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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER REGISTER

Tyler Alamo – CatcherFULL NAME: Tyler Anthony Alamo BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on May 2 BORN: 5/2/95 in Orange, CA RESIDENCE: Cypress, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Cypress High School in Cypress, Calif.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 24th round of 2013 draft (scout: Alex Lontayo)NOTES: HIGH SCHOOL — Played on USA Baseball age-group team in 2011; won a gold medal

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Mesa-R .111 11 27 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 15 0-0 2 .167 .1112014 — Mesa-R .215 31 93 12 20 2 0 0 10 1 1 3 4 18 0-0 5 .267 .2372015 — Eugene-A .261 41 138 19 36 1 0 0 14 0 2 1 16 24 1-1 1 .338 .268MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .229 83 258 32 59 3 0 0 28 1 4 4 22 57 1-1 8 .295 .240

Adbert Alzolay – PitcherFULL NAME: Adbert Marcelo Alzolay BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/1/95 in San Felix, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Felix, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/6/12 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Julio Figueroa)NOTES: 2015 — Named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week, July 27-August 2 … with Eugene, tied for the team lead with six wins

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — VSL Cubs-R 5-3 1.07 15 12 0 0 0 67.0 49 16 8 1 3 10 61 4 12014 — AZL Cubs-R 2-5 8.51 9 3 0 0 0 24.1 31 28 23 3 4 11 26 2 2 Boise-A 0-0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 02015 — Eugene-A 6-2 2.04 12 3 0 0 0 53.0 29 13 12 5 0 15 49 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 13-10 2.69 37 18 0 0 0 147.1 111 58 44 9 7 37 138 11 3

Gioskar Amaya – InfielderFULL NAME: Gioskar Julio Amaya BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 12/13/92 in Edo Carabobo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Carabobo, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/9/09 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Julio Figueroa)NOTES: 2014 — Named a Florida State League All-Star ... 2012 — Named to the Topps/Minor League Baseball shortseason All-Star team ... named a Northwest League All-Star ... led the Northwest League with 12 triples and 61 runs scored ... was third with 135 total bases while his .496 slugging percentage tied for third ... 2011 — Led the Arizona League with 77 hits, was second with a .377 batting average and tied for third with eight triples

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2010 — DSL Cubs 1-R .282 69 238 33 67 8 3 1 29 5 4 10 28 33 18-8 20 .375 .3532011 — Mesa-R .377 52 204 37 *77 11 8 0 36 4 3 3 13 39 13-8 17 .417 .5102012 — Boise-A .298 69 272 *61 81 6 *12 8 33 2 4 6 33 65 15-5 9 .381 .496 Iowa-AAA 1.000 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1.000 2.0002013 — Kane County-A .252 117 453 65 114 26 6 5 28 3 5 13 42 109 13-6 22 .329 .3692014 — Daytona-A .276 112 369 56 102 16 3 4 35 2 2 9 53 90 14-7 13 .379 .3692015 — South Bend-A .260 110 400 45 104 18 2 4 43 4 2 6 44 73 17-5 7 .341 .345MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .282 530 1937 298 546 86 34 22 204 20 20 47 213 409 90-39 88 .364 .395

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Aramis Ademan – InfielderFULL NAME: Aramis Rainier Ademan (Sanchez) BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 9/13/98 in Santiago, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santiago, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/23/15 (scouts: Jose Estevez, Gian Guzman, Jose Serra and Louie Eljaua)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — WILL MAKE DEBUT IN 2016

Maikel Aguiar – PitcherFULL NAME: Maikel Ramon Aguiar (Diaz) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 11/20/96 in Porlamar, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 1/26/16 (scout: Julio Figueroa)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — WILL MAKE DEBUT IN 2016

Jose Albertos – PitcherFULL NAME: Jose Maria Albertos (Urtiz) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 11/7/98 in Reynoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico RESIDENCE: Reynoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/27/15 (scouts: Sergio Hernandez and Louie Eljaua)


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Assael Aquino – PitcherFULL NAME: Assael Aquino BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on July 16 BORN: 7/16/92 in Bajos De Haina, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/12/14 (scouts: Jose Estevez, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)NOTES: 2015 — Placed on the suspended list, June 18 through remainder of season

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — DSL Cubs-R 1-1 2.11 18 0 0 0 3 42.2 31 19 10 1 3 30 39 13 22015 — DSL Cubs-R 0-0 6.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 1 0 6 6 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-1 2.36 20 0 0 0 3 45.2 33 21 12 2 3 36 45 15 2

Jeff Antigua – PitcherFULL NAME: Jeffry Antigua BATS: Right THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 25, turns 26 on June 23 BORN: 6/23/90 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as non-drafted free agent 10/5/06 (scouts: Jose Serra and Carlos Reyes)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2007 — DSL Cubs-R 7-2 3.15 14 14 0 0 0 71.1 72 33 25 2 1 14 55 3 12008 — Mesa-R 2-3 3.05 14 6 0 0 0 41.1 42 22 14 2 0 16 32 6 22009 — Boise-A 2-1 2.30 7 5 0 0 0 31.1 19 8 8 3 0 10 35 1 0 Peoria-A 4-0 3.62 7 7 0 0 0 37.1 30 16 15 4 1 9 33 2 02010 — Peoria-A 4-5 4.16 21 17 0 0 0 93 88 47 43 11 2 33 88 4 12011 — Peoria-A 1-2 8.56 10 0 0 0 1 13.2 20 18 13 3 3 6 12 5 0 Daytona-A 2-2 2.92 22 8 0 0 0 83.1 75 32 27 9 0 18 81 4 02012 — Peoria-A 2-3 2.63 14 4 0 0 0 41.0 33 19 12 5 1 11 38 2 0 Tennessee-AA 1-1 3.83 20 2 0 0 1 40.0 41 17 17 6 0 13 40 1 02013 — Kane County-A 3-1 2.45 13 0 0 0 1 25.2 24 10 7 0 0 5 30 0 0 Iowa-AAA 2-2 5.40 16 1 0 0 0 40.0 43 26 24 6 1 14 30 1 0 Tennessee-AA 2-0 2.03 5 0 0 0 0 13.1 7 3 3 0 0 7 12 1 1 Daytona-A 1-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 02014 — Tennessee-AA 0-2 3.58 9 4 0 0 0 32.2 31 15 13 2 0 13 19 1 0 Iowa-AAA 1-0 4.37 13 0 0 0 0 22.2 26 11 11 2 0 7 15 0 02015 — Tennessee-AA 5-5 4.40 20 16 0 0 0 92.0 99 45 45 6 2 33 58 6 0 Iowa-AAA 1-1 2.61 10 6 0 0 0 41.1 28 17 12 6 2 13 19 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 40-30 3.60 216 90 0 0 3 723.0 679 339 289 67 15 223 600 42 5

Miguel Amaya – CatcherFULL NAME: Miguel Antonio Amaya (Oro) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 3/9/99 in Herrera, Panama RESIDENCE: Herrera, Panama

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/17/15 (scouts: Cirilo Cumberbatch, Louie Eljaua and Hector Ortega)


Angelo Amendolare – InfielderFULL NAME: Angelo Amendolare BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 12/2/92 in Long Island, NY RESIDENCE: Edgewater, FL

SCHOOL: Graduated from Jacksonville University (2014-15) ... attended Seminole State (2012-13) ... graduated from New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 27th round of 2015 draft (scout: Tom Clark)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named First Team All-Conference as a second baseman in 2015 after leading the Dolphins in hits (83), batting average (.366) and stolen bases (20) ... began his collegiate career at Seminole State, playing two seasons before transferring to Jacksonville

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Mesa-R .268 14 41 4 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 9 3 1-2 1 .423 .293 South Bend-A .310 8 29 6 9 3 0 0 6 0 1 0 4 4 0-0 2 .382 .414 Iowa-AAA .200 8 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0-0 2 .294 .200MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .271 30 85 11 23 4 0 0 12 0 1 3 14 10 1-2 5 .388 .318

Luis Aquino – PitcherFULL NAME: Luis Aquino (Santana) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on June 30 BORN: 6/30/93 in Santiago, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santiago, D.R.

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent 7/3/11 (scouts: Ramon Pena, Felix Nivar and Miguel Valdez) HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a minor league free agent, 5/3/15NOTES: 2013 — Released by Indians June 22

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — DSL Indians-R 1-1 3.80 17 1 0 0 0 23.2 24 15 10 0 2 13 10 5 02013 — DSL Indians-R 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 02015 — DSL Cubs-R 3-2 0.82 22 0 0 0 3 43.2 32 14 4 0 2 13 47 7 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-3 1.84 40 1 0 0 3 68.1 56 29 14 0 4 28 59 13 0


Luis Ayala – OutfielderFULL NAME: Luis Miguel Ayala (Aponte) BATS: Right THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 12/21/95 in Maracay, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Choroni, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/30/13 (scout: Hector Ortega)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — VSL Cubs-R .209 53 163 23 34 0 2 0 14 0 5 4 21 55 14-8 7 .306 .2332015 — VSL Cubs-R .285 68 228 36 65 13 8 0 23 7 4 4 47 60 25-9 5 .410 .412MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .253 121 391 59 99 13 10 0 37 7 9 8 68 115 39-17 12 .368 .338

Andres Arteaga – PitcherFULL NAME: Andres Orlando Arteaga (Ladera) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 189

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 11/29/95 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Venezuela



Jeffrey Baez – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jeffrey Nazareth Baez BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 10/30/93 in El Tigre, Venezuela RESIDENCE: El Tigre, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/7/10 (scout: Hector Ortega)NOTES: 2015 — Named Midwest League Player of the Week, July 13-19 … led South Bend in homers, runs scored and stolen bases … led all Cubs minor leaguers with 36 steals … named Cubs Minor League Player of the Month for July, batting .333 with six homers in 24 games ... 2014 — Had a 20-game hitting streak (.356/31-for-87) from June 27-July 17 ... 15 stolen bases led the team ... 2013 — Led the Arizona League with 25 stolen bases

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2011 — DSL Cubs 2-R .268 38 142 30 38 7 2 3 19 3 1 4 12 32 13-7 2 .340 .408 DSL Cubs 1-R .300 30 120 27 36 5 1 2 17 0 0 1 12 23 19-3 3 .368 .4082012 — DSL Cubs 1-R .291 48 172 40 50 10 4 3 28 1 3 8 18 35 28-9 0 .378 .448 Mesa-R .222 6 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 1-0 1 .263 .2222013 — Boise-A .154 4 13 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 6 1-0 1 .313 .462 Mesa-R .287 45 164 31 47 9 2 1 12 3 0 2 16 39 *25-3 1 .357 .3842014 — Boise-A .267 38 161 31 43 6 2 7 30 1 0 4 14 40 15-6 2 .341 .460 Kane County-A .236 31 106 14 25 7 1 6 15 1 1 0 10 38 2-2 1 .299 .4912015 — South Bend-A .284 101 377 67 107 17 5 9 34 2 1 1 22 67 34-10 6 .324 .427 Myrtle Beach-A .188 5 16 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 2-0 0 .235 .313MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .275 346 1289 244 355 61 20 31 160 12 6 21 108 290 140-40 17 .340 .426

*Led League

Pedro Araujo – PitcherFULL NAME: Pedro Araujo BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 214

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on July 2 BORN: 7/2/93 in San Cristobal, D.R. RESIDENCE: San Cristobal, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/2/11 (scouts: Jose Serra and Carlos Reyes)NOTES: 2015 — Named Northwest League mid-season All-Star

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — DSL Cubs 2-R 4-1 4.45 15 9 0 0 0 56.2 52 38 28 2 4 25 51 13 22012 — DSL Cubs 2-R 5-2 2.72 13 8 0 0 0 53.0 50 21 16 1 4 12 47 6 02013 — DSL Cubs-R 6-0 1.05 8 2 0 0 0 25.2 15 3 3 1 0 3 31 2 02014 — DSL Cubs-R 2-1 1.35 4 3 0 0 0 20.0 17 3 3 0 0 6 14 2 0 Mesa-R 0-0 2.76 10 0 0 0 1 16.1 12 6 5 1 1 8 27 3 02015 — Eugene-A 0-2 2.68 21 0 0 0 1 50.1 43 17 15 1 1 9 70 9 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 17-6 2.84 71 22 0 0 2 222.0 189 88 70 6 10 63 240 35 3

Javier Assad – PitcherFULL NAME: Javier Eduardo Assad (Ramirez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 18, turns 19 on July 30 BORN: 7/30/97 in Baja California, Mexico RESIDENCE: Baja California, Mexico




Yasiel Balaguert – OutfielderFULL NAME: Yasiel Balaguert (Gonzalez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 1/9/93 in La Habana, Cuba RESIDENCE: Hialeah, FL

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/7/11 (scouts: Jose Serra and Louis Eljaua)NOTES: 2015 — Named Midwest League Player of the Week, May 25-31 ... on disabled list August 5-September 24 with a left hand fracture

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Mesa-R .235 32 115 16 27 4 2 2 15 0 3 0 10 27 1-1 1 .289 .357 Peoria-A .208 39 149 10 31 5 0 1 18 0 1 0 5 49 0-1 0 .232 .2622013 — Boise-A .261 63 238 33 62 15 1 8 48 0 4 1 26 70 1-3 3 .331 .433 Mesa-R .267 4 15 3 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 0-0 0 .389 .5332014 — Kane County-A .252 93 369 45 93 17 2 7 53 0 2 1 20 86 0-2 4 .291 .366 Mesa-R .250 3 12 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 .308 .5832015 — South Bend-A .271 82 317 34 86 18 2 7 40 0 3 2 17 54 3-1 5 .310 .407MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .252 316 1215 142 306 61 10 25 176 0 13 4 82 291 5-8 13 .298 .380

Scott Barnes – PitcherFULL NAME: Scott Michael Barnes BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 28 BORN: 9/5/87 in Springfield, MA RESIDENCE: Chicopee, MA

SCHOOL: Graduated from St. John’s University (N.Y.) … graduated from Cathedral (Mass.) High School in 2005ORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by San Francisco in eighth round of 2008 Draft (scout: John DiCarlo) HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year minor league contract 1/3/16NOTES: 2014 — Traded from Cleveland to Baltimore 11/26 for cash consideration ... claimed off waivers by Toronto 12/23 ... 2009 — Traded from San Francisco to Cleveland 7/27 for INF Ryan Garko ... COLLEGE — Earned All Big East honors in 2007 and 2008 ... ranks third in school history with 263 strikeouts

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2008 — AZL Giants-R 0-1 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 2 2 0 0 4 11 1 0 Salem-Keizer-A 0-0 4.76 2 1 0 0 0 5.2 6 3 3 0 0 1 11 0 0 Augusta-A 3-2 1.38 6 6 0 0 0 32.2 15 6 5 0 0 7 41 1 02009 — San Jose-A 12-3 2.85 18 18 0 0 0 98.0 82 36 31 7 9 29 99 5 0 Kinston-A 0-0 2.13 3 3 0 0 0 12.2 14 3 3 1 0 6 10 1 0 Akron-AA 2-2 5.68 6 6 0 0 0 31.2 35 22 20 7 2 14 29 3 02010 — Akron-AA 6-11 5.22 26 26 0 0 0 138.0 126 90 80 15 9 58 127 1 12011 — Akron-AA 1-0 1.64 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 5 2 2 0 0 2 17 0 0 Columbus-AAA 7-4 3.68 16 15 0 0 0 88.0 80 41 36 12 3 34 90 3 12012 — Columbus-AAA 2-3 3.98 31 3 0 0 2 52.0 37 26 23 1 4 23 67 3 0 Cleveland 0-0 4.26 16 0 0 0 0 19.0 17 9 9 1 3 7 16 2 02013 — Cleveland 0-1 7.27 6 0 0 0 1 8.2 8 7 7 3 2 3 10 1 0 Columbus-AAA 3-3 7.81 23 0 0 0 0 27.2 30 24 24 4 1 20 35 4 0 AZL Indians-R 0-0 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 02014 — Columbus-AAA 3-2 3.69 25 1 0 0 0 31.2 22 14 13 3 1 16 35 1 12015 — Buffalo-AAA 1-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 New Hampshire-AA 2-6 5.59 30 6 0 0 1 58.0 72 37 36 8 4 15 49 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 42-37 4.23 195 88 0 0 3 597.2 531 309 281 59 33 229 624 28 3MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 0-1 5.20 22 0 0 0 1 27.2 25 16 16 4 5 10 26 3 0

Frank Batista – PitcherFULL NAME: Frank Batista BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 26, turns 27 on April 26 BORN: 4/26/89 in Santiago, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santiago, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 1/18/09 (scouts: Jose Serra and Jose Estevez)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Southern League mid-season All-Star ... 2013 — Ranked second in the Southern League with 19 saves ... 2012 — Named to the Southern League mid-season All-Star team ... led the league with 24 saves, the third-highest single-season total in franchise history ... 2011 — Named both a mid-season and post-season Florida State League All-Star ... led the league with 51 appearances, 48 games finished and a .226 batting average against ... his 26 saves ranked second in the league

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2009 — DSL Cubs 1-R 4-2 3.55 15 9 1 0 3 58.1 63 29 23 3 3 7 63 3 12010 — Peoria-A 2-5 4.46 22 11 0 0 2 72.2 74 37 36 13 1 24 67 1 02011 — Daytona-A 5-3 2.36 *51 0 0 0 26 61.0 51 18 16 3 2 20 46 2 02012 — Iowa-AAA 0-0 5.87 6 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 6 5 1 0 4 5 1 0 Tennessee-AA 2-0 2.22 43 0 0 0 *24 52.2 38 14 13 6 0 21 39 1 02013 — Tennessee-AA 3-3 2.60 48 0 0 0 19 62.1 55 21 18 2 2 28 52 6 02014 — Tennessee-AA 4-2 1.63 32 0 0 0 10 38.2 33 12 7 4 3 9 32 0 0 Toros de Tijuana-MEX 0-0 2.41 14 0 0 0 0 18.2 15 5 5 1 2 6 16 0 0 Iowa-AAA 0-0 3.86 8 0 0 0 1 7.0 5 3 3 1 0 4 2 0 02015 — Tennessee-AA 7-2 1.73 14 14 1 1 0 83.1 66 19 16 4 1 23 56 1 0 Iowa-AAA 1-5 5.71 13 5 0 0 0 34.2 49 26 22 5 0 15 17 1 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 28-22 2.99 252 39 2 1 85 478.1 443 185 159 42 12 155 379 16 1MEXICAN LEAGUE TOTALS 0-0 2.41 14 0 0 0 0 18.2 15 5 5 1 2 6 16 0 0

*Led League


Alex Bautista – OutfielderFULL NAME: Victor Alexis Bautista BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 9/6/93 in Brooklyn, NY RESIDENCE: Queens, NY

SCHOOL: Attended Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) and Clarendon College HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 22nd round of 2015 draft (scout: Daniel Carte)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named a NAIA Baseball First Team All-American in 2015 after leading the team in runs scored (69), home runs (19), RBIs (72), slugging percentage (.728), stolen bases (27) and walks (24).

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Mesa-R .274 18 62 10 17 1 2 1 8 0 0 1 3 14 0-2 2 .318 .403 Eugene-A .242 28 99 15 24 6 0 2 13 0 1 2 7 29 1-2 1 .303 .364MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .255 46 161 25 41 7 2 3 21 0 1 3 10 43 1-4 3 .309 .379

Dave Berg – PitcherFULL NAME: David Andrew Berg BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 3/28/93 in Glendora, CA RESIDENCE: Covina, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from UCLA (Calif.) ... graduated from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in sixth round of 2015 draft (scout: Tom Myers)NOTES: COLLEGE — Made an NCAA record 175 appearances in four seasons at UCLA … two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year and NCBWA Stopper of the Year winner … is UCLA’s all-time record holder for lowest career ERA (1.11) and lowest single-season ERA (0.68 in 2015) … also holds the school record for most career saves (49) and single-season saves (24).

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — Eugene-A 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Myrtle Beach-A 1-1 1.69 16 0 0 0 4 16.0 18 3 3 0 0 3 14 1 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-1 1.40 18 0 0 0 5 19.1 18 3 3 0 0 3 18 1 0

Jhonny Bethencourt – InfielderFULL NAME: Jhonny Angel Bethencourt (Acosta) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 2/12/97 in Pampatar, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — VSL Cubs-R .319 61 216 49 69 11 3 0 15 2 4 4 32 29 15-14 16 .410 .398

Corey Black – PitcherFULL NAME: Corey William Black BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 24, turns 25 on August 4 BORN: 8/4/91 in San Diego, CA RESIDENCE: San Diego, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala. … graduated from Mission Bay High School (Calif.)ORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by New York (A.L.) in fourth round of 2012 draft (scout: DJ Svihlik)HOW ACQUIRED: From New York (A.L.) 7/26/13 for OF Alfonso Soriano and a cash considerationNOTES: 2015 — Named a Southern League mid-season All-Star for the second-straight year ... made a career-high 28 relief appearances ... was a non-roster invitee to major league Spring Training ... 2014 — Named a Southern League mid-season All-Star ... led the Smokies in starts, innings and strikeouts ... 2013 — Led the Florida State League with 116 strikeouts between Tampa and Daytona

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — GCL Yankees-R 0-0 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Staten Island-A 0-0 2.28 6 6 0 0 0 27.2 22 9 7 1 2 8 21 2 0 Charleston-A 2-2 3.80 5 5 0 0 0 23.2 18 11 10 0 2 5 29 1 02013 — Tampa-A 3-8 4.25 19 19 0 0 0 82.2 79 54 39 2 7 45 *88 14 0 Daytona-A 4-0 2.88 5 5 0 0 0 25.0 22 9 8 3 2 10 *28 2 02014 — Tennessee-AA 6-7 3.47 26 25 0 0 0 124.1 100 55 48 13 14 71 119 15 12015 — Tennessee-AA 3-5 4.92 37 9 0 0 0 86.0 74 54 47 7 6 47 101 9 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 18-22 3.88 99 70 0 0 0 370.2 317 193 160 26 33 188 386 43 1

*Combined for League Lead

IF YOU BUILD IT, WE WILL COME After visiting the new Yankee Stadium for the first time in 2014, the Cubs have now played a regular season game in every current major league city

and a game in every active ballpark. The most recent “new” ballparks the Cubs have visited are Yankee Stadium in 2014, O.co Coliseum in 2013 and both Marlins Park and Target Field in 2012.

The Cubs have played regular-season contests in 122 different venues — going 62-59-1 in their “first appearances” at those facilities. The Cubs have made 25 ballpark debuts since 2000.


Paul Blackburn – PitcherFULL NAME: Paul Blackburn BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 12/4/93 in Antioch, CA RESIDENCE: Oakley, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Heritage High School in Brentwood, Calif.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in sandwich round (56th overall) of 2012 draft (scout: Scott Fairbanks)NOTES: 2014 — Named a Midwest League All-Star ... his 3.23 ERA ranked second in the Cubs organization ... 2013 — Named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week for June 17-23 ... tossed 10.0 innings in two games, allowing one unearned run on four hits and one walk, striking out 12

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Mesa-R 2-0 3.48 9 6 0 0 0 20.2 23 11 8 2 0 7 13 1 02013 — Boise-A 2-3 3.33 13 12 0 0 0 46.0 41 26 17 3 1 29 38 3 02014 — Kane County-A 9-4 3.23 24 24 0 0 0 117.0 108 48 42 6 7 31 75 6 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 7-5 3.11 18 18 0 0 0 89.2 89 36 31 3 6 22 63 6 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 20-12 3.23 64 60 0 0 0 273.1 261 121 98 14 14 89 189 16 0

Casey Bloomquist – PitcherFULL NAME: Casey James Bloomquist BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 1/25/94 in Bakersfield, CA RESIDENCE: Bakersfield, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (Calif.) ... graduated from Bakersfield Christian (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 17th round of 2015 draft (scout: Tom Myers)NOTES: COLLEGE — Went 26-6 with a 2.76 ERA in three seasons at Cal Poly, including wins in his final eight decisions

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Eugene-A 0-2 2.29 8 4 0 0 0 19.2 13 5 5 0 1 2 22 1 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 0-2 2.18 9 4 0 0 0 20.2 13 5 5 0 1 2 24 1 0

Andres Bonalde – PitcherFULL NAME: Andres Eduardo Bonalde (Cuauro) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-6 WEIGHT: 198

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 12/12/97 in Punto Fijo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Punto Fijo, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/15/14 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Rafael Jimenez)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — VSL Cubs-R 2-4 4.76 13 9 0 0 0 39.2 53 32 21 2 3 11 27 8 1

David Bote – InfielderFULL NAME: David C. Bote (Bow-dee) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on April 7 BORN: 4/7/93 in Longmont, CO RESIDENCE: Thornton, CO

SCHOOL: Attended Neosho County CC in Chanute, Kan. … graduated from Faith Christian Academy in Arvada, Colo.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 18th round of 2012 draft (scout: Rick Schroeder)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named to the 2012 JUCO World Series All-Tournament team as a freshman ... made the All-Conference team.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Mesa-R .232 38 125 16 29 7 3 1 14 1 1 4 19 32 5-2 9 .349 .3602013 — Daytona-A .143 4 14 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 0-0 0 .294 .214 Kane County-A .143 17 49 7 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 12 8 0-2 6 .311 .224 Boise-A .250 69 232 39 58 9 0 6 31 0 5 10 23 61 6-4 15 .337 .3662014 — Kane County-A .210 58 186 19 39 12 0 1 21 1 2 11 21 49 3-4 10 .323 .290 Boise-A .260 37 131 22 34 11 0 2 16 1 0 4 18 24 9-3 5 .366 .389 Iowa-AAA .400 4 10 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1-0 0 .500 .7002015 — South Bend-A .251 98 315 46 79 20 2 6 41 1 0 7 29 60 5-3 4 .328 .384MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .237 325 1062 155 252 61 5 18 133 4 8 36 127 239 29-18 49 .337 .355


Matt Brazis – PitcherFULL NAME: Matthew Edward Brazis BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 26, turns 27 on September 6 BORN: 9/6/89 in Tampa, FL RESIDENCE: Tampa, FL

SCHOOL: Attended Boston College ... graduated from Tampa Jesuit (Fla.) High SchoolORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Seattle in 28th round of 2012 draft (scout: Brian Nichols)HOW ACQUIRED: From Seattle 12/17/14 for OF Justin RuggianoNOTES: 2015 — On disabled list April 24-July 31 with a right forearm strain ... 2014 — Named Mariners minor league Relief Pitcher of the Year ... pitched in the Arizona Fall League

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Pulaski-R 1-0 0.00 7 0 0 0 2 8.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Clinton-A 1-0 0.93 11 0 0 0 5 19.1 10 3 2 1 1 5 32 2 02013 — High Desert-A 2-5 4.60 42 0 0 0 1 58.2 61 41 30 3 4 27 57 4 12014 — High Desert-A 3-0 2.97 23 0 0 0 4 39.1 34 15 13 4 3 8 50 2 0 Jackson-AA 1-1 1.64 17 0 0 0 2 33.0 20 6 6 1 0 10 34 0 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 0-0 3.86 3 0 0 0 2 4.2 3 2 2 0 0 4 6 0 0 Tennessee-AA 1-0 3.29 12 0 0 0 0 13.2 10 6 5 0 2 16 12 1 0 Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 4 1 0 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 9-6 2.87 119 1 0 0 16 181.2 141 73 58 9 10 70 213 9 2

Jordan Brink – PitcherFULL NAME: Jordan Michael Brink BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 3/18/93 in Fresno, CA RESIDENCE: Clovis, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Fresno State University ... graduated from Central (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 11th round of 2014 draft (scout: Gabe Zappin)NOTES: COLLEGE — Led the team and ranked fourth in the Mountain West with a 2.87 ERA in 2014 ... appeared exclusively as a pitcher in 2014 after playing in 105 games as a position player

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-1 13.50 3 2 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 4 1 0 2 3 1 02015 — Eugene-A 1-0 1.93 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 3 1 0 0 1 8 1 0 Mesa-A 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-1 4.82 7 2 0 0 0 9.1 13 7 5 1 0 3 12 2 0

Cole Brocker – PitcherFULL NAME: Cole Michael Brocker BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 220

OPENING DAY AGE: 25, turns 26 on April 17 BORN: 4/17/90 in Appleton, WI RESIDENCE: Appleton, WI

SCHOOL: Attended Oregon State University (2012-13) and Sacramento City College (2010-11) ... graduated from Kimberly (Wisc.) High SchoolORIGINAL CLUB: Signed with Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent 7/3/14HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year minor league contract 1/18/16NOTES: 2015 — Released by Atlanta 6/27 ... finished the season with the Normal CornBelters of the Independent Frontier League, appearing in 24 games ... 2014 — Pitched in 19 games with Normal before signing with Atlanta in July ... COLLEGE — Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2013

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Normal-IND 1-1 1.50 19 0 0 0 1 30.0 17 10 5 2 2 9 36 0 2 GCL Braves-R 2-0 3.26 13 0 0 0 0 19.1 13 9 7 0 0 7 21 1 02015 — Rome-A 0-0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Carolina-A 0-0 0.00 5 0 0 0 2 7.1 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 Mississippi-AA 0-0 13.50 4 0 0 0 0 4.2 13 10 7 0 0 2 5 0 0 Normal-IND 5-2 2.94 24 0 0 0 0 33.2 25 12 11 2 0 7 48 5 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-0 4.05 23 0 0 0 2 33.1 33 21 15 0 1 10 36 1 0

Cael Brockmeyer – CatcherFULL NAME: Cael Stewart Brockmeyer BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 235

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 10/8/91 in Bakersfield, CA RESIDENCE: Vineyard Haven, MA

SCHOOL: Attended California State University-Bakersfield … graduated from Algonquin Regional (Mass.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 16th round of 2013 draft (scout: Tom Myers)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star … named Midwest League Player of the Week, April 9-19

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Boise-A .271 33 107 20 29 5 1 0 14 0 0 7 7 22 2-0 3 .355 .336 Iowa-AAA .167 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0-0 1 .375 .1672014 — Kane County-A .297 77 256 31 76 14 2 8 43 0 5 13 18 48 0-0 7 .366 .4612015 — South Bend-A .274 63 237 31 65 16 1 5 33 0 0 3 27 60 1-1 3 .356 .414 Myrtle Beach-A .217 36 120 15 26 6 0 3 24 0 4 4 17 32 0-1 3 .324 .342 Tennessee-AA .238 7 21 1 5 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 4 0-0 1 .292 .476 Iowa-AAA .125 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 .125 .125MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .269 223 755 98 203 43 4 17 118 0 10 28 72 171 3-2 18 .350 .404


Craig Brooks – PitcherFULL NAME: Craig Rodney Brooks BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 9/23/92 RESIDENCE: Monroe, NC

SCHOOL: Graduated from Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.) ... graduated from Parkwood (N.C.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in seventh round of 2015 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: COLLEGE — Led Division-II in strikeouts as a senior with 158 in 99 innings … named the American Baseball Coaches Association National Player and Pitcher of the Year In 2015.


Stephen Bruno – InfielderFULL NAME: Stephen Francis Bruno BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 11/17/90 in Philadelphia, PA RESIDENCE: Audubon, NJ

SCHOOL: Attended the University of Virginia … graduated from Gloucester (N.J.) Catholic High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in seventh round of 2012 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: 2014 — Named a Southern League All-Star ... led the team with 106 hits ... 2013 — Missed a majority of the season on Daytona’s disabled list, undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow ... 2012 — Won the Northwest League batting crown after hitting .361 (91-for-252) … named the Northwest League Player of the Week for August 27-September 3 ... hit in 22-straight games with Boise (second-highest streak in league) from August 8 through end of season (38-for-85/.447)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Boise-A *.361 67 252 51 91 19 3 3 37 0 2 20 18 47 2-7 17 .442 .4962013 — Daytona-A .362 19 69 16 25 8 0 0 7 0 0 4 5 16 2-1 2 .436 .4782014 — Tennessee-AA .276 105 384 54 106 26 5 3 42 1 4 16 27 77 6-2 11 .346 .393 2015 — Tennessee-AA .263 105 342 44 90 17 1 2 48 3 4 13 26 64 9-3 10 .335 .336MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .298 296 1047 165 312 70 9 8 134 4 10 53 76 204 19-13 40 .372 .405

*Led League

Charcer Burks – OutfielderFULL NAME: Charcer Lanart Burks BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/9/95 in Houston, TX RESIDENCE: Houston, TX

SCHOOL: Graduated from William B. Travis High School in Austin, Texas HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in ninth round of 2013 draft (scout: Trey Forkerway)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star ... 2014 — Batted .311 between Boise and Mesa, good for the second-best average in the Cubs organization ... HIGH SCHOOL — Named to the 2013 Rawlings All-American and All-Regions Team

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Mesa-R .269 31 108 13 29 3 0 0 7 0 1 3 10 32 6-1 0 .344 .2962014 — Mesa-R .308 20 65 14 20 4 1 1 10 0 1 1 3 20 9-1 1 .343 .446 Boise-A .313 37 128 25 40 6 2 0 20 2 2 3 21 31 4-3 0 .416 .3912015 — South Bend-A .257 116 435 63 112 22 4 3 44 5 3 4 51 83 28-9 2 .339 .347MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .273 204 736 115 201 35 7 4 81 7 7 11 85 166 47-14 3 .354 .356

Jesus Camargo – PitcherFULL NAME: Jesus Ernesto Camargo (Corrales) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 11/23/95 in Los Mochis, Mexico RESIDENCE: Los Mochis, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/18/14 (scout: Sergio Hernandez)NOTES: 2015 — Led Mesa with 57 strikeouts and 46.1 innings pitched

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — Mesa-R 3-1 3.30 11 7 0 0 0 46.1 36 18 17 1 8 12 57 8 1

Victor Caratini – CatcherFULL NAME: Victor Manuel Caratini (Rivera) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on August 17 BORN: 8/17/93 in Ponce, Puerto Rico RESIDENCE: Coamo, Puerto Rico

SCHOOL: Attended Miami Dade Junior CollegeORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Atlanta in 2nd round of 2013 draft (scout: Buddy Hernandez)HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired from Atlanta on 7/31/14 for INF Emilio Bonifacio and P James RussellNOTES: 2015 — Named the Mills Cup Championship Series MVP after batting .474 in the Championship Series … named Carolina League Player of the Week, August 24-30

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Danville-R .290 58 200 29 58 23 1 1 25 0 2 5 39 49 0-2 11 .415 .4302014 — Rome-A .279 87 323 42 90 18 4 5 42 1 3 4 34 59 1-1 7 .352 .406 Kane County-A .264 14 53 7 14 4 1 0 13 0 1 0 4 10 0-0 0 .310 .3772015 — Myrtle Beach-A .257 112 393 39 101 31 1 4 53 0 6 5 49 75 0-0 5 .342 .372MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .271 271 969 117 263 76 7 10 133 1 12 14 126 193 1-3 23 .360 .395


Ben Carhart – InfielderFULL NAME: Benjamin Ronald Carhart BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 26 BORN: 1/21/90 in Dayton, OH RESIDENCE: Royal Palm Beach, FL

SCHOOL: Graduated from Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. … graduated from Palm Beach Gardens High School (Fla.)HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 35th round of 2012 draft (scout: Tom Clark)NOTES: 2015 — Named Carolina League Player of the Week, August 17-23 ... on disabled list June 4-August 6 with a right shoulder strain ... 2012 — Led Mesa with a 12-game hitting streak, July 22-August 22, hitting .447 (21-for-47) ... COLLEGE — Named to the 2011 Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference team after leading team with 63 RBI ... played at Palm Beach State College for two seasons, earning first team All-America, Team MVP and the National Silver Slugger Award

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Mesa-R .353 35 136 28 48 9 1 1 21 0 2 2 15 14 1-1 4 .419 .4562013 — Daytona-A .247 112 425 48 105 27 1 3 51 0 4 6 26 54 5-4 10 .297 .3362014 — Kane County-A .269 102 386 56 104 18 1 5 43 0 5 6 37 40 1-0 9 .339 .360 Daytona-A .340 13 47 6 16 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 9 1-0 1 .392 .4472015 — Myrtle Beach-A .255 44 153 25 39 8 0 7 25 2 3 3 14 24 0-1 2 .324 .444 Mesa-R .333 4 15 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 .333 .467MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .273 310 1162 165 317 69 3 16 150 2 14 17 96 143 8-6 26 .334 .379

Roberto Caro – OutfielderFULL NAME: Roberto Caro BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 9/25/93 in San Cristobal, D.R. RESIDENCE: San Cristobal, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/2/11 (scouts: Jose Serra and Carlos Reyes)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — DSL Cubs 2-R .298 23 84 22 25 2 4 0 9 3 0 2 14 7 7-6 0 .410 .417 DSL Cubs 1-R .327 32 107 25 35 3 2 0 9 4 0 0 18 22 8-2 2 .424 .3932013 — DSL Cubs-R .254 60 197 47 50 8 8 0 18 4 1 7 33 49 18-5 1 .378 .3762014 — DSL Cubs-R .289 66 246 66 71 6 15 3 37 5 3 8 48 47 35-7 3 .416 .4722015 — Mesa-R .255 31 98 19 25 3 3 0 9 5 1 1 14 22 8-3 3 .351 .347 Iowa-AAA .000 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 .000 .000MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .280 217 737 180 206 22 32 3 82 21 5 18 127 147 76-23 9 .396 .408

Faustino Carrera – PitcherFULL NAME: Faustino Carrera (Llanes) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 3/9/99 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico RESIDENCE: Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico



Erick Castillo – CatcherFULL NAME: Erick Jose Castillo BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 178

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 2/25/93 in Portuguesa, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Portuguesa, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — DSL Cubs 2-R .180 42 111 12 20 7 0 0 10 4 1 7 13 13 0-2 8 .303 .2432013 — Mesa-R .265 16 49 6 13 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 6 0-2 3 .280 .3672014 — Boise-A .200 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 .273 .200 Mesa-R .264 17 53 3 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 0-0 2 .316 .3402015 — Tennessee-AA .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 .000 .000 South Bend-A .222 40 135 9 30 4 0 0 13 1 3 2 4 18 0-0 1 .250 .252MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .219 120 360 31 79 17 0 1 30 5 4 10 22 44 0-4 14 .280 .275

Jesus Castillo – PitcherFULL NAME: Jesus Ronaldo Castillo BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on August 27 BORN: 8/27/95 in San Felix, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Venezuela

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Arizona as a non-drafted free agent 8/27/11HOW ACQUIRED: From Arizona with P Erick Leal 2/18/13 for OF Tony Campana

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — DSL D-backs-R 2-4 5.40 14 8 0 0 0 46.2 57 31 28 3 2 17 41 7 02013 — VSL Cubs-R 0-2 4.26 5 4 0 0 0 19.0 20 13 9 0 0 3 14 5 12014 — Mesa-R 1-0 2.67 11 4 0 0 0 30.1 28 12 9 0 1 16 23 7 02015 — Mesa-R 1-2 4.58 11 0 0 0 0 19.2 26 12 10 1 1 9 17 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-8 4.36 41 16 0 0 0 115.2 131 68 56 4 4 45 95 21 1


Jared Cheek – PitcherFULL NAME: Jared Lee Cheek BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 10/31/92 in Athens, GA RESIDENCE: Watkinsville, GA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Georgia (2014-15), Florence-Darlington Technical College (2013) and Georgia Southern University (2012) ... graduated from Morgan County (Ga.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 21st round of 2015 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: COLLEGE — Posted a 3.32 ERA and nine saves in 46 appearances at Georgia over two seasons ... attended Georgia Southern University his freshman season before attending Florence-Darlington Tech his sophomore campaign


Dylan Cease – PitcherFULL NAME: Dylan Edward Cease BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 12/28/95 in Milton, GA RESIDENCE: Milton, GA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Milton (Ga.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 6th round of 2014 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: 2016 — Ranked as the organization’s fifth-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... HIGH SCHOOL — Named a 2013 Under Armour All-American and 2014 Perfect Game First Team All-American ... was a pre-season first-team prep All-American heading into his senior season at Milton High School ... an elbow injury shortened his senior season (12.0 IP) after a junior campaign in which he went 9-0 with a 0.81 ERA in 69.1 innings (100 strikeouts)


Donnie Cimino – OutfielderFULL NAME: Donnie Cimino BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on August 21 BORN: 8/21/93 in Hoboken, NJ RESIDENCE: Westwood, NJ

SCHOOL: Graduated from Wesleyan University (Conn.) ... graduated from Westwood Regional (N.J.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 37th round of 2015 draft (scout: Matt Sherman)NOTES: COLLEGE — Two-time NESCA Batting Champion … all-time leader for Wesleyan in career hits (240) … finished his college career with a .373 batting average … two-year captain of Wesleyan’s baseball and football team

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Mesa-R .217 20 60 7 13 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 4 11 0-1 0 .284 .233

Trevor Clifton – PitcherFULL NAME: Trevor Blaine Clifton BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on May 11 BORN: 5/11/95 in Maryville, TN RESIDENCE: Maryville, TN

SCHOOL: Graduated from Heritage High School in Maryville, Tenn. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 12th round of 2013 draft (scout: Keith Rymon) NOTES: 2015 — Led South Bend with 103 strikeouts in 108.2 innings pitched ... 2014 — Named a Northwest League All-Star ... HIGH SCHOOL — Member of the 16-and-under USA Team

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Mesa-R 0-0 6.97 8 1 0 0 0 10.1 13 8 8 0 0 8 15 3 02014 — Boise-A 4-2 3.69 13 13 0 0 0 61.0 59 30 25 3 3 30 54 12 02015 — South Bend-A 8-10 3.98 23 22 0 0 0 108.2 91 55 48 7 11 47 103 11 2MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 12-12 4.05 44 36 0 0 0 180.0 163 93 81 10 14 85 172 26 2

Moises Colasante – OutfielderFULL NAME: Moises Vicente Colasante (Leone) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 9/19/94 in Caracas, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Fernando de Apur, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — VSL Cubs-R .205 17 44 4 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 16 2-0 0 .271 .2502015 — DID NOT PLAY — INJURED


Gerardo Concepcion – PitcherFULL NAME: Gerardo Concepcion (Perez) (He-rawr-doh Con-sep-see-ohn) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 2/29/92 in Havana, Cuba RESIDENCE: Miami, Fla.

HOW ACQUIRED: Agreed to a five-year major league contract 3/11/12 (scouts: Louie Eljaua, Oneri Fleita and Jose Serra)NOTES: 2014 — On disabled list May 21-July 2 with a broken toe on left foot ... 2013 — A right back strain twice landed him on Mesa’s disabled list, July 19-31 and August 15-30 ... 2012 — Outrighted to Single-A Kane County December 21 ... twice on the minor league D.L.: April 5-24 with a right calf strain, and July 11-September 4 with a viral infection ... 2011 — Earned Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year honors, going 10-3 with a 3.36 ERA in 21 games (16 starts) for the Industriales

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Peoria-A 2-6 7.39 12 12 0 0 0 52.1 70 52 43 6 2 30 28 3 42013 — Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 3.2 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 02014 — Kane County-A 2-2 3.89 19 0 0 0 0 41.2 38 19 18 1 4 15 38 4 1 Mesa-R 0-0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 Daytona-A 2-0 1.17 8 0 0 0 1 15.1 8 2 2 0 1 6 14 1 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 0-2 3.55 7 0 0 0 1 12.2 9 6 5 0 0 8 14 1 0 Tennessee-AA 0-1 8.24 31 0 0 0 0 31.2 45 30 29 4 0 29 25 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-11 5.57 81 14 0 0 2 160.0 172 112 99 11 9 94 124 14 5

Alfredo Colorado – PitcherFULL NAME: Alfredo Alejandro Colorado (Sinisterra) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 19, turns 20 on June 22 BORN: 6/22/96 in Valencia, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Guacara, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/8/14 (scouts: Julio Figueroa and Hector Ortega)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — VSL Cubs-R 0-0 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 02015 — VSL Cubs-R 1-0 3.00 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 2 0 2 1 3 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-0 2.45 5 0 0 0 0 11.0 12 5 3 0 2 3 5 0 0

Luis Contreras – PitcherFULL NAME: Luis Eduardo Contreras (Alvarado) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 19, turns 20 on April 29 BORN: 4/29/96 in Muelle de Caballetes, Zulia, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/4/15 (scouts: Rafael Jimenez and Hector Ortega)


Josh Conway – PitcherFULL NAME: Joshua David Conway BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 24, turns 25 on April 12 BORN: 4/12/91 in Waynesboro, PA RESIDENCE: Smithsburg, MD

SCHOOL: Attended Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. … graduated from Smithsburg (Md.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fourth round of 2012 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: 2013 — Spent the season continuing to recover from Tommy John surgery in 2012 ... COLLEGE — Earned 2012 second team All-Big South honors ... was the 2012 Preseason Big South Pitcher of the Year ... missed the last month of the season due to Tommy John Surgery ... his 2.68 career ERA ranks sixth on the on the school’s all-time list during the Division I era ... in 2010, he was to the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year “Watch List” as presented by the College Baseball Foundation

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — INJURED — DID NOT PLAY2013 — INJURED — DID NOT PLAY2014 — Boise-A 0-1 1.96 13 13 0 0 0 36.2 25 11 8 1 1 9 24 2 12015 — Myrtle Beach-A 2-2 2.92 34 0 0 0 3 52.1 49 21 17 2 1 31 49 3 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-3 2.53 47 13 0 0 3 89.0 74 32 25 3 2 40 73 5 1

Rashad Crawford – OutfielderFULL NAME: Rashad Travelle Crawford BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 10/15/93 in Macon, GA RESIDENCE: Atlanta, GA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Mundy’s Mill High School in Clayton, Ga.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 11th round of 2012 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: 2014 — Named a Northwest League All-Star ... led the league with 297 at-bats and seven triples ...led the team with 45 runs scored

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Mesa-R .167 9 30 6 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 9 4-0 4 .324 .1672013 — Mesa-R .210 42 138 20 29 3 3 0 8 3 1 2 16 39 10-1 1 .299 .2752014 — Boise-A .259 71 *297 45 77 13 *7 1 34 2 3 1 16 83 14-5 2 .297 .3602015 — South Bend-A .280 107 361 54 101 15 5 4 50 3 3 4 20 90 20-5 2 .322 .382MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .257 229 826 125 212 31 15 5 95 8 7 7 59 221 48-11 9 .309 .349

*Led League


Fernando Cruz – PitcherFULL NAME: Fernando E. Cruz BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 184

OPENING DAY AGE: 26 BORN: 3/28/90 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico RESIDENCE: Dorado, Puerto Rico

ORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Royals in sixth round of 2007 draft (scout: Johnny Ramos)HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year minor league contract, 12/19/14NOTES: 2012 — Released by Royals following the season ... 2011 — Converted to pitcher during the season after being drafted as a shortstop

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — Royals-R 2-3 7.99 17 0 0 0 1 23.2 30 27 21 1 3 15 17 3 12012 — Idaho Falls-R 4-3 6.88 20 0 0 0 3 35.1 49 30 27 2 3 17 38 6 12015 — Tennessee-AA 2-1 5.46 16 1 0 0 1 31.1 31 25 19 4 4 20 31 5 0 Myrtle Beach-A 1-2 3.78 15 3 0 0 2 33.1 31 15 14 4 1 12 25 1 0 Iowa-AAA 0-1 22.50 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 10 10 3 0 2 2 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 9-10 6.42 69 5 0 0 7 127.2 151 107 91 14 11 66 113 15 2

Ryan Dent – InfielderFULL NAME: Ryan A. Dent BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190OPENING DAY AGE: 27 BORN: 3/15/89 in Long Beach, CA RESIDENCE: Long Beach, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Woodrow Wilson (Calif.) High SchoolORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Boston in sandwich round (62nd overall) of 2007 draft (scout: Jim Woodward)HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a minor league contract with Cubs 2/16/15 NOTES: 2009 — Named Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2007 — GCL Red Sox-R .371 10 35 7 13 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 5 4-3 4 .463 .600 Lowell-A .178 11 45 5 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 13 4-1 0 .196 .2002008 — Lowell-A .154 58 201 33 31 7 2 6 21 2 3 3 29 87 17-4 13 .267 .2992009 — Greenville-A .252 99 345 59 87 24 3 6 48 8 4 5 49 112 17-5 13 .350 .391 Salem-A .268 13 41 6 11 4 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 10 1-0 2 .279 .3662010 — Salem-A .225 112 382 44 86 17 3 6 37 5 4 6 30 86 9-11 18 .289 .3322011 — GCL Red Sox-R .100 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 .182 .100 Lowell-A .200 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 .200 .400 Portland-AA .206 53 170 20 35 11 0 2 13 0 2 0 17 45 7-3 6 .275 .3062012 — Portland-AA .237 83 266 40 63 6 0 3 22 6 3 2 29 60 4-2 11 .313 .293 Pawtucket-AAA .214 5 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0-0 0 .313 .2862013 — Pawtucket-AAA .167 16 36 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 14 3-1 0 .211 .167 Portland-AA .257 56 183 26 47 7 0 3 22 1 0 1 16 39 8-4 3 .320 .3442014 — Salem-A .248 72 254 32 63 20 3 3 31 2 2 4 37 56 15-2 12 .350 .386 Portland-AA .238 37 122 12 29 8 1 1 6 2 0 5 6 33 0-6 4 .301 .3442015 — Tennessee-AA .256 72 219 32 56 11 0 4 24 10 2 4 18 60 2-2 7 .321 .361 Iowa-AAA .237 25 59 7 14 4 1 1 8 2 1 0 4 16 0-1 3 .281 .390MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .232 727 2387 328 554 123 15 36 245 42 22 32 246 645 91-45 96 .310 .341

Yovanny Cuevas – OutfielderFULL NAME: Yovanny Cuevas (Vasquez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 17, turns 18 on July 28 BORN: 7/28/98 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/7/14 (scouts: Gian Guzman, Jose Serra, Miguel Diaz)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — DSL Cubs-R .259 59 212 35 55 15 3 2 25 5 0 8 27 46 13-6 1 .364 .387

Oscar De La Cruz – PitcherFULL NAME: Oscar Eduardo De La Cruz BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/4/95 in La Romana, D.R. RESIDENCE: La Romana, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 10/1/12 (scouts: Jose Serra and Marino Encarnacion)NOTES: 2016 — Ranked as the organization’s eighth-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... 2015 — Named Northwest League mid-season and year-end All-Star … named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week, August 24-30 … named Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August, going 3-1 with a 2.73 ERA in five starts

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — DSL Cubs-R 1-0 6.55 4 1 0 0 0 11.0 16 8 8 2 4 5 12 4 12014 — DSL Cubs-R 8-1 1.80 14 14 0 0 0 75.0 56 24 15 2 3 19 64 6 22015 — Eugene-A 6-3 2.84 13 13 0 0 0 73.0 56 27 23 4 4 17 73 3 5MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 15-4 2.60 31 28 0 0 0 159.0 128 59 46 8 11 41 149 13 8

Enrique De Los Rios – PitcherFULL NAME: Enrique De Los Rios (Lobo) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on May 2 BORN: 5/2/95 in Maiquetia, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Antonio De Los Altos, Venezuela HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/26/13 (scout: Julio Figueroa)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — VSL Cubs-R 2-1 2.08 11 9 0 0 0 43.1 31 13 10 4 2 10 26 5 02014 — VSL Cubs-R 2-5 3.76 14 14 0 0 0 67.0 74 33 28 4 2 9 42 9 02015 — Mesa-R 1-1 3.46 8 4 0 0 0 26.0 25 14 10 1 2 5 18 7 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 5-7 3.17 33 27 0 0 0 136.1 130 60 48 9 6 24 86 21 0


Donnie Dewees – OutfielderFULL NAME: Donald William Dewees Jr. BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 9/29/93 in Inverness, FL RESIDENCE: Crystal River, FL

SCHOOL: Attended University of North Florida … graduated from Crystal River (Fla.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in second round of 2015 draft (scout: Tom Clark)NOTES: 2015 — Led Eugene in games played, runs scored, hits, total bases and stolen bases ... ranked tied for third in the Northwest League with 75 hits ... COLLEGE — Named a First-Team All-American by Perfect Game, D1Baseball.com, Baseball America, NCBWA, and Louisville Slugger in 2015 ... named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist and the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year ... holds program career record in batting average (.382)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Eugene-A .266 66 282 42 75 14 1 5 30 2 2 3 14 54 19-7 2 .306 .376

Andin Diaz – PitcherFULL NAME: Andin Diaz BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 182

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 9/2/92 in Maria Trinidad Sanchez, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 6/5/12 (scouts: Jose Serra and Gian Guzman)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — DSL Cubs 1-R 1-4 5.16 10 2 0 0 1 22.2 23 17 13 1 3 10 17 1 12013 — DSL Cubs-R 1-0 1.96 5 4 0 0 0 23.0 21 9 5 1 1 3 23 0 02014 — AZL Cubs-R 2-2 3.60 15 0 0 0 0 25.0 25 14 10 0 0 10 25 5 0 DSL Cubs-R 3-1 1.21 4 3 0 0 0 22.1 14 5 3 0 3 9 18 0 12015 — Eugene-A 0-2 7.36 4 4 0 0 0 14.2 13 13 12 1 0 15 18 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-9 3.59 38 13 0 0 1 107.2 96 58 43 3 7 47 101 6 2

Daniel Diaz – CatcherFULL NAME: Daniel Antonio Diaz (Ruiz) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 18, turns 19 on April 5 BORN: 4/5/97 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — VSL Cubs-R .160 54 156 22 25 1 0 1 12 0 3 9 28 47 0-1 6 .316 .186 DSL Cubs-R .286 3 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 0 .500 .429MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .166 57 163 24 27 2 0 1 13 0 3 11 29 50 0-1 6 .325 .196

Luis Diaz – InfielderFULL NAME: Luis Yamarco Diaz (Espinosa) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 16, turns 17 on April 16 BORN: 4/16/99 in Constanza, La Vega, D.R. RESIDENCE: Constanza, La Vega, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/23/15 (scouts: Carlos Reyes, Jose Serra and Alex Suarez)


Kelly Dugan – OutfielderFULL NAME: Kelly P. Dugan BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 208

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 9/18/90 in San Diego, CA RESIDENCE: Encino, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.ORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Philadelphia in second round of 2009 draft (scout: Shane Bowers)HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a minor league contract with Cubs 12/14/15 NOTES: 2015 — Declared a minor league free agent November 6 ... 2014 — Missed nearly two months on the disabled list with a left oblique strain, April 26-June 16 ... 2013 — Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Month for May after batting .314 ... 2012 — Earned Phillies Minor League Player of the Month honors for July after batting .374 with three homers ... 2011 — Selected as a New York-Penn League mid-season All-Star

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2009 — GCL Phillies-R .233 45 150 18 35 8 1 0 8 2 1 2 12 30 9-5 2 .297 .3002010 — GCL Phillies-R .576 9 33 12 19 4 1 1 4 2 0 3 4 4 2-2 0 .650 .848 Williamsport-A .250 19 60 6 15 6 0 0 4 1 1 4 5 17 0-0 0 .343 .3502011 — Williamsport-A .284 47 176 25 50 4 4 2 21 0 4 4 14 34 6-0 2 .343 .3862012 — Lakewood-A .300 117 430 83 129 33 2 12 60 0 3 15 48 122 5-1 8 .387 .4702013 — Clearwater-A .318 56 217 37 69 12 3 10 36 0 0 6 24 60 1-3 0 .401 .539 Reading-AA .264 56 212 25 56 12 1 10 23 2 1 6 5 54 0-1 2 .299 .4722014 — Reading-AA .296 76 253 43 75 18 1 5 34 0 1 8 28 56 1-0 3 .383 .4352015 — Clearwater-A .273 3 11 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 .333 .545 Reading-AA .315 44 168 23 53 11 1 0 17 0 2 9 13 39 2-0 2 .391 .393 Lehigh Valley-AAA .221 36 131 11 29 4 0 2 15 1 1 6 8 34 0-0 1 .295 .298MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .290 508 1841 286 533 112 14 43 223 8 14 63 162 452 26-12 20 .364 .436


Shawon Dunston Jr. – OutfielderFULL NAME: Shawon D. Dunston Jr. BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 2/5/93 in Fremont, CA RESIDENCE: Fremont, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 11th round of 2011 draft (scout: Ricky Schroeder)FAMILY TIES: Son of former Cub and 1982 first overall draft pick, Shawon DunstonNOTES: 2015 — On disabled list April 23-June 13 with a right shoulder injury and June 15-August 30 with a left hamstring strain ... 2013 — Named a mid-season Northwest League All-Star ... 2011 — Named an AFLAC All-American

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Boise-A .185 19 65 10 12 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 14 1-2 0 .254 .323 Mesa-R .286 39 161 30 46 6 4 2 24 2 2 1 18 33 4-2 2 .357 .4102013 — Boise-A .290 49 193 27 56 8 1 1 19 1 1 0 28 25 12-2 2 .378 .3582014 — Kane County-A .268 96 328 53 88 17 7 2 37 4 7 2 18 59 27-6 2 .304 .3812015 — Myrtle Beach-A .211 17 57 4 12 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 12 3-1 0 .237 .351 Mesa-R .350 7 20 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 1-0 1 .417 .450MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .268 227 824 125 221 39 16 6 87 7 11 6 72 146 48-13 7 .327 .376

Heath Dwyer – PitcherFULL NAME: Heath Patrick Dwyer BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on June 4 BORN: 6/4/93 in Chandler, AZ RESIDENCE: Chandler, AZ

SCHOOL: Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University ... graduated from Corona Del Sol High School in Tempe, Ariz. HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 6/19/15 (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: COLLEGE — Led the Atlantic 10 with 10 victories in 2015, earning All-Conference and All-Region accolades ... ranks second all-time in total wins at VCU with 27


Scott Effross – PitcherFULL NAME: Scott Benjamin-Morton Effross BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 202

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 12/28/93 in Twinsburg, OH RESIDENCE: Twinsburg, OH

SCHOOL: Attended Indiana University ... graduated from Twinsburg (Ohio) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 15th round of 2015 draft (scout: Stan Zielinski)NOTES: COLLEGE — Went 15-8 with a 2.27 ERA in three seasons at Indiana ... finished fourth in program history with 81 appearances, tied for fifth with 12 saves and seventh with a 2.27 ERA


Andrew Ely – InfielderFULL NAME: Andrew Ely BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 1/23/93 in San Jose, CA RESIDENCE: Eagle, ID

SCHOOL: Attended University of Washington ... graduated from Eagle (Idaho) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 32nd round of 2014 draft (scout: Scott Fairbanks)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named All-Pac-12, All-Pac-12 Defensive and Second-Team All-Pac-12 Academic in 2014 ... his 26 sac bunts led the nation and his .993 fielding percentage led the Pac-12

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .326 25 86 11 28 4 1 4 7 0 0 2 3 16 1-2 3 .363 .535 Iowa-AAA .229 9 35 4 8 1 0 1 9 0 1 0 5 7 0-0 0 .317 .3432015 — South Bend-A .196 42 153 12 30 9 0 2 14 0 1 1 7 29 0-1 2 .235 .294 Eugene-A .301 37 143 16 43 13 2 1 15 0 1 3 14 25 3-0 3 .373 .441MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .261 113 417 43 109 27 3 8 45 0 3 6 29 77 4-3 8 .316 .398


Greyfer Eregua – PitcherFULL NAME: Greyfer Jose Eregua (Herrera) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 10/15/93 in San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/24/12 (scouts: Jose Serra, Gian Guzman and Jose Estevez)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — DSL Cubs 2-R 3-2 3.48 10 9 0 0 0 44.0 39 20 17 3 2 8 36 4 02013 — VSL Cubs-R 2-1 1.45 11 6 0 0 0 43.1 34 9 7 1 3 3 42 3 12014 — Boise-A 1-0 6.23 7 0 0 0 0 13.0 11 9 9 4 0 5 13 1 02015 — Eugene-A 0-3 2.47 17 0 0 0 2 43.2 31 15 12 0 1 14 45 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-6 2.81 45 15 0 0 2 144.0 115 53 45 8 6 30 136 12 1

Luiz Escanio – PitcherFULL NAME: Luiz Alberto Escanio BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on July 31 BORN: 7/31/92 in Las Galeras, D.R. RESIDENCE: Las Galeras, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 2/23/13 (scouts: Carlos Reyes and Jose Serra)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — DSL Cubs-R 1-1 2.36 18 0 0 0 3 26.2 18 11 7 0 2 16 32 7 02014 — DSL Cubs-R 0-2 5.47 15 0 0 0 7 24.2 26 20 15 0 5 13 31 7 12015 — DSL Cubs-R 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 2 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-3 3.62 37 0 0 0 12 54.2 47 31 22 0 7 31 68 14 1

Miguel Estevez – PitcherFULL NAME: Miguel Andres Estevez BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 160OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 10/31/93 in Mao, Valverde, D.R. RESIDENCE: Mao, Valverde, D.R.

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Cincinnati as a non-drafted free agent 5/14/14HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a minor league free agent, 5/3/15NOTES: 2014 — Released by Cincinnati 10/28

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — DSL Rojos-R 0-6 4.20 14 13 0 0 0 64.1 73 40 30 1 8 23 52 3 02015 — DSL Cubs-R 0-0 7.82 7 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 13 11 0 3 5 8 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 0-6 4.79 21 13 0 0 0 77.0 87 53 41 1 11 28 60 7 0

James Farris – PitcherFULL NAME: James Robert Farris BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 220

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 4/4/92 in Columbus, OH RESIDENCE: Gilbert, AZ

SCHOOL: Attended University of Arizona ... graduated from Highland (Ariz.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 9th round of 2014 draft (scout: Steve McFarland)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star ... COLLEGE — Finished his career with 247 strikeouts ... his 1.83 walks per nine innings ratio ranked second-lowest in program history ... helped Arizona win the 2012 National Championship, allowing two hits in 7.2 innings in the championship game

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Boise-A 0-0 2.57 7 0 0 0 0 14.0 12 4 4 0 1 3 21 1 02015 — South Bend-A 2-4 2.79 21 0 0 0 9 29.0 27 12 9 0 1 9 39 1 0 Myrtle Beach-A 0-4 4.58 17 0 0 0 0 17.2 20 12 9 0 1 9 17 3 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-8 3.26 45 0 0 0 9 60.2 59 28 22 0 3 21 77 5 0

Wander Feliz – OutfielderFULL NAME: Wander Alexander Feliz (Mora) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 9/7/97 in Bajos De Haina, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo Este, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/7/14 (scouts: Carlos Reyes, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Riger Fernandez – PitcherFULL NAME: Riger Alberto Fernandez (Becerrit) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 1/1/98 in Guigue, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Guigue, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/1/14 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Julio Figueroa)



Emilio Ferrebus – PitcherFULL NAME: Emilio Jesus Ferrebus (Pirela) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 11/25/97 in Maracaibo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Maracaibo, Venezuela



Bryant Flete – InfielderFULL NAME: Bryant Jesus Flete (Bracho) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 146

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 1/31/93 in Cumairebo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — DSL Cubs 2-R .296 60 179 32 53 5 7 1 14 3 0 5 33 26 10-9 21 .419 .4192013 — VSL Cubs-R .271 67 247 45 67 11 5 0 23 2 2 5 41 44 17-14 31 .383 .356 DSL Cubs-R .136 7 22 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 1-0 3 .310 .1362014 — Mesa-R .315 19 54 10 17 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 6 9 3-0 5 .393 .352 Boise-A .256 36 129 19 33 6 0 0 12 1 2 2 18 27 2-5 14 .351 .3022015 — Tennessee-AA .195 44 123 13 24 3 1 1 10 3 0 1 18 27 0-1 8 .303 .260 South Bend-A .075 14 40 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 1-0 3 .119 .100MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .252 247 794 125 200 28 13 2 68 12 5 14 124 147 34-29 85 .361 .327

Michael Foster – OutfielderFULL NAME: Michael Ryan Foster BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 184

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 11/4/93 in Ontario, Canada RESIDENCE: Ontario, Canada

SCHOOL: Attended Northeastern University (Mass.) … graduated from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School (Canada)HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 16th round of 2015 draft (scout: Matt Sherman)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named team MVP and First Team All-New England after batting .343 with 40 runs scored and a .426 OBP in 2015.


P.J. Francescon – PitcherFULL NAME: Patrick Jacob Francescon BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 27 BORN: 1/4/89 in Nashville, TN RESIDENCE: Nolensville, TN

SCHOOL: Attended Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) … transferred to TNU from Middle Tennessee State University HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 40th round of 2011 draft (scout: Keith Ryman)NOTES: 2015 — Led the Smokies with 22 saves … named a Southern League mid-season All-Star ... 2014 — Named a Southern League All-Star ... his 11 wins led the team and were tired for the most in the Cubs’ farm system ... 2012 — Named the Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May by the organization after going 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA (11 ER/38.1 IP) and a complete game in six starts between Peoria and Daytona

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Peoria-A 1-4 3.89 17 2 0 0 2 34.2 36 17 15 3 0 7 40 4 1 Daytona-A 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 02012 — Peoria-A 5-1 1.86 9 9 0 0 0 53.1 28 15 11 5 7 14 42 5 0 Daytona-A 3-6 3.75 17 17 1 0 0 84.0 83 42 35 8 1 24 53 1 02013 — Daytona-A 5-4 4.76 14 13 0 0 0 70.0 75 40 37 9 1 21 62 3 0 Tennessee-AA 2-0 4.20 16 0 0 0 0 30.0 25 14 14 2 1 16 21 5 02014 — Tennessee-AA 11-6 3.52 43 0 0 0 1 69.0 64 30 27 4 2 31 48 9 02015 — Tennessee-AA 4-2 1.69 42 0 0 0 22 53.1 38 11 10 5 2 17 50 3 0 Iowa-AAA 0-0 0.00 3 1 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 31-23 3.30 163 43 1 0 26 406.1 356 169 149 36 14 135 327 30 1

Scott Frazier – PitcherFULL NAME: Scott William Frazier BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-7 WEIGHT: 215

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 12/3/91 in Upland, CA RESIDENCE: Upland, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Pepperdine University … graduated from Upland (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in sixth round of 2013 draft (scout: Tom Meyers) NOTES: COLLEGE — Missed majority of 2014 season with a left calf strain ... In 2013, Ranked fourth among West Coast Conference leaders in opposing batting average (.237) and strikeouts (83) … was an All-WCC Honorable Mention selection YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Boise-A 1-2 2.61 14 0 0 0 1 20.2 14 6 6 0 2 10 19 1 02014 — Kane County-A 0-1 162.00 2 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 8 6 0 1 5 0 3 0 Boise-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 4 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 Mesa-R 0-1 36.00 2 2 0 0 0 1.0 0 8 4 0 3 8 2 0 02015 — Mesa-R 0-0 3.00 3 0 0 0 1 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 Eugene-A 1-0 7.71 7 0 0 0 0 7.0 11 7 6 3 0 0 8 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-4 7.59 29 2 0 0 2 32.0 29 34 27 3 7 29 32 8 0


David Freitas – CatcherFULL NAME: David Joseph Freitas BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 225

OPENING DAY AGE: 27 BORN: 3/18/89 in Wilton, CA RESIDENCE: Wilton, CA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Hawaii (2010) and Cosumnes River College (2007-08) ... graduated from Elk Grove (Calif.) High SchoolORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Nationals in 15th round of 2010 draft HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the Triple-A portion of the 2015 Rule 5 DraftNOTES: 2013 — Traded to Baltimore 12/12 for Jim Johnson ... 2012 — Named a Carolina League mid-season All-Star ... traded to Oakland 8/3 for Kurt Suzuki ... 2011 — Named a South Atlantic League mid-season All-Star ... 2010 — Named a New York-Penn League mid-season All-Star ... COLLEGE — Was a junior college All-American at Cosumnes River College before transferring to the University of Hawaii after two seasons.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2010 — Vermont-A .307 62 218 32 67 19 0 4 40 1 3 5 34 47 2-0 2 .408 .4502011 — Hagerstown-A .288 123 427 67 123 30 0 13 73 0 1 6 82 87 2-1 6 .409 .4502012 — Potomac-A .271 78 273 37 74 22 0 5 46 0 2 7 39 52 0-0 2 .374 .407 Midland-AA .333 20 63 12 21 6 0 2 11 0 3 2 6 15 0-0 3 .392 .5242013 — Midland-AA .214 61 224 34 48 6 0 9 21 0 0 2 20 39 0-0 8 .285 .362 Sacramento-AAA .268 29 97 13 26 8 0 1 9 0 0 2 11 14 0-0 2 .355 .3812014 — Bowie-AA .250 53 168 22 42 11 0 5 25 1 1 1 19 24 0-0 2 .328 .405 Norfolk-AAA .364 8 22 2 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 3 0-0 0 .500 .5452015 — Norfolk-AAA .231 4 13 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 .231 .385 Bowie-AA .242 71 248 28 60 12 0 8 33 1 4 6 17 37 1-0 2 .302 .387MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .269 509 1753 248 472 117 0 48 262 3 14 31 234 318 5-1 27 .363 .418

Robert Garcia – OutfielderFULL NAME: Robert Garcia BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 12/6/93 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/6/13 (scouts: Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)NOTES: 2015 — Led Mesa in batting average, hits, runs scored and stolen bases

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — DSL Cubs-R .269 25 78 18 21 1 1 0 8 1 0 3 12 20 9-3 1 .387 .3082014 — DSL Cubs-R .316 52 171 37 54 5 3 1 25 5 1 12 12 32 24-5 7 .398 .3982015 — Mesa-R .341 47 173 32 59 4 4 2 23 5 0 4 16 31 17-8 2 .409 .445MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .318 124 422 87 134 10 8 3 56 11 1 19 40 83 50-16 10 .400 .400

Francisco Garay – InfielderFULL NAME: Francisco Joel Garay (Chavarria) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 3/19/98 in Changuinola, Panama RESIDENCE: Almirante, Panama

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/3/14 (scouts: Cirilo Cumberbatch and Hector Ortega)


Hector Garcia – PitcherFULL NAME: Hector Alonso Garcia (Diaz) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 178

OPENING DAY AGE: 17, turns 18 on May 30 BORN: 5/30/98 in Mexicali, Mexico RESIDENCE: Mexicali, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/16/14 (scout: Sergio Hernandez) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Leones de Yucatan-MEX 0-1 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 02015 — Mesa-R 3-2 3.98 14 7 0 0 0 52.0 55 34 23 1 2 11 38 13 1

Wladimir Galindo – InfielderFULL NAME: Wladimir Jose Galindo (Landaeta) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 11/6/96 in Maracay, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Maracay, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/18/13 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Julio Figueroa)NOTES: 2015 — On disabled list from July 16 through the end of the season with a fractured left hand

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — VSL Cubs-R .278 62 223 29 62 18 1 7 30 0 0 7 20 55 3-2 25 .356 .4622015 — Mesa-R .358 19 67 15 24 7 2 0 11 0 2 2 4 15 1-1 11 .400 .522MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .297 81 290 44 86 25 3 7 41 0 2 9 24 70 4-3 36 .366 .476


David Garner – PitcherFULL NAME: David Lewis Garner BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 9/21/92 in Niles, MI RESIDENCE: Niles, MI

SCHOOL: Attended Michigan State University … graduated from Niles (Mich.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in seventh round of 2013 draft (scout: Tim Adkins) NOTES: COLLEGE — Struck out a team-high 70 batters in 83.1 innings for the Spartans in 2013, his junior season … made 14 starts, going 4-5 with a 4.10 ERA (38 ER/83.1 IP) and 27 walks ... his 70 strikeouts ranked fourth in the Big Ten … his 192-career strikeouts rank sixth in Michigan State history YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Mesa-R 0-2 7.98 9 3 0 0 0 14.2 19 15 13 0 1 9 16 2 12014 — Boise-A 1-1 3.60 12 0 0 0 2 15.0 15 7 6 1 1 6 23 3 0 Kane County-A 1-0 4.02 10 0 0 0 1 15.2 16 7 7 1 0 10 13 5 02015 — South Bend-A 2-0 5.33 16 0 0 0 1 25.1 27 15 15 1 3 10 31 3 0 Myrtle Beach-A 2-1 2.37 16 0 0 0 2 30.1 17 9 8 3 0 10 36 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-4 4.37 63 3 0 0 6 101.0 94 53 49 6 5 45 119 17 1

Anthony Giansanti – OutfielderFULL NAME: Anthony Giansanti BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 27 BORN: 9/28/88 in New London, CT RESIDENCE: Niantic, CT

SCHOOL: Graduated from Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y.HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 6/15/10 (scout: Billy Blitzer)NOTES: 2014 — Was on Tennessee’s disabled list, July 22-August 6, with a left hand contusion ... 2013 — Was on Tennessee’s disabled list, April 4-11, with a left calf strain ... 2012 — Was on Peoria’s disabled list, July 3-August 25, with a sprained left ankle

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2010 — Mesa-R .337 27 101 17 34 2 3 2 19 1 4 1 9 13 3-2 5 .383 .475 Peoria-A .296 30 98 9 29 10 0 0 13 0 2 3 11 19 2-1 2 .377 .3982011 — Peoria-A .232 125 444 53 103 21 4 11 56 3 5 7 34 80 8-7 10 .294 .3722012 — Daytona-A .091 5 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 1 .091 .091 Mesa-R .200 6 20 4 4 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 3 2 0-0 1 .304 .400 Peoria-A .296 25 98 9 29 5 0 0 12 0 0 0 8 16 1-2 6 .349 .3472013 — Daytona-A .285 48 165 22 47 6 2 1 19 1 1 2 20 31 3-3 1 .367 .364 Iowa-AAA .345 14 29 3 10 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 5 1-0 0 .367 .448 Tennessee-AA .248 40 101 16 25 7 1 0 6 1 1 2 5 22 0-1 3 .294 .3372014 — Tennessee-AA .239 90 222 24 53 6 1 3 19 4 1 1 15 36 3-1 3 .289 .3152015 — Tennessee-AA .231 64 169 16 39 4 1 0 22 3 1 1 17 30 3-2 4 .303 .266 Iowa-AAA .176 5 17 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 0 .176 .294MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .256 479 1475 177 377 67 12 18 180 13 15 17 123 263 24-19 36 .317 .354

Yapson Gomez – PitcherFULL NAME: Yapson Guillermo Gomez BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 10/2/93 in San Cristobal, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Cristobal, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/26/13 (scout: Rafael Jimenez) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — VSL Cubs-R 0-1 4.18 12 2 0 0 0 23.2 25 15 11 2 0 9 15 3 12014 — VSL Cubs-R 6-2 1.51 13 12 1 1 0 71.1 50 19 12 0 0 8 37 4 12015 — VSL Cubs-R 1-3 1.40 7 3 0 0 1 25.2 30 9 4 1 2 6 14 2 0 DSL Cubs-R 0-0 4.50 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 5 3 0 0 3 4 1 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-6 2.13 35 17 1 1 1 126.2 110 48 30 3 2 26 70 10 2

Eric Gonzalez – CatcherFULL NAME: Eric Michel Gonzalez (Velez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 9/2/96 in Moca, D.R. RESIDENCE: Moca, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 6/12/14 (scouts: Jose Estevez, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — DSL Cubs-R .254 19 59 3 15 2 1 0 11 2 1 1 3 14 2-0 1 .297 .3222015 — DSL Cubs-R .278 31 108 12 30 5 1 2 15 0 2 1 9 15 0-0 1 .333 .398MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .269 50 167 15 45 7 2 2 26 2 3 2 12 29 2-0 2 .321 .371


Jose Gonzalez – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jose Alejandro Gonzalez (Flores) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 1/12/96 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — VSL Cubs-R .232 64 259 31 60 4 2 0 24 1 1 4 19 34 12-6 5 .293 .2632015 — VSL Cubs-R .242 70 256 34 62 6 2 3 45 2 5 12 34 36 14-10 2 .352 .316 MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .237 134 515 65 122 10 4 3 69 3 6 16 53 70 26-16 7 .324 .289

Nick Greenwood – PitcherFULL NAME: Nicholas Richard Greenwood BATS: Right THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 28 BORN: 9/28/87 in Farmington, CT RESIDENCE: Cromwell, CT

SCHOOL: Attended University of Rhode Island ... graduated from Xavier (Conn.) High School ORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by San Diego in 14th round of the 2009 DraftHOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year minor league contract 1/23/16NOTES: 2015 — Declared a minor league free agent 11/6 ... 2014 — Made his major league debut, appearing in 19 games with St. Louis ... 2010 — Traded from San Diego to St. Louis 7/31 as a part of a three-team trade involving Cleveland ... 2009 — Named a NWL post-season All-Star with Eugene ... COLLEGE — Named to the A-10 All-Championship team in 2009 ... led the Atlantic 10 with 95 strikeouts in 2008.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2009 — Eugene-A 4-1 1.71 17 9 0 0 5 63.1 52 18 12 1 4 16 50 5 0 Fort Wayne-A 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 02010 — Fort Wayne-A 4-4 4.15 21 17 0 0 1 95.1 109 48 44 4 7 19 65 6 2 Quad Cities-A 1-0 1.16 11 0 0 0 0 23.1 20 5 3 0 0 9 16 3 02011 — Palm Beach-A 0-0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 Springfield-AA 2-4 4.31 59 0 0 0 2 77.1 79 42 37 9 5 21 52 5 0 Memphis-AAA 0-0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 02012 — Memphis-AAA 4-3 4.40 49 4 0 0 0 77.2 87 43 38 6 5 23 47 5 02013 — Springfield-AA 3-4 3.98 11 7 1 0 0 40.2 50 25 18 3 2 11 22 2 0 Memphis-AAA 2-8 5.63 22 7 0 0 0 54.1 65 39 34 9 1 19 24 2 02014 — Memphis-AAA 4-4 3.02 27 5 0 0 0 50.2 42 18 17 4 2 10 37 5 0 St. Louis 2-1 4.75 19 1 0 0 0 36.0 36 19 19 5 1 5 17 0 02015 — Memphis-AAA 13-6 5.79 32 22 0 0 0 129.0 166 88 83 16 5 25 60 6 1 St. Louis 0-1 --- 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 37-34 4.23 255 71 1 0 8 619.2 679 331 291 53 32 154 381 39 3MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-2 5.25 20 1 0 0 0 36.0 38 21 21 6 1 5 17 0 0

Tanner Griggs – PitcherFULL NAME: Tanner Keith Griggs BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 14 BORN: 6/14/94 in League City, TX RESIDENCE: League City, TX

SCHOOL: Attended Angelina College in Texas ... graduated from Clear Creek (Texas) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 12th round of 2014 draft (scout: Chris Clemons)NOTES: COLLEGE — Went 6-2 with a 2.09 ERA in 2014, striking out 59 batters and walking 27 ... led the team in ERA and strikeouts ... tossed six complete games in 2014

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 1-1 3.45 9 0 0 0 0 15.2 17 7 6 0 2 4 11 4 02015 — Mesa-R 1-0 0.00 8 0 0 0 2 10.1 5 1 0 0 1 4 10 3 0 Eugene-A 0-1 12.91 6 0 0 0 1 7.2 11 12 11 0 4 6 9 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-2 4.54 23 0 0 0 3 33.2 33 20 17 0 7 14 30 9 0

Fauris Guerrero – PitcherFULL NAME: Fauris Guerrero (Valdez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 10/5/96 in Bani, Peravia, D.R. RESIDENCE: Bani, Peravia, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/20/15 (scouts: Valerio Heredia and Jose Serra)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — DSL Cubs-R 4-0 3.28 10 0 0 0 1 24.2 21 13 9 1 2 9 24 3 0

SWEEPS — LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Last 3-Game Sweep at Wrigley Field .... 8/11-13/15 vs. MilwaukeeLast 3-Game Sweep on Road ...................10/2-4/15 at MilwaukeeLast 4-Game Sweep at Wrigley Field ..........8/20-23/15 vs. AtlantaLast 4-Game Sweep on Road ...............7/30-8/2/15 at Milwaukee


Jose Gutierrez – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jose Gregorio Gutierrez (Diaz) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 11/9/98 in Barcelona, Anzoategui, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Barcelona, Anzoategui, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/25/15 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Louie Eljaua)


Jordan Hankins – InfielderFULL NAME: Jordan Taylor Hankins BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 2/18/92 in Wentzille, TN RESIDENCE: Wentzville, TN

SCHOOL: Attended Austin Peay University … graduated from Fort Zumwalt North High School in O’Fallon, Mo.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in the 11th round of 2013 draft (scout: J.P. Davis) NOTES: 2014 — Named a Midwest League All-Star ... COLLEGE — Third Team All-America honors Collegiate Baseball in 2013 YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Mesa-R .143 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0-0 0 .125 .429 Boise-A .234 42 145 22 34 5 0 1 8 0 1 1 11 22 2-2 4 .291 .2902014 — Kane County-A .322 50 180 22 58 16 0 3 34 0 2 1 11 24 1-1 8 .361 .461 Daytona-A .218 33 110 12 24 5 0 2 17 0 0 4 13 25 2-0 6 .323 .3182015 — Myrtle Beach-A .227 23 66 8 15 5 0 1 6 0 1 0 9 12 2-1 0 .316 .348 South Bend-A .375 5 16 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 0-0 1 .474 .375MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .263 155 524 64 138 31 1 7 72 0 5 7 46 85 7-4 19 .328 .366

Jacob Hannemann – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jacob Howard Hannemann BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195OPENING DAY AGE: 24, turns 25 on April 29 BORN: 4/29/91 in Kahuku, HI RESIDENCE: Orem, UT

SCHOOL: Attended Brigham Young University … graduated from Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in third round of 2013 draft (scout: Steve McFarland)NOTES: 2015 — Led Tennessee with nine triples and 17 stolen bases ... 2014 — Led the Cubs minor league system with 37 stolen bases ... COLLEGE — Selected as Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … named West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year… led all WCC freshmen with a .380 batting average during WCC play

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Boise-A .290 14 62 8 18 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 2 11 3-1 1 .313 .468 Mesa-R .111 3 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1-0 1 .111 .2222014 — Kane County-A .254 88 342 57 87 14 5 6 39 6 3 4 31 77 32-4 6 .321 .377 Daytona-A .241 36 145 17 35 9 0 2 12 2 0 1 11 34 5-3 0 .299 .3452015 — Myrtle Beach-A .328 16 61 12 20 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 6 15 7-1 0 .388 .393 Tennessee-AA .233 112 434 60 101 20 9 6 41 10 4 5 32 113 17-1 1 .291 .362MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .249 269 1053 155 262 52 16 15 103 20 7 10 82 251 65-10 9 .307 .371

Ian Happ – OutfielderFULL NAME: Ian Edward Happ BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on August 12 BORN: 8/12/94 in West Chester, PA RESIDENCE: Pittsburgh, PA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Cincinnati (Ohio) … graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pa.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in first round (ninth overall) of 2015 draft (scout: Daniel Carte)NOTES: 2016 — Ranked as the organization’s third-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... ranked as the 77th-best prospect in MLB.com’s Top-100 Prospects list ... COLLEGE — Named a 2015 First-Team All-American by ABCA and D1Baseball.com, a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, and the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... was a First-Team Academic All-American as well in 2015 ... a two-time Cape Cod League All-Star with Harwich (2013-14) ... HIGH SCHOOL — Batted .449 in four seasons with 33 doubles, five triples, 12 homers and 65 RBI.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Eugene-A .283 29 106 26 30 8 1 4 11 0 1 0 23 28 9-0 0 .408 .491 South Bend-A .241 38 145 24 35 9 3 5 22 0 3 0 17 39 1-1 1 .315 .448MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .259 67 251 50 65 17 4 9 33 0 4 0 40 67 10-1 1 .356 .466

Blake Headley – InfielderFULL NAME: Blake Anthony Headley BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 218

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on May 7 BORN: 5/7/93 in Omaha, NE RESIDENCE: Omaha, NE

SCHOOL: Graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln … graduated from Millard South (Neb.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 20th round of 2015 draft (scout: Ty Nichols)NOTES: COLLEGE — Two-time All-Big Ten ... led the Huskers in doubles (18), triples (5) and RBI (41) in 2015 ... earned Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015.



Zach Hedges – PitcherFULL NAME: Zachary James Hedges BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 10/21/92 in Anaheim, CA RESIDENCE: Glendora, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) ... graduated from Damien (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 26th round of 2014 draft (scout: Tom Myers)NOTES: COLLEGE — Tossed a team-high 85.1 innings in 2014 while sporting a 2.74 ERA, the best mark among the team’s starting pitchers ... as a freshman in 2012 had a perfect 7-0 record with a 3.30 ERA

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 2-1 1.37 12 0 0 0 0 19.2 18 6 3 0 1 2 23 1 02015 — South Bend-A 8-8 4.16 23 23 0 0 0 132.0 133 74 61 5 9 36 80 16 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 10-9 3.80 35 23 0 0 0 151.2 151 80 64 5 10 38 103 17 0

Luis Hernandez – PitcherFULL NAME: Luis Alfredo Hernandez BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/13/95 in Constanza, D.R. RESIDENCE: Constanza, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/15/12 (scouts: Jose Serra, Gian Guzman and Jose Estevez)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — DSL Cubs-R 2-2 2.50 11 9 0 0 0 39.2 34 16 11 1 2 17 28 1 02014 — Mesa-R 1-1 5.11 8 3 0 0 0 24.2 27 18 14 4 1 8 24 2 02015 — Mesa-R 1-1 0.82 7 0 0 0 2 11.0 9 2 1 0 0 3 18 1 0 Eugene-A 0-0 4.50 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 3 3 1 1 5 9 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-4 3.21 30 12 0 0 2 81.1 74 39 29 6 4 33 79 4 0

Luis Hidalgo – CatcherFULL NAME: Luis Armando Hidalgo (Sumoza) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 2/23/96 in Guacara, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 11/29/13 (scouts: Carlos Reyes, Gian Guzman, Jose Serra and Miguel Diaz)


Jesse Hodges – InfielderFULL NAME: Jesse Lowell Hodges BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 212

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 3/29/94 in Victoria, British Columbia RESIDENCE: Victoria, British Columbia

SCHOOL: Graduated from Lambrick Park High School in Victoria, British Columbia HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 9/7/12 (scout: Steve Wilson)NOTES: 2012 — Named to the All-World Team of the World Junior Tournament held in Seoul, South Korea

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Boise-A .000 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 1 .000 .000 Mesa-R .210 47 167 26 35 4 2 2 20 1 2 4 11 44 1-0 14 .272 .2932014 — Boise-A .265 73 272 39 72 14 1 7 44 0 6 4 25 84 1-1 14 .329 .4012015 — South Bend-A .238 90 303 32 72 18 1 6 34 1 1 7 28 86 1-2 21 .316 .363MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .237 213 754 97 179 36 4 15 98 2 9 15 64 219 3-3 50 .306 .355

P.J. Higgins – Infielder/CatcherFULL NAME: Patrick James Higgins BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on May 10 BORN: 5/10/93 in Bridgeport, CT RESIDENCE: Wallingford, CT

SCHOOL: Attended Old Dominion University … graduated from Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford, Conn.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 12th round of 2015 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: COLLEGE — Led the team and ranked seventh in the C-USA with a .335 batting average in 2015 ... was a Second Team All C-USA selection.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Mesa-R .288 21 80 17 23 4 3 2 10 0 0 0 7 15 3-0 3 .345 .488 Eugene-A .316 15 57 8 18 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 3 11 1-0 1 .361 .386MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .299 36 137 25 41 8 3 2 15 0 0 1 10 26 4-0 4 .351 .445


Corbin Hoffner – PitcherFULL NAME: Corbin S. Hoffner BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 240

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on July 30 BORN: 7/30/93 in Fort Lauderdale, FL RESIDENCE: Sebring, FL

SCHOOL: Attended St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, Fla. … graduated from Sebring (Fla.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 14th round of 2012 draft (scout: John Koronka)NOTES: HIGH SCHOOL — Selected to the Class 5A First Team All-State club in 2011, while earning a spot in the prestigious Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic ... was named the 2011 All-Highlands Baseball Player of the Year

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Mesa-R 0-1 0.71 7 1 0 0 0 12.2 15 9 1 0 1 4 13 2 02013 — Boise-A 2-0 1.74 16 0 0 0 1 46.2 29 10 9 1 6 13 42 3 22014 — Kane County-A 2-1 5.64 16 0 0 0 0 30.1 33 19 19 0 2 16 26 2 0 Boise-A 1-2 3.12 6 0 0 0 2 8.2 10 6 3 0 0 6 9 4 02015 — Eugene-A 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 South Bend-A 1-0 1.32 19 0 0 0 9 27.1 22 4 4 0 0 9 16 1 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-4 2.49 67 1 0 0 12 130.0 113 48 36 1 9 48 108 13 3

Bryan Hudson – PitcherFULL NAME: Bryan Michael Hudson BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-8 WEIGHT: 220

OPENING DAY AGE: 18, turns 19 on May 8 BORN: 5/8/97 in Godfrey, IL RESIDENCE: Godfrey, IL

SCHOOL: Graduated from Alton High School in Alton, Ill.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in third round of 2015 draft (scout: Stan Zielinski)NOTES: HIGH SCHOOL — Set school records for career wins (25) and strikeouts (324) … finished 10-2 with a 0.50 ERA and 150 strikeouts in his senior season … named Belleville News-Democrat’s Large-School Player of the Year in his senior year ... had committed to University of Missouri prior to signing.


Tyler Ihrig – PitcherFULL NAME: Tyler Patrick Ihrig BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 9/17/91 in Monroe, WA RESIDENCE: Monroe, WA

SCHOOL: Attended College of Marin … graduated from Monroe (Wash.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 23rd round of 2013 draft (scout: Scott Fairbanks)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Mesa-R 2-0 0.72 12 0 0 0 0 25.0 16 2 2 0 3 4 30 1 02014 — Daytona-A 0-0 7.00 3 1 0 0 0 9.0 10 7 7 1 0 3 8 0 0 Boise-A 4-2 4.44 8 8 0 0 0 46.2 50 25 23 4 2 6 36 2 1 Kane County-A 3-1 2.30 5 4 0 0 1 27.1 24 7 7 2 0 5 20 2 02015 — South Bend-A 3-1 2.70 12 1 0 0 2 33.1 27 11 10 0 1 5 26 0 1 Iowa-AAA 0-1 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 Tennessee-AA 0-1 3.38 4 1 0 0 0 8.0 11 3 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 Myrtle Beach-A 0-1 2.86 14 2 0 0 0 44.0 44 15 14 2 0 12 34 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 12-7 3.09 59 18 0 0 3 198.1 187 72 68 9 7 38 161 9 2

Michael Jensen – PitcherFULL NAME: Michael Allen Jensen BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 12/10/90 in Salinas, CA RESIDENCE: Salinas, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Hartnell Junior College in Salinas, Calif. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 26th round of 2011 draft (scout: Ricky Schroeder)NOTES: 2013 — Missed the season due to a right elbow injury ... 2012 — Was second in the Midwest League with a .217 batting average against, and fourth with a 1.12 WHIP ... COLLEGE — Pre-season Junior College All-American in 2011

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Boise-A 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 02012 — Peoria-A 11-5 3.47 26 26 0 0 0 140.0 117 71 54 6 15 40 115 13 02013 — INJURED — DID NOT PITCH2014 — Daytona-A 7-4 2.85 36 0 0 0 1 60.0 59 26 19 2 5 30 62 7 02015 — Tennessee-AA 2-2 2.23 22 0 0 0 1 32.1 29 9 8 0 3 16 29 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 20-11 3.08 88 28 0 0 2 237.0 207 108 81 8 23 88 211 28 0

2015 CUBS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE MONTH AWARD WINNERS

Month Player PitcherApril INF Dan Vogelbach RHP Jeremy NullMay C Kyle Schwarber RHP Ryan WilliamsJune OF Mark Zagunis RHP Carlos PimentelJuly OF Jeffrey Baez RHP Brad MarkeyAugust OF Albert Almora RHP Oscar De La Cruz


Eloy Jimenez – OutfielderFULL NAME: Eloy Arturo Jimenez (Solano) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 205


HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/1/13 (scouts: Carlos Reyes, Jose Serra and Louie Eljaua)NOTES: 2016 — Ranked as the organization’s ninth-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... 2015 — Named Northwest League mid-season All-Star … led Eugene with seven homers, 33 RBI and a .284 average

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .227 42 150 13 34 8 2 3 27 0 4 0 10 32 3-1 1 .268 .3672015 — Eugene-A .284 57 232 36 66 10 0 7 33 0 2 1 15 43 3-2 2 .328 .418MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .262 99 382 49 100 18 2 10 60 0 6 1 25 75 6-3 3 .304 .398

Jose Jules – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jose Manuel Jules (Ciprian) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 10/13/97 in San Pedro De Macoris, D.R. RESIDENCE: San Pedro De Macoris, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/3/14 (scouts: Marino Encarnacion, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Fernando Kelli – OutfielderFULL NAME: Fernando Luis Kelli (Villasmil) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155

OPENING DAY AGE: 17, turns 18 on July 28 BORN: 7/28/98 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 1/26/16 (scout: Carlos Figueroa)


Ryan Kellogg – PitcherFULL NAME: Ryan Andrew Kellogg BATS: Right THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-6 WEIGHT: 230

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 2/4/94 RESIDENCE: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

SCHOOL: Attended Arizona State University ... graduated from Henry Street High School in Whitby, OntarioHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fifth round of 2015 draft (scout: Steve McFarland)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named First Team All-Pac-12 three times in his career … led the Sun Devils in wins for three consecutive seasons ... named a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — Eugene-A 0-1 4.98 10 9 0 0 0 21.2 27 14 12 1 1 8 14 5 0

Michael Knighton – PitcherFULL NAME: John Michael Knighton BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on April 30 BORN: 4/30/94 in Jasper, AL RESIDENCE: Jasper, AL

SCHOOL: Attended Central Alabama Community College ... graduated from Walker High School (Ala.)HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 17th round of 2014 draft (scout: Jonathan Davis)NOTES: COLLEGE — Went 5-6 with a 2.02 ERA in 2014 ... fanned 80 batters in 84.2 innings ... was the winning pitcher in the 2013 Alabama Community College Conference championship game.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-1 3.38 5 1 0 0 0 8.0 10 5 3 2 1 1 5 0 02015 — South Bend-A 0-1 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mesa-R 2-0 5.40 12 0 0 0 0 21.2 24 13 13 4 1 4 18 0 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-2 5.28 18 1 0 0 0 30.2 37 20 18 6 2 5 24 0 1

Kwangmin Kwon – OutfielderFULL NAME: Kwangmin Kwon BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 12/12/97 in Seoul, South Korea RESIDENCE: Seoul, South Korea

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/7/15 (scouts: Min Kyu Sung, Louie Eljaua and Alex Suarez)


FRESHMAN CLASS The Baseball Writers’ Association of America considers a player a rookie unless during the previous season or seasons he has (1) exceeded 130 at-

bats or 50.0 innings pitched in the major leagues, or (2) accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club during the 25-man limit that is in effect from Opening Day through August 31.


Erick Leal – PitcherFULL NAME: Erick Alejandro Leal (Plaza) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/17/95 in Valencia, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Venezuela

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Arizona as a non-drafted free agent 9/14/11 HOW ACQUIRED: From Arizona with P Jesus Castillo 2/18/13 for OF Tony CampanaNOTES: 2015 — Named Midwest League Player of the Week, August 3-9, after tossing 9.0 no-hit innings, August 4 vs. Kane County.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — DSL D-backs-R 6-2 2.44 14 12 1 1 0 70.0 58 26 19 1 3 11 70 7 12013 — Mesa-R 3-2 2.77 13 6 0 0 1 48.2 50 18 15 2 3 8 52 9 22014 — Boise-A 6-2 3.73 13 13 0 0 0 62.2 68 34 26 7 1 18 31 5 02015 — South Bend-A 10-8 3.85 23 23 0 0 0 128.2 138 63 55 11 10 32 86 6 2MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 25-14 3.34 63 54 1 1 1 310.0 314 141 115 21 17 69 239 27 5

Jose Leidenz – PitcherFULL NAME: Jose Gregorio Leidenz (Alemeida) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 10/16/94 in Santa Rita, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Santa Rita, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — VSL Cubs-R 3-3 3.28 20 0 0 0 2 35.2 24 18 13 1 6 15 22 12 12015 — VSL Cubs-R 3-0 3.08 15 0 0 0 2 26.1 26 15 9 1 1 4 16 5 2 DSL Cubs-R 0-0 3.60 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 0 3 6 3 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-3 3.22 38 0 0 0 4 67.0 55 35 24 2 7 22 44 20 3

Samir Lara – OutfielderFULL NAME: Samir Lara (Pimentel) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 10/29/96 in San Jose de Ocoa, D.R. RESIDENCE: San Jose de Ocoa, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/3/14 (scouts: Valerio Heredia, Miguel Diaz, Gian Guzman, Jose Serra)


Daniel Lockhart – InfielderFULL NAME: Daniel Keith Lockhart BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 11/4/92 in Nashville, TN RESIDENCE: Dacula, GA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 10th round of 2011 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)FAMILY TIES: Son of former Major Leaguer and Cubs Area Scout, Keith LockhartNOTES: 2013 — His 72 hits ranked tied for second in the Northwest League ... his .290 batting average was tied for fifth

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2011 — Mesa-R .219 7 32 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 2-1 3 .265 .2192012 — Mesa-R .221 45 190 31 42 5 4 1 20 1 0 4 18 27 11-3 12 .302 .3052013 — Boise-A .290 67 248 29 72 8 1 0 23 2 2 4 18 39 7-1 10 .346 .331 Iowa-AAA .444 2 9 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 0 .444 .5562014 — Kane County-A .284 89 327 55 93 18 4 0 28 3 4 1 33 47 12-5 9 .348 .364 Boise-A .421 4 19 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 1-0 0 .421 .5262015 — Myrtle Beach-A .223 118 408 41 91 18 4 2 34 3 3 6 22 73 9-2 13 .271 .301MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .257 332 1233 164 317 52 13 3 111 9 9 15 93 200 43-13 47 .315 .328

Daniel Lewis – PitcherFULL NAME: Daniel Edward Lewis BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 198

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 3/26/91 in Newport, NC RESIDENCE: Newport, NC

SCHOOL: Attended Pensacola State College ... graduated from Croatan (N.C.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/11/14 (scout: Tom Clark)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Boise-A 1-0 0.87 8 0 0 0 0 10.1 6 1 1 0 0 6 13 0 02015 — South Bend-A 0-2 3.68 24 0 0 0 0 36.2 31 16 15 1 2 30 22 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-2 3.06 32 0 0 0 0 47.0 37 17 16 1 2 36 35 5 0

Gabriel Lima – PitcherFULL NAME: Gabriel Alejandro Lima (Marcelino) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 19, turns 20 on May 2 BORN: 5/2/96 in Los Guayos, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Los Guayos, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — VSL Cubs-R 0-2 4.03 9 7 0 0 0 29.0 24 16 13 0 3 11 24 5 32015 — VSL Cubs-R 4-2 1.36 10 9 0 0 0 46.1 37 14 7 1 2 7 29 6 0 Mesa-R 0-1 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 5 4 0 1 5 3 1 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-5 2.66 22 17 0 0 0 81.1 67 35 24 1 6 23 56 12 3


Ronaldo Lopez – InfielderFULL NAME: Ronaldo Jose Lopez (Garcia) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 17, turns 18 on May 22 BORN: 5/22/98 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/23/15 (scouts: Manuel Pestana and Hector Ortega)


Jose Mac Donna – PitcherFULL NAME: Jose Luis Mac Donna (Morillo) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195


HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/4/15 (scouts: Carlos Reyes and Jose Serra)


Vimael Machin – InfielderFULL NAME: Vimael Machin Soto BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 9/25/93 in Humacao, Puerto Rico RESIDENCE: San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

SCHOOL: Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University … attended Puerto Rico’s Baseball Academy High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 10th round of 2015 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: COLLEGE — Led the team with a .339 batting average and 53 RBI in 2015 ... was named most outstanding player at the 2015 NCAA regional in Dallas, Texas.


Dillon Maples – PitcherFULL NAME: Dillon Sean Maples BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on May 9 BORN: 5/9/92 in Sanford, NC RESIDENCE: West End, NC

SCHOOL: Graduated from Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 14th round of 2011 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: 2012 — On Mesa's disabled list with a right elbow strain, June 19-July 27 ... HIGH SCHOOL — Gatorade North Carolina High School Player of the Year in 2011 … USA Baseball 18-and-under National Team member in 2010

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Mesa-R 0-1 4.35 6 4 0 0 0 10.1 6 7 5 0 3 10 12 6 02013 — Kane County-A 0-2 8.31 11 7 0 0 1 34.2 33 37 32 1 7 31 34 7 0 Boise-A 5-2 2.14 10 9 0 0 0 42.0 37 16 10 0 8 19 41 7 02014 — Mesa-R 0-2 3.48 4 4 0 0 0 10.1 6 5 4 0 3 6 10 4 0 Boise-A 0-2 12.23 6 6 0 0 0 17.2 29 30 24 0 4 20 13 11 02015 — Eugene-A 0-1 7.20 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 9 4 0 2 1 8 1 0 South Bend-A 1-1 4.15 15 0 0 0 1 30.1 28 16 14 2 4 12 19 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-11 5.57 55 30 0 0 2 150.1 146 120 93 3 31 99 137 40 0

Mark Malave – PitcherFULL NAME: Mark Eckersley Malave BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 1/5/95 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/2/11 (scout: Hector Ortega)NOTES: Originally signed as an infielder and batted .248 (119-for-479) with 25 doubles in 141 minor league games from 2012-2014 ... was converted to a pitcher prior to the 2015 campaign.


Ricardo Marcano – OutfielderFULL NAME: Ricardo Marcano BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 183

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 10/18/94 in Caracas, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Miranda, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — DSL Cubs 2-R .245 63 220 28 54 9 5 0 18 2 1 2 34 38 6-5 2 .350 .3322013 — VSL Cubs-R .279 68 251 43 70 19 6 4 45 0 6 2 24 53 13-5 4 .339 .4502014 — Mesa-R .265 43 155 23 41 10 0 2 14 2 2 2 7 37 5-1 4 .301 .3682015 — Eugene-A .236 35 89 12 21 3 1 0 14 2 1 1 14 28 2-2 2 .343 .292MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .260 209 715 106 186 41 12 6 91 6 10 7 79 156 26-13 12 .335 .376


Brad Markey – PitcherFULL NAME: Bradley Stephen Markey BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 3/3/92 in Baltimore, MD RESIDENCE: Bel Air, MD

SCHOOL: Attended Virginia Tech (2013-14), Santa Fe College (2012) and Georgia Tech (2011) ... graduated from C. Milton Wright (Md.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 19th round of 2014 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: 2015 — Named Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July after going 3-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five games … earned Pitcher of the Week honors, August 31-September 7 ... COLLEGE — Two-time All-ACC Academic Team in 2013 and 2014 ... his 3.30 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks second in VT history ... led team in ERA (3.61), innings pitched (82.1) and strikeouts (57) in 2014

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Boise-A 1-1 3.00 13 0 0 0 2 27.0 26 9 9 3 0 5 27 2 02015 — South Bend-A 0-0 2.48 12 1 0 0 2 29.0 24 9 8 0 1 4 23 1 0 Myrtle Beach-A 7-0 1.15 9 8 0 0 0 55.0 35 7 7 1 0 6 40 0 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 8-1 1.99 36 9 0 0 4 113.0 87 26 25 4 1 15 92 3 1

Brailyn Marquez – PitcherFULL NAME: Brailyn Marquez (Maldonado) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 185OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 1/30/99 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Miches, El Seibo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/23/15 (scouts: Marino Encarnacion, Jose Serra, Alex Suarez and Louie Eljaua)


Joe Martarano – InfielderFULL NAME: Joseph Anthony Robert Martarano BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 235

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on July 28 BORN: 7/28/94 in Ontario, OR RESIDENCE: Fruitland, ID

SCHOOL: Attends Boise State University ... graduated from Fruitland (Idaho) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 22nd round of 2014 draft (scout: Scott Fairbanks)NOTES: COLLEGE — Plays football at Boise State ... as a redshirt sophomore in 2015, appeared in 13 games at linebacker, including four starts ... was a four-time letterwinner in baseball in high school ... named the top baseball player in Idaho by MaxPreps.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .154 4 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0-0 4 .214 .1542015 — Mesa-R .315 14 54 5 17 4 1 0 12 0 1 2 1 9 1-0 2 .345 .426 Eugene-A .133 4 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 0 .133 .133MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .256 22 82 7 21 4 1 0 13 0 1 2 2 20 1-0 6 .287 .329

Junior Marte – PitcherFULL NAME: Junior Antonio Marte BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on June 6 BORN: 6/6/95 in Puerto Plata, D.R. RESIDENCE: Puerto Plata, D.R.


YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — DSL Cubs-R 2-2 3.52 14 6 0 0 0 30.2 24 19 12 0 6 25 27 12 02015 — DSL Cubs-R 4-1 1.29 11 11 0 0 0 55.2 33 9 8 0 13 16 68 7 1 Mesa-R 0-0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 2 6 3 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-3 2.12 27 17 0 0 0 89.1 60 29 21 0 19 43 101 22 2

Trey Martin – OutfielderFULL NAME: Darien Daronthea Martin BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 188

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 12/11/92 in Atlanta, GA RESIDENCE: Snellville, GA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Brookwood High School in Snellville, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 13th round of 2011 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: 2015 — Named the Minor League Baseball recipient of the 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award in center field ... 2013 — Missed most of the season after suffering a left shoulder dislocation in April ... HIGH SCHOOL — Led Brookwood High School to Georgia State Championship in 2008

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2011 — Mesa-R .243 18 70 10 17 0 4 0 8 0 1 1 4 17 3-2 0 .289 .3572012 — Mesa-R .448 7 29 5 13 5 1 0 6 0 0 2 2 3 2-0 0 .515 .690 Boise-A .270 57 204 26 55 5 4 3 23 9 1 2 13 48 6-5 2 .318 .3772013 — Kane County-A .200 11 35 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 4 10 2-3 1 .286 .2572014 — Kane County-A .247 112 368 50 91 16 1 5 37 3 2 0 27 100 29-7 1 .297 .3372015 — South Bend-A .250 16 72 11 18 5 2 0 8 0 0 0 2 19 6-0 0 .270 .375 Myrtle Beach-A .239 90 306 35 73 13 1 2 31 5 2 2 17 83 14-4 0 .281 .307MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .253 311 1084 140 274 46 13 10 118 17 8 8 69 280 62-21 4 .300 .347


Jonathan Martinez – PitcherFULL NAME: Jonathan Raul Martinez (Carreno) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 27 BORN: 6/27/94 in Maracay, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Maracay, Venezuela

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Los Angeles (N.L.) as a non-drafted free agent 5/31/11 (scout: Francisco Cartaya)HOW ACQUIRED: From Los Angeles (N.L.) for INF Darwin Barney 7/28/14NOTES: 2015 — Named a Carolina League mid-season All-Star … his 2.56 ERA ranked second-best among Cubs minor leaguers … named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week, July 27-August 2.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — DSL Dodgers-R 5-1 1.67 12 2 0 0 1 32.1 19 8 6 1 2 12 31 1 12012 — Ogden-R 0-1 6.00 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 13 7 6 2 0 3 9 2 0 AZL Dodgers-R 3-0 3.05 13 12 0 0 0 59.0 59 28 20 3 3 16 59 4 12013 — Great Lakes-A 3-4 3.51 15 7 0 0 0 66.2 65 30 26 3 1 16 42 5 0 Ogden-R 3-1 4.96 6 6 0 0 0 32.2 39 22 18 2 1 4 11 0 02014 — Great Lakes-A 7-5 3.47 19 19 0 0 0 106.1 110 43 41 8 2 19 91 2 0 Kane County-A 4-0 2.31 5 5 1 0 0 23.1 22 6 6 2 0 2 15 0 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 9-2 2.56 23 21 0 0 0 116.0 82 35 33 10 6 27 66 3 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 34-14 3.15 95 74 1 0 1 445.1 409 179 156 31 15 99 324 17 3

Eddy Martinez – OutfielderFULL NAME: Eddy Julio Martinez (Oliva) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 1/18/95 in Las Tunas, Cuba RESIDENCE: Las Tunas, Cuba

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 10/9/15 (scouts: Louie Eljaua, Jose Serra, Gian Guzman, Alex Suarez)


Trey Masek – PitcherFULL NAME: Trey Andrew Masek BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 1/9/92 in Giddings, TX RESIDENCE: Giddings, TX

SCHOOL: Attended Texas Tech University … graduated from Giddings (Texas) High School in May of 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fifth round of 2013 draft (scout: Chris Clemons)NOTES: 2014 — On disabled list from April 3-June 13 and July 1-September 20 with a right shoulder strain ... COLLEGE — Member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention member ... Gregg Olson Breakout Player of the Year Semi-finalist

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Mesa-R 0-1 15.43 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 Boise-A 1-0 2.16 10 0 0 0 0 16.2 11 7 4 0 2 8 19 1 02014 — Boise-A 0-0 9.82 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 4 4 0 0 4 5 2 02015 — Mesa-R 0-1 15.75 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 8 7 0 0 4 4 0 0 Eugene-A 0-0 3.31 14 0 0 0 2 16.1 12 6 6 1 2 7 17 3 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-2 5.23 32 0 0 0 2 43.0 37 29 25 1 4 25 47 8 0

Fidel Matos – OutfielderFULL NAME: Fidel Malik Matos (Diaz) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 2/6/95 in Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/13/14 (scout: Hector Ortega, Rafael Jimenez)


Marcus Mastrobuoni – CatcherFULL NAME: Marcus Allen Mastrobuoni BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 11/28/93 in San Ramon, CA RESIDENCE: Livermore, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Cal State University Stanislaus ... graduated from Granada (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 25th round of 2015 draft (scout: Gabe Zappin)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named to the 2015 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team and honorable mention NCBWA All-Region ... posted a .357 average and led the club with 30 RBI in 2015.


Hector Matos – PitcherFULL NAME: Hector Andres Matos (Reyes) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175


HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/23/15 (scouts: Carlos Reyes, Jose Serra and Louie Eljaua)



Yohan Matos – CatcherFULL NAME: Yohan Misael Matos (Reyes) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175



YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — DSL Cubs-R .289 53 194 36 56 9 4 6 39 0 2 3 26 47 7-2 10 .378 .4692015 — Mesa-R .156 23 77 7 12 2 0 1 11 1 0 2 5 25 1-1 2 .226 .221MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .251 76 271 43 68 11 4 7 50 1 2 5 31 72 8-3 12 .337 .399

Ryan McNeil – PitcherFULL NAME: Ryan Tyler McNeil BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 2/1/94 in Santa Barbara, CA RESIDENCE: Nipomo, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Nipomo (Calif.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in third round of 2012 draft (scout: Tom Meyers)NOTES: 2013 — Underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, May 17 ... HIGH SCHOOL — Was a participant in the Area Code Games in Long Beach and the Perfect Game All-American in San Diego ... became the first San Luis Obispo County high school player to be drafted in the first four rounds since 2005 (Scott Blue, drafted by Red Sox) ... had signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Long Beach State prior to signing with Cubs

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Mesa-R 1-0 1.35 8 6 0 0 0 20.0 19 3 3 1 1 10 18 2 02013 — INJURED — DID NOT PITCH2014 — Boise-A 0-5 8.44 8 0 0 0 0 16.0 20 16 15 6 1 10 12 4 02015 — South Bend-A 3-3 2.80 32 1 0 0 2 61.0 60 27 19 3 3 24 57 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-8 3.43 48 7 0 0 2 97.0 99 46 37 10 5 44 87 8 0

Billy McKinney – OutfielderFULL NAME: William Landis McKinney BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on August 23 BORN: 8/23/94 in Dallas, TX RESIDENCE: Plano, TX

SCHOOL: Graduated from Plano (Texas) West Senior High SchoolORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Athletics in 1st round of 2013 draft (scout: Armann Brown)HOW ACQUIRED: From Oakland on 7/5/14 along with SS Addison Russell, P Dan Straily and cash for P Jeff Samardzija and P Jason Hammel NOTES: 2016 — Ranked as the organization’s seventh-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... ranked as the 89th-best prospect in MLB.com’s Top-100 Prospects list ... 2015 — Named Carolina League Player of the Week, May 4-10 ... was ranked as the organization’s sixth-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — Vermont Lake-A .353 9 34 5 12 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 3 4 1-1 0 .405 .559 AZL Athletics-R .320 46 181 31 58 7 2 2 20 0 4 4 17 29 7-0 2 .383 .4142014 — Stockton-A .241 75 290 42 70 12 2 10 33 0 3 4 36 58 5-3 3 .330 .400 Daytona-A .301 51 176 30 53 12 4 1 36 0 5 4 25 42 1-0 3 .390 .4322015 — Myrtle Beach-A .340 29 103 19 35 5 2 4 25 0 3 2 17 13 0-2 0 .432 .544 Tennessee-AA .285 77 274 29 78 26 1 3 39 2 4 1 27 47 0-0 2 .346 .420MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .289 287 1058 156 306 64 12 21 159 2 19 15 125 193 14-6 10 .366 .432

Ivan Medina – PitcherFULL NAME: Ivan Alexander Medina (Garcia) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 2/26/96 in Santa Catalina, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Nueva Esparta, Venezuela



Fidel Mejia – InfielderFULL NAME: Fidel Mejia (Severino) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 17, turns 18 on August 30 BORN: 8/30/98 in Azua, D.R. RESIDENCE: Azua, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 9/2/14 (scouts: Valerio Heredia, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


INNINGS EATERS The last time the Cubs had five 200.0-plus inning pitchers was in 1904. Jake Weimer led the staff with 307.0 innings of work, followed by Buttons

Briggs (277.0), Carl Lundgren (242.0), Bob Wicker (229.0) and Mordecai Brown (212.1).


Miguel Mejia – PitcherFULL NAME: Miguel A. Mejia BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 216

OPENING DAY AGE: 28 BORN: 1/19/88 in Brooklyn, NY RESIDENCE: Loquillo, PR

SCHOOL: Attended Florida International University and Pensacola Community CollegeORIGINAL CLUB: Signed with Tigers as a non-drafted free agent 8/17/09 (scout: Rolando Casanova)HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year minor league contract 12/29/15NOTES: Pitched for Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League from 2011-15 ... also appeared in four games for Seibu of the Japan Pacific League in 2015 ... 2012 — Signed a one-year minor league contract with Marlins 3/12 ... released 4/28

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2009 — GCL Tigers-R 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Lakeland-A 0-0 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 02010 — Lakeland-A 2-1 4.91 15 0 0 0 1 22.0 19 15 12 4 2 9 20 0 1 West Michigan-A 1-0 4.05 7 0 0 0 0 13.1 13 6 6 1 1 6 13 0 0 Connecticut-A 3-2 1.02 13 2 0 0 4 35.1 21 4 4 1 3 11 33 1 12011 — Jamestown-A 2-1 4.00 6 0 0 0 1 9.0 5 4 4 0 2 1 10 2 0 Greensboro-A 1-2 2.63 9 0 0 0 0 13.2 9 5 4 1 2 2 16 2 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 9-6 2.91 53 2 0 0 6 99.0 70 36 32 8 10 30 97 5 3

Jordan Minch – PitcherFULL NAME: Jordan Michael Minch BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on July 16 BORN: 7/16/93 in Munster, IN RESIDENCE: Highland, IN

SCHOOL: Attended Purdue University ... graduated from Highland (Ind.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/17/14 (scout: Stan Zielinski)NOTES: COLLEGE — Led Purdue in starts (14), innings pitched (86.2) and strikeouts (52) in 2014 ... 2013 Big Ten All-Freshman Team

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-0 3.38 7 0 0 0 2 10.2 11 6 4 2 1 1 14 0 02015 — South Bend-A 0-4 4.31 36 0 0 0 3 62.2 70 41 30 2 8 32 46 4 2MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 0-4 4.17 43 0 0 0 5 73.1 81 47 34 4 9 33 60 4 2

Rafael Mejia – InfielderFULL NAME: Rafael Mejia (Solano) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 12/12/97 in Hato Mayor, D.R. RESIDENCE: Hato Mayor, D.R.



Alberto Mineo – CatcherFULL NAME: Alberto Mineo BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on July 23 BORN: 7/23/94 in Gorizia, Italy RESIDENCE: Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/6/10 (scouts: Steve Wilson and Bill Holmberg)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Mesa-R .157 17 51 8 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10 14 1-1 3 .295 .1572013 — Mesa-R .222 16 54 5 12 3 0 0 11 0 0 2 4 17 0-1 1 .300 .2782014 — Mesa-R .241 43 137 12 33 8 1 1 24 0 3 2 27 36 0-2 4 .367 .3362015 — Myrtle Beach-A .182 5 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0-0 0 .357 .182 Eugene-A .202 32 99 9 20 6 2 0 12 0 4 1 16 26 1-0 3 .308 .303MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .213 113 352 39 75 17 3 1 50 1 7 5 60 96 2-4 11 .330 .287

Kyle Miller – PitcherFULL NAME: Kyle Robert Miller BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 12/2/93 in Fort Myers, FL RESIDENCE: Fort Myers, FL

SCHOOL: Attended Florida Atlantic University ... graduated from Estero High School in Estero, FL HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 19th round of 2015 draft (scout: John Koronka)


M.T. Minacci – PitcherFULL NAME: Michael Thomas Minacci BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on June 6 BORN: 6/6/95 in Tallahassee, FL RESIDENCE: Tallahassee, FL

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 33rd round of 2015 draft (scout: Tom Clark)



Kevonte Mitchell – InfielderFULL NAME: Kevonte LaKeith Mitchell BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on August 12 BORN: 8/12/95 in Kennett, MO RESIDENCE: Kennett, MO

SCHOOL: Graduated from Kennett (Mo.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 13th round of 2014 draft (scout: Ty Nichols)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .294 39 143 30 42 3 4 0 12 0 1 5 14 32 19-1 2 .374 .3712015 — Mesa-R .235 5 17 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 3-0 0 .435 .353 Eugene-A .169 49 148 19 25 6 2 0 9 0 1 0 18 47 10-1 3 .257 .236MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .231 93 308 54 71 11 6 0 22 0 2 6 37 83 32-2 5 .323 .305

Bryan Molina – PitcherFULL NAME: Bryan Alejandro Molina (Dewuendt) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 187OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/21/95 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela



Andruw Monasterio – InfielderFULL NAME: Andruw Jose Monasterio (Palacios) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 18, turns 19 on May 30 BORN: 5/30/97 in Acevedo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Caracas, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/7/14 (scouts: Hector Ortega, Julio Figueroa)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — VSL Cubs-R .292 36 137 28 40 5 1 0 9 1 1 2 15 19 14-1 11 .368 .3432015 — Mesa-R .252 42 135 18 34 6 2 1 16 2 1 4 16 20 6-2 8 .346 .348MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .272 78 272 46 74 11 3 1 25 3 2 6 31 39 20-3 19 .357 .346

Christopher Morel – InfielderFULL NAME: Christopher Rafael Morel (Salce) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 140OPENING DAY AGE: 16, turns 17 on June 24 BORN: 6/24/99 in Santiago, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santiago, D.R.



Yomar Morel – PitcherFULL NAME: Yomar Alexander Morel BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 11/18/93 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 11/25/10 (scouts: Jose Serra and Carlos Reyes)NOTES: 2015 — On disabled list June 20 through the end of the season with a right UCL injury.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — DSL Cubs 1-R 3-3 2.61 9 3 0 0 0 31.0 19 14 9 0 1 17 31 1 12012 — DSL Cubs 2-R 1-0 2.84 11 0 0 0 0 25.1 30 12 8 0 0 7 24 4 02013 — DSL Cubs-R 1-1 1.63 10 4 0 0 1 27.2 20 5 5 0 5 4 26 2 02014 — Boise-A 1-0 6.10 11 0 0 0 0 20.2 32 15 14 5 1 2 12 2 0 Mesa-R 1-0 0.00 7 0 0 0 3 10.2 5 2 0 0 0 1 10 0 02015 — DID NOT PLAY — INJUREDMINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-4 2.81 48 7 0 0 4 115.1 106 48 36 5 7 31 103 9 1

Erling Moreno – PitcherFULL NAME: Erling Enrique Moreno (Alvarez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 1/13/97 in Cartagena, Colombia RESIDENCE: Cartagena, Colombia

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/2/13 (scout: Manny Esquivia)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — DSL Cubs-R 0-1 1.08 4 4 0 0 0 8.1 6 2 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 VSL Cubs-R 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 02015 — Mesa-R 1-1 1.93 3 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-2 1.13 8 4 0 0 0 16.0 13 3 2 0 0 5 11 1 1


Preston Morrison – PitcherFULL NAME: Joseph Preston Morrison BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on July 19 BORN: 7/19/93 in Charlotte, NC RESIDENCE: Fort Worth, TX

SCHOOL: Attended Texas Christian University ... graduated from Cuthbertson High School in Waxhaw, N.C.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in eighth round of 2015 draft (scout: Chris Clemons)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named Louisville Slugger, Perfect Game and NCBWA second-team All-American and first team All-Big 12 in 2015 … posted a 12-3 record with a 2.51 ERA and 91 strikeouts in his final season with TCU.


Jonathan Mota – InfielderFULL NAME: Jonathan J. Mota BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 28, turns 29 on June 1 BORN: 6/1/87 in Valencia, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Port Orange, FL

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/23/03 (scout: Hector Ortega)NOTES: 2012 — Was a non-roster invitee to major league Spring Training ... missed significant time with an injured right elbow, as he was on the shelf, May 13-September 4 ... 2011 — Hit .323 (52-for-161) in the first half of the season with Triple-A Iowa

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2004 — DSL Cubs-R .211 63 228 37 48 9 2 0 26 2 0 4 27 53 9-4 0 .305 .2682005 — Boise-A .236 63 212 18 50 7 1 0 22 5 0 2 16 49 4-5 19 .296 .2782006 — Peoria-A .275 33 91 10 25 2 1 0 9 1 1 1 6 14 2-3 6 .323 .319 Daytona-A .247 55 170 18 42 6 2 1 13 8 2 1 9 26 1-1 21 .286 .3242007 — Peoria-A .277 67 220 35 61 17 1 2 16 5 1 1 24 42 9-5 9 .350 .391 Daytona-A .231 38 134 20 31 8 1 1 17 3 1 2 11 21 4-3 7 .297 .3282008 — Peoria-A .227 8 22 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0-0 2 .370 .318 Daytona-A .260 91 323 46 84 17 2 4 34 9 3 4 26 59 6-6 13 .320 .3622009 — Tennessee-AA .238 107 320 32 76 16 2 2 22 6 2 7 35 59 2-6 13 .324 .3192010 — Peoria-A .281 44 160 20 45 8 0 2 24 1 2 4 10 21 0-0 1 .335 .369 Daytona-A .000 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 0 .000 .000 Tennessee-AA .217 10 23 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0-0 1 .217 .304 Iowa-AAA .267 11 30 2 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 7 0-0 1 .333 .3672011 — Iowa-AAA .289 77 204 24 59 15 1 5 30 2 3 2 9 32 1-1 7 .321 .446 Tennessee-AA .221 21 77 5 17 4 0 2 8 1 0 1 2 14 0-1 2 .250 .3512012 — Tennessee-AA .293 21 58 8 17 4 0 3 10 0 0 0 5 16 0-0 3 .349 .517 Iowa-AAA .235 7 17 3 4 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 3 0-0 0 .278 .5882013 — Tennessee-AA .276 109 301 39 83 15 2 7 40 2 3 4 31 61 2-1 4 .348 .4092014 — Iowa-AAA .261 47 142 18 37 5 1 3 18 1 4 0 5 36 1-0 1 .278 .373 Tennessee-AA .246 52 175 12 43 8 1 1 10 2 1 0 9 34 2-1 4 .281 .3202015 — Iowa-AAA .252 82 234 26 59 9 2 3 29 3 0 1 14 43 2-1 7 .297 .346 Tennessee-AA .250 21 72 7 18 2 0 1 13 1 2 0 5 10 0-0 5 .291 .319MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .254 1027 3219 382 817 157 20 39 350 52 25 34 253 616 45-38 126 .313 .351

Tommy Nance – PitcherFULL NAME: Thomas Andrew Nance BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-6 WEIGHT: 235

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 3/19/91 in Long Beach, CA RESIDENCE: Long Beach, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Santa Clara (Calif.) University (2012-13), Cypress College (JC) (2011) and Long Beach State University (2010) ... graduated from Wilson High School (Calif.)HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 1/30/16NOTES: 2015 — Appeared in 29 games for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the Independent Frontier League, posting a 4.74 ERA (20 ER/38.0 IP).

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2015 — Windy City-IND 1-1 4.74 29 0 0 0 4 38.0 41 21 20 2 1 13 40 3 0

Rafael Narea – InfielderFULL NAME: Rafael Alejandro Narea (Rosales) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 4/3/98 in Caracas, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Caraballeda, Venezuela



James Norwood – PitcherFULL NAME: James Krittipum Norwood BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 12/24/93 in New York, NY RESIDENCE: New York, NY

SCHOOL: Attended St. Louis University (Mo.) ... graduated from All Hallows (N.Y.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 7th round of 2014 draft (scout: Ty Nichols)NOTES: COLLEGE — First-team All-Atlantic 10 selection in 2014 ... his eight wins in 2014 were second-most in a single season at SLU.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 Boise-A 0-2 7.00 8 4 0 0 0 18.0 16 14 14 3 0 7 18 2 02015 — South Bend-A 2-4 4.95 13 7 0 0 1 40.0 40 25 22 2 2 19 30 4 0 Mesa-R 0-2 3.60 4 4 0 0 0 10.0 9 5 4 0 0 2 9 1 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-8 5.53 27 15 0 0 1 70.0 69 47 43 5 2 29 59 7 0


Jeremy Null – PitcherFULL NAME: Jeremy Ryan Null BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-7 WEIGHT: 225

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 9/27/93 in Claremont, NC RESIDENCE: Conover, NC

SCHOOL: Attended Western Carolina University ... graduated from Bunker Hill (N.C.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 15th round of 2014 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star … named Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April after going 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA in four starts ... COLLEGE — Posted a 3.70 ERA with 265 punchouts in 265.0 innings across three seasons, ranking second in the Southern Conference with 93 strikeouts in 2014 ... three times was named national Player of the Week.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Boise-A 2-0 1.29 5 1 0 0 0 14.0 12 2 2 0 0 2 11 0 02015 — South Bend-A 6-2 2.33 12 12 0 0 0 65.2 68 21 17 2 2 4 48 5 1 Myrtle Beach-A 2-3 4.70 10 9 0 0 0 51.2 60 28 27 5 3 7 34 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 10-5 3.24 29 22 0 0 0 133.1 143 53 48 7 5 13 95 10 1

Richard Nunez – CatcherFULL NAME: Richard Nunez (Francisco) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170




Edison Novas – PitcherFULL NAME: Edison Novas (Reinoso) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 150

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 2/8/97 in Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez, D.R. RESIDENCE: Las Terrenas, Samana, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/4/15 (scouts: Juan Moncion, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Orian Nunez – InfielderFULL NAME: Orian Nunez (Francisco) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160




Carlos Ocampo – PitcherFULL NAME: Carlos Alberto Ocampo (Batista) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 181

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 9/3/98 in Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia RESIDENCE: Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 1/25/16 (scout: Manny Esquivia)


Pablo Ochoa – PitcherFULL NAME: Pablo Daniel Ochoa (Castillo) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180




PINCH-HITTER DEFINITION A player shall be considered a pinch-hitter only if he enters the game as a substitute batter and then only on his first time at bat, which must be

before he becomes a fielder. If the team bats around and a pinch-hitter comes up a second time in the inning in which he first appeared, he will not be considered a pinch hitter during that second time up.


Eugenio Palma – PitcherFULL NAME: Eugenio Alexander Palma (Ortiz) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 11/26/96 in Magdaleno, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Mateo, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/8/14 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Manuel Pestana)


Alex Pacheco – PitcherFULL NAME: Alexander Pacheco (Arteaga) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 183

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 9/20/94 in Farriar, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Farriar, Venezuela HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/16/14


Mike O’Neill – OutfielderFULL NAME: Michael John O’Neill II BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 28 BORN: 2/12/88 in Riverside, CA RESIDENCE: Riverside, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from University of Southern California ... graduated from Poly (Calif.) High School ORIGINAL CLUB: Selected by Cardinals in 31st round of 2010 draft HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the Triple-A portion of the 2015 Rule 5 DraftNOTES: 2013 — Named a Texas League mid-season and post-season All-Star ... 2012 — Named a Florida State League mid-season and post-season All-Star ... won the FSL batting title ... named Cardinals minor league Player of the Month in July and August ... COLLEGE — Earned All-Pac 10 honorable mention during his final season in 2010

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2010 — Batavia-A .283 40 92 23 26 5 2 0 9 1 2 0 18 13 5-1 1 .393 .3802011 — Batavia-A .290 25 93 18 27 9 0 1 8 1 1 2 22 10 3-1 1 .432 .419 Quad Cities-A .338 25 80 15 27 8 0 0 10 2 0 0 13 13 1-0 0 .430 .4382012 — Palm Beach-A .342 108 386 56 132 19 5 0 35 14 5 3 70 24 12-10 4 .442 .417 Springfield-AA .563 13 32 8 18 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 8 2 3-0 0 .643 .7192013 — Springfield-AA .320 98 359 66 115 13 2 2 35 2 2 0 71 26 18-4 2 .431 .384 Memphis-AAA .295 32 112 16 33 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 20 11 1-0 0 .402 .3212014 — Springfield-AA .269 92 360 57 97 17 4 1 26 3 3 1 41 37 5-7 3 .343 .347 Memphis-AAA .333 26 57 3 19 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 7 4 0-1 0 .400 .3862015 — Memphis-AAA .257 33 70 4 18 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 12 4 1-0 0 .373 .271 Springfield-AA .301 57 193 26 58 7 0 0 19 7 2 0 37 19 3-5 1 .409 .337MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .311 549 1834 292 570 88 14 4 163 33 17 8 319 163 52-29 12 .412 .381

Jose Paniagua – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jose Alberto Paniagua BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 7 BORN: 6/7/94 in Azua, D.R. RESIDENCE: Azua, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 3/27/12 (scouts: Jose Serra and Valerio Heredio)NOTES: 2015 — Led Mesa in doubles, homers and RBI.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — DSL Cubs 1-R .211 48 171 20 36 5 2 2 16 2 1 1 10 46 3-8 3 .257 .2982013 — DSL Cubs-R .206 60 209 25 43 13 1 2 24 0 1 3 27 53 5-2 8 .304 .3062014 — DSL Cubs-R .305 67 233 44 71 22 4 6 40 2 3 2 35 56 20-4 8 .396 .5112015 — Mesa-R .255 42 157 23 40 9 1 4 25 0 0 3 8 39 1-4 4 .304 .401MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .247 217 770 112 190 49 8 14 105 4 5 9 80 194 29-18 23 .323 .386

REVOLVING DOORA club-record 56 players were utilized by the Cubs during the 2013 campaign (25 position players, 31 pitchers). The 31 pitchers used in 2013 also

set a team record. Last season the Cubs used 50 players, including 25 pitchers (third most all-time).

The record for most players starting at any position in one season is 15, as the club utilized that many starting pitchers in eight different campaigns (most recently 2006). The Cubs utilized 10 starting pitchers last season.

Besides pitchers, the Cubs single-year marks for players used at a position: eight catchers (1916, 1960), nine first basemen (1976), nine second basemen (1893), nine shortstops (1916), 10 third basemen (1902, 1957), 12 left fielders (eight times, most recently 2013), 10 center fielders

(1904) and 16 right fielders (1902).


Juan Paniagua – PitcherFULL NAME: Juan Carlos Paniagua BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195OPENING DAY AGE: 26 BORN: 4/4/90 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/19/12 (scouts: Louie Eljaua, Jose Serra and Alex Suarez) NOTES: 2014 — Named Cubs’ Pitcher of the Month for June after allowing two earned runs in 20.1 IP (0.89 ERA) ... went 3-0 on the month with 26 strikeouts and three walks for Kane County

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2009 — DSL D-backs-R 1-1 4.66 18 0 0 0 2 29.0 40 24 15 0 4 15 33 6 02010 — DSL D-backs-R 0-0 5.40 3 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 5 4 1 2 1 8 1 02011 — DID NOT PITCH 2012 — Mesa-R 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 02013 — DSL Cubs-R 0-0 0.00 4 4 0 0 0 12.1 4 0 0 0 1 2 13 1 0 Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Kane County-A 0-2 8.22 3 3 0 0 0 7.2 10 9 7 0 1 12 6 0 0 Boise-A 0-0 11.57 6 2 0 0 0 14.0 30 23 18 1 1 12 18 4 12014 — Kane County-A 6-4 3.36 17 14 0 0 1 80.1 71 32 30 7 3 36 75 4 0 Daytona-A 2-4 6.14 8 7 0 0 0 29.1 36 25 20 4 0 21 23 3 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 3-2 2.58 20 0 0 0 0 38.1 25 11 11 2 0 11 35 5 0 Tennessee-AA 0-2 7.32 11 0 0 0 0 19.2 23 18 16 3 0 15 14 5 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 13-15 4.46 93 31 0 0 3 244.0 252 147 121 18 13 126 233 30 1

Isaac Paredes – InfielderFULL NAME: Isaac Edgardo Paredes (Calderon) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 2/18/99 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico RESIDENCE: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico



Luis Parra – PitcherFULL NAME: Luis Parra BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 11/21/91 in Altamira, DR RESIDENCE: Puerto Plata, DR

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Texas as a non-drafted free agent 9/2/08 (scout: Jesus Ovalle)HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year minor league contract 11/23/15NOTES: 2014 — Tied for third in the Rangers organization with 10 wins

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2009 — DSL Rangers2-R 3-1 2.63 14 12 0 0 0 51.1 32 20 15 0 2 33 36 14 02010 — DSL Rangers-R 1-3 3.12 14 9 1 1 0 52.0 41 22 18 1 4 30 55 10 02011 — AZL Rangers-R 3-4 5.32 15 7 0 0 1 44.0 47 28 26 3 3 23 45 6 12012 — AZL Rangers-R 5-6 3.79 13 13 0 0 0 59.1 60 29 25 5 3 18 53 6 12013 — Hickory-A 5-4 2.34 15 15 0 0 0 80.2 74 30 21 2 2 32 65 7 0 Myrtle Beach-A 0-2 3.71 5 5 0 0 0 26.2 29 12 11 2 0 10 18 2 02014 — Myrtle Beach-A 10-7 4.71 27 24 1 0 1 137.2 132 81 72 14 8 62 82 13 02015 — Hickory-A 1-0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 High Desert-A 2-5 7.00 12 11 0 0 0 54.0 72 48 42 7 1 37 50 10 0 Spokane-A 6-3 2.38 14 0 0 0 1 22.2 20 12 6 2 1 11 21 1 0 Frisco-AA 0-0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 6 6 1 0 1 4 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 36-35 4.10 131 97 2 1 3 535.1 521 290 244 37 24 257 432 71 2

Adonis Paula – InfielderFULL NAME: Adonis Paula BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 21 BORN: 6/21/94 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/22/11 (scouts: Jose Serra and Gian Guzman)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — DSL Cubs 1-R .186 37 129 16 24 4 2 1 11 0 0 5 9 36 4-2 15 .266 .2712013 — DSL Cubs-R .281 69 253 44 71 15 5 3 55 0 3 10 36 50 3-3 12 .387 .4152014 — Mesa-R .228 47 149 14 34 7 1 1 15 1 1 2 10 47 1-1 14 .284 .3092015 — Eugene-A .261 47 157 12 41 9 2 2 19 0 1 2 11 48 1-1 12 .316 .382MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .247 200 688 86 170 35 10 7 100 1 5 19 66 181 9-7 53 .328 .358


Tyler Payne – CatcherFULL NAME: Anthony Payne BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 210OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 10/25/92 in Charleston, WV RESIDENCE: Hurricane, WV

SCHOOL: Graduated from West Virginia State University ... graduated from Hurricane (W.Va.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 30th round of 2015 draft (scout: Daniel Carte)NOTES: COLLEGE — Posted a career batting average of .355 and posted a .994 fielding percentage behind the plate ... was second-team All-Conference each of his three seasons with WVSU.


Henrry Pedra – InfielderFULL NAME: Henrry Jesus Pedra (Flores) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on April 26 BORN: 4/26/94 in Maracay, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Maracay, Venezuela



Yeiler Peguero – InfielderFULL NAME: Yeiler Vismark Peguero (Ramirez) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 150

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 9/20/97 in Azua, D.R. RESIDENCE: Azua, D.R.



Tyler Pearson – CatcherFULL NAME: Tyler Todd Pearson BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on April 15 BORN: 4/15/92 in Amarillo, TX RESIDENCE: Lubbock, TX

SCHOOL: Attended Texas State University and Rice University (2011) ... graduated from Monterey (Texas) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 25th round of 2014 draft (scout: Chris Clemons)NOTES: 2015 — Was twice placed on the disabled list with a left calf strain ... COLLEGE — Led the Sun Belt Conference in runners caught stealing in 2014 and was second on the team with five home runs

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .235 21 51 9 12 2 1 2 6 0 1 5 2 16 1-2 5 .322 .4312015 — Tennessee-AA .150 16 40 5 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 19 0-0 3 .292 .275MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .198 37 91 14 18 5 2 2 7 1 1 6 9 35 1-2 8 .308 .363

Tyler Peitzmeier – PitcherFULL NAME: Tyler Michael Peitzmeier BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 2/26/93 in Omaha, NE RESIDENCE: Omaha, NE

SCHOOL: Attended Cal State Fullerton … graduated from Yutan High School in Yutan, Neb. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in ninth round of 2015 draft (scout: Alex Lontayo)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named a Louisville Slugger Third Team All-American and Big West Conference First Team in 2015.


Jose Paulino – PitcherFULL NAME: Jose Paulino BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on April 9 BORN: 4/9/95 in San Cristobal, D.R. RESIDENCE: San Cristobal, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/20/11 (scout: Jose Serra)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — DSL Cubs 1-R 2-6 4.18 15 7 0 0 0 60.1 54 41 28 4 5 20 60 12 32013 — DSL Cubs-R 5-3 2.33 13 10 0 0 0 58.0 47 18 15 1 6 12 71 2 02014 — Mesa-R 3-4 5.98 12 7 0 0 0 46.2 55 41 31 3 7 20 42 7 22015 — Eugene-A 4-6 4.42 12 6 0 0 0 55.0 59 33 27 5 5 21 57 14 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 14-19 4.13 52 30 0 0 0 220.0 215 133 101 13 23 73 230 35 5


Carlos Penalver – InfielderFULL NAME: Carlos Eduardo Penalver BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on May 17 BORN: 5/17/94 in Aragua, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Aragua, Venezuela


YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2011 — DSL Cubs 2-R .272 72 261 51 71 11 2 1 38 6 4 5 35 42 21-8 16 .364 .3412012 — Mesa-R .273 49 183 27 50 7 1 0 20 0 2 1 19 31 7-4 15 .341 .3222013 — Boise-A .261 68 234 43 61 16 2 1 21 1 1 3 25 49 9-3 18 .338 .359 Mesa-R .154 4 13 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 0-0 1 .333 .1542014 — Kane County-A .211 128 478 55 101 17 4 1 40 9 4 2 33 100 21-10 22 .263 .2702015 — Myrtle Beach-A .197 114 381 38 75 10 4 2 42 6 5 3 42 80 11-8 19 .278 .260 Tennessee-AA .364 3 11 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 0-0 0 .500 .636MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .233 438 1561 220 364 61 13 6 166 22 17 15 160 309 69-33 91 .307 .300

Raymond Pena – CatcherFULL NAME: Raymond Alf Pena (Canahuate) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160


HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/28/14 (scouts: Miguel Diaz, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Stephen Perakslis – PitcherFULL NAME: Stephen Paul Perakslis BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 1/15/91 in Stoughton, MA RESIDENCE: Abington, MA

SCHOOL: Attended the University of Maine … graduated from Abington (Mass.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 21st round of 2012 draft (scout: Matt Sherman)NOTES: 2015 — On disabled list June 5 through the end of the season with right biceps inflammation ... COLLEGE — Was an America East Second Team selection in 2012 ... earned America East Second Team selection in 2011

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Mesa-R 4-0 3.20 15 0 0 0 2 25.1 23 13 9 0 0 6 26 2 0 Peoria-A 0-0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 02013 — Kane County-A 1-3 2.93 37 0 0 0 7 58.1 51 20 19 2 3 20 44 5 02014 — Daytona-A 5-0 3.93 35 0 0 0 3 68.2 62 32 30 4 2 28 55 6 02015 — Tennessee-AA 2-2 4.22 14 0 0 0 0 21.1 18 11 10 2 1 8 16 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 12-5 3.56 102 0 0 0 12 174.2 157 77 69 8 6 62 141 14 0

Starling Peralta – PitcherFULL NAME: Starling Peralta BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: 11/11/90 in Nagua, D.R. RESIDENCE: Nagua, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/8/08 (scout: Jose Serra) NOTES: 2013 — Twice on Daytona’s disabled list: April 13-29, with right shoulder tendinitis, and May 8-July 28 with a right shoulder strain ... 2012 — Selected by Arizona in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft, December 6 ... returned to Chicago, March 14, 2013

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2008 — DSL Cubs 2-R 4-4 6.92 15 8 0 0 0 40.1 50 36 31 1 5 24 33 7 12009 — DSL Cubs 1-R 1-3 4.10 7 3 0 0 0 26.1 32 13 12 2 1 4 22 5 02010 — DSL Cubs 1-R 1-2 4.82 7 7 1 0 0 28.0 26 17 15 1 0 7 30 5 0 DSL Cubs 2-R 0-2 3.00 8 8 0 0 0 39.0 34 17 13 1 8 12 37 4 02011 — Mesa-R 2-1 3.46 3 2 0 0 0 13.0 14 5 5 0 0 2 18 2 0 Peoria-A 3-5 5.68 12 12 0 0 0 57.0 67 44 36 9 3 26 40 5 02012 — Peoria-A 5-8 3.44 20 17 0 0 0 99.1 80 55 38 11 4 42 86 14 12013 — Mesa-R 0-0 1.35 5 1 0 0 0 13.1 11 3 2 0 1 3 14 0 0 Kane County-A 2-3 6.06 7 6 0 0 0 32.2 34 24 22 3 3 23 23 3 0 Daytona-A 0-1 12.86 5 2 0 0 0 14.0 19 20 20 6 3 7 16 2 02014 — Daytona-A 6-3 3.43 33 2 0 0 2 81.1 64 41 31 7 4 25 86 7 12015 — Myrtle Beach-A 1-0 4.50 3 0 0 0 1 4.0 5 2 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 Tennessee-AA 3-1 1.99 39 0 0 0 6 54.1 40 19 12 5 2 18 26 1 2MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 28-33 4.28 164 68 1 0 9 502.2 476 296 239 46 34 195 438 55 5

Jhonny Pereda – CatcherFULL NAME: Jhonny Fernando Pereda (Rosales) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 19, turns 20 on April 18 BORN: 4/18/96 in San Juan, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Sebastian, Venezuela HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/4/13 (scout: Hector Ortega)NOTES: 2015 — On disabled list July 22 through the end of the season with a left hamate fracture

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2013 — VSL Cubs-R .213 59 188 18 40 9 0 2 21 1 3 1 22 36 0-0 7 .294 .2932014 — VSL Cubs-R .228 63 215 24 49 6 1 1 14 1 0 4 23 16 1-4 6 .314 .2792015 — Mesa-R .143 11 35 6 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 0-0 1 .225 .229MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .215 133 438 48 94 18 1 3 36 2 4 6 48 58 1-4 14 .298 .281


Henderson Perez – CatcherFULL NAME: Henderson Manuel Perez (Rodriguez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 16, turns 17 on June 10 BORN: 6/10/99 in Distrito Capital, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela



Herson Perez – CatcherFULL NAME: Herson Guillermo Perez (Rodriguez) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 172

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 12/19/96 in Caracas, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela



Yunior Perez – PitcherFULL NAME: Yunior Antonio Perez (Carvajal) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 12/19/98 in Bani, Peravia, D.R. RESIDENCE: Bani, Peravia, D.R.



Yonathan Perlaza – InfielderFULL NAME: Yonathan Jesus Perlaza (Hernandez) BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 11/10/98 in Paramo Tucani, Merida, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/26/15 (scouts: Rafael Jimenez, Hector Ortega and Louie Eljaua)


Christopher Pieters – OutfielderFULL NAME: Christopher Daniel Pieters BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 183OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 9/21/94 in Willemstad, Curacao RESIDENCE: Willemstad, Curacao

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/27/11 (scout: Hector Ortega)NOTES: Originally signed with the Cubs as a pitcher and went 4-11 with a 9.31 ERA (80 ER/77.1 IP) in 51 appearances with the Dominican and Venezuelan Summer League Cubs teams from 2012-2014 ... transitioned to being a position player in 2015.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — DSL Cubs-R .311 53 180 38 56 8 2 3 33 1 2 10 40 32 25-4 10 .457 .428 Mesa-R .257 9 35 6 9 5 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 10 0-0 1 .282 .400MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .302 62 215 44 65 13 2 3 39 1 4 11 41 42 25-4 11 .432 .423

Gustavo Polanco – CatcherFULL NAME: Gustavo Antonio Polanco (Villalobos) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 18, turns 19 on June 13 BORN: 6/13/97 in Abudure, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Coro, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 8/16/14 (scouts: Gian Guzman, Jose Serra and Miguel Diaz)


James Pugliese – PitcherFULL NAME: James Michael Pugliese BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on August 12 BORN: 8/12/92 in Trenton, NJ RESIDENCE: Hamilton, NJ

SCHOOL: Attended Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, N.J. ... graduated from Steinert High School in Hamilton, N.J.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 18th round of 2011 draft (scout: John Ceprini)NOTES: 2013 — Named a Northwest League mid-season All Star ... finished second in the Northwest League with a 2.32 ERA for Boise ... named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week for July 15-21 ... was 1-0 and tossed 11.0 shutout innings in two starts

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — Mesa-R 2-2 4.62 15 9 0 0 0 39.0 47 23 20 2 1 12 32 4 12012 — Boise-A 1-5 5.37 15 11 0 0 0 60.1 78 46 36 8 5 22 51 5 02013 — Boise-A 4-3 2.32 12 11 0 0 0 62.0 55 21 16 2 4 12 47 2 1 Kane County-A 0-2 7.71 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 22 13 12 2 0 2 12 2 12014 — Kane County-A 4-0 1.66 31 0 0 0 3 54.1 39 14 10 1 2 15 56 3 0 Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 4-2 2.62 30 0 0 0 5 55.0 52 17 16 0 3 13 49 2 0 Tennessee-AA 0-1 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 15-15 3.47 110 34 0 0 9 290.1 297 136 112 15 15 79 254 18 3


Bijan Rademacher – OutfielderFULL NAME: Bijan Rademacher (Bee-jahn Rah-de-mock-er) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185

OPENING DAY AGE: 24, turns 25 on June 15 BORN: 6/15/91 in Santa Ana, CA RESIDENCE: Anaheim Hills, CA

SCHOOL: Attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. … graduated from Canyon High School in Anaheim, Calif. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 13th round of 2012 draft (scout: Denny Henderson)NOTES: 2014 — Named a Florida State League All-Star ... his .281 batting average led the team ... 2013 — Named a mid-season Midwest League All-Star ... COLLEGE — Split time between the outfield and the mound in 2012, becoming the team’s closer in the final weeks of the season ... was a first-team all-state and All-Orange Empire Conference honoree

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Boise-A .396 14 53 9 21 6 0 1 8 0 1 0 2 7 0-1 3 .411 .566 Mesa-R .333 3 12 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2-0 0 .333 .667 Peoria-A .221 35 122 16 27 7 1 0 11 3 0 0 10 26 2-1 1 .280 .2952013 — Daytona-A .276 42 145 22 40 7 3 2 20 0 1 0 14 24 3-0 1 .338 .407 Kane County-A .303 55 185 24 56 8 0 2 18 1 3 2 21 25 5-3 2 .374 .3782014 — Daytona-A .281 111 384 58 108 22 6 10 56 0 3 9 42 87 4-8 11 .363 .4482015 — Tennessee-AA .261 113 357 56 93 19 4 4 47 5 2 2 67 60 7-4 4 .379 .370MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .277 373 1258 188 349 70 14 20 161 9 10 13 156 231 23-17 22 .360 .403

Jasvir Rakkar – PitcherFULL NAME: Jasvir Singh Rakkar BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 24, turns 25 on April 27 BORN: 4/27/91 in North York, Ontario, Canada RESIDENCE: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

SCHOOL: Attended Stony Brook University in New York … graduated from Bramalea Secondary High School in Brampton, Ontario HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 26th round of 2012 draft (scout: John Ceprini)NOTES: 2015 — Led Myrtle Beach with 38 appearances … represented Canada in the Pan American Games in Ajax, Ontario ... COLLEGE — Named to America East All-Academic team in 2011

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 — Mesa-R 0-0 2.70 7 0 0 0 1 10.0 10 3 3 0 0 5 13 0 02013 — Boise-A 4-1 3.58 20 0 0 0 1 37.2 31 16 15 6 1 10 41 2 02014 — Daytona-A 0-0 4.50 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Boise-A 0-1 7.98 7 0 0 0 0 14.2 21 14 13 2 0 5 17 2 0 Iowa-AAA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kane County-A 3-1 0.87 12 0 0 0 1 20.2 10 2 2 0 1 6 21 1 02015 — South Bend-A 0-0 2.35 3 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 4 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 Myrtle Beach-A 3-3 2.96 38 0 0 0 16 45.2 44 18 15 0 3 10 37 3 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 10-6 3.33 93 0 0 0 19 143.1 133 60 53 8 6 37 139 8 0

Moises Ramirez – PitcherFULL NAME: Moises Alcibiades Ramirez (Garrido) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 12/11/95 in Panama RESIDENCE: Panama

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 3/7/13 (scout: Cirillo Cumberbatch)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — VSL Cubs-R 1-0 3.38 14 2 0 0 0 21.1 20 9 8 1 5 5 20 4 02014 — DSL Cubs-R 0-1 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 VSL Cubs-R 2-2 5.06 6 5 0 0 0 21.1 26 13 12 2 1 4 11 2 02015 — VSL Cubs-R 3-3 2.01 19 0 0 0 2 49.1 48 16 11 4 4 12 34 5 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-6 3.26 40 7 0 0 2 94.0 100 42 34 7 10 22 67 11 1

Eury Ramos – PitcherFULL NAME: Eury Manuel Ramos (Ulloa) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 152

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 10/10/97 in Puerto Plata, D.R. RESIDENCE: Dominican Republic



Will Remillard – CatcherFULL NAME: William Gregory Remillard BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 9/18/92 in Cohoes, NY RESIDENCE: Green Island, NY

SCHOOL: Attended Coastal Carolina University … graduated from La Salle Institute in Troy, N.Y. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 19th round of 2013 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: 2015 — Missed season with a right elbow injury ... 2014 — Named a Midwest League All-Star ... Cubs’ Minor League Player of the Month for April after hitting .373 with six doubles and 15 RBI ... on disabled list from June 4-24 with a left hip injury and from July 29-September 20 with a right elbow strain ... COLLEGE — Named second team All-Big South

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Kane County-A .286 49 168 19 48 13 0 1 26 2 0 2 21 31 0-0 1 .372 .3812015 — DID NOT PLAY — INJURED


Juan Rengifo – PitcherFULL NAME: Juan Luis Rengifo (Tortolero) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 12 BORN: 6/12/94 in Valencia, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Velencia, Venezuela



Ruben Reyes – OutfielderFULL NAME: Ruben Armando Reyes (Villegas) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 10/1/95 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico RESIDENCE: Culiacan Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/29/15 (scouts: Sergio Hernandez, Louie Eljaua)


Ian Rice – CatcherFULL NAME: Ian Douglas Rice BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on August 19 BORN: 8/19/93 in Huntsville, AL RESIDENCE: Arlington, VA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Houston (2015) and Chipola Junior College (2013-14) ... graduated from Madison Academy (High School) in Alabama, Ala.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 29th round of 2015 draft (scout: Kevin Ellis)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named to AAC All-Tournament Team in 2015 ... played one season with Houston after transferring from Chipola Junior College where he played two seasons.


Tony Rijo – InfielderFULL NAME: Tony Junior Rijo (Heredia) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 11/3/97 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo Este, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/3/14 (scouts: Miguel Diaz, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Abraham Rodriguez – OutfielderFULL NAME: Abraham Daniel Rodriguez (Suris) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 17 BORN: 3/9/99 in San Miguelito, Panama RESIDENCE: Panamá, Panama

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/28/15 (scouts: Cirilo Cumberbatch, Hector Ortega and Louie Eljaua)


Santiago Rodriguez – PitcherFULL NAME: Santiago Rodriguez BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 182

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 14 BORN: 6/14/94 in Mao, D.R. RESIDENCE: Mao, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 11/29/13 (scouts: Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — DSL Cubs-R 8-1 1.67 17 11 0 0 1 81.0 68 20 15 2 4 13 71 4 02015 — Mesa-R 1-1 3.55 7 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 5 5 1 1 4 9 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 9-2 1.92 24 11 0 0 1 93.2 82 25 20 3 5 17 80 6 0

Jacob Rogers – InfielderFULL NAME: Jacob Tyler Rogers BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 26, turns 27 on August 23 BORN: 8/23/89 in Clearwater, FL RESIDENCE: Clearwater, FL

SCHOOL: Graduated from Mt. Olive College in N.C. … graduated from Dunedin (Fla.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 40th round of 2012 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: 2015 — Led Myrtle Beach with 12 homers and 69 RBI ... 2014 — Earned Midwest League Player of the Week honors from June 16-22 after batting .455 with two doubles, one triple and one homer ... COLLEGE — Earned All-America second team honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in 2012 ... was also the 2012 NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Year, Conference Carolinas Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Conference Carolinas Tournament ... received All-American Honors in 2011

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2012 — Mesa-R .341 26 88 19 30 11 1 2 17 0 0 1 15 32 1-1 7 .442 .557 Peoria-A .300 16 50 13 15 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 19 14 1-1 6 .493 .4202013 — Boise-A .278 74 259 37 72 11 0 8 47 0 2 6 45 71 2-1 9 .394 .4132014 — Kane County-A .268 129 447 76 120 27 2 16 67 0 4 3 64 116 2-1 8 .361 .4452015 — Myrtle Beach-A .249 106 373 43 93 20 0 12 69 0 2 3 54 114 0-0 7 .347 .399 Tennessee-AA .247 23 73 9 18 3 0 1 13 0 2 0 16 23 0-1 1 .374 .329MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .270 374 1290 197 348 72 3 41 223 0 10 13 213 370 6-5 38 .376 .426


Jose Rojas – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jose David Rojas (Rodriguez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 4/1/94 in Margarita, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Margarita, Venezuela



Jhon Romero – PitcherFULL NAME: Jhon Jairo Romero (Rodriguez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 1/17/95 in Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia RESIDENCE: Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 5/13/15 (scouts: Manny Esquivia and Hector Ortega)


Andry Rondon – PitcherFULL NAME: Andry Rondon (Vasquez) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 20 BORN: 9/16/95 in Cotui, D.R. RESIDENCE: Cotui, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 6/9/14 (scouts: Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Edgar Rondon – InfielderFULL NAME: Edgar Joel Rondon BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 170


HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 3/31/15 (scouts: Marino Encarnacion and Jose Serra)


Manuel Rondon – PitcherFULL NAME: Manuel Alejandro Rondon (Lampe) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/7/95 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: San Diego, Carabobo, Venezuela

ORIGINAL CLUB: Signed by Angels as a non-drafted free agent 12/4/12 (scouts: Lebi Ochoa and Carlos Ramirez) HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired by Cubs 7/3/15 for C Rafael LopezNOTES: 2014 — Named a All-Star in the Dominican Summer League after posting a 2.30 ERA (17 ER/66.2 IP) in 14 starts.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — DSL Angels-R 2-1 2.83 20 2 0 0 1 41.1 31 23 13 2 1 21 30 5 02014 — DSL Angels-R 0-5 2.30 14 14 0 0 0 66.2 59 30 17 3 2 25 66 8 02015 — AZL Angels-R 1-1 8.64 2 2 0 0 0 8.1 13 8 8 0 0 4 7 1 0 Mesa-R 1-2 4.88 8 5 0 0 0 31.1 33 21 17 0 1 11 27 5 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-9 3.35 44 23 0 0 1 147.2 136 82 55 5 4 61 130 19 1

Aneuris Rosario – PitcherFULL NAME: Aneuris Jonatan Rosario BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165




PUT ON YOUR RALLY CAPSThe Cubs record for largest comeback victory is nine runs, set twice. The club last rallied from a nine-run deficit August 29, 1989, vs. Houston at

Wrigley Field, overcoming a 9-0 sixth-inning deficit to defeat the Astros 10-9 in 10 innings.

The Cubs record for largest last-inning come-from-behind rally is seven runs. On June 29, 1952, at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, the Cubs entered the top of the ninth inning trailing 8-2. With two out and no runners on, the Cubs went on to score seven runs and defeated the Reds 9-8.

Last victory when overcoming eight-plus run deficit: July 7, 2011 at Washington (down 8-0, won 10-9)Last victory when trailing entering ninth inning: July 21, 2015 at Cincinnati (down 4-2, won 5-4 in 11 innings)

Last victory when entering ninth inning with a five-plus run deficit: May 10, 2000, vs. Milwaukee (down 8-3 entering bottom of ninth, scored five runs in ninth, won 9-8 in 11 innings)


Jose Rosario – PitcherFULL NAME: Jose Junior Rosario BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 25, turns 26 on August 29 BORN: 8/29/90 in New York, NY RESIDENCE: San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/29/08 (scouts: Jose Serra and Carlos Reyes)NOTES: 2015 — Missed season with a right elbow injury ... 2013 — On Kane County’s disabled list, April 4-May 15, with a right shoulder strain

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2008 — DSL Cubs 1-R 1-0 5.06 4 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 3 1 0 4 3 0 02009 — Mesa-R 2-1 4.76 11 1 0 0 1 17.0 15 9 9 1 2 6 21 5 0 Daytona-A 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 DSL Cubs 2-R 2-2 2.49 7 3 0 0 0 21.2 12 11 6 0 5 13 28 9 02010 — Mesa-R 1-2 7.57 11 1 0 0 0 27.1 31 26 23 2 0 14 33 7 02011 — Boise-A 6-3 3.53 15 7 0 0 2 63.2 67 36 25 1 2 18 50 5 02012 — Peoria-A 6-8 4.22 20 20 0 0 0 111.0 125 59 52 7 5 34 95 8 12013 — Kane County-A 0-7 7.38 14 11 0 0 0 64.2 77 62 53 6 4 42 33 9 0 Boise-A 2-1 5.48 5 5 0 0 0 23.0 28 15 14 2 0 9 20 1 12014 — Daytona-A 5-8 5.44 26 16 0 0 0 101.0 127 70 61 12 5 50 92 11 02015 — DID NOT PLAY — INJUREDMINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 25-32 5.06 115 64 0 0 3 437.2 489 291 246 32 23 192 378 55 2

Matt Rose – InfielderFULL NAME: Matthew Aaron Rose BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on August 2 BORN: 8/2/94 in Palm Bay, FL RESIDENCE: Palm Bay, FL

SCHOOL: Attended Georgia State University … graduated from Palm Bay (Fla.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 11th round of 2015 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named to All-Sun Belt Conference first team and the All-Tournament team in 2015 … tied for seventh in Georgia State history with 31 career home runs, including 27 over his final two seasons.


Carson Sands – PitcherFULL NAME: Carson Bruce Sands BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 3/28/95 in Tallahassee, FL RESIDENCE: Tallahassee, FL

SCHOOL: Graduated from North Florida Christian High School in Tallahassee, Fla. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 4th round of 2014 draft (scout: Tom Clark)NOTES: 2015 — Led Eugene with 14 starts, going 3-4 with a 3.92 ERA ... HIGH SCHOOL — Pitched for Team USA for three summers, winning a gold medal with the 18-and-under team in 2012 ... went 11-1 with a 0.58 ERA and one complete game in 14 outings, 12 starts, in 2014 ... had committed to Florida State University

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 3-1 1.89 9 4 0 0 0 19.0 15 7 4 0 1 7 20 3 12015 — Eugene-A 3-4 3.92 14 14 0 0 0 57.1 62 40 25 0 6 21 41 7 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-5 3.42 23 18 0 0 0 76.1 77 47 29 0 7 28 61 10 2

Alexander Santana – PitcherFULL NAME: Alexander Santana BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 10/23/93 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. RESIDENCE: San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 10/1/10 (scouts: Jose Serra and Marino Encarnacion)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — DSL Cubs 1-R 3-0 1.54 7 6 0 0 0 35.0 24 12 6 0 3 6 15 1 1 DSL Cubs 2-R 1-2 3.90 8 8 0 0 0 32.1 35 17 14 3 7 14 21 4 32012 — DSL Cubs 2-R 1-3 2.88 13 12 0 0 0 59.1 51 30 19 2 3 14 51 7 02013 — Mesa-R 0-1 4.58 5 2 0 0 0 17.2 18 13 9 0 1 6 16 4 02014 — Mesa-R 3-2 2.55 11 5 0 0 0 42.1 36 15 12 1 2 14 36 2 02015 — Eugene-A 2-1 6.52 7 0 0 0 1 9.2 11 9 7 2 2 3 11 4 0 South Bend-A 0-2 3.15 13 0 0 0 2 20.0 13 10 7 1 2 9 17 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 10-11 3.08 64 33 0 0 3 216.1 188 106 74 9 20 66 167 24 4


Tayler Scott – PitcherFULL NAME: Tayler James Scott BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 165

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on June 1 BORN: 6/1/92 in Johannesburg, South Africa RESIDENCE: Roodepoort, South Africa

SCHOOL: Graduated from Notre Dame Prep High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fifth round of 2011 draft (scout: Steve McFarland)NOTES: 2014 — Led Daytona in starts (26), wins (eight) and innings pitched (134.2) ... 2013 — Named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — Mesa-R 0-0 7.36 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 02012 — Boise-A 5-1 2.52 15 15 0 0 0 71.1 66 30 20 0 4 29 43 9 32013 — Kane County-A 6-8 4.22 24 24 0 0 0 130.0 144 78 61 6 4 54 67 9 22014 — Daytona-A 8-8 4.34 26 26 0 0 0 134.2 142 79 65 14 7 52 79 15 32015 — Myrtle Beach-A 2-2 1.96 11 1 0 0 2 23.0 18 6 5 1 2 6 27 2 0 Tennessee-AA 4-1 5.23 15 0 0 0 1 31.0 32 19 18 3 0 20 21 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 25-20 3.93 93 66 0 0 3 393.2 406 215 172 24 17 162 239 37 8

Carlos Sepulveda – InfielderFULL NAME: Carlos Alan Sepulveda (Salazar) BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 19, turns 20 on August 27 BORN: 8/27/96 in Monclova, Mexico RESIDENCE: Monclova, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/18/14 (scout: Sergio Hernandez)NOTES: 2015 — Appeared in 47 games with Mesa, tied for the team lead


Jonathan Sierra – OutfielderFULL NAME: Jonathan Stiwart Sierra (Paulino) BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190




Pedro Silverio – PitcherFULL NAME: Pedro Silverio BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on June 29 BORN: 6/29/94 in Esperanza, D.R. RESIDENCE: Esperanza, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 9/18/12 (scouts: Jose Serra, Gian Guzman and Juan Moncion)NOTES: 2015 — On disabled list August 7 through end of the season with a left forearm fracture.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — DSL Cubs-R 1-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 02014 — DSL Cubs-R 4-2 2.61 16 8 0 0 1 69.0 53 25 20 0 3 20 50 8 02015 — DSL Cubs-R 1-0 0.00 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 11 2 0 0 1 2 17 3 0 Mesa-R 1-0 3.38 6 3 0 0 0 24.0 20 10 9 1 3 8 15 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-2 2.28 28 14 0 0 1 114.2 86 37 29 1 7 37 86 15 0

Tyler Skulina – PitcherFULL NAME: Tyler J. Skulina BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 235

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 9/18/91 in Strongsville, OH RESIDENCE: Estero, FL SCHOOL: Attended Kent State University … graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School (Ohio) in June of 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fourth round of 2013 draft (scout: Tim Adkins) NOTES: 2015 — Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week, April 27-May 3 ... COLLEGE — Named to the 2013 All-MAC Second Team … 2013 College Baseball Daily Pre-Season No. 78 player in Top 100 … 2013 College Sports Madness Pre-Season Third Team All-American … 2013 College Sports Madness Pre-Season All-Conference Pitcher of the Year … 2013 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season Second Team All-American … 2013 National College Baseball Writer’s Association Pre-Season Second Team All-American

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Kane County-A 0-2 9.31 4 4 0 0 0 9.2 14 11 10 1 0 6 9 1 0 Boise-A 0-0 1.20 8 2 0 0 0 15.0 9 2 2 0 1 3 10 1 02014 — Kane County-A 4-7 3.21 18 18 0 0 0 89.2 71 36 32 3 6 35 68 9 1 Daytona-A 0-2 7.27 3 3 0 0 0 8.2 11 9 7 0 4 9 7 3 02015 — Myrtle Beach-A 3-6 3.11 16 15 0 0 0 75.1 53 33 26 5 4 31 73 6 2 Mesa-R 0-0 2.70 3 1 0 0 0 3.1 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-17 3.48 52 43 0 0 0 201.2 163 92 78 9 15 86 171 20 3

Ho-young Son – InfielderFULL NAME: Ho-young Son BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 21, turns 22 on August 23 BORN: 8/23/94 in Anyang, South Korea RESIDENCE: Uiwang, South Korea

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/23/14 (scout: Min Kyo Sung)

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .254 25 71 12 18 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 7 11 12-3 11 .321 .3102015 — Eugene-A .218 39 119 15 26 7 0 0 8 1 2 4 9 17 4-3 16 .291 .277 Mesa-R .667 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1 .750 .667MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .238 65 193 27 46 9 1 0 17 1 2 4 17 28 16-6 28 .310 .295


Daniel Spingola – OutfielderFULL NAME: Daniel Christian Spingola BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on May 5 BORN: 5/5/93 in Chapel Hill, NC RESIDENCE: Roswell, GA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Georgia Tech ... graduated from Marist (Ga.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 31st round of 2015 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: COLLEGE — Batted .293 with 22 doubles, nine triples, six homers, 80 RBI and 28 stolen bases in 186 career college games ... second team All-ACC in 2014.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Mesa-R .529 6 17 4 9 4 2 0 7 1 1 0 3 2 1-0 0 .571 1.000 Eugene-A .125 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 .125 .125 South Bend-A .100 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 1 .182 .100MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .314 12 35 5 11 4 2 0 7 1 1 1 3 6 1-0 1 .375 .543

Justin Steele – PitcherFULL NAME: Justin Carl Steele BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 20, turns 21 on July 11 BORN: 7/11/95 in Lucedale, MS RESIDENCE: Lucedale, MS

SCHOOL: Graduated from George County High School in Lucedale, Miss.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 5th round of 2014 draft (scout: JP Davis)NOTES: HIGH SCHOOL — Named 5A Player of the Year in Mississippi by state coaches in 2014 ... won the 2014 Mississippi Hall of Fame Award for High School Baseball ... went 5-1 with a 0.98 ERA in eight games, striking out 92 batters in 43.0 innings ... had committed to University of Southern Mississippi.

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-0 2.89 9 4 0 0 0 18.2 15 6 6 0 1 8 25 2 02015 — Eugene-A 3-1 2.66 10 10 0 0 0 40.2 38 24 12 0 0 15 38 6 1MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 3-1 2.73 19 14 0 0 0 59.1 53 30 18 0 1 23 63 8 1

Jake Stinnett – PitcherFULL NAME: Jacob Douglas Stinnett BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 205OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on April 25 BORN: 4/25/92 in Vista, CA RESIDENCE: Vista, CA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Maryland ... graduated from Rancho Buena Vista (CA) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 2nd round of 2014 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: COLLEGE — Second team ABCA All-Atlantic Region and All-ACC selection in 2014 ... became Maryland’s single-season strikeout leader with 132 punchouts in 2014 ... led the Terrapins to a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals ... Academic All-ACC selection in 2013

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-1 7.71 3 2 0 0 0 4.2 9 4 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 Boise-A 0-0 2.84 2 2 0 0 0 6.1 3 2 2 1 0 2 7 1 02015 — South Bend-A 7-6 4.46 22 22 0 0 0 117.0 117 66 58 6 16 50 91 11 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-7 4.50 27 26 0 0 0 128.0 129 72 64 7 16 52 101 13 0

Jesus Tejada – PitcherFULL NAME: Jesus Alberto Tejada (Coronado) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 168

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 10/24/96 in Puerto Plata, D.R. RESIDENCE: Puerto Plata, D.R.



Tommy Thorpe – PitcherFULL NAME: Thomas Philip Thorpe BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 9/20/92 in Portland, OR RESIDENCE: Vancouver, WA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Oregon ... graduated from Evergreen (Wash.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 8th round of 2014 draft (scout: Scott Fairbanks)NOTES: COLLEGE — First-team All-Pac-12 Conference in 2013 and 2014 ... his 11 wins in 2013 rank second-most in program history ... was a 2013 Team USA member

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02014 — Boise-A 1-0 3.38 8 0 0 0 0 18.2 12 7 7 0 2 7 21 2 02015 — South Bend-A 5-7 3.08 27 12 0 0 1 96.1 95 42 33 3 6 41 65 9 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-7 3.08 37 12 0 0 1 117.0 108 49 40 3 8 48 88 11 0

Franklin Tineo – InfielderFULL NAME: Franklin Leonel Tineo BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 176

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 12/30/94 in Mao, D.R. RESIDENCE: Mao, D.R.




Freddy Tineo – PitcherFULL NAME: Freddy Jose Tineo (Simancas) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 160

OPENING DAY AGE: 18 BORN: 11/22/97 in Carabobo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Carabobo, Venezuela



Deibi Torres – PitcherFULL NAME: Deibi Torres BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190




Gleyber Torres – InfielderFULL NAME: Gleyber David Torres (Castro) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 12/13/96 in Caracas, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Caracas, Venezuela

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/2/13 (scouts: Hector Ortega and Julio Figueroa)NOTES: 2016 — Ranked as the organization’s top prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... ranked as the 29th-best prospect in baseball in MLB.com’s Top-100 prospects list ... 2015 — Named Midwest League Prospect of the Year, as well a mid-season and postseason All-Star … led South Bend in average, doubles, RBI and total bases … was promoted to Myrtle Beach, September 2 ... was ranked as the organization’s eighth-best prospect by Baseball America entering the season ... 2014 — his .297 average between Boise and Mesa ranked third-best in the Cubs organization

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .279 43 154 33 43 6 3 1 29 0 4 0 25 33 8-7 14 .372 .377 Boise-A .393 7 28 4 11 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 4 7 2-0 5 .469 .7862015 — South Bend-A .293 119 464 53 136 24 5 3 62 1 4 2 43 108 22-13 26 .353 .386 Myrtle Beach-A .174 7 23 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0-1 1 .208 .174MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .290 176 669 91 194 32 11 5 97 1 8 2 73 155 32-21 46 .358 .393

Daury Torrez – PitcherFULL NAME: Daury DeJesus Torrez BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on June 11 BORN: 6/11/93 in Esperanza, D.R. RESIDENCE: Esperanza, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 12/22/10 (scouts: Jose Serra and Juan Moncion)NOTES: 2015 — Led Myrtle Beach with 10 wins, 23 starts and 134.1 innings pitched ... 2014 — Earned Midwest League Pitcher of the Week honors (June 23-29) after his 8.0-innings of shutout baseball on June 26 against Wisconsin ... led all Cubs minor leaguers with a 2.74 ERA and tied for first in wins with 11

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 — DSL Cubs 2-R 1-2 3.54 16 1 0 0 1 40.2 42 19 16 0 3 5 25 3 12012 — DSL Cubs 2-R 6-3 1.21 14 13 0 0 0 74.2 57 14 10 6 6 4 50 4 12013 — Mesa-R 4-2 3.31 12 2 0 0 1 49.0 49 21 18 2 0 5 49 0 2 Kane County-A 0-1 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 02014 — Kane County-A 11-7 2.74 23 23 1 1 0 131.1 110 50 40 8 5 21 81 0 22015 — Myrtle Beach-A 10-6 3.75 24 23 2 1 0 134.1 137 60 56 11 5 21 86 1 2MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 32-21 2.96 90 63 3 2 2 435.0 400 167 143 28 19 57 293 8 8

Jen-Ho Tseng – PitcherFULL NAME: Jen-Ho Tseng BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 210

OPENING DAY AGE: 21 BORN: 10/3/94 in Taipei, Taiwan RESIDENCE: Kaoshiung, Taiwan

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/25/13 (scouts: Steve Wilson and Paul Weaver) NOTES: 2014 — Named the Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year ... earned Pitcher of the Month honors for July ... allowed three or fewer runs in 16 of his 17 starts

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Kane County-A 6-1 2.40 19 17 1 0 0 105.0 76 29 28 7 4 15 85 2 12015 — Myrtle Beach-A 7-7 3.55 22 22 0 0 0 119.0 115 48 47 5 8 30 87 4 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 13-8 3.01 41 39 1 0 0 224.0 191 77 75 12 12 45 172 6 1

Kyle Twomey – PitcherFULL NAME: Kyle Christopher Twomey BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190

OPENING DAY AGE: 22 BORN: 12/29/93 in Palm Springs, CA RESIDENCE: Placentia, CA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Southern California ... graduated from El Dorado (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 13th round of 2015 draft (scout: Tom Myers)NOTES: COLLEGE — Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 in 2015, leading the team with a 2.88 ERA.



Luis Ubiera — OutfielderFULL NAME: Luis Ricardo Ubiera (Arrindell) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 167

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 9/17/96 in La Romana, D.R. RESIDENCE: La Romana, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as non-drafted free agent 11/28/13 (scouts: Marino Encarnacion, Gian Guzman and Jose Serra)


Sucre Valdez – PitcherFULL NAME: Sucre Valdez BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180


HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 4/20/15 (scouts: Valerio Heredia, Jose Serra and Gian Guzman)


Omar Ventura – PitcherFULL NAME: Omar Jose Ventura (Torrealba) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 9/10/96 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela RESIDENCE: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela



Jason Vosler – InfielderFULL NAME: Jason Glenn Vosler BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on September 6 BORN: 9/6/93 in West Nyack, NY RESIDENCE: West Nyack, NY

SCHOOL: Attended Northeastern University ... graduated from Don Bosco Preparatory (N.J.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 16th round of 2014 draft (scout: Matt Sherman)NOTES: COLLEGE — Started 161 games in three seasons at Northeastern, batting .307 with 197 hits and 113 RBI ... batted .322 in 2014 to lead Northeastern to a second-straight appearance in the CAA playoffs

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Boise-A .266 30 94 13 25 1 3 1 11 1 0 2 12 16 0-2 7 .361 .3722015 — South Bend-A .235 69 255 26 60 11 2 4 20 2 1 3 15 34 3-4 10 .285 .341 Myrtle Beach-A .244 38 127 19 31 7 0 6 20 0 0 4 26 27 0-0 5 .389 .441MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .244 137 476 58 116 19 5 11 51 3 1 9 53 77 3-6 22 .330 .374

Michael Wagner – PitcherFULL NAME: Michael Jonathan Wagner BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 10/3/91 in Las Vegas, NV RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV

SCHOOL: Attended University of San Diego … graduated from Centennial (Nev.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 15th round of 2013 draft (scout: Alex Lontayo) NOTES: 2013 — Second-team All-American selection … third-team All-American selection by Baseball America after appearing in 31 games (two starts), serving primarily as a closer … pitched 59.1 innings going 5-2 with a 2.58 ERA while saving 19 games, striking out 53 and allowing zero home runs

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Mesa-R 1-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 Boise-A 0-3 4.38 10 4 0 0 0 24.2 31 15 12 2 2 9 22 0 02014 — Kane County-A 3-3 3.23 28 0 0 0 2 61.1 70 23 22 8 4 26 60 4 02015 — Iowa-AAA 0-1 5.65 7 1 0 0 0 14.1 12 10 9 0 0 9 10 0 0 Tennessee-AA 0-1 4.22 6 0 0 0 0 10.2 8 5 5 1 0 6 9 2 0 South Bend-A 2-2 3.22 15 5 0 0 1 50.1 49 19 18 3 3 19 38 9 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 6-10 3.59 70 10 0 0 3 165.1 174 73 66 14 9 71 144 15 0

KEEPING THE ROTATION TOGETHERThe Cubs utilized as few as seven starters in a campaign as recently as 2004, when the only pitchers to start for the club were Matt Clement,

Greg Maddux, Sergio Mitre, Mark Prior, Glendon Rusch, Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano.

Since 1900, the club mark for fewest starters in a season is six — set in 1901. During the 19th century, the team utilized as few as two starters in four seasons, most recently during a 98-game 1883 campaign (Larry Corcoran 53 starts, Fred Goldsmith 45 starts).


Logan Watkins – InfielderFULL NAME: Vincent Logan Watkins BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 26, turns 27 on August 29 BORN: 8/29/89 in Wichita, KS RESIDENCE: Wichita, KS

SCHOOL: Graduated from Goddard (Kan.) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 21st round of 2008 Draft (scout: Brandon Mozley)NOTES: 2015 — Missed entire season after suffering a torn right achilles in early February ... 2014 — Made two stints with the Cubs, batting .246 in 31 games ... 2013 — Made his major league debut August 4 and appeared in 27 games for Chicago ... 2012 — Named Cubs minor league player of the year after hitting .281 (137-for-488) with 20 doubles and nine homers for Double-A Tennessee ... 2011 — Hit 12 triples, leading the Florida State League ... 2010 — Named a Midwest League mid-season All-Star ... was named the ninth-best prospect in the Cubs system by Baseball America entering the season ... 2009 — Twice named Northwest League Player of the Week.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2008 — Mesa-R .325 27 80 15 26 3 0 0 14 3 2 2 20 19 2-0 3 .462 .3632009 — Boise-A .326 72 279 48 91 14 2 0 29 7 2 3 27 31 14-7 13 .389 .3912010 — Peoria-A .261 118 440 69 115 15 8 1 30 18 1 3 58 97 19-10 16 .351 .3392011 — Daytona-A .281 125 441 70 124 15 *12 5 45 5 5 7 44 97 21-5 18 .352 .4042012 — Tennessee-AA .281 133 488 *93 137 20 11 9 52 14 3 7 76 97 28-7 9 .383 .4222013 — Iowa-AAA .243 107 412 51 100 18 7 8 26 3 1 4 52 98 10-9 13 .333 .379 CUBS .211 27 38 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 0-0 1 .268 .2372014 — Iowa-AAA .256 103 324 59 83 21 1 4 38 7 2 2 33 77 23-4 8 .327 .364 CUBS .246 31 65 10 16 3 0 1 6 1 0 1 1 16 1-0 6 .269 .3382015 — Iowa-AAA DID NOT PLAY — INJUREDMINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .274 685 2464 405 676 106 41 27 234 57 16 28 310 516 117-42 80 .360 .384MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS .233 58 103 12 24 4 0 1 6 2 0 1 4 30 1-0 7 .269 .301

*Led League

Sutton Whiting – InfielderFULL NAME: Sutton Walter Whiting BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 23, turns 24 on May 13 BORN: 5/13/92 in New Wilmington, PA RESIDENCE: New Wilmington, PA

SCHOOL: Attended University of Louisville ... graduated from Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky.HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 24th round of 2015 draft (scout: Daniel Carte)NOTES: COLLEGE — Batted .307 with 27 RBI and 15 steals in his senior season.

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2015 — Mesa-R .200 5 15 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3-0 2 .294 .267 Eugene-A .235 14 34 7 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 7 3-2 2 .297 .294 Tennessee-AA .438 8 16 3 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 4 0-1 1 .609 .563 Myrtle Beach-A .000 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 0 .000 .000MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .254 30 71 14 18 3 1 0 2 3 0 1 11 19 6-3 5 .361 .324

Austyn Willis – PitcherFULL NAME: Austyn Michael Willis BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-6 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 19, turns 20 on June 13 BORN: 6/13/96 in Barstow, CA RESIDENCE: Barstow, CA

SCHOOL: Graduated from Barstow (Calif.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 18th round of 2014 draft (scout: Alex Lontayo)NOTES: 2015 — Made nine starts with Mesa, the most on the team

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2014 — Mesa-R 0-1 4.20 10 2 0 0 0 15.0 13 11 7 0 3 7 9 1 02015 — Mesa-R 3-3 3.45 11 9 0 0 1 44.1 42 18 17 2 2 16 23 2 2MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 3-4 3.64 21 11 0 0 1 59.1 55 29 24 2 5 23 32 3 2

John Williamson – PitcherFULL NAME: John Garland Williamson BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 9/27/92 in Houston, TX RESIDENCE: Houston, TX

SCHOOL: Graduated from Rice University (Texas) ... graduated from Lamar High School in Houston, TexasHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 23rd round of 2015 draft (scout: Kevin Ellis)


Darryl Wilson – OutfielderFULL NAME: Darryl James Wilson Jr. BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 177

OPENING DAY AGE: 19 BORN: 10/8/96 in Canton, OH RESIDENCE: Canton, OH

SCHOOL: Graduated from Canton South High School in Canton, OhioHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fourth round of 2015 draft (scout: Daniel Carte)NOTES: HIGH SCHOOL — Batted .545 with 30 RBI and 30 steals his senior season, earning him All-American honors from CBS MaxPreps ... led his high school to four-straight Division II district championships ... had committed to Vanderbilt University prior to signing with the Cubs.



Sam Wilson – PitcherFULL NAME: Sam Royal Wilson BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 24, turns 25 on July 30 BORN: 7/30/91 in Albuquerque, NM RESIDENCE: Albuquerque, NM

SCHOOL: Graduated from Lamar (Colo.) Community College … graduated from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, N.M. HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in eighth round of 2013 draft (scout: Steve McFarland)NOTES: 2013 — Selected First Team All-Region at two positions, pitcher and designated hitter … Selected First Team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association … finished the year 11-2 with a 1.34 ERA, fanning 109 in 87.0 innings

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Boise-A 3-1 3.33 12 0 0 0 0 24.1 26 11 9 0 2 13 25 5 02014 — Mesa-R 0-0 6.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 Boise-A 5-1 3.62 16 0 0 0 3 32.1 25 14 13 1 1 12 40 3 12015 — Eugene-A 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 1 3.2 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 South Bend-A 1-1 5.95 11 0 0 0 2 19.2 25 18 13 3 0 7 17 2 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 9-3 3.96 45 0 0 0 6 84.0 83 49 37 4 4 33 88 10 1

Chesny Young – InfielderFULL NAME: Martin Chesny Young BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 10/6/92 in Atlanta, GA RESIDENCE: Forestdale, MA

SCHOOL: Attended Mercer University ... graduated from Marist (Ga.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 14th round of 2014 draft (scout: Keith Lockhart)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Carolina League Year-End All-Star after leading the league with a .321 batting average … reached base in a Carolina League record 44-straight games, June 6-July 25 ... COLLEGE — 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year and All-American ... in 2014 batted .398 in league games and led the team with a .348 overall batting mark

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Mesa-R .167 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 .286 .167 Boise-A .354 15 48 13 17 3 0 0 9 1 0 2 8 8 1-0 2 .466 .417 Kane County-A .324 27 105 14 34 6 2 0 9 2 2 0 5 22 2-1 2 .348 .4192015 — South Bend-A .315 28 108 23 34 5 1 0 14 0 1 1 12 7 9-3 3 .385 .380 Myrtle Beach-A *.321 102 402 65 129 18 3 1 30 0 1 4 45 44 12-5 3 .394 .388MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .321 174 669 115 215 32 6 1 62 4 4 7 71 83 24-9 10 .390 .392

*Led League

Jose Zapata – PitcherFULL NAME: Jose Alberto Zapata BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170

OPENING DAY AGE: 22, turns 23 on July 17 BORN: 7/17/93 in Esperanza, D.R. RESIDENCE: Santo Domingo, D.R.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 10/25/12 (scouts: Jose Serra and Carlos Reyes)NOTES: 2015 — Missed season with left calf strain ... 2014 — Missed season due to neck injury

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — DSL Cubs-R 4-0 1.93 13 9 0 0 1 56.0 36 18 12 0 6 9 49 4 02014 — INJURED — DID NOT PLAY 2015 — INJURED — DID NOT PLAY

Mark Zagunis – CatcherFULL NAME: Mark Raymond Zagunis BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 23 BORN: 2/5/93 in Willingboro, NJ RESIDENCE: Cinnaminson, NJ

SCHOOL: Attended Virginia Tech ... graduated from Holy Cross (N.J.) High SchoolHOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 3rd round of 2014 draft (scout: Billy Swoope)NOTES: 2015 — Named a Carolina League mid-season and year-end All-Star … named Cubs Minor League Player of the Month for June and Carolina League Player of the Week for June 15-21 ... 2014 — Named a Northwest League All-Star ... hit for the cycle on July 14, going 4-for-5 with three runs and four RBI ... COLLEGE — 2014 Johnny Bench Award semifinalist ... two-time All-ACC Second Team ... three-time All-ACC Academic Team ... ranked third in the ACC in career batting average among active players (.338) ... seventh Hokie to collect 200 hits through their junior season

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG2014 — Boise-A .299 41 154 32 46 9 2 2 27 0 1 5 31 31 11-2 5 .429 .422 Mesa-R .125 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 1 .222 .250 Kane County-A .280 14 50 11 14 6 1 0 4 0 0 2 10 9 5-0 1 .419 .4402015 — Myrtle Beach-A .271 115 413 78 112 24 5 8 54 0 3 16 80 86 12-10 3 .406 .412MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .277 172 625 122 173 40 8 10 86 0 4 23 122 128 28-12 10 .411 .414

Kevin Zamudio – CatcherFULL NAME: Kevin Zamudio (Ide) BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200

OPENING DAY AGE: 18, turns 19 on August 23 BORN: 8/23/97 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico RESIDENCE: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico




Rob Zastryzny – PitcherFULL NAME: Robert John Zastryzny BATS: Right THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 205

OPENING DAY AGE: 24 BORN: 3/26/92 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada RESIDENCE: Corpus Christi, TX

SCHOOL: Attended University of Missouri ... graduated from Calallen (Texas) High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in second round of 2013 draft (scout: Ty Nichols)NOTES: 2014 — His 110 strikeouts were fourth-most in the Cubs organization ... COLLEGE — Recorded 82 strikeouts in 90.2 innings in 2013 … career strikeout total (228) is tied for eighth all-time in school history

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 — Kane County-A 1-0 0.93 3 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 1 1 0 0 4 6 0 0 Boise-A 0-0 3.14 8 7 0 0 0 14.1 15 5 5 0 2 4 16 1 02014 — Daytona-A 4-6 4.66 23 23 0 0 0 110.0 121 58 57 10 7 33 110 8 02015 — Tennessee-AA 2-5 6.23 14 14 0 0 0 60.2 77 47 42 9 0 28 48 1 0 Mesa-R 0-0 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 0MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-11 4.80 49 45 0 0 0 198.2 225 112 106 19 9 71 184 13 0

CUBS 2015 FIRST-YEAR AMATEUR DRAFT SELECTIONS

RD. (Pick No.) PLAYER POS. SCHOOL BIRTHDAY B T HT. WT.1 (9) Ian Happ OF University of Cincinnati (Ohio) 8/12/94 S R 6-0 2052 (47) Donnie Dewees OF University of North Florida 9/29/93 L L 5-11 1803 (82) Bryan Hudson LHP Alton H.S. (Ill.) 5/8/97 L L 6-8 2204 (113) Darryl Wilson OF Canton South H.S. (Ohio) 10/8/96 L L 5-8 1775 (143) Ryan Kellogg LHP Arizona State University 2/4/94 R L 6-6 2306 (173) Dave Berg RHP UCLA (Calif.) 3/28/93 R R 6-0 1907 (203) Craig Brooks RHP Catawba College (N.C.) 9/23/92 R R 5-10 1808 (233) Preston Morrison RHP TCU (Texas) 7/19/93 R R 6-2 1859 (263) Tyler Peitzmeier LHP Cal State – Fullerton 2/26/93 L L 6-2 21010 (293) Vimael Machin SS VCU (Va.) 9/25/93 L R 5-11 18511 (323) Matt Rose 3B Georgia State University (Ga.) 8/2/94 R R 6-4 19512 (353) P.J. Higgins 2B Old Dominion University (Va.) 5/10/93 R R 5-10 18513 (383) Kyle Twomey LHP University of Southern California 12/29/93 L L 6-3 17014 (413) Jake Kelzer RHP Indiana University 6/30/93 R R 6-8 23015 (443) Scott Effross RHP Indiana University 12/28/93 R R 6-1 19516 (473) Michael Foster CF Northeastern University (Mass.) 11/4/93 R R 5-11 18417 (503) Casey Bloomquist RHP Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (Calif.) 1/25/94 R R 6-3 19018 (533) John Cresto 3B Cathedral Catholic H.S. (Calif.) 12/15/92 R R 6-3 21019 (563) Kyle Miller RHP Florida Atlantic University 12/21/93 R R 6-2 16520 (593) Blake Headley 3B University of Nebraska-Lincoln 5/7/93 L R 6-2 21821 (623) Jared Cheek RHP University of Georgia (Ga.) 10/31/92 S R 5-11 18022 (653) Alex Bautista OF Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) 9/6/93 R R 6-0 20023 (683) John Williamson LHP Rice University (Texas) 9/27/92 L L 6-1 19524 (713) Sutton Whiting SS University of Louisville (Ky.) 5/13/92 S R 5-8 17025 (743) Marcus Mastrobuoni C Cal. State University Stanislaus 11/28/93 R R 5-11 20526 (773) Jared Padgett LHP Graceville H.S. (Fla.) 11/18/96 L L 6-3 19027 (803) Angelo Amendolare 2B Jacksonville University (Fla.) 12/2/92 R R 5-9 17028 (833) Delvin Zinn SS Pontotoc H.S. (Miss.) 5/29/97 R R 5-10 17029 (863) Ian Rice C University of Houston (Texas) 8/19/93 R R 6-0 20030 (893) Tyler Payne C West Virginia State University 10/25/92 R R 5-11 21031 (923) Daniel Spingola OF Georgia Tech 5/5/93 L L 6-1 18032 (953) Fitz Stadler RHP Glenbrook South H.S. (Ill.) 4/2/97 R R 6-7 21533 (983) M.T. Minacci RHP 6/6/95 R R 6-0 17534 (1,013) Cody Hawken OF Union H.S. (Wash.) 8/4/96 R R 6-5 20535 (1,043) Taylor Jones 1B Gonzaga University (Wash.) 12/6/93 R R 6-7 22536 (1,073) Al Jones SS Columbus H.S. (Ga.) 2/24/97 S R 5-9 19737 (1,103) Donnie Cimino OF Wesleyan University (Conn.) 8/21/93 R R 6-2 20538 (1,133) Rayne Supple RHP Champlain Valley H.S. (Vt.) 8/18/97 S R 6-3 18539 (1,163) John Kilichowski LHP Vanderbilt University (Tenn.) 5/17/94 L L 6-5 21740 (1,193) Domenic DeRenzo C Central Catholic H.S. (Pa.) 3/8/97 R R 5-11 185

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