Cubs MLB Roster

Cubs Organizational Depth Chart
40-Man Roster Info

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

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 





Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Minor League Contracts & Roster Rules

MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS & ROSTER RULES 

1. A player with no prior MLB or minor league service who signs a minor league contract ("first contract") or a free-agent with prior MLB and/or minor league service who signs a minor league contract must be added to an MLB club's Domestic Reserve List or International Reserve List when he is added to a minor league club's Active List or when the contract is filed with the MLB Commissioner (whichever comes first). Contracts must be filed with the MLB Commissioner within 20 days of signing.

2. A player must be added to a Domestic Reserve List immediately if the player is sent outright to the minors, is acquired in a trade, or is selected in the AAA Phase of the MLB Rule 5 Draft.

3. With the consent of the player and the club, a player who has not previously signed an MLB or minor league contract may be "Signed for Future Service" (contract is for the following season) if the player signs a minor league contract after July 1st but before January 1st and is not placed on a minor league club's Active List, Injured List, Temporarily Inactive List, or Military List  prior to the conclusion of the Minor League season. (Attendance at a post-season Instructional League and/or participation in Instructional League games do not count). The player cannot be released until he spends at least 15 days on a minor league active list or receives a (minimum) 15-day trial in Spring Training.
NOTE-1: The deadline to sign a player for future service was temporarily extended from December 31st to January 15th beginning in 2022. 
NOTE-2: Beginning on July 1, 2023, a player eligible for selection in the MLB Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) cannot be "Signed for Future Service." 

4. An international free-agent with no prior MLB or minor league service or a player who was eligible for selection in the MLB Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) who signs a minor league contract as a Non-Drafted Free-Agent (NDFA) after the draft must be added to a minor league reserve list and to a minor league club's Active List within 15 days or when he plays in his first game (whichever comes first). The player cannot be released until he spends at least 15 days on a minor league active list or receives a (minimum) 15-day trial in Spring Training.

5. A player who signs a minor league contract after being selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft (First Year Player Draft) must be added to a minor league club's Active List with 15 days or when he plays in his first official minor league game (whichever comes first), but the player does not count against a minor league reserve list until the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season or until he plays in an official minor league game (whichever comes first). The player cannot be released until he spends at least 15 days on a minor league active list or receives a (minimum) 15-day trial in Spring Training.

6. A minor league player eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft cannot be added to an MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), traded to another organization, or transferred from one minor league reserve list to another within the same organization, beginning;with the filing of MLB minor league reserve lists in November and extending through the completion of the Rule 5 Draft.

7. With the approval of the MLB Commissioner, a club may assign (loan) a player signed to a minor league contract to the Active List of a minor league club in another organization, to a club in an MLB Partner League, or to a club in the Mexican League. However, the player must be returned no later than the day after the conclusion of his club's season. 

8. An MLB player who was sent outright to a minor league club during the previous season or after the conclusion of the previous season cannot be tendered a minor league contract for the following season with a salary less than 80% of his previous season's salary (what he was actually paid that season).

9. If an unsigned MLB player is outrighted to the minors after the conclusion of the MLB regular season and then is not tendered a minor league contract by January 15th, the player is a free-agent.

10. If a minor league player under club control (a minor league "auto-renewal" player) is not tendered a salary addendum by March 15th, the player is a free-agent.

11. An MLB club can automatically renew a minor league player's contract no more than six times, so a club can unilaterally control a minor league player (that is, a player not on an MLB 40-man roster) for no more than seven minor league seasons. For purposes of determining eligibility to be a free-agent, a player does not accrue a minor league season if the player spends the entire season on an MLB Active List, MLB Disabled List(s), and/or other MLB inactive list, or if the player spends an entire season on the Restricted List, Disqualified List, Suspended List, Ineligible List, Voluntarily Retired List, and/or Military List. Also, participation in a post-season instructional league, the Arizona Fall League, and/or international winter league(s) do not count toward a minor league season.
NOTE: Beginning on June 5, 2023, a player who is 19 or older on the June 5th prior to signing his first contract can have his contract renewed no more than five times and will remain under club control for only six seasons before he will become eligible to be an MLB Rule 9 minor league free-agent. (This rule does - NOT - apply to any player who signed his first contract prior to June 5, 2023). 


MINOR LEAGUE MINIMUM SALARIES

Salaries are paid weekly and are pro-rated.  

BEGINNING IN 2023: 
AAA: $35,800
AA: $30,250
Hi-A: $27,300
Lo-A: $26,200
ACL/FCL: $19,800
DSL: $3,000 (plus room & board) 


MINOR LEAGUE SERVICE TIME & ROSTER LIMITS

An MLB organization may carry no more than 180 players on its aggregate Domestic Reserve List from minor league Opening Day up until 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the final game of the World Series, and no more than 190 players on its Domestic Reserve List beginning at 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the final game of the World Series up until minor league Opening Day. 
NOTE: Beginning at 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the final game of the 2023 World Series, the Domestic Reserve List limit will be 175 during the off-season up until MLB Opening Day, and then 165 beginning on 2024 MLB Opening Day up until 5 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day after the final game of the World Series. 

An MLB organization may carry no more than 35 players on its International Reserve List (if the MLB club has only one DSL Affiliate) or no more than 70 players (if the MLB club has two DSL affiliates).  

Once a player is moved from a club's International Reserve List to a club's Domestic Reserve List, he cannot return to the International Reserve List without consent of the MLB Commissioner. 

Only players on the International Reserve List can play in the DSL. 

If an MLB organization exceeds its Domestic Reserve List or International Reserve List maximum roster limit, the organization has up to 48 hours to make whatever roster adjustments or moves necessary to return to (or below) the reserve list limit.   


ESTABLISHING MINOR LEAGUE RESERVE LISTS PRIOR TO RULE 5 DRAFT 

A club's Domestic Reserve List and International Reserve List must be filed with the MLB Commissioner on the second Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving (November 14th in 2023).

1. No more than 38 players may be placed on the roster of a club's AAA affiliate when the reserve lists are filed. A Rule 5 Draft-eligible player on a AAA roster can be selected only in the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft.
NOTE: The AAA roster is used only for the purpose of determining eligibility for selection in the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft. Any Rule 5 Draft-eligible player on a club's minor league Domestic Reserve List or International Reserve List who is not on the AAA reserve list when the rosters are filed is eligible for selection in the AAA Phase.  

2. If a Rule 5 Draft-eligible player on a club's minor league Domestic Reserve List or International Reserve List is not placed on the AAA roster when the reserve lists are filed, he cannot be moved to the AAA roster until after the conclusion of the Rule 5 Draft.

3. If a Rule 5 Draft-eligible player on a club's minor league Domestic Reserve List or International Reserve List is placed on the AAA roster when the reserve lists are filed, he cannot be removed from the AAA roster until after the conclusion of the Rule 5 Draft.
NOTE: A minor league player eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft cannot be added to an MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), traded to another organization, released, or transferred from one minor league roster to another within the same organization, beginning with the filing of MLB minor league reserve lists and extending through the completion of the Rule 5 Draft.

4. If a free-agent is signed to a minor league contract during the period of time between the date that the reserve list are filed and the Rule 5 Draft, he can be placed on the 38-man AAA roster, but only if there is a slot available.     

For the purpose of determining minor league roster limits & restrictions, a minor league player accrues a year of "service time" for every season in which the player spends at least 30 days on an MLB and/or minor league active list and/or injured list, unless the player spent the entire season on the Injured List.

1. Service time accrued by a player while assigned to a club or clubs in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) and/or Venezuelan Summer League (VSL) does not count when determining minor league roster limits and restrictions for minor league clubs in domestic affilated leagues.
NOTE: Although the VSL has been defunct since 2016 (last season was 2015), there are players in the minor leagues today who accrued minor league service time while assigned to a VSL club back when the VSL was still an active minor league.   

2. A position player making a position change to pitcher or a pitcher making a position change to position player receives a one-year exemption from minor league service time restrictions. However, a position player being converted to a pitcher may not be used as a position player in a minor league game during the exempt year, and a pitcher being converted to a position player may not be used as a pitcher in a minor league game during the exempt year.

3. A player on a minor league "rehabilitation" or "conditioning" assignment does not count against the Active List or Reserve List of the affiliate to which he is assigned.

4. A maximum of three players on a minor league Injured List, Restricted List, and/or Military List may be assigned on a "rehabilitation" or "conditioning" assignment to any one minor league affiliate at any one time, but there is no limit to the number of players who can be on a "rehabilitation" or "conditioning" assignment at the organization's Spring Training Complex (including a club's Arizona or Florida complex league affiliate). There is also no limit on the number of players on an MLB Injured List, Restricted List, and/or Military List who can be assigned on a "rehabilitation" or "conditioning" assignment to any one minor league affiliate at any one time.

5. A player who has been "Signed for Future Service" can be carried on the roster of a DSL affiliate only. A player with "Signed for Future Service" status does not count against the International Reserve List roster limits until DSL Opening Day. A maximum of 12 players "Signed for Future Service" may be assigned to any one DSL affiliate at the same time. 
NOTE: Beginning on July 1, 2023, a player eligible for selection in the MLB Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) cannot be "Signed for Future Service."


CUBS MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATES

SS = Short Season League
R = Rookie League 
FR = Foreign Rookie League

IOWA (AAA)
RESERVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 38 (November reserve list roster filing date through Rule 5 Draft only)
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 28
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: NONE

TENNESSEE (AA):
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 28  
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: NONE

SOUTH BEND (Hi-A):
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 30 
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: Maximum two players and one player-coach with six or more years of service time (not including DSL/VSL service time)

MYRTLE BEACH (Lo-A): 
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 30  
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: Maximum two players with five or more years of service time (not including DSL/VSL service time)

ACL CUBS (SS-R):
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: NONE (maximum 30 players designated "active" for each game, not including players on rehab assignment)
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: No players with three or more years of service time (VSL/DSL service time excluded)

DSL CUBS BLUE (SS-FR): 
ROSTER RESTRICTIONS: International players only (maximum two players from Puerto Rico)
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 35 (maximum 30 players designated "active" for each game)
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: No players with four or more years of service time (including DSL/VSL service time) 

DSL CUBS RED (SS-FR):
ROSTER RESTRICTIONS: International players only (maximum two players from Puerto Rico)
ACTIVE LIST ROSTER LIMIT: 35 (maximum 30 players designated "active" for each game)
SERVICE TIME LIMITS: No players with four or more years of service time (including DSL/VSL service time)

There is no Active List roster limit for Extended Spring Training and post-season Instructional League ("instructs") squads.


CUBS MINOR LEAGUE ROSTERS (last updated 4-18-2024):

* bats or throws left
# bats both

Players on Optional Assignment from MLB Reserve List are in green
Players on Article XIX-C Minor League Rehab Assignment are in blue
Players signed after being selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft are underlined in purple 
IFA who have been Signed for Future Service are underlined in brown

DOMESTIC RESERVE LIST 

153 players are RESERVED (twelve slots are open), plus two are on the RESTRICTED LIST, seven are on the 60-DAY IL, and three are on the FULL-SEASON IL   

AAA 

IOWA:

35 players (includes nine players on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

30 players are ACTIVE (two players over the limit), plus five players are on the 7-DAY IL 

PITCHERS: 15+5
Hunter Bigge (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
Chris Clarke
Jose Cuas
Carl Edwards Jr
* Edwin Escobar
Kohl Franklin (INACTIVE - 7-day IL)
Porter Hodge
Ben Leeper (INACTIVE - 60-day IL) 
* Luke Little
* Richard Lovelady
* Riley Martin
Sam McWilliams
Daniel Palencia
* Thomas Pannone
Walker Powell (INACTIVE - 7-day IL)
Ethan Roberts (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
Cam Sanders 
Julio Teheran
Riley Thompson 
Hayden Wesneski
* Brad Wieck  

CATCHERS: 3
Curt Casali
Ali Sanchez 
* Bryce Windham

INFIELDERS: 6+1
David Bote (INACTIVE - 7-day IL)  
* Miles Mastrobuoni
* Matt Mervis
# BJ Murray
Jake Slaughter
Chase Strumpf
Luis Vazquez

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Owen Caissie
* Pete Crow-Armstrong
* Darius Hill
* David Peralta


TENNESSEE:

AA

30 players (includes two players on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT), and one is on the FULL-SEASON IL

27 players are ACTIVE (one slot is open), plus three are on the DEVELOPMENT LIST 

PITCHERS: 14+1
Michael Arias
Brandon Birdsell 
* Burl Carraway (INACTIVE - Full Season IL) 
Manuel Espinoza 
Richard Gallardo 
Cade Horton
Zac Leigh
Connor Noland
Eduarniel Nunez
Jake Reindl
Frankie Scalzo Jr
Matt Thompson 
Cayne Ueckert
* Blake Weiman
Blake Whitney
 
CATCHERS: 2+1 
Pablo Aliendo
* Moises Ballesteros
Caleb Knight (INACTIVE - Development List)

INFIELDERS: 6+1
# Hayden Cantrelle  
Haydn McGeary
Scott McKeon (INACTIVE - Development List)
Josh Rivera
Matt Shaw 
James Triantos
Luis Verdugo

OUTFIELDERS: 5+1
Kevin Alcantara
Bradlee Beesley (INACTIVE - Development List)
Christian Franklin
Jordan Nwogu
* Ezequiel Pagan
* Cole Roederer


SOUTH BEND:

Hi-A

37 players (includes one player on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL

31 players are ACTIVE including one player on REHAB ASSIGNMENT (roster is full), plus five on 7-DAY IL and one on DEVELOPMENT LIST

PITCHERS: 16+6
Sam Armstrong
Yovanny Cabrera
Luis Devers 
Angel Gonzalez
* Drew Gray
* Angel Hernandez
Nick Hull
Grant Kipp (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
Brody McCullough (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
Grayson Moore
Koen Moreno
Joe Nahas
Johzan Oquendo (INACTIVE - 60-DAY IL) 
* Jack Patterson
Jose Romero
Will Sanders
Tyler Santana
Tyler Schlaffer
Sam Thoresen (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
Hunter Viets (INACTIVE - 7-day IL)
* Chase Watkins

CATCHERS: 2+2
# Dilan Granadillo (INACTIVE - DEVELOPMENT LIST)
* Ethan Hearn
# Casey Opitz
Miguel Pabon (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 

INFIELDERS: 8
# Reivaj Garcia
Ed Howard
Brian Kalmer
Jonathon Long
Fabian Pertuz
# Pedro Ramirez
Jefferson Rojas
Felix Stevens

OUTFIELDERS: 5 
* Brett Bateman
* Parker Chavers
Brennen Davis (REHAB - is on 7-day IL at Iowa)
Rafael Morel
* Yohendrick Pinango 


MYRTLE BEACH:

37 players, plus three on 60-DAY IL and two on FULL-SEASON IL     

30 players are ACTIVE (roster is full), plus six on 7-DAY IL and one is on DEVELOPMENT LIST 

Lo-A

PITCHERS: 18+8
Juan Bello
Garrett Brown
Nick Dean 
Kenten Egbert
Will Frisch (INACTIVE - 60-day IL)  
Landon Ginn (INACTIVE - Full-Season IL) 
Saul Gonzalez INACTIVE - 60-day IL)  
Dom Hambley
Ty Johnson
Shane Marshall (ex-C)  
Mason McGwire
Naz Mule (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
* Branden Noriega
Eligio Paredes (INACTIVE - Development List)
Kenyi Perez
Starlyn Pichardo
Vince Reilly
Francis Reynoso (ex-1B)
Erian Rodriguez
Alfredo Romero
Luis Rujano
* Marino Santy
Joel Sierra (INACTIVE - 60-day IL)
Kevin Valdez (INACTIVE - Full Season IL) 
Jeral Vizcaino
JP Wheat (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 

CATCHERS: 3+2  
* Michael Carico (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
David Avitia (INACTIVE - 7-day IL)
Frank Hernandez (ex-OF)
* Wally Soto
Carter Trice (ex-INF)

INFIELDERS: 5+1
Drew Bowser
Alexis Hernandez
Cristian Hernandez
Christian Olivo (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
Christopher Paciolla
Reggie Preciado

OUTFIELDERS: 4+1
* Jefferson Encarnacion
Leonel Espinoza
Andy Garriola
* Ismael Mena (INACTIVE - 7-day IL) 
* Jacob Wetzel


ACL CUBS

26 players, plus two are on the RESTRICTED LIST and two are on the 60-DAY IL

PITCHERS: 14+2
Gabriel Agrazal
* Daniel Brown
JC Coronado
* Miguel Cruz
* Wilson Cunningham
* Ethan Flanagan (INACTIVE - 60-day IL)
Scarlyn Lebron
Fraiman Marte
Luis Martinez-Gomez
Yoendris Gonzalez
Wilme Mora
Mathew Peters (RESTRICTED LIST)
Luis A. Reyes
Yenrri Rojas
Freilyn Silverio
Jaxon Wiggins

CATCHERS: 3
# Jairo Diaz
Yidel Diaz
Adan Sanchez

INFIELDER: 5+1
Angel Cepeda
* Jose Escobar
* Albert Gutierrez
* Yahil Melendez
# Eriandys Ramon
Derniche Valdez (RESTRICTED LIST)

OUTFIELDERS: 4+1
Joan Delgado
Geuri Lubo (ex-INF)
Alfonsin Rosario
* Anderson Suriel
Edward Vargas (INACTIVE - 60-day IL)

 





INTERNATIONAL RESERVE LIST

68 players are RESERVED (two slots are open), plus two are on the RESTRICTED LIST

DSL CUBS BLUE:

34 players, plus one is on the RESTRICTED LIST

PITCHERS: 18+1
Frailin Alejo
* Melvyn Amador
Juan Archbold
Eduardo Castillo
Diego Dugarte
Julian Duran
Charbel Gonzalez
* Jeremy Guzman
Jordan Henriquez
Jair Jimenez
Yander Maria
Dalbert Mosquea (RESTRICTED LIST)
* Santiago Payares
Darian Rivero
Jhon Rosario
Stiven Sanchez
Adrian Santana
Saul Siri
Yafrerlyn Vasquez

CATCHERS: 4
Henniel Alcala
Carlos Altuve
Ivan Cespedes
Vicent Nunez

INFIELDERS: 7
Edgardo DeLeon
# Ronnyel Espinoza
Moises Febrillet
* Juan Monso
Isaac Moscote
Brailin Pascual
Grenyerbert Velasquez

OUTFIELDERS: 5
* Derik Alcantara
* Darlyn DeLeon
* Leroy Escalante
* Alexey Lumpuy
Robin Ortiz


DSL CUBS RED:

34 players, plus one is on the RESTRICTED LIST

PITCHERS: 19+1
Elvis Blanco
David Bracho
Kevin Camacho
Alberto Chala
Gabriel de la Cruz
Brayan Diaz
Jostin Florentino
* Zhiorman Imbriano
Bryan Landaez
Ronny Lopez
Emannoel Madeira
Cesar Pierret
Nestor Pirela
Welington Quintero
Carlos Rangel
Jordi Romero
Albaro Santana (RESTRICTED LIST)
Runelvis Toribio
Geovanny Vasquez
Irving Vazquez

CATCHERS: 3
Daniel Campos
Abel DeLeon
Diego Gonzalez

INFIELDERS: 7
Fernando Cruz
# Ludwing Espinoza
* Luis Maza
Jesus Meneses
* Ezequiel Pena
# Enyel Rosario
# Sandy Sanchez

OUTFIELDERS: 5
Andrws Cruz
* Cesar Lugo
Josias Ramirez
* Jesus Rodriguez
Julio Valdez
 




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), Ben Martin (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, 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), TBA (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)

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled).