Service time in years & days (through 2025 season).

Tom Ricketts Owner
2009 -

• Tom Ricketts, 2009 -
  • The family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts bought Wrigley Field, a 95 percent stake in the Cubs and a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago from the Tribune Company for $845M in October 2009
  • the club’s five-member board consists of chairman Tom Ricketts and board members Pete, Laura and Todd Ricketts, as well as the Tribune Company, which retained a 5 percent stake in the franchise (Pete Ricketts has since relinquished his seat on the board)
• Tribune Company, 1981-2009
  • The Tribune Company had purchased the team for $20.5M in 1981
• Forbes magazine valued the club at $4.6 billion in March 2025.

• 2026-30 payroll and tax tracker
• Chicago free agent signings, 1991-2025

CUBS PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2025	$190,613,250 (12)	$209,694,776 (11)	$230,820,825 (11)
2024	$214,430,500 ( 9)	$229,724,211 (  8)	$239,851,546  ( 9)
2023	$184,219,250 (11)	$195,546,627 (13)	$230,302,842 (10)
2022	$143,403,500 (14)	$152,535,284 (14)	$180,512,338 (12)
2021	$147,825,000 (12)	$152,189,618 (13)	$165,665,645 (15)
2020	$ 73,428,704 ( 5)	$  80,584,972( 5)	$216,269,251 ( 3)
2019	$203,079,488 ( 3)	$220,307,173 ( 3)	$237,199,519 ( 2)
2018	$182,406,139 ( 4)	$198,733,661 ( 3)	$193,316,649 ( 5)
2017	$172,199,881 ( 6)	$186,222,249 ( 6)	$183,310,943 ( 9)
2016	$171,611,834 ( 6)	$181,914,941 ( 5)	$205,917,980 ( 4)
2015	$120,337,385 (13)	$133,051,389 (11)	$154,907,624 (10)
2014	$ 92,677,368 (19)	$ 93,196,617 (20)	$111,520,741 (18)
2013	$106,837,810 (14)	$100,859,265 (15)	$118,060,990 (14)
2012	$109,316,000 ( 9)	$107,708,021 (10)	$112,711,841 (14)
2011	$134,004,000 ( 6)	$140,608,942 ( 6)
2010	$144,359,000 ( 4)	$142,410,031 ( 4)
2009	$134,809,000 ( 3)	$141,632,703 ( 3)
2008	$118,345,833 ( 6)	$130,508,691 ( 5)
2007	$ 99,670,332 ( 8)	$115,943,318 ( 5)
2006	$ 94,424,499 ( 8)	$ 99,021,384 ( 7)
2005	$ 87,032,933 (10)	$ 76,598,500 (11)
2004	$ 90,560,000 ( 8)	$100,653,389 ( 6)
2003	$ 79,868,333 (11)	$ 86,576,763 (12)
2002	$ 75,690,833 (12)	$ 74,950,543 (11)
2001	$ 64,715,833 (15)	$ 72,896,143 (13)
2000	$ 62,100,000 (12)	$ 59,480,018 (13)

• Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list. Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included.
• Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
• Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.

Jed Hoyer President, Baseball Operations
5 years (2021-25)
2026 - 

• Chicago Cubs
  • 2026 -   
    • signed multi-year extension with Chicago Cubs as President, Baseball Operations 7/28/25
  • 5 years (2021-25)
    • promoted by Chicago Cubs to President, Baseball Operations 11/17/20
    • signed extension with Chicago Cubs 11/23/20
  • 5 years (2017-21)
    • signed extension with Chicago Cubs as Executive VP, GM 9/16
  • 2012 -
    • hired by Chicago Cubs as Executive VP/General Manager 10/26/11
• San Diego, 2010 – 2011
  • hired by San Diego as Executive VP/General Manager 10/23/09
  • 4 years (2010-13), plus 2014 club option
• Boston, 2002 – 2009
  • Assistant GM, 1/06 – 10/09
  • co-GM, 10/05 – 1/06
  • assistant to the GM, 2004-05

• former President, Baseball Operations Theo Epstein
  • 5 years (2017-21)
    • signed extension with Chicago Cubs worth up to $10M annually, plus performance bonuses, 9/16
  • 5 years/$18.5M (2012-16)
    • hired by Chicago Cubs 10/20/11
  • Boston, 2002-11
    • 4 years (2009-12)
      • signed extension with Boston 11/3/08
      • resigned 10/20/11
    • 3 years/$4.5M (2006-08)
      • returned to Boston as Executive VP and General Manager 1/06 after resignation 10/05
    • 3 years (2003-05)
      • promoted by Boston to General Manager 11/02

Carter Hawkins General Manager
2021 –

• Chicago Cubs
  • 2021 -
    • hired by Chicago Cubs as General Manager 10/15/21
• Cleveland, 2008–21
  • Assistant General Manager, 2017-21
  • Director, Player Development, 2015-16
  • Assistant Director, Player Development, 2010-14
  • advance and pro scouting, 2008-09

• Senior Vice President, Player Personnel Jason McLeod
• Vice President, Scouting Dan Kantrovitz
• Assistant GM Ehsan Bokhari
• Assistant GM Jared Banner
• VP / Baseball Operations Greg Davey

• former GM Jim Hendry
  • 4 years (2009-12)
    • signed extension with Chicago Cubs 10/20/08
    • fired by Cubs 8/19/11
  • 2 years (2007-08), plus 2009 option
    • signed extension with Chicago Cubs 4/06
    • Hendry holds option to return on a one-year deal for 2009 (he must exercise the option by 12/30/08)
  • promoted from assistant GM 7/02

Craig Counsell Manager
5 years/$40M (2024-28)

• 5 years/$40M (2024-28)
  • hired as manager by Chicago Cubs 11/6/23
  • deal reportedly worth more than $40M
• Milwaukee, 2013-23
  • 3 years (2021-23)
    • signed extension with Milwaukee 1/8/20
    • 2023 salary: $3.5M
  • 3 years (2018-20)
    • signed extension with Milwaukee 11/11/16
  • 3 years (2015-17)
    • hired by Milwaukee as manager 5/4/15

• former manager David Ross
  • 2 years (2023-24), plus 2025 club option
    • signed extension as manager with Chicago Cubs 3/11/22
    • fired by Chicago Cubs 11/6/23
  • 3 years (2020-22), plus 2023 club option
    • hired as manager by Chicago Cubs 10/24/19
• former manager Joe Maddon
  • 5 years/$25M (2015-19)
    • hired as manager by Chicago Cubs 10/31/14
    • performance bonuses based on post-season
    • deal does not include opt-out clause
    • Cubs announced 9/29/19 the club will not re-sign Maddon
• former manager Rick Renteria
  • 3 years (2014-16), plus 2017-18 club options
    • hired as manager by Chicago Cub 11/7/13
    • fired by Chicago Cubs 10/31/14
      
• former manager Dale Sveum
  • 3 years (2012-14)
    • hired as manager by Chicago Cubs 11/17/11
    • fired by Chicago Cubs 9/30/13
• former manager Mike Quade
  • 2 years (2011-12), plus 2013 club option
    • hired as interim manager by Chicago Cubs 8/22/10, replacing Lou Piniella
    • selected as permanent manager by Chicago Cubs 10/19/10
    • fired by Cubs 11/2/11
• former manager Lou Piniella
  • 3 years/$10M (2007-09), plus 2010 club option
    • hired by Chicago Cubs 10/06, replacing Dusty Baker
    • Cubs exercised $4M option for 2010 9/30/08
• former manager Dusty Baker
  • 4 years/about $15M (2003-06)
    • hired as manager by Chicago Cubs 11/02

 

Dansby Swanson ss
7 years/$177M (2023-29)

• 7 years/$177M (2023-29)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/19/22
  • $7M signing bonus
  • 23:$13M, 24:$25M, 25:$27M, 26:$27M, 27:$27M, 28:$26M, 29:$25M
  • full no-trade protection
  • perk: hotel suite on road
• 1 year/$10M (2022)
  • won arbitration with Atlanta 6/8/22 ($10M-$9.2M)
• 1 year/$6M (2021)
  • lost arbitration with Atlanta 2/16/21 ($6.7M-$6M)
    
• 1 year/$3.15M (2020)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
    
• 1 year/$585,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/19
    
• 1 year/$565,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/18
    
• 1 year/$540,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • acquired by Atlanta in trade from Arizona 12/8/15
    
  • contract selected by Atlanta 8/17/16
• drafted by Arizona 2015 (1-1) (Vanderbilt)
• $6.5M signing bonus ($8,616,900 slot)
• agent: Excel
  
• ML service: 9.047

Ian Happ cf
3 years/$61M (2024-26)

• 3 years/$61M (2024-26)
  • signed extension with Chicago Cubs 4/12/23
  • $3M signing bonus
  • 24:$20M, 25:$20M, 26:$18M
  • full no-trade protection
  • perk: hotel suite on road
• 1 year/$10.85M (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$6.85M (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$4.1M (2021)
  • won arbitration with Chicago Cubs 2/19/21 ($4.1M-$3.25M)
• 1 year/$624,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
    
• 1 year/$603,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/19
• 1 year/$570,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/13/17
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2015 (1-9) (Cincinnati)
  
• $3M signing bonus ($3.351M slot)
• agent: WME
  
• ML service: 8.036

Seiya Suzuki dh-of
5 years/$85M (2022-26)

• 5 years/$85M (2022-26)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/17/22
  • $5M signing bonus
  • 22:$7M, 23:$17M, 24:$20M, 25:$18M, 26:$18M
  • full no-trade protection
  • Cubs paid additional posting fee of $14.625M to Hiroshima of Japan
• 2013-21
  • Hiroshima Carp of Japan
• agent: Wasserman
  
• ML service: 4.000

Jameson Taillon rhp
4 years/$68M (2023-26)

• 4 years/$68M (2023-26)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/7/22
  • 23:$14M, 24:$18M, 25:$18M, 26:$18M
  • limited no-trade protection allowing Taillon to block deals to 10 clubs annually
  • perk: hotel suite on road
  • Cubs may defer $10M of Taillon’s 2026 salary if he has a right elbow injury at the end of the 2025 seasonjeux gonflables
• 1 year/$5.8M (2022)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2.25M (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Pittsburgh 1/24/21
    
• 1 year/$2.25M (2020)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/10/20
    
• 1 year/$587,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$571,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year/$555,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/14
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/4/15
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2010 (1-2) (The Woodlands HS, Texas)
• $6.5M signing bonus
• agent: Excel
• ML service: 9.110

Matthew Boyd lhp
2 years/$29M (2025-26), plus 2027 option

• 2 years/$29M (2025-26), plus 2027 mutual option
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/2/24
  • $5M signing bonus
  • 25:$7.5M, 26:$14.5M, 27:$15M mutual option ($2M buyout)
  • annual performance bonuses based on innings pitched: $100,000 each for 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 IP
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Cleveland as a free agent 6/28/24
• 1 year/$10M (2023)
  • signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/2/22
  • performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 20, 22, 24, 26 starts
• 1 year/$5.2M (2022)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 3/16/22
  • performance bonuses based on games started: $400,000 each for 12, 14, 16 starts. $500,000 for for 18 starts. $600,000 for 20 starts
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from San Francisco 8/2/22 with $1,828,571 remaining on contract
• 1 year/$6.5M (2021)
  • re-signed by Detroit 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
  • non-tendered by Detroit 11/30/21
• 1 year/$5.3M (2020)
  • re-signed by Detroit 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2.6M (2019)
  • re-signed by Detroit 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$562,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Detroit 2/18
• 1 year/$544,200 (2017)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/5/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Toronto 6/27/15
  • acquired by Detroit in trade from Toronto 7/30/15 (Price deal)
• drafted by Toronto 2013 (6-175) (Oregon State)
• $75,000 signing bonus ($250,100 slot)
• agent: Boras Corp.
• ML service: 9.057

Nico Hoerner 2b
3 years/$35M (2024-26)

• 3 years/$35M (2024-26)
  • signed extension with Chicago Cubs 3/28/23
  • 24:$11.5M, 25:$11.5M, 26:$12M
• 1 year/$2.525M (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
  • earned additional $541,479 from 2022 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
    
• 1 year/$565,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 9/9/19
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2018 (1-24) (Stanford)
• $2.724M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Apex Baseball
• ML service: 6.014

Justin Steele lhp
1 year/$6.55M (2025)

• 1 year/$6.55M (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$4M (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$740,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
  • earned additional $1,673,331 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year/$705,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
  • earned additional $283,127 from 2022 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/20/18
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2014 (4-139) (George County HS, Lucedale, Miss.)
• $1M signing bonus ($359,900 slot)
• agent: Wasserman
• ML service: 4.143

Carson Kelly c
2 years/$11.5M (2025-26), plus 2027 option

• 2 years/$11.5M (2025-26) plus 2027 mutual option
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/13/24
  • 25-26:$5M annually, 27:$7.5M mutual option ($1.5M buyout)
  • may earn additional $500,00 annually in performance bonuses based on games started
    
• 1 year/$4.275M (2023)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Arizona 8/13/23, released 8/15/23
  • signed by Detroit as a free agent 8/19/23 (Tigers to pay pro-rated minimum salary. Diamondbacks pay balance of 2023 salary)
  • new deal with Detroit includes 2024 club option at $3.5M and performance bonuses ($125,000 for each 95, 100, 105, 110 games as catcher)
  • Detroit exercised 2024 club option 11/6/23
  • acquired by Texas in trade from Detroit 7/28/24
• 1 year/$3.35M (2022)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$1.7M (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$581,700 (2020)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/20
• 1 year/$560,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/18
  • acquired by Arizona in trade from St. Louis 12/5/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by St. Louis 9/4/16
• drafted by St. Louis 2012 (2-86) (Westview HS, Portland, Ore.)
• $1.6M signing bonus ($574,300 slot)
• agent: Apex
  
• ML service: 7.161

Colin Rea rhp
1 year/$6.5M (2026), plus 2027 option

• 1 year/$6.5M (2026) plus 2027 club option
  • signed extension with Chicago Cubs 11/6/25
  • 26:$5.5M, 27:$7.5M club option ($1M buyout)
• 1 year/$5M (2025) plus 2026 club option
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/10/25
  • 25:$4.25M, 26:$6M club option ($750,000 buyout)
• 1 year/$4.5M (2024), plus 2025 club option
  • re-signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 11/2/23
    
  • 24:$3.5M, 25:$5.5M club option ($1M buyout)
  • annual performance bonuses: $75,000 each for 80, 100 innings. $100,000 for 120 IP. $250,000 for 140 IP.
  • if club declines 2025 option, Rea to become a XX(B) free agent
  • Milwaukee declined 2025 option 11/4/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/27/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 4/13/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan 12/19/21
• 1 year/$702,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • released by Chicago Cubs 1/5/21 (Rea to pursue deal in Japan)
  • signed by Fukuoka of Japan 1/5/21
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 8/14/21 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 9/29/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/4/19
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/23/19 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$555,600 (2018)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/18
  • DFA by San Diego 11/20/18
    
• 1 year/$545,800 (2017)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/16
  • acquired by Miami in trade from San Diego 7/29/16 with $181,219 remaining on contract
  • re-acquired by San Diego in trade from Miami 8/1/16 after injury
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by San Diego 8/11/15
• drafted by San Diego 2011 (12-383) (Indiana State)
• agent: Sterling Sports
  
• ML service: 6.057

Reese McGuire c
2026

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/19/25 (MiLB contract)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 5/22/25 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/25/25
• 1 year/$1.5M (2024)
  • re-signed by Boston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Boston 7/28/24, sent outright to Triple-A 8/2/24
  • elected free agency 10/1/24
• 1 year/$1.225M (2023)
  • re-signed by Boston 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration) 
• 1 year/$722,400 (2022)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/22
  • acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Toronto 4/4/22
  • acquired by Boston in trade from Chicago White Sox 8/1/22
  • contract selected by Toronto 5/5/21
• 1 year/$583,100 (2021)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/1
  • DFA by Toronto 4/1/21, sent outright to Alternate Site 4/5/21
  • contract selected by Toronto 5/5/21 
• 1 year/$569,400 (2020)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/19 
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Toronto 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/18
• acquired by Toronto in trade from Pittsburgh 8/1/16
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2013 (1-14) (Kentwood HS, Covington, Wash.)
• $2.369M signing bonus ($2,569,800 slot)
• agent: Apex
• ML service: 5.110

Javier Assad rhp
2026

• 1 year/$793,250 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year/$721,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
  • earned additional $261,955 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/23/22
• signed by Chicago Cubs 7/27/15 as a free agent from Mexico
• $150,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 3.027

Eli Morgan rhp
2026

• 1 year/$950,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$751,200 (2024)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/24
  • acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Cleveland 11/20/24
• 1 year/$727,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/23
• 1 year/$702,100 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cleveland 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/21
• drafted by Cleveland 2017 (8-252) (Gonzaga)
• $135,000 signing bonus ($150,200 slot)
• agent: CAA
• ML service: 4.091

Miguel Amaya c
1 year/$782,500 (2025)

• 1 year/$782,500 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year/$746,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
• signed by Chicago Cubs 7/7/15 as an amateur free agent from Panama
• $1M signing bonus
• ML service: 2.130

Ethan Roberts rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/5/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 6/16/24
    
• 1 year/$721,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
  • non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 11/17/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2018 (4-128) (Tennessee Tech)
• $130,000 signing bonus ($426,100 slot)
  
• ML service: 2.131

Michael Busch 3b
1 year/$780,500 (2025)

• 1 year/$780,500 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year/$741,500 (2024)
  • acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from LA Dodgers 1/11/24
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
  • earned additional $325,723 from 2024 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/13/22
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23
• drafted by LA Dodgers 2019 (1-31) (North Carolina)
• $2,312,000 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 2.045

Pete Crow-Armstrong cf
1 year/$771,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$771,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
  • earned additional $342,128 from 2024 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 9/11/23
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from NY Mets 7/30/21 (Baez deal)
• drafted by NY Mets 2020 (1-19) (Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif.)
  
• $3.359M signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 1.170

Ben Brown rhp
1 year/$762,500 (2025)

• 1 year/$762,500 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Philadelphia 8/2/22
• drafted by Philadelphia 2017 (33-983) (Melville HS, East Setauket, NY)
• ML service: 1.169

Daniel Palencia rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 7/4/23
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Oakland 7/26/21
• signed by Oakland 2/13/20 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• $10,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.154

Porter Hodge rhp
1 year/$767,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$767,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/14/23
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2019 (13-402) (Cottonwood HS, Salt Lake City)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.117

Jordan Wicks lhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year/$741,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/25/23
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2021 (1-21) (Kansas State)
• $3,132,300 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Paragon Sports
• ML service: 1.070

Luke Little lhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year/$740,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 9/6/23
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2020 (4-117) (San Jacinto JC, Calif.)
• $492,700 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 1.024

Kevin Alcántara of
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from NY Yankees 7/29/21
• signed by NY Yankees 7/12/18 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $1M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.033

Moises Ballesteros c
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/13/25
• signed by Chicago Cubs 1/15/21 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• $1.5M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.030

Owen Caissie of
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/19/24
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from San Diego 12/29/20
• drafted by San Diego 2020 (2-45) (Notre Dame Catholic SS, Brampton, Ont.)
• $1,200,004 signing bonus ($1,650,200 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.034

Gavin Hollowell rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/24
  • claimed by Arizona off waivers from Colorado 6/18/24
  • claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers 8/23/24 after being DFA by Arizona 8/20/24
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Colorado 9/18/22
• drafted by Colorado 2019 (6-189) (St. John’s)
• $225,000 signing bonus ($253,300 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.110

Cade Horton rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/10/25
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2022 (1-7) (Oklahoma)
• $4.45M signing bonus ($5,711,000 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.142

Jack Neely rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from NY Yankees 7/30/24
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/20/24
• drafted by NY Yankees 2021 (11-333) (Ohio State)
• $150,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.034

Matt Shaw 1b
1 year/$760,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$760,000 (2025)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/17/25
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2023 (1-13) (Maryland)
• $4.05M signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.162

Minor-league contracts

Yency Almonte rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/4/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$1.9M (2024)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 11/17/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from LA Dodgers 1/11/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 11/4/24 (elected free agency)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 3/14/22 (MiLB contract)
  • salary of $1.5M in majors
• 1 year/$1.5M (2023)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 3/14/22 (MiLB contract)
  • salary of $1.5M in majors
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 5/12/22
• 1 year/$575,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/21
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Colorado 10/21/21
    
• 1 year/$565,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Colorado 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/17
    
• acquired by Colorado in trade from Chicago White Sox 11/24/15
• acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from LA Angels 2/4/15
• drafted by LA Angels 2012 (17-537) (Columbus HS, Miami)
• $250,000 signing bonus
• agent: Rosenhaus Sports
  
• ML service: 5.143 (through 2024)

Brandon Birdsell rhp
2025

• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2022 (5-143) (Texas Tech)
• $385,000 signing bonus ($402,500 slot)
• ML service:

Ethan Conrad of
2025

• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2025 (1-17) (Wake Forest)
• $3,563,100 signing bonus ($4,750,800 slot)
• ML service: 

Tom Cosgrove lhp
1 year/$760,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$760,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/25
  • acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade 4/10/25 after being DFA by San Diego 4/6/25
  • DFA by Chicago Cubs 8/31/25, sent outright to Triple-A 9/3/25
• 1 year/$750,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/24
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by San Diego 11/13/22
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/23
    
• drafted by San Diego 2017 (12-348) (Manhattan)
• $115,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.085 (through 2024)

Austin Gomber lhp
1 year/$6.35M (2025)

• 1 year/$6.35M (2025)
  • re-signed by Colorado 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
  • released by Colorado 8/22/25
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 9/2/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$3.15M (2024)
  • re-signed by Colorado 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$1.65M (2023)
  • re-signed by Colorado 1/11/23 (avoided arbitration)
    
• 1 year/$710,000 (2022)
  • renewed by Colorado 3/22
• 1 year/$575,500 (2021)
  • acquired by Colorado in trade from St. Louis 2/1/21
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/21
    
• 1 year/$570,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/10/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by St. Louis 11/20/17
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/18
• drafted by St. Louis 2014 (4-135) (Florida Atlantic)
• $374,100 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Wasserman
• ML service: 5.111 (through 2024)

Ben Heller rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/30/24 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/25/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/4/24
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 6/10/24, sent outright to Triple-A 6/14/24
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 8/8/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/4/24 (elected free agency)
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 1/19/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 5/24/23
  • DFA by Tampa Bay 6/2/23, acquired by Atlanta in trade 6/6/23
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Atlanta 11/1/23 
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 7/14/22 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$625,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • split contract paying $225,000 in minors
  • DFA by NY Yankees 2/10/21, released 2/12/21
  • signed by Arizona as a free agent 2/20/21 (MiLB contract)
  • released by Arizona 4/20/21 
• 1 year/$575,150 (2020)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/20
• 1 year/$555,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/8/19 ($273,738 in minors) 
• 1 year/$547,475 (2018)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/18 ($96,395 in minors)
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/17 
• 1 year (2016)
  • acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Cleveland 7/31/16
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 8/11/16
• drafted by Cleveland 2013 (22-651) (Olivet Nazarene, Ill.)
• agent: Onyx Sports
• ML service: 3.165 (through 2024)

Cristian Hernandez ss
2025

• signed by Chicago Cubs 1/15/21 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $3M signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Ed Howard ss
2025

• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2020 (1-16) (Mount Carmel HS, Chicago)
• $3.7455M signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Brandon Hughes lhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/31/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Arizona as a free agent 2/1/24 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Arizona 4/30/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A 8/2/24
  • contract selected by Arizona 9/14/24
  • non-tendered by Arizona 11/22/24
• 1 year/$728,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
  • non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 11/17/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/17/22
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2017 (16-495) (Michigan State)
• ML service: 2.011 (through 2024)

Caleb Kilian rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
  • DFA by Chicago Cubs 4/10/25, released 4/12/25
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 4/15/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$740,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 6/4/22
    
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from San Francisco 7/30/21
• drafted by San Francisco 2019 (8-236) (Texas Tech)
• $397,500 signing bonus ($176,300 slot)
• agent: Octagon
  
• ML service: 0.153 (through 2024)

Nicky Lopez 2b
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/2/25 (MiLB contract)
  • salary of $1.5M in majors
  • released by Chicago Cubs 3/21/25 (Lopez exercised right to opt out)
  • signed by LA Angels as a free agent 3/25/25 (1 year/$850,000)
  • DFA by LA Angels 4/18/25, sent outright to Triple-A 4/20/25 (elected free agency)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 4/23/25
  • DFA by Chicago Cubs 5/19/25, sent outright to Triple-A 5/21/25 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • signed by Arizona as a free agent 5/28/25 (MiLB contract)
  • released by Arizona 7/1/25 (Lopez exercised opt out)
  • signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 7/3/25 (MiLB contract)
  • released by NY Yankees 7/31/25
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 8/9/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$4.3M (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 11/12/24 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
• 1 year/$3.7M (2023)
  • re-signed by Kansas City 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Atlanta in trade from Kansas City 7/30/23 with $1,253,226 remaining on contract)
  • acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Atlanta 11/16/23
• 1 year/$2.55M (2022)
  • lost arbitration with Kansas City 6/17/22 ($2.95M-$2.55M)
• 1 year/$597,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Kansas City 3/21
• 1 year/$571,250 (2020)
  • re-signed by Kansas City 2/12/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Kansas City 5/14/19
• drafted by Kansas City 2016 (5-163) (Creighton)
• $243,300 signing bonus ($324,800 slot)
• agent: Octagon
• ML service: 5.139 (through 2024)

Carlos Pérez c
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/17/24 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/5/24 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$740,000 (2023)
  • signed by Oakland as a free agent 3/20/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Oakland 3/30/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Colorado as a free agent 2/6/22 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/29/21 (MiLB contract)
  • salary of $650,000 in majors
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Oakland as a free agent 11/19 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/7/19 (MiLB contract)
  • salary of $650,000 in majors
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by LA Angels 3/18
  • acquired by Atlanta in trade 3/31/18 after being DFA by LA Angels 3/28/18
  • claimed by Texas off waivers 5/2/18 after being DFA by Atlanta 4/27/18
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 7/16/18
  • contract selected by Texas 8/25/18
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 11/2/18
    
• 1 year/$547,500 (2017)
  • re-signed by LA Angels 3/17
• 1 year/$513,000 (2016)
  • re-signed by LA Angels 3/16
• 1 year/$507,500 (2015)
  • acquired by LA Angels in trade from Houston 11/5/14
    
  • signed by LA Angels 3/15
• acquired by Houston in trade from Toronto 7/20/12
  
• signed by Toronto 1/2/08 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• ML service: 3.167 (through 2024)

Zach Pop rhp
1 year/$900,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$900,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by Toronto 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Toronto 3/27/25, released 4/2/25
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 4/15/25 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Seattle 6/13/25
  • DFA by Seattle 6/28/25, sent outright to Triple-A 7/2/25 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • signed by NY Mets as a free agent 7/5/25
  • DFA by NY Mets 7/8/25, sent outright to Triple-A 7/10/25 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 7/23/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/24
• 1 year/$742,200 (2023)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/22
  • acquired by Toronto in trade from Tampa Bay 8/2/22
• 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
  • selected by Arizona from Baltimore in Rule 5 draft 12/10/20
  • acquired by Miami in trade from Arizona 12/10/20
  • re-signed by Miami 3/21
• acquired by Baltimore in trade from LA Dodgers 7/18/18
• drafted by LA Dodgers 2017 (7-120) (Notre Dame SS, Brampton, Ont.)
• $147,500 signing bonus ($182,200 slot)
• ML service: 2.171 (through 2024)

Jefferson Rojas 2b
2025

• signed by Chicago Cubs 1/15/22 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $1M signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Chase Strumpf 2b
2025

• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2019 (2-64) (UCLA)
• $1,050,300 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

James Triantos 2b
2025

• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2021 (2-56) (Madison HS, Vienna, Va.)
• $2.1M signing bonus ($1,276,400 slot)
• ML service:

José Ureña rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/16/24 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 1/16/24 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Texas 3/26/24
• 1 year/$3.5M (2023), plus 2024 club option
  • re-signed by Colorado as a free agent 11/11/22
  • 23:$3M, 24:$4.5M club option ($500,000 buyout)
  • performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 15, 20, 25, 30 starts
  • DFA by Colorado 4/25/23, released 4/27/23
  • signed by Washington as a free agent 5/2/23 (MiLB contract)
  • released by Washington 8/3/23
  • signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 8/7/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Chicago White Sox 9/9/23
  • elected free agency 11/2/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 3/29/22 (MiLB contract)
  • salaries of $1.25M in majors, $250,000 in minors
  • performance bonuses:
    • as starter: $50,000 for 5 starts. $100,000 for 10 starts. $200,000 for 15 starts. $300,000 for 20 starts, $400,000 for 25 starts, $500,000 for 30 starts
    • as reliever: $50,000 for 20 games. $100,000 for 30 games. $150,000 for 40 games. $200,000 for 50 games. $250,000 for 60 games. $300,000 for 70 games.
      
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 3/30/22
  • DFA by Milwaukee 5/2/22, refused assignment, elected free agency 5/9/22
  • signed by Colorado as a free agent 5/19/22 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Colorado 7/6/22
• 1 year/$3.2M (2021)
  • signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/23/20
  • performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 starts
• 1 year/$3.75M (2020)
  • re-signed by Miami 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Miami 11/30/20, non-tendered 12/2/20
• 1 year/$3.2M (2019)
  • re-signed by Miami 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/18
    
• 1 year/$535,000 (2017)
  • renewed by Miami 3/17
• 1  year (2016)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/3/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract selected by Miami 11/20/13
  • re-signed by Miami 3/1/14
• signed by Florida 5/08 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $52,000 signing bonus
• agent: Premier Talent
• ML service: 8.045 (through 2024)

Forrest Wall of
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/28/25 (MiLB contract)
  • released by San Diego 8/3/25
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 8/7/25 (MiLB contract)
    
• 1 year/$750,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/24
  • claimed by Miami off waivers 7/25/24 after being DFA by Atlanta 7/22/24
  • claimed by Baltimore off waivers 8/28/24 after being DFA by Miami 8/26/24
  • DFA by Baltimore 9/1/24, sent outright to Triple-A 9/3/24
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Atlanta as a free agent 1/30/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Atlanta 7/18/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/14/22 (MiLB contract)
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/2/20 (MiLB contract)
• acquired by Toronto in trade from Colorado 7/26/18
• drafted by Colorado 2014 (CB-A-35) (Orangewood Christian HS, Winter Park, Fla.)
  
• $2M signing bonus ($1,614,500 slot)
• ML service: 0.124 (through 2024)

Jaxon Wiggins rhp
2025

• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2023 (2c-68) (Arkansas)
• $1,401,500 signing bonus ($1.101M slot)
• ML service: