Minor League Signings (2023-24 Offseason)

[Seth Stohs]

Let's use this forum thread for talking about minor league free agents this offseason. We can talk about players lost, players added, and where former Cubs wind up here. 

As the World Series ended, players meeting the necessary minor-league time requirements became free agents. Here are the list of Cubs minor leaguers that elected free agency. Let's get caught up and then discuss these players and if there are any players you would like to see the Cubs bring back. 

The Cubs have released: 
C : Brayan Altuve, Malcom Quintero, Jake Washer,
OF: Raino Coran,  
RHP: Michael McAvene, Jarod Wright, Derek Casey, Tomy Sanchez, Anthony Mendez, Gleiber Morales, 
LHP: Scott Kobos, Jose Aquino, 

The following players elected to become free agents: 
RHP Ben Hecht, Carlos Guzman, Nick Neidert, Nick Burdi, Samuel Reyes,  
LHP: Jack Patterson, Brailyn Marquez, Yovanny Cruz, Stephen Gonsalves, 
C : PJ Higgins,  
IF: Yonathan Perlaza, 

 

The Cubs added SS Luis Vazquez to their 40-man roster. 

The Cubs added infielder Ronnyel Espinoza (18) and assigned him to the DSL. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

I hope and think Perlaza gets a shot somewhere. He looks like a decent bat. Burdi's velocity is welcome back in Chicago. 

 

Jack Patterson is a name I haven't heard in years. He had a promising start to his pro career before the injuries took him down. 

[PackLandVA]

Oh Brailyn Marquez, what could have been.

[Tim]

I would like to have Higgins back as depth, but I get that he'll see if he can get a big league contract.

I hope we can re-sign Burdi, but the odds of him staying healthy for a significant period of time are pretty low.

Perlaza would be very wise to sign elsewhere. He's not going to get the reps at Iowa.

<sigh>Brailyn</sigh>