cubs and converted to a RHP at the Cubs Dominican Academy (and he projects as a high-velo "high-leverage" RP in the states). He had a monster year for the DSL Cubs last season (his first year as a pitcher). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: The only players who definitely have opt outs are Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta (Opening Day, 5/1, and 6/1), and that's because they are post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agents who signed 2024 minor league contracts and (by rule) they get those opt outs automatically. 

    Otherwise, any player signed to a 2024 minor league contract - MIGHT or - MIGHT NOT - have an opt out in their contract, but it is an individual thing, and if there are contractual opt outs the opt out(s) might not necessarily be Opening Day. It could be 5/1, or 6/1, or 7/1 (TBD).

    Because of their extensive pro experience, the players who most-likely have contractual opt outs are Alfaro, Escobar, and D. Smith, but (again), not necessarily Opening Day. 

    Also, just because a player has the right to opt out doesn't mean he will. 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    I love the idea that Madrigal heads to Iowa in case Morel can’t handle third.

    The one point that intrigues me here is Cooper over Smith. I feel like the Cubs really like Smith and don’t want to lose him. Could be wrong. He def seems like an opt out if he misses the opening day roster

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Both Madrigal and Wisdom can be optioned without any restriction. Their consent is not required. 

    They both can be outrighted without restriction, too (presuming the player is not claimed off waivers), but if outrighted they can choose to elect free agency (immediately, or deferred until after the end of the MLB season).

    If the player is outrighted and elects free-agency immediately he forfeits what remains of his salary.

    If he accepts the assignment and defers free agency until after the conclusion of the season, he continues to get his salary, and he could be added back to the 40 anytime prior to becoming a free-agent (club option). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil, 
    Madrigal and Wisdom can or cannot refuse being optioned to the Minors?
    If they can refuse it, wouldn't they elect to leave the Cubs org?