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The Cubs have released 15 minor leaguers:
Augusto Acevedo, INF
Jonathan Alvarez, RHRP
Jorge Arellano, RHRP
Efren Aular, C
Miller Chacon, C
Darling Grullon, RHRP
Ferrol Heredia, LHSP
Andy Hernandez, RHSP
Fernando Kelli, OF
Johan Lopez, LHRP
Kevin Moreno, OF
Jorge Ramirez, LHRP
Marco Valenzuela, OF
Juan Vasquez, C
Orlando Zapata, INF
F. Heredia, Kelli, and J. Vasquez were eligible for selection in the AAA Phase of this month's Rule 5 Draft (they were on the AA Tennessee reserve list) but were not selected.
Chacon, A. Hernandez, J. Lopez, and Valenzuela would have been eligible for selection in the 2021 Rule 5 Draft.
There was a time when Fernando Kelli was considered to be the fastest player in the Cubs system (he stole 133 bases in 244 minor league games), but he just could not hit enough to advance beyond short-season ball.
Kevin Moreno's favorite player was Kris Bryant (he even imitated Bryant's set-up at the plate) and his father's favorite team was the Cubs, and Kevin was unusual in that he was a resident of Cuba (not a defector) who did not play amateur ball or in the Federacion Cubana de Beisbol prior to signing with the Cubs (he signed after a private work-out with a Cubs Area Scout near his home in Havana). After signing, he traveled to Colombia and obtained a work visa from the U. S. embassy in Bogata, before eventually moving to Mexico.
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