It is possible they are close to making another trade and need to wait for that to happen in order to clear the 40 man spot. Otherwise there are no obvious guys that can be dropped unless they try to put someone like Casey Coleman through waivers. Not sure how much interest there were would be in him and whether Theo and Jed would even care if he was claimed. Could they remove Jeff Bianchi? He was claimed on waivers from KC so does he have to stay on the 40 man roster? They got him through the rule 5 draft so he has to stay not only on the 40, but also the 25 or they have to send him back. No, they didn't. They got him on waivers. He's just like any other Cub minor leaguer on the 40-man roster (Lake, Vitters, Clevenger, etc.).