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40-Man Roster Info

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

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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# bats both

PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

2023 Cubs Minor League Camp Rosters

Here are the Cubs Minor League Camp group rosters (updated 3/21). 

Keep in mind that as the Cubs MLB Spring Training roster is reduced, there is a cascading effect throughout Minor League Camp, as some players are moved downward from one level to the next lower level. 

Also, so far no minor league players have been released, but there will likely be a "batch cut" later this week.    


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# bats both 


IOWA CUBS (AAA): 34+2  

PITCHERS: 17 
Danis Correa 
Jeremiah Estrada 
* Bailey Horn 
Ryan Jensen
Kyle Johnson 
Chris Kachmar  
Caleb Kilian 
Ben Leeper 
Joe Nahas 
Nick Neidert 
Peyton Remy
Samuel Reyes
* Eric Stout  
Curtis Taylor
Riley Thompson  
Cayne Ueckert 
Blake Whitney 

CATCHERS: 3+1  
Miguel Amaya 
Caleb Knight 
* Tim Susnara (INACTIVE) 
* Bryce Windham 

INFIELDERS: 8 
* Bryce Ball 
* Christian Donahue 
# Reivaj Garcia 
Levi Jordan 
* Esteban Quiroz 
Jake Slaughter 
Chase Strumpf 
* Andy Weber 

OUTFIELDERS: 6+1 
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
Alexander Canario (INACTIVE) 
Brennen Davis 
* Darius Hill 
# Yonathan Perlaza   
* Cole Roederer 
* Jared Young  


TENNESSEE (AA): 35+1  

PITCHERS: 17 
Max Bain 
Hunter Bigge
Ben Brown  
Ben Hecht 
* DJ Herz 
Trey Lang 
Zac Leigh 
* Riley Martin 
Michael McAvene 
Eduarniel Nunez 
Daniel Palencia 
Walker Powell
Jake Reindl  
Tyler Santana 
* Dalton Stambaugh 
* Jordan Wicks  
Jarod Wright 

CATCHERS: 4 
Pablo Aliendo
David Avitia  
* Ethan Hearn 
Jake Washer 

INFIELDERS: 8+1 
Ed Howard IV (INACTIVE)
# B. J. Murray 
Nelson Maldonado 
Scott McKeon 
Rafael Morel 
Christian Olivo 
Felix Stevens 
Luis Vazquez 
Luis Verdugo 

OUTFIELDERS: 6 
Kevin Alcantara  
Brad Beesley 
* Owen Caissie 
# Zach Davis 
Jordan Nwogu 
* Yohendrick Pinango 


SOUTH BEND (Hi-A): 36+1  

PITCHERS: 20 
Brandon Birdsell 
Yovanny Cabrera 
Bradford Deppermann 
Kohl Franklin 
Richard Gallardo 
Saul Gonzalez 
* Angel Hernandez 
Porter Hodge 
* Adam Laskey 
* Luke Little 
Gregori Montano 
Connor Noland 
Mathew Peters 
Johzan Oquendo 
Sheldon Reed 
Frankie Scalzo Jr 
Sam Thoresen
* Didier Vargas
* Chase Watkins  
* Christian Winston

CATCHERS: 3 
* Moises Ballesteros 
# Casey Opitz 
# Malcom Quintero 

INFIELDERS: 8  
* Miguel Fabrizio
Cristian Hernandez 
Kevin Made  
Hayden McGeary 
Fabian Pertuz 
Yeison Santana 
Liam Spence 
James Triantos 

OUTFIELDERS: 5+1 
* D. J. Artis  
* Parker Chavers 
Christian Franklin 
Andy Garriola 
* Ezequiel Pagan (LIMITED ACTIVITY) 
* Jacob Wetzel 

MYRTLE BEACH (Lo-A): 38   

PITCHERS: 23 
* Jose Aquino 
Michael Arias 
* Jackson Ferris 
Angel Gonzalez 
Dominic Hambley 
Cade Horton 
Nick Hull
Grant Kipp 
* Joel Machado 
Koen Moreno 
Brody McCullough
Mason McGwire 
Gleiber Morales 
* Branden Noriega
Starlyn Pichardo  
Erian Rodriguez
Cristian Rojas 
Jose Romero 
Oliver Roque 
* Andricson Salvador 
Tomy Sanchez 
* Marino Santy  
Kevin Valdez 

CATCHERS: 3 
Miguel Pabon
* Ronnier Quintero  
Adan Sanchez 

INFIELDERS: 7 
# Josue Huma 
Juan Mora 
Christopher Paciolla 
# Reggie Preciado 
# Pedro Ramirez 
Jefferson Rojas 
* Anderson Suriel 

OUTFIELDERS: 5 
* Ke'Shun Collier 
* Jefferson Encarnacion 
Frank Hernandez 
* Ismael Mena 
* Cristian More 


EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING (MESA): 43   

ACTIVE: 21  

PITCHERS: 10  
Elian Almanzar 
Juan Bello 
* Wilson Cunningham 
Will Frisch 
* Carlos Garcia 
Bailey Reid 
Wilber Rodriguez 
Luis Rujano
Joel Sierra 
Freilyn Silverio  

CATCHERS: 7 
Yoanis ("J. J.") Aleksandrov 
* Jairo Diaz 
Yidel Diaz 
* Dilan Granadillo 
Fredy Montenegro 
Carlos Ramos 
* Wally Soto 

INFIELDERS: 2 
Alexis Hernandez
# Esmarly Tatis 

OUTFIELDERS: 2 
Brayan Altuve 
Raino Coran 

PITCHERS REHAB GROUP: 22 
Garrett Brown 
* Burl Carraway 
Derek Casey
Yovanny Cruz
Luis Devers 
Joandy Duran 
Manuel Espinoza  
* Stephen Gonsalves 
* Drew Gray
Kyle Hendricks 
Codi Heuer 
Jordan Holloway 
* Scott Kobos  
* Brailyn Marquez 
Shane Marshall  
Nazier Mule
* Jack Patterson
Kenyi Perez 
Ethan Roberts 
Tyler Schlaffer 
JP Wheat 
* Brad Wieck  

Comments

One of your most fun annual update, thanks as always. Some of the more riveting ones this year:

Crow-Armstrong, Roederer with Iowa
Howard, Hearn, Alcantara, Pinango, Palencia with Tennessee
Ballesteros, Hernandez with SB
Horton, Adan Sanchez, Mason McGwire, Chris Paciolla, Quintero, Jefferson Rojas with MB

 

 

 

 

The Cubs have sold the contract of minor league 2B Esteban Quiroz to the Philadelphia Phillies. 

The final Spring Training games for AAA affiliates are on Sunday, with AAA opening Day next Friday, so AAA teams will be leaving Arizona or Florida on Monday or Tuesday. Therefore, the Iowa roster will need to be finalized sooner than the other three full season affiliates.  

The AAA and AA regular season active list roster limit is 28, and the Hi-A and Lo-A regular active list roster limit is 30 (there is no active list roster limit at Extended Spring Training or in the ACL).

In addition, up to five additional players can be carried on the AAA Taxi Squad (at least one must be a catcher), unless the special CoViD Taxi Squad rule is revoked by the MLB Commissioner prior to Opening Day (TBD).  

Also, the minor league Domestic Reserve list limit is 190 until AAA Opening Day this coming Friday, at which point it will be reduced to 180.    

The TCR Cubs organizational depth chart (see link below) reflects the current MLB and minor league camp rosters, and is being updated daily. 

https://www.thecubreporter.com/cubs-organizational-depth-chart

The Cubs have released INF Christian Donahue, RHP Trey Lang, C Fredy Montenegro, LHP Andricson Salvador, and INF Esmarly Tatis. 

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In reply to by bradsbeard

Trey Lang was on the Cubs Voluntary Retired List since 2015 and so he was still under club control per the original contract he signed with the Cubs after being drafted in 2012.

The Cubs could have released him when he decided to make his comeback last year, but they obviously saw  something in his bullpen side sessions to warrant a look. 

Prior to resuming his baseball career, he had worked out at a local Phoenix training center and had his FB velo up to 98 (after not pitching for seven years). So he decided to give baseball another shot, but it just didn't work out.

In the one game I saw him pitch in a few days ago, it was pretty ugly...   

Trey Lang: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R (3 ER), 5 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 37 pitches (14 strikes) 

If he still has the itch, maybe he will try independent baseball. 

he didn't do anything amazing, but wow...the stuff that came out of jake reindl's arm in his 1 inning closing out the last spring game was really interesting for a 26 year old who's never seen above A-ball.  if that's repeatable outing to outing we could actually see him in the bigs.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.