2024 Cubs Minor League Camp Rosters
4/2 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: INF Scott McKeon, 1B-OF Felix Stevens, and OF Bradlee Beesley have been moved-down to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group from the AA Tennessee group.
Also, LHP Dalton Stambaugh has retired. He was recently moved down from the Tennessee group to the South Bend group at Minor League Camp.
IOWA: 28 players (AAA Opening Day was 3/29)
TENNESSEE: 29 players (must get down to 28 by AA Opening Day 4/5)
SOUTH BEND: 29 players (one under roster limit at this time for Opening Day 4/5)
MYRTLE BEACH: 29 players (one under roster limit at this time for Opening Day 4/5)
MESA (EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING) / ACL CUBS: 34 players (no roster limit for EXST Opening Day 4/8)
MESA REHAB: 18
(see updated Cubs Minor League Camp rosters below)
3/31 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: RHP Chris Kachmar was moved-up from the AA Tennessee group to AAA Iowa in Omaha (replaces RHP Ben Brown on Iowa 28-man roster after Brown was recalled to MLB), LHP Dalton Stambaugh was moved-down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group, LHP Jack Patterson was moved-down from the AA Tennessee group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, RHP Luis Devers and RHP Matt Thompson were moved-down from the AA Tennessee group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, RHP Kenten Egbert, RHP Ty Johnson, and LHP Marino Santy were moved-down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, and RHP Luis Martinez-Gomez, RHP Mason McGwire, RHP Grayson Moore, and RHP Luis Rujano were moved-down from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group.
In addition, RHP Sam Armstrong was moved-up from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group to the Hi-A South Bend group, RHP Hunter Viets was moved-up from the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group to the Hi-A South Bend group, and RHP Francis Reynoso was moved-up from the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group,
Also, INF Derniche Valdez has been placed on the RESTRICTED LIST.
3/29 UPDATE:
The Cubs have released RHP Max Bain from the REHAB group, INF Liam Spence from the Hi-A South Bend group, INF Juan Mora from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, and LHP Joel Machado, OF Ke'Shun Collier, and OF Cristian More from the Mesa (Extended Spring Training / ACL Cubs) group.
3/28 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: LHP Blake Weiman has been moved down to the AA Tennessee group from the AAA Iowa group, and OF David Peralta and RHP Hunter Bigge have been assigned to the REHAB group from the AAA Iowa group, and INF Derniche Valdez and OF Edward Vargas have been assigned to the REHAB group from the MESA (Extended Spring Training) group.
3/26 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: RHP Hayden Wesneski and OF Alexander Canario were optioned to AAA Iowa, C Joe Hudson was moved-down from MLB Spring Training to the AAA Iowa group, C Pablo Aliendo, C Caleb Knight, and OF Bradlee Beesley were moved-down from the AAA Iowa group to the AA Tennessee group, C Casey Opitz, INF Liam Spence, and OF Yohendrick Pinango were moved-down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group, C (ex-INF) Carter Trice was moved-down from the AA Tennessee group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, C-INF Miguel Pabon was moved from the Hi-A South Bend group to the REHAB group, INF-OF Christian Olivo, OF Andy Garriola, and OF Jacob Wetzel were moved-down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, C Jairo Diaz, C Adan Sanchez, OF Leonel Espinoza, and OF Cristian More were moved-down from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training group), and RHP Eligio Paredes was moved from the REHAB group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group.
In addition, INF Josh Rivera was moved-up from the Hi-A South Bend group to the AA Tennessee group, and INF-OF Rafael Morel was moved-up from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group to the Hi-A South Bend group.
3/25 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: INF Liam Spence, OF Kevin Alcantara, and OF Cole Roederer were moved-down from the AAA Iowa group to the AA Tennessee group, INF Jefferson Rojas was moved-down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group, 1B-OF Felix Stevens was moved from the REHAB group to the AA Tennessee group, and OF Brennen Davis has been assigned to the REHAB group.
In addition, OF Bradlee Beesley was moved-up from the AA Tennessee group to the AAA Iowa group.
3/22 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: RHP Daniel Palencia was optioned to AAA Iowa, RHP Colten Brewer, LHP Edwin Escobar, LHP Richard Lovelady, LHP Thomas Pannone, and INF David Bote were moved down from MLB Spring Training to the Iowa group, RHP Chris Kachmar, LHP Jack Patterson, LHP Dalton Stambaugh, RHP Cayne Ueckert, and RHP Blake Whitney were moved down from the AAA Iowa group to the AA Tennessee group, RHP Joe Nahas, RHP Tyler Santana, and RHP Tyler Schlaffer were moved down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group, and RHP Garrett Brown and RHP Shane Marshall were moved down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group.
In addition, recently signed second contract FA RHP Vince Reilly (ex-OAK) has been assigned to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, and LHP Wilson Cunningham has returned to the University of Chicago.
3/20 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: C Casey Opitz, INF Hayden Cantrelle, INF Matt Shaw, INF James Triantos, 1B Haydn McGeary, and OF Jordan Nwogu have been moved down from the AAA Iowa group to the AA Tennessee group, C Ethan Hearn, 1B Jonathon Long, INF Ed Howard, INF Fabian Pertuz, INF Pedro Ramirez, INF Josh Rivera, and OF Parker Chavers have been moved down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group, INF Alexis Hernandez, INF Cristian Hernandez, INF Juan Mora, INF Rafael Morel, and OF Cristian More were moved down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, C Yidel Diaz, INF Jose Escobar, and 1B-OF Anderson Suriel were moved down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, and C (ex-OF) Frank Hernandez, INF Angel Cepeda (2023 DSL), 1B Albert Gutierrez (2023 DSL), INF Yahil Melendez, INF Derniche Valdez (2023 DSL), OF Ke'Shun Collier, OF (ex-INF) Geuri Lubo, OF Alfonsin Rosario, and OF Edward Vargas (2023 DSL) were moved down from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group.
In addition, OF Cole Roederer has been moved up to the AAA Iowa group from the AA Tennessee group (replacing OF Brennen Davis, who is now INACTIVE), and OF Yohendrick Pinango has been moved up from the Hi-A South Bend group to the AA Tennessee group (replacing Roederer).
3/18 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: RHP Keegan Thompson and 1B Matt Mervis were optioned to AAA Iowa, RHP Cam Sanders, C-INF Bryce Windham, and INF Chase Strumpf were moved down from MLB Spring Training to the AAA Iowa group, RHP Jake Reindl and RHP Eduarniel Nunez were moved down from the AAA Iowa group to the AA Tennessee group, INF Luis Verdugo was moved from the REHAB GROUP to the AA Tennessee group, and RHP Nick Hull and RHP Grant Kipp were moved down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group.
3/16 UPDATE:
ROSTER MOVES: RHP Richard Gallardo, RHP Porter Hodge, RHP Grant Kipp, and RHP Matt Thompson have been moved down from the AAA Iowa group to the AA Tennessee group, RHP Jake Reindl and INF Liam Spence were moved up from the AA Tennessee group to the AAA Iowa group, LHP Drew Gray, LHP Angel Hernandez, RHP Jose Romero, and OF Jacob Wetzel were moved down from the AA Tennessee group to the Hi-A South Bend group, RHP Dom Hambley, RHP Mason McGwire, and LHP Branden Noriega were moved down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, RHP Grayson Moore was moved from the REHAB GROUP to the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group, RHP JC Coronado, LHP Joel Machado, RHP Luis A. Reyes, and RHP Francis Reynoso were moved down from the Hi-A South Bend group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, RHP Gabriel Agrazal, LHP Wilson Cunningham, RHP Wilme Mora, RHP Mat Peters, RHP Yenrri Rojas, RHP Freilyn Silverio, and RHP Hunter Viets have been moved down from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach group to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, LHP Miguel Cruz, RHP Fraiman Marte, RHP Jeral Vizcaino, and OF Edward Vargas have arrived from the Dominican Academy and have been assigned to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, LHP Daniel Brown (previously listed as STATUS UNKNOWN) has been assigned to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group, and RHP Max Bain, RHP Eligio Paredes, RHP Joel Sierra, and RHP Kevin Valdez (previously listed as STATUS UNKNOWN) are with the REHAB GROUP.
ORIGINAL POST 3/14
Cubs minor leaguers are initially assigned to one of five working groups at Minor League Camp (AAA Iowa, AA Tennessee, Hi-A South Bend, Lo-A Myrtle Beach, or Mesa Rehab). Players normally play in Cactus League Minor League Spring Training games and intrasquad games with their group, and position players normally participate in fielding practice, do baserunning drills, and take BP, and pitchers throw bullpens and "live" BP and take Pitchers Fielding Practice (PFP), with their group.
The rosters are fluid, with player movement cascading downward from level to level as players are periodically sent to Minor League Camp from MLB Spring Training. At some point prior to the conclusion of Minor League Camp, a 6th working group (Mesa - Extended Spring Training) will be formed.
It is not unusual for a player to initially be assigned to a group one or sometimes even two levels above where he will end up when the minor league regular season commences in April, but a player also might remain exactly where he is initially assigned throughout the course of Spring Training.
Every now & then a player will be moved upward from one squad to another during the course of Minor League Camp, but it doesn't happen very often, and when it does happen it is usually to replace an injured player. Otherwise, almost all roster movement is DOWNWARD.
It is also not especially unusual for a player (especially a pitcher and a catcher) to be temporarily moved up or down a level (sometimes even two or three levels) just for one day in order to play in a particular Cactus League Minor League Spring Training game or intrasquad game.
There are no roster limits or restrictions with respect to Spring Training minor league rosters, other than the 175-man minor league Domestic Reserve List limit (the DRL is reduced from 175 to 165 on MLB Opening Day).
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Last updated 4-2-2024
IOWA:
AAA
28 players
PITCHERS: 15
Colten Brewer
Chris Clarke
* Edwin Escobar
Chris Kachmar
* Richard Lovelady
* Riley Martin
Sam McWilliams
Daniel Palencia
* Thomas Pannone
Walker Powell
Cam Sanders
Keegan Thompson
Riley Thompson
Hayden Wesneski
* Brad Wieck
CATCHERS: 3
Curt Casali
Joe Hudson
* Bryce Windham
INFIELDERS: 6
David Bote
* Matt Mervis
# B. J. Murray
Chase Strumpf
Jake Slaughter
Luis Vazquez
OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Owen Caissie
Alexander Canario
* Pete Crow-Armstrong
* Darius Hill
TENNESSEE:
AA
29 players
PITCHERS: 15
Michael Arias
Brandon Birdsell
Manuel Espinoza
Kohl Franklin
Richard Gallardo
Porter Hodge
Cade Horton
Zac Leigh
Connor Noland
Eduarniel Nunez
Jake Reindl
Frankie Scalzo Jr
Cayne Ueckert
* Blake Weiman
Blake Whitney
CATCHERS: 3
Pablo Aliendo
* Moises Ballesteros
Caleb Knight
INFIELDERS: 6
# Hayden Cantrelle
Haydn McGeary
Josh Rivera
Matt Shaw
James Triantos
Luis Verdugo
OUTFIELDERS: 5
Kevin Alcantara
Christian Franklin
Jordan Nwogu
* Ezequiel Pagan
* Cole Roederer
SOUTH BEND:
Hi-A
29 players
PITCHERS: 15
Sam Armstrong
Yovanny Cabrera
Angel Gonzalez
* Drew Gray
* Angel Hernandez
Nick Hull
Grant Kipp
Koen Moreno
Joe Nahas
Jose Romero
Will Sanders
Tyler Santana
Tyler Schlaffer
Hunter Viets
* Chase Watkins
CATCHERS: 3
# Dilan Granadillo
* Ethan Hearn
# Casey Opitz
INFIELDERS: 7
# Reivaj Garcia
Ed Howard
Brian Kalmer
Jonathon Long
Fabian Pertuz
# Pedro Ramirez
Jefferson Rojas
OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Brett Bateman
* Parker Chavers
Rafael Morel
* Yohendrick Pinango
MYRTLE BEACH:
Lo-A
29 players
PITCHERS: 16
Juan Bello
Garrett Brown
Nick Dean
Kenten Egbert
Dom Hambley
Ty Johnson
Scarlyn Lebron
Shane Marshall (ex-C)
* Branden Noriega
* Jack Patterson
Kenyi Perez
Starlyn Pichardo
Francis Reynoso (ex-1B - 2023 DSL)
Erian Rodriguez
Alfredo Romero
* Marino Santy
CATCHERS: 3
David Avitia
* Wally Soto
Carter Trice (ex-INF)
INFIELDERS: 6
Drew Bowser
Alexis Hernandez
Cristian Hernandez
Christian Olivo
Christopher Paciolla
Reggie Preciado (see NOTE)
NOTE: Preciado was a switch-hitter prior to post-2023 AZ Instructs, at which point he became a RH-hitter ONLY.
OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Jefferson Encarnacion
Andy Garriola
* Ismael Mena
* Jacob Wetzel
MESA (EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING)
Rookie
34 players
PITCHERS: 19
Gabriel Agrazal
* Daniel Brown
JC Coronado
* Miguel Cruz (2023 DSL)
Luis Devers
Fraiman Marte (2023 DSL)
Luis Martinez-Gomez
Mason McGwire
Grayson Moore
Wilme Mora
Eligio Paredes
Mat Peters (on RESTRICTED LIST - see NOTE)
Vince Reilly
Luis A. Reyes
Yenrri Rojas
Luis Rujano
Freilyn Silverio
Matt Thompson
Jeral Vizcaino (2023 DSL)
NOTE: Even though he is on the Restricted List, Peters is allowed to participate fully at Minor League Camp (and then later in Extended Spring Training) and play in intrasquad and non-Cactus League minor league games (he pitched in the game against the Asian Breeze on 3/13 and in the games against the Langley Blaze on 3/19 and on 3/25).
CATCHERS: 4
# Jairo Diaz (see NOTE)
Yidel Diaz (2023 DSL)
Frank Hernandez (ex-OF)
Adan Sanchez
NOTE: J. Diaz is listed at Baseball Reference as a right-handed hitter and at milb.com as a left-handed hitter, but he is actually a switch-hitter.
INFIELDERS: 7
Angel Cepeda (2023 DSL)
* Jose Escobar
* Albert Gutierrez (2023 DSL - see NOTE)
Scott McKeon
* Yahil Melendez
Felix Stevens
* Anderson Suriel
NOTE: A. Gutierrez is listed at Baseball Reference and at milb.com as a right-handed hitter, but he is definitely a left-handed hitter (and he is not a switch-hitter, either).
OUTFIELDERS: 4
Bradlee Beesley
Leonel Espinoza
Geuri Lubo (ex-INF)
Alfonsin Rosario (see NOTE)
NOTE: A. Rosario is listed at Baseball Reference and at milb.com as having been born in Lexington, SC, with a height & weight of 6'6 210, but he actually was born in the Dominican Republic (his brother is Padres INF Eguy Rosario) and his height / weight is actually 6'0 220 (so he is actually six inches shorter and ten pounds heavier than he is listed!). So he looks more like Kirby Puckett than Dave Winfield. And although he was not born in the U. S., he did attend HS in Lexington, SC.
MESA REHAB: 19
Hunter Bigge, P
* Michael Carico, C
Brennen Davis, OF
* Ethan Flanagan, P
Will Frisch, P
Saul Gonzalez, P
Ben Leeper, P
Brody McCullough, P
Naz Mule, P
Johzan Oquendo, P
Miguel Pabon, C-INF
* David Peralta, OF
Ethan Roberts, P
Joel Sierra, P
Sam Thoresen, P
Edward Vargas, OF (2023 DSL)
JP Wheat, P
Jaxon Wiggins, P
FULL-SEASON INJURED (INACTIVE): 3
* Burl Carraway, P
Landon Ginn, P
Kevin Valdez, P
INACTIVE (attending college)
* Wilson Cunningham, P
INACTIVE (Restricted List): 1
Derniche Valdez, INF
CUBS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT & MINOR LEAGUE STAFF
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Jason Kanzler
DIRECTOR OF PITCHING: Ryan Otero
DIRECTOR OF HITTING: Greg Brown
FIELD COORDINATOR & BASERUNNING COORDINATOR: Kevin Graber
ASSISTANT FIELD COORDINATOR & CATCHING COORDINATOR: Mark Johnson
SENIOR PITCHING DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: Casey Jacobson
PITCHING PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR: James Ogden
ASSISTANT PITCHING DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: Carlos Chantres
REHAB PITCHING COORDINATOR: Matt Hinckley
HITTING COORDINATOR: Steven Pollakov
INFIELD COORDINATOR: Dai Dai Otaka
OUTFIELD COORDINATOR: Doug Dascenzo
POSITION PLAYER REHAB / DEVELOPMENT LIST COORDINATOR: Desi Wilson
DOMINICAN ACADEMY COORDINATOR: Edgar Perez
ROVING INSTRUCTOR: Dave Keller
SPECIAL ADVISOR - PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Matt Buschmann
SPECIAL ADVISOR - PITCHING: Mike Mason
SPECIAL ADVISOR - HITTING: Tom Beyers
DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING and PERFORMANCE NUTRITION : Blaine Kinsley
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR: Mark Weisman
ARIZONA COMPLEX STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR: Dallas Lopez
MEDICAL COORDINATOR: James Edwards
ASSISTANT MEDICAL COORDINATOR: Sean Folan
MENTAL SKILLS COORDINATOR: Javier Guerrero
IOWA: Marty Pevey (Manager), Eric Patterson (Bench Coach), Tony Cougoule (Pitching Coach), Rick Strickland (Hitting Coach), Taylor Fortney (Assistant Hitting Coach), and Andrew Betcher (Assistant Pitching Coach)
TENNESSEE: Lance Rymel (Manager), TBA (Bench Coach), Jamie Vermilyea (Pitching Coach), Rachel Folden (Hitting Coach), Henry Haack (Assistant Pitching Coach), and Derren Davis (Assistant Coach)
SOUTH BEND: Nick Lovullo (Manager), TBA (Bench Coach), Bruce Billings (Pitching Coach), Nate Spears (Hitting Coach), Andrew Rueter (Assistant Pitching Coach, Kyle Moore (Assistant Coach), and Marco Romero (Assistant Coach)
MYRTLE BEACH: Buddy Bailey (Manager), D'Angelo Jimenez (Bench Coach), George Thanopoulos (Pitching Coach), Rob Vaz (Hitting Coach), Armando Gabino (Assistant Pitching Coach), and Daniel Wasinger (Assistant Coach)
ACL CUBS: Corey Ray (Manager), Kyle Sutherland (Bench Coach), Clayton Mortensen (Pitching Coach), Jose Zapata (Pitching Coach), Chris Pieters (Hitting Coach), Yovanny Cuevas (Hitting Coach), Andrew Craig (Assistant Pitching Coach), and Collin Andrews (Assistant Coach)
MESA REHAB: Connor Rooney (Rehab Coach), and Hunter Hudson and Alex Elizondo (Rehab Catchers)
DSL CUBS BLUE: Carlos Ramirez (Manager), Jordal Williams (Pitching Coach), Raymond Pena (Hitting Coach), and Jovanny Rosario (Assistant Coach)
DSL CUBS RED: Enrique Wilson (Manager), Luis Hernandez (Pitching Coach), JC Bonilla (Pitching Coach), and Johnny Bethancourt (Hitting Coach)
ATHLETIC TRAINERS: Ed Halbur and Logan Severson (Iowa), Seth Clapp (Tennessee), Nick Roberts (South Bend), Maggie Lowenhar (Myrtle Beach), Tanner Costine and Hunter Martin (ACL Cubs), Leroy Martinez and Chadlacane Rodriguez (DSL Cubs Blue), and Arnoldo Goite and Guadalupe Segovia (DSL Cubs Red)
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACHES: Nathan Garza (Iowa), Jesus de la Sancha (Tennessee), Kelcey Mosley (South Bend), Allen Cooper (Myrtle Beach), TBA (ACL Cubs), Luis Gutierrez (DSL Cubs Blue), and Alexei Cazarin (DSL Cubs Red)
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