Pre-Arbitration (Auto-Renewal) Players

An unsigned player under club control who does not yet qualify for salary arbitration ultimately has to either accept the club's offer or just not play.

A club will negotiate with the player up to a point, but if the player has not signed a contract for the current season by March 1st, the club has the right to unilaterally dictate the player's salary and renew the player's contract from the previous season (albeit for an amount not less than the MLB minimum salary, and not less than 80% of the player's salary from the previous season and not less than 70% of the player's salary from two season's back). 

These players are the ones who have a "minor league split" salary in their contract, which the player is paid if he is sent to the minors. A player's "minor league split" salary must be at least equal to the 2023 MLB "minor league split" minimum salary and must be at least 50% of the player's salary (what the player was actually paid) from the previous season.
NOTE: If a free-agent signs a major league contract with a minor league "split" salary, the "50% rule" does not apply.

POST-2024 CUBS PRE-ARBITRATION (AUTO-RENEWAL) PLAYERS: (last updated 3-27-2023)
Kevin Alcantara, OF
Miguel Amaya, C
Javier Assad, RHP 
Ben Brown, RHP
Alexander Canario, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF
Jeremiah Estrada, RHP 
Ryan Jensen, RHP 
Caleb Kilian, RHP
Miles Mastrobuoni, INF-OF
Christopher Morel, INF
Ethan Roberts, RHP 
Michael Rucker, RHP 
Justin Steele, LHP (likely "Super Two" - TBD)
Keegan Thompson, RHP (possible "Super Two" - TBD) 
Nelson Velazquez, OF
Hayden Wesneski, RHP 

Cubs MLB Roster

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40-Man Roster Info


40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on 60-DAY IL   

26 players
are on the MLB ACTIVE LIST 

Last updated 3-30-2023
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 13
Adbert Alzolay
Javier Assad 
Brad Boxberger
Michael Fulmer
Mark Leiter Jr 
Julian Merryweather
Michael Rucker
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele 
Marcus Stroman
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski

CATCHERS: 3 
* Tucker Barnhart 
Yan Gomes
Luis Torrens

INFIELDERS: 7
Nico Hoerner
* Eric Hosmer
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
* Edwin Rios
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 3 
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Trey Mancini 

OPTIONED: 11
Keven Alcantara, OF 
Miguel Amaya, C 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Jeremiah Estrada, P 
Ryan Jensen, P 
Caleb Kilian, P
Christopher Morel, INF-OF
Adrian Sampson, P 
Nelson Velazquez, OF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF 

15-DAY IL: 2 
Kyle Hendricks 
* Brandon Hughes

60-DAY IL: 2 
Codi Heuer, P 
Ethan Roberts, P
  



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