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Chicago Cubs Bullpen Usage Report, Transactions, & Roster Moves
This is a running tally of recent bullpen usage by the Chicago Cubs, with the past week of Cubs roster moves below. Each reliever currently in the bullpen is listed with the number of pitches thrown that day. Green means the reliever was not used, yellow means the reliever threw 1-19 pitches, and red means they threw 20 or more pitches in an outing.
If a player has been recalled to the team but has not pitched, they may not yet appear on this list. Inversely, if a pitcher was recently demoted, they may still appear for a day or two.
Availability of pitchers is usually dependent on how many pitches they’ve thrown the day before and maybe the day before that. There are no hard-and-fast rules, but it usually goes something like this:
0-20 - probably available to pitch today, but probably not again tomorrow
20-30 - availability questionable for today
30+ - likely unavailable today & maybe not tomorrow -
Cubs Roster Moves & Transactions
Sat, Apr 18- Chicago Cubs sent LHP Jordan Wicks on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
- Chicago Cubs signed free agent LF Dylan Carlson to a minor league contract.
- Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right forearm strain.
- Chicago Cubs selected the contract of RHP Corbin Martin from Iowa Cubs.
Fri, Apr 17- Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 14, 2026. Left oblique strain.
Thu, Apr 16- LHP Caleb Thielbar changed number to 24.
- SS Dansby Swanson changed number to 7.
- RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 48.
- 3B Matt Shaw changed number to 6.
- LHP Ryan Rolison changed number to 33.
- LHP Hoby Milner changed number to 41.
- RHP Colin Rea changed number to 53.
- LHP Riley Martin changed number to 51.
- C Carson Kelly changed number to 15.
- LHP Luke Little changed number to 43.
- 2B Scott Kingery changed number to 12.
- CF Pete Crow-Armstrong changed number to 4.
- LF Michael Conforto changed number to 20.
- LHP Shota Imanaga changed number to 18.
- LF Ian Happ changed number to 8.
- 2B Nico Hoerner changed number to 2.
- 1B Michael Busch changed number to 29.
- RHP Edward Cabrera changed number to 30.
- RHP Ben Brown changed number to 32.
- 3B Alex Bregman changed number to 3.
- RHP Javier Assad changed number to 72.
- C Moisés Ballesteros changed number to 25.
- C Miguel Amaya changed number to 9.
- RHP Jameson Taillon changed number to 50.
- RF Seiya Suzuki changed number to 27.
- RHP Jacob Webb changed number to 71.
- Chicago Cubs sent LHP Matthew Boyd on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
Wed, Apr 15- RHP Jameson Taillon changed number to 42.
- CF Pete Crow-Armstrong changed number to 42.
- C Moisés Ballesteros changed number to 42.
- 1B Michael Busch changed number to 42.
- RHP Jacob Webb changed number to 42.
- LHP Luke Little changed number to 42.
- 3B Matt Shaw changed number to 42.
- RHP Javier Assad changed number to 42.
- 3B Alex Bregman changed number to 42.
- RHP Colin Rea changed number to 42.
- C Miguel Amaya changed number to 42.
- LF Ian Happ changed number to 42.
- LF Michael Conforto changed number to 42.
- LHP Ryan Rolison changed number to 42.
- SS Dansby Swanson changed number to 42.
- RHP Ben Brown changed number to 42.
- RHP Edward Cabrera changed number to 42.
- RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 42.
- 2B Scott Kingery changed number to 42.
- LHP Riley Martin changed number to 42.
- LHP Hoby Milner changed number to 42.
- 2B Nico Hoerner changed number to 42.
- C Carson Kelly changed number to 42.
- RF Seiya Suzuki changed number to 42.
- LHP Shota Imanaga changed number to 42.
- LHP Caleb Thielbar changed number to 42.
Tue, Apr 14- Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Paul Campbell to a minor league contract.
- Chicago Cubs placed RHP Ethan Roberts on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 13, 2026. Right middle finger laceration.
- Chicago Cubs recalled LHP Ryan Rolison from Iowa Cubs.
- Chicago Cubs optioned LHP Charlie Barnes to Iowa Cubs.
- Chicago Cubs recalled LHP Luke Little from Iowa Cubs.
Mon, Apr 13- Chicago Cubs signed free agent SS Stharling De Los Santos to a minor league contract.
- Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Stharling De Los Santos to a minor league contract.
Sun, Apr 12- Chicago Cubs placed RHP Hunter Harvey on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 9, 2026. Right triceps inflammation.
- Chicago Cubs selected the contract of LHP Charlie Barnes from Iowa Cubs.
- Chicago Cubs sent LF Dylan Carlson outright to Iowa Cubs.

