Cubs release INF Munenori Kawasaki … Return LHP Caleb Smith to Yankees … Assign INF Jemile Weeks and INF Chris Dominguez to minor league camp The Cubs inched closer to finalizing the Opening Day roster Tuesday. The Cubs cut the Spring Training roster by four players, leaving only one competition as the exhibition season comes to an end. The Cubs released INF Munenori Kawasaki, returned LHP Caleb Smith to the Yankees and assigned INF Jemile Weeks and INF Chris Dominguez to minor league … [Read more...]
Cubs Send Five to Minor League Camp, Reduce Spring Roster to 31 Players
Cubs make fifth round of spring roster cuts … Cubs option RHP Eddie Butler, LHP Rob Zastryzny to Triple-A Iowa … INF/OF Ian Happ, C/1B Taylor Davis, OF John Andreoli reassigned to minor league camp With six days left on the Spring Training calendar prior to Opening Night in St. Louis, the Cubs announced the fifth round of roster cuts. RHP Eddie Butler and LHP Rob Zastryzny were optioned to Triple-A Iowa. INF/OF Ian Happ, C/1B Taylor Davis and OF John Andreoli were reassigned to minor … [Read more...]
Cubs Reduce Spring Training Roster to 36 Players
Jeimer Candelario was one of six players the Cubs assigned to minor league camp Thursday … RHP Jim Henderson was granted his release The Cubs announced the fourth set of cuts to the team’s Spring Training roster on Thursday afternoon prior to the exhibition game with the Diamondbacks. The Cubs removed seven players from the spring roster, which officially stands now at 36 players. The Cubs optioned RHP Jake Buchanan, RHP Alec Mills and 3B/1B Jeimer Candelario to Triple-A Iowa. RHP Williams … [Read more...]
Cubs Reduce Spring Training Roster to 43 Players
Cubs option RHP Pierce Johnson, RHP Felix Pena, C Victor Caratini, OF Jacob Hannemann to Triple-A Iowa … Reassign OF Eloy Jimenez and INF/OF Chesny Young to minor league camp With a little more than two weeks to Opening Night in St. Louis, the Cubs announced seven roster cuts prior to Friday’s win in Glendale over the White Sox. The Cubs assigned seven players to minor league camp, reducing their spring roster from 50 to 43 players. RHP Pierce Johnson, RHP Felix Pena, C Victor Caratini … [Read more...]
Cubs Reduce Spring Training Roster to 50 Players
Cubs sent nine pitchers to minor league camp, including Duane Underwood Jr., Jack Leathersich … Granted Maikel Cleto his release The Cubs reduced the Spring Training Roster by 10 players prior to Monday’s exhibition game against the Padres. The Cubs sent nine pitchers to minor league camp and released one reliever. The Cubs assigned nine players to minor league camp and released right-handed pitcher Maikel Cleto, reducing their spring roster from 60 to 50 players. RHP Aaron Brooks, RHP … [Read more...]
Cubs Reduce Spring Roster to 60 Players
Cubs reduced Spring Training Roster to 60 Players with First Round of Cuts The Cubs announced Tuesday the first round of cuts from the Spring Training roster. Joe Maddon had 66 players on the Cubs Spring Training roster, 40 roster players and 26 non-roster invitees. The Cubs reassigned six non-roster players to minor league camp. Six non-roster invitees have been assigned to minor league camp: RHP Andury Acevedo, RHP Daniel Corcino, RHP Fernando Rodriguez, RHP Ryan Williams, LHP Gerardo … [Read more...]
Cubs Invite 24 Non-Roster Players to Major League Spring Training
OF Eloy Jimenez, 2B/OF Ian Happ, RHP Ryan Williams, RHP James Farris, OF John Andreoli, OF Mark Zagunis and INF/OF Chesny Young among the 24 players receiving non-roster invites to big league camp The Cubs announced Friday the list of players that will be in Major League Spring Training on non-roster invitations. And six of the top prospects in the organization received NRIs ... OF Eloy Jimenez, 2B/OF Ian Happ, RHP Ryan Williams, RHP James Farris, OF John Andreoli, OF Mark Zagunis and INF/OF … [Read more...]