Chicago Cubs | Cot's Baseball Contracts

Service time in years & days (through 2024 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.

CUBS PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2025	$190,613,250 (12)	.	$213,000,000 (14)
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)

Chicago Cubs
- 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: 8.047

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: 7.036

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: 3.000

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: 8.110

Kyle Tucker rf
1 year/$16.5M (2025)

1 year/$16.5M (2025)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/16/25 (avoided arbitration, $17.5M-$15M)
1 year/$12M (2024)
- re-signed by Houston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Houston 12/13/24
1 year/$5M (2023)
- lost arbitration with Houston 2/9/23 ($7.5M-$5M)
1 year/$764,200 (2022)
- re-signed by Houston 3/22
- earned additional $1,146,555 from 2022 pre-arbitration bonus pool
1 year/$624,300 (2021)
- re-signed by Houston 3/21
1 year/$568,700 (2020)
- re-signed by Houston 3/20
1 year (2019)
- re-signed by Houston 3/19
1 year (2018)
- contract selected by Houston 7/7/18
drafted by Houston 2015 (1-5) (Plant HS, Tampa)
$4M signing bonus ($4,188,700 slot)
agent: Excel
ML service: 5.079

Ryan Pressly rhp
2 years/$30M (2023-24), plus 2025 option

2 years/$30M (2023-24), plus 2025 mutual option
- signed extension with Houston 4/5/22
- 23:$14M, 24:$14M, 25:$14M mutual option ($2M buyout)
- 2025 option guaranteed with 50 appearances in both 2024 and 2025 or 110 appearances in 2024-25 combined (MET)
- full no-trade protection
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Houston 1/26/25, with Astros paying Cubs $5.5M as part of the deal and Pressly agreeing to waive his no-trade protection in exchange for an assignment bonus to cover the cost of his additional tax liability in Chicago
3 years/$20.4M (2019-21), plus 2022 club option
- signed extension with Houston 3/20/19
- 19:$2.9M, 20:$8.75M, 21:$8.75M, 22:$7M club option
- 2022 club option increases to:
  - $8M with 30-34 games in 2021, or
  - $9M with 35-39 games in 2021, or
  - $10M with 40 or more games in 2021
- 2022 option guaranteed at $10M with 60 games each in 2020-21
- replaced 1 year/$2.9M deal signed 1/11/19, avoiding arbitration
1 year/$1.6M (2018)
- re-signed by Minnesota 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
- acquired by Houston in trade from Minnesota 7/27/18 with $559,140 remaining on contract
1 year/$1.175M (2017)
- re-signed by Minnesota 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$520,000 (2016)
- re-signed by Minnesota 3/2/16
1 year/$512,500 (2015)
- re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15
1 year/$511,500 (2014)
- re-signed by Minnesota 2/28/14
1 year/$490,000 (2013)
- selected by Minnesota from Boston in Rule 5 Draft 12/6/12
- signed by Minnesota 2/21/13
drafted by Boston 2007 (11-354) (Marcus HS, Flower Mound, Texas)
agent: Ballengee
ML service: 11.039

Shota Imanaga lhp
4 years/$53M (2024-27) with options

4 years/$53M (2024-27) with 2028 options
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/11/24
- $1M signing bonus
- 24:$9M, 25:$13M, $57M club option (26:$20M, 27:$20M, 28:$17M) or $15M player option for 2026.
- if Imanaga exercises his 2026 player option, then the Cubs have a $42M club option (27:$24M, 28:$18M). If club declines its $42M option for 2027-28, Imanaga has a $15M player option for 2027
- salaries in all future seasons increase based on finishes in Cy Young vote: $1M for finishing first, $500,000 for second or third. $250,000 for fourth through 10th.
- 2025 salary increases $250,000 for winning 2024 Rookie of Year
- limited no-trade protection (becomes full no-trade protection if club exercises either of its options)
- Imanaga to be XX(B) free agent upon expiration of contract
- Cubs to pay Yokohama $9.825M posting fee, plus 15 percent of all exercised options and escalators
2016-23
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan
agent: Octagon (Yoshinori Hasegawa)
ML service: 1.000

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
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: 5.014

Matt 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: 8.057

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: 3.143

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: 6.161

Ryan Brasier rhp
2 years/$9M (2024-25)

2 years/$9M (2024-25)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/5/24
- may earn additional $4M in performance bonuses based on relief appearances
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade 2/4/25 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 1/30/25 (Dodgers to pay Cubs undisclosed amount of cash as part of deal)
1 year/$2M (2023)
- re-signed by Boston 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
- DFA by Boston 5/15/23, released 5/21/23
- signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 6/4/23 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by LA Dodgers 6/20/23 (Dodgers pay pro-rated portion of $720,000 minimum salary)
1 year/$1.4M (2022)
- re-signed by Boston 11/30/21 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$900,000 (2020)
- signed by Boston as a free agent 1/7/20
1 year/$1.25M (2021)
- re-signed by Boston 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$584,500 (2020)
- re-signed by Boston 3/20
1 year/$577,500 (2019)
- re-signed by Boston 3/19
1 year (2018)
- signed by Boston as a free agent 3/2/18 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Boston 7/8/18
2017
- signed by Hiroshima of Japan 12/16
1 year (2016)
- released by Oakland 12/14/16
1 year (2015)
- signed by Oakland as a free agent 7/7/15 (MiLB contract)
1 year/$500,750 (2014)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/4/14
- sent outright to Triple-A by LA Angels 10/27/14
1 year (2013)
- contract selected by LA Angels 11/20/12
drafted by LA Angels 2007 (6-208) (Weatherford JC, Texas)
$123,000 signing bonus
agent: ALIGND
ML service: 7.094

Colin Rea rhp
1 year/$5M (2025), plus 2026 option

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 (minor-league 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: 5.057

Justin Turner dh-1b
1 year/$6M (2025), plus 2026 option

1 year/$6M (2025), plus 2026 mutual option
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/18/25
- 25:$4M, 26:$10M mutual option ($2M buyout)
- performance bonuses based on 2025 plate appearances: $125,000 each for 350, 375, 400, 425, 450, 475 PAs
- roster bonuses: $250,000 each for 120, 150 days on active roster
- assignment bonus: $500,000 for each trade
- perks: hotel suite on road trips
1 year/$13M (2024)
- signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/30/24
- performance bonuses: $125,000 each for 500, 525 (MET), 550, 575 plate appearances. $250,000 each for 600, 625, 650 PAs
- roster bonuses: $150,000 for 120 days on active roster (MET). $100,000 for 150 days on active roster (MET)
- acquired by Seattle in trade from Toronto, with Jays paying Mariners an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal
2 years/$22M (2023-24), including 2024 player option
- signed by Boston as a free agent 1/6/23
- 23:$8.3M, 24:$13.4M player option ($6.7M buyout)
- performance bonuses: $200,000 each for 480, 500, 520, 540, 560 plate appearances
- Turner declined 2024 option 11/3/23
2 years/$34M (2021-22), plus 2023 club option
- re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/19/21
- $8M signing bonus ($2M July 1, 2021 and each Jan. 15, 2024-26)
- 21:$8M, 22:$16M, 23:$16M club option ($2M buyout)
- 2023 option is guaranteed with a top 15 finish in 2022 MVP vote, including 10 or more points in the voting
- 2023 option increases by $1.5M for top 15 finish in 2022 MVP vote or by $2.5M for top 10 finish in 2022 MVP vote
- LA Dodgers declined 2023 option 11/10/22
4 years/$64M (2017-20)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 12/23/16
- $4M signing bonus
- 17:$12M, 18:$11M, 19:$18M, 20:$19M
- assignment bonus: $1M if traded
1 year/$5.1M (2016)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration)
- LA Dodgers made $17.2M qualifying offer 11/16 (rejected)
1 year/$2.5M (2015)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$1M (2014)
- signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/5/14 (MiLB contract)
- salary of $1M in majors, $120,000 in minors
- performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 200, 275 PAs. $50,000 each for 300, 325, 350, 375 PAs. $75,000 each 400, 425, 450 PA
- contract selected by LA Dodgers 3/16/14
1 year/$504,547 (2013)
- re-signed by NY Mets 3/3/13
- non-tendered by NY Mets 12/2/13
1 year/$491,209 (2012)
- re-signed by NY Mets 3/12
1 year (2011)
- re-signed by NY Mets 3/2/11
1 year (2010)
- re-signed by Baltimore 3/9/10
- claimed by NY Mets off waivers 5/25/10 after being DFA by Baltimore 5/21/10
1 year (2009)
- contract purchased by Baltimore 9/8/09
acquired by Baltimore in trade from Cincinnati 12/9/08
drafted by Cincinnati 2006 (7-204) (Cal State Fullerton)
$50,000 signing bonus
agent: Vayner Sports
ML service: 14.045

Caleb Thielbar lhp
1 year/$2.75M (2025)

1 year/$2.75M (2025)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/31/24
1 year/$3.225M (2024)
- re-signed by Minnesota 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$2.4M (2023)
- re-signed by Minnesota 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$1.3M (2022)
- re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/30/21 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$650,000 (2021)
- re-signed by Minnesota 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
1 year (2020)
- signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/19 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Minnesota 8/3/20
1 year (2019)
- re-signed by Detroit (minor-league contract)
- acquired by Atlanta in trade from Detroit 8/31/19
1 year (2018)
- signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/24/18 (MiLB contract)
1 year (2017)
- signed by Miami as a free agent 11/11/16 (MiLB contract)
- released by Miami 3/30/17
- signed by independent St. Paul of American Association 4/17
2016
- signed by independent St. Paul of American Association
1 year/$520,000 (2015)
- re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15
- claimed by San Diego off waivers 8/8/15 after being DFA by Minnesota 7/31/15
- DFA by San Diego 8/30/15, sent outright to Triple-A 9/3/15
1 year/$510,000 (2014)
- re-signed by Minnesota 2/28/14
1 year (2013)
- contract selected by Minnesota 11/20/12
1 year (2012)
- re-signed by Minnesota (MiLB contract)
1 year (2011)
- signed by Minnesota as a free agent 8/18/11 (MiLB contract)
released by Milwaukee 12/13/10
drafted by Milwaukee 2009 (18-556) (South Dakota State)
agent: ISE
ML service: 6.131

Jon Berti lf-3b
1 year/$2M (2025)

1 year/$2M (2025)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/22/25
- performance bonuses: $150,000 each for 200, 250 plate appearances. $300,000 each for 400, 450 PAs. $400,000 for 500 PA
1 year/$2.125M (2023), plus 2024 club option
- re-signed by Miami 2/6/23 (avoided arbitration, $2.3M-$1.9M)
- 23:$2.1M, 24:$3.5M club option ($25,000 buyout)
- 2024 option price may increase by up to $625,000 ($125,000 each for 400 (met), 450, 500, 525, 550 plate appearances in 2023)
- Miami exercised 2023 option 11/6/23
- acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Miami 3/27/24
- non-tendered by NY Yankees 11/22/24
1 year/$1.2M (2022)
- re-signed by Miami 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
- Berti earned additional $60,000 in performance bonuses
1 year (2021)
- re-signed by Miami 3/21
1 year/$595,000 (2020)
- re-signed by Miami 3/20
1 year (2019)
- signed by Miami as a free agent 12/2/18 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Miami 4/20/19
1 year (2018)
- re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/12/18 (MiLB contract)
- acquired by Cleveland in trade from Toronto 4/21/18
- acquired by Toronto in trade from Cleveland 6/7/18
- contract selected by Toronto 9/26/18
- DFA by Toronto 10/5/18, sent outright to Triple-A 10/9/18
drafted by Toronto 2011 (18-559) (Bowling Green State)
agent: Ballplayers Agency
ML service: 5.168

Brad Keller rhp
1 year/$1.5M (2025)

1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/31/25 (MiLB contract)
- salary of $1.5M in majors
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/25/25
1 year (2024)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/8/24 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/28/24
- DFA by Chicago White Sox 5/20/24 (refused assignment, elected free agency 5/22/24)
- signed by Boston as a free agent 5/26/24
- elected free agency 8/13/24 after 8/12/24 optional assignment to Triple-A by Boston
- re-signed by Boston as a free agent 8/14/24 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Boston 8/26/24
- DFA by Boston 8/27/24, sent outright to Triple-A 8/29/24 (elected free agency 8/30/24)
- re-signed by Boston as a free agent 9/1/24 (MiLB contract)
1 year/$5.775M (2023)
- re-signed by Kansas City 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$4.825M (2022)
- re-signed by Kansas City 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$3.35M (2021)
- re-signed by Kansas City 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$613,000 (2020)
- re-signed by Kansas City 2/12/20
1 year/$578,125 (2019)
- re-signed by Kansas City 2/19
1 year/$545,000 (2018)
- acquired by Kansas City in trade from Arizona 12/14/17
- selected by Cincinnati from Arizona in Rule 5 draft 12/14/17
- re-signed by Kansas City 2/18
drafted by Arizona 2013 (8-240) (Flowery Branch HS, Ga.)
$125,000 signing bonus ($155,100 slot)
agent: Excel
ML service: 6.062

Nate Pearson rhp
1 year/$1.35M (2025)

1 year/$1.35M (2025)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$800,000 (2024)
- re-signed by Toronto 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Toronto 7/27/24
1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Toronto 3/23
1 year/$710,300 (2022)
- re-signed by Toronto 3/22
1 year/$577,500 (2021)
- re-signed by Toronto 3/21
1 year (2020)
- contract selected by Toronto 7/29/20
drafted by Toronto 2017 (1-28) (Central Florida)
$2.4529M signing bonus ($2.3029M slot)
agent: Excel
ML service: 4.005

Eli Morgan rhp
1 year/$950,000 (2025)

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: 3.091

Javier Assad rhp
1 year/$793,250 (2025)

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: 2.027

Vidal Bruján 2b
1 year/$783,500 (2025)

1 year/$783,500 (2025)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
1 year/$745,800 (2024)
- re-signed by Miami 3/24
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade 12/29/24 after being DFA by Miami 12/20/24
1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/23
- acquired by Miami in trade from Tampa Bay 11/17/23
1 year (2022)
- re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/22
1 year/$570,500 (2021)
- re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/21
1 year (2020)
- contract selected by Tampa Bay 11/20/19
- re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/20
signed by Tampa Bay 10/17/14 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
$15,000 signing bonus
agent: Epitome Sports
ML service: 2.014

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: 1.130

Michael Busch 2b
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: 1.045

Pete Crow-Armstrong of
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: 0.170

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: 0.125

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: 1.000

Matt Shaw 3b
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: 0.000

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: 0.005

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: 0.000

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: 0.000

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
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

Ben Cowles ss-3b
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 NY Yankees 7/30/24
drafted by NY Yankees 2021 (10-303) (Maryland)
$140,000 signing bonus ($144,100 slot)
ML service: 0.000

Chris Flexen rhp
1 year/$1.5M (2025)

1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/17/25 (MiLB contract)
- salary of $1.5M in majors
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 4/30/25
1 year/$1.75M (2024)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/29/23
- may not be sent to minors without consent
- performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 75, 100, 125, 160 innings
- award bonuses: $100,000 for Cy Young ($90,000 for second in vote, $80,000 for third, $70,000 for fourth, $60,000 for fifth). $100,000 for World Series MVP. $75,000 for LCS MVP. $50,000 for Sporting News All Star. $25,000 for GG, AS election. $15,000 for AS selection
2 years/$4.75M (2021-22), plus 2023 club option
- signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/18/20
- $600,000 signing bonus
- 21:$1.4M, 22:$2.75M, 23:$4M club option
- 2023 option guaranteed at $8M based on innings pitched:
  - 150 IP in 2022 or 300 IP in 2021-22 combined (MET), or
  - 35 games finished in 2022 or 65 GF in 2021-22 combined
- may earn additional $1M annually in performance bonuses
- $250,000 assignment bonus if traded (each trade)
- Flexen may become a XX(B) free agent at end of contract
- may not be sent to minors without consent
- acquired by NY Mets in trade 7/3/23 after being DFA by Seattle 6/27/23, with Mets responsible for $3,870,967 in remaining salary
- DFA by NY Mets 7/3/23, released 7/6/23
- signed by Colorado as a free agent 7/14/23 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Colorado 7/29/23, with Rockies to pay $247,742 (pro-rated minimum salary for remainder of 2023)
1 year/$750,000 (2020)
- signed by Doosan Bears of Korea 12/19
1 year (2019)
- re-signed by NY Mets 3/5/19
- DFA by NY Mets, released 12/11/19
1 year (2018)
- re-signed by NY Mets 2/18
1 year (2017)
- contract selected by NY Mets 11/18/16
- re-signed by NY Mets 3/17
drafted by NY Mets 2012 (14-440) (Newark Memorial HS, Calif.)
$374,400 signing bonus
agent: O’Connell Sports
ML service: 4.096

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: 0.095

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: 0.000

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: 1.020

Reese McGuire c
1 year (2025)

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 with $258,000 remaining on contract
1 year/$583,100 (2021)
- re-signed by Toronto 3/21
- DFA by Toronto 4/1/21, sent outright to Alternate Training 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.)
signed 6/18/13, $2.369M signing bonus ($2,569,800 slot)
agent: Apex
ML service: 4.155

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

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: 0.159

Drew Pomeranz lhp
1 year (2025)

1 year (2025)
- signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/15/24 (MiLB contract)
- released by Seattle 3/23/25
- re-signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/25 (MiLB contract)
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Seattle 4/21/25
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 4/23/25
1 year (2024)
- signed by LA Angels as a free agent 2/20/24 (MiLB contract)
- released by LA Angels 3/24/24
- signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 3/30/24 (MiLB contract)
- opted out of contract, elected free agency 4/19/24
- re-signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 4/20/24 (MiLB contract)
- released by LA Dodgers 5/23/24 (Pomeranz exercised opt out)
- signed by San Francisco as a free agent 5/24/24
- DFA by San Francisco 5/28/24, sent outright to Triple-A (refused assignment, elected free agency 5/31/24)
4 years/$34M (2020-23)
- signed by San Diego as a free agent 11/19
- $8M signing bonus, paid between Nov. 2020 and Nov. 2023
- 20:$4M, 21:$6M, 22:$8M, 23:$8M
1 year/$1.5M (2019)
- signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/23/19
- performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 25, 50 innings pitched. $125,000 each for 2, 4, 6, 8 games started. $100,000 each for 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30 GS. $200,000 for 32 GS
- roster bonuses: $500,000 for making active Major League roster on Opening Day (met). $250,000 each for 90, 120 days on active Major League roster. $500,00 for 150 days on active Major League roster
- acquired by Milwaukee in trade from San Francisco 7/31/19
1 year/$8.5M (2018)
- re-signed by Boston 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$4.45M (2017)
- re-signed by Boston 1/25/17 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$1.35M (2016)
- re-signed by San Diego 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration)
- acquired by Boston in trade from San Diego 7/14/16
1 year/$517,500 (2015)
- re-signed by Oakland 3/15
- acquired by San Diego in trade from Oakland 12/2/15
1 year/$505,000 (2014)
- signed by Oakland 3/14
1 year (2013)
- re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13
- acquired by Oakland in trade from Colorado 12/10/13
1 year (2012)
- re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12
1 year (2011)
- acquired by Colorado in trade from Cleveland 8/16/11 (player to be named in 7/30/11 Ubaldo Jimenez deal)
- contract selected by Colorado 9/11/11
drafted by Cleveland 2010 (1-5) (Mississippi)
signed 8/16/10, $2.65M signing bonus
agent: CAA
ML service: 11.021

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: 2.075

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: 1.037

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

Phil Bickford rhp
1 year (2025)

1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 11/22/24 (MiLB contract)
1 year/$900,000 (2024)
- won arbitration with NY Mets 2/6/24 ($900,000-$815,000)
- DFA by NY Mets 3/23/24, released 3/26/24 (due 45 days’ termination pay, $217,742)
- signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 4/2/24 (MiLB contract)
- salary of $1.1M in majors
- contract selected by NY Yankees 6/21/24
- DFA by NY Yankees 6/30/24, sent outright to Triple-A 7/3/24 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
- re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 7/4/24 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by NY Yankees 8/25/24
- DFA by NY Yankees 9/7/24, sent outright to Triple-A 9/9/24
- elected free agency 10/1/24
1 year/$740,000 (2023)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23
- acquired by NY Mets in trade 8/1/23 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 7/29/23
1 year (2022)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22
1 year (2021)
- re-signed by Milwaukee 3/21
- claimed off waivers by LA Dodgers 5/3/21 after being DFA by Milwaukee 4/28/21
1 year (2020)
- contract selected by Milwaukee 9/1/20
drafted by Milwaukee 2015 (1-18) (Southern Nevada)
$2,333,800 signing bonus (slot amount)
agent: GSE
ML service: 2.162

Brandon Birdsell rhp
2025

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

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
- acquired by Atlanta in trade 6/6/23 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 6/2/23
- 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

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

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

Brooks Kriske rhp
1 year/$900,000 (2025)

1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 11/28/24 (MiLB contract)
- salary of $900,000 in majors
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/24/25
- DFA by Chicago Cubs 5/29/25, sent outright to Triple-A 6/5/25
1 year (2024)
- signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/21/23 (MiLB contract)
- Kriske becomes XX(B) free agent upon expiration of contract
- contract selected by Cincinnati 6/17/24
- claimed by Baltimore off waivers 8/25/24 after being DFA by Cincinnati 8/22/24
1 year (2023)
- signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/15/22 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Kansas City 6/18/23
- released by Kansas City 7/21/23
- signed by Seibu Lions of Japan 7/22/23
1 year (2022)
- signed by Yokohama DeNa BayStars of Japan 12/8/21
1 year (2021)
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/21
- claimed by Baltimore off waivers 9/16/21 after being DFA by NY Yankees 9/14/21
- released by Baltimore 11/30/21
1 year (2020)
- contract selected by NY Yankees 11/20/19
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/20
drafted by NY Yankees 2016 (6-188) (USC)
$100,000 signing bonus ($255,300 slot)
ML service: 0.121

Kenta Maeda rhp
2 years/$24M (2024-25)

2 years/$24M (2024-25)
- signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/27/23
- 24:$14M, 25:$10M
- Maeda to donate $70,000 in 2024, $50,000 in 2025 to club charity
- DFA by Detroit 5/1/25, released 5/7/25
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 5/16/25 (MiLB contract)
8 years/$25M (2016-23)
- signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/7/16
- $1M signing bonus
- 16-23: $3M annually
- annual roster bonus: $150,000 for making Opening Day roster
- $6.5M annually in performance bonuses based on games started: $1M each 15, 20 GS. $1.5M each for 25, 30, 32 GS
- $3.5M annually in performance bonuses based on innings pitched: $250,000 each for 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190 IP. $750,000 200 IP
- assignment bonus: $1M with each trade
- becomes a free agent at contract’s end
- perks: jersey No. 18. Four round-trip business-class airline tickets between Japan and LA annually. Interpreter. Travel expenses, accommodations, visa costs for a player support staff member
- Acquired by Minnesota in trade from LA 2/5/20. Dodgers agree to:
  - cover $1M assignment bonus
  - pay Twins $3M ($2,436,500 in 2020 and $563,500 in 2021)
  - reimburse Twins up to $7M for Maeda’s earned bonuses in 2020
LA Dodgers paid $20M posting fee to Hiroshima of Japan for right to negotiate with Maeda
2008-15: Hiroshima of Japan
agent: Boras Corp. (previously Wasserman Media)
ML service: 9.000

Tyson Miller rhp
1 year/$778,000 (2025)

1 year/$778,000 (2025)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/25
- sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 6/11/25
1 year (2024)
- signed by Seattle as a free agent 11/10/23 (MiLB contract)
- contract selected by Seattle 4/8/24
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade 5/13/24 after being DFA by Seattle 5/10/24
1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Milwaukee 3/23
- acquired by LA Dodgers in trade 7/12/23 after being DFA by Milwaukee 7/8/23
- claimed by NY Mets off waivers 8/4/23 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 8/2/23
- claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers 8/27/23 after being DFA by NY Mets 8/23/23
- DFA by LA Dodgers 8/30/23
- elected free agency 10/6/23
1 year (2022)
- re-signed by Texas (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Texas 6/10/22, 9/11/22
- claimed by Milwaukee off waivers from Texas 11/10/22
1 year (2021)
- acquired by Texas in trade from NY Yankees 7/29/21
1 year (2021)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
- claimed by Texas off waivers 6/4/21 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 5/30/21
- DFA by Texas 6/18/21, sent outright to Triple-A 6/20/21
1 year (2020)
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/20/19
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
drafted by Chicago Cubs 2016 (4-134) (California Baptist)
$500,000 signing bonus ($429,700 slot)
agent: Wasserman
ML service: 1.085

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

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:

Keegan Thompson rhp
1 year/$850,000 (2025)

1 year/$850,000 (2025)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
- DFA by Chicago Cubs 3/17/25, sent outright to Triple-A 3/25/25
1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/24
1 year/$740,000 (2023)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/23
1 year/$706,000 (2022)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
1 year (2021)
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/20
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
drafted by Chicago Cubs 2017 (3-105) (Auburn)
$511,900 signing bonus (slot amount)
ML service: 3.006

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

Jaxon Wiggins rhp
2025

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

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