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'{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}} Below is a partial list of [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[baseball player]]s in the [[Chicago Cubs]] system: ==Players== ===Aramis Ademán=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Aramis Ademán |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Shortstop]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|13}} |birth_place = [[Santiago, Dominican Republic|Santiago]], [[Dominican Republic]] |bats = Left |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Aramis Rainier Ademán Sánchez''' (born September 13, 1998) is a Dominican professional [[baseball]] [[shortstop]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Ademán signed with the [[Chicago Cubs]] as an international free agent in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/cubs-agree-sign-12-international-prospect-aramis-ademan/#OzKBaSWeuDz8Jd3o.97 |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114152109/http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/cubs-agree-sign-12-international-prospect-aramis-ademan/#OzKBaSWeuDz8Jd3o.97 |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He made his professional debut in 2016 with the [[Dominican Summer League Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/cubs-young-shortstop-shows-hes-ahead-schedule/#rxMhBPfFhXBKqTy5.97 |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114152113/http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/cubs-young-shortstop-shows-hes-ahead-schedule/#rxMhBPfFhXBKqTy5.97 |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and spent the whole season there, posting a .254 batting average with 16 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 59 games. Ademán spent 2017 with both the [[Eugene Emeralds]] and [[South Bend Cubs]], batting a combined .267 with seven home runs and 42 RBIs in 68 total games between both teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=666620#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL|title=Aramis Ademan Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2017/09/aramis-ademan-attains-as-all-around/|title=Aramis Ademan Attains "A's" All Around|website=Chicagonow.com|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> After the season, he was named the Cubs number one prospect by ''[[Baseball America]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-chicago-cubs-top-10-prospects/#lMDsKe5slysyZU0x.97 |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114152111/http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-chicago-cubs-top-10-prospects/#lMDsKe5slysyZU0x.97 |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2018, he played for the [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]] where he hit .207 with three home runs and 38 RBIs in 114 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=666620#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Aramis Ademan Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> He spent 2019 with Myrtle Beach,<ref>https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/mlb/myrtle-beach-pelicans/article228642434.html</ref> batting .221 with five home runs, 39 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases over 112 games. Ademán did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. {{baseballstats|brm=ademan000ara}} {{clear}} ===Miguel Amaya=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Miguel Amaya |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = 76 |position = [[Catcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|3|9}} |birth_place = [[Chitré]], [[Panama]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Miguel Antonio Amaya''' (born March 9, 1999) is a Panamanian professional [[baseball]] [[catcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Amaya signed with the [[Chicago Cubs]] as an international free agent in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elpedasieno.com/he-young-miguel-amaya-signs-with-the-chicago-cubs/|title=HE YOUNG MIGUEL AMAYA SIGNS WITH THE CHICAGO CUBS|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> He made his professional debut in 2016 with the [[Dominican Summer League Cubs]] where he hit .245 with one home run and 22 RBIs in 58 games. Amaya played 2017 with the [[Eugene Emeralds]] where he slashed .228/.266/.338 with three home runs and 26 RBIs in 58 games,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=665804#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Miguel Amaya Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> and spent 2018 with the [[South Bend Cubs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/professional/noie-yu-darvish-rehab-start-a-major-moment-for-south/article_c33a64c4-86b2-504d-81f3-8c8c947f7294.html|title=Noie: Yu Darvish rehab start a major moment for South Bend's Miguel Amaya|first=Tom|last=Noie|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> earning [[Midwest League]] All-Star honors<ref>{{cite web|last=King |first=Brendan |url=https://www.milb.com/south-bend/news/five-south-bend-cubs-players-named-midwest-league-all-stars/c-280058610 |title=Five South Bend Cubs players named Midwest League All-Stars &#124; Cubs |publisher=Milb.com |date=2018-06-06 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> and slashing .256/.349/.403 with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs in 116 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=665804#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Miguel Amaya Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> He was selected to play in that year's [[All-Star Futures Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-spt-white-sox-cubs-futures-game-20180706-story.html|title=White Sox prospects Dylan Cease and Luis Basabe, Cubs' Miguel Amaya named to All-Star Futures Game|first=Mark|last=Gonzales|website=Chciagotribune.com|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> Amaya spent 2019 with the [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]],<ref>https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/mlb/myrtle-beach-pelicans/article228767534.html</ref> batting .235/.351/.402 with 11 home runs and 57 RBIs over 99 games. He was also selected to the All-Star Futures Game for the second consecutive year.<ref>https://www.panamatoday.com/sports/prospect-miguel-amaya-will-be-all-star-game-future-7282</ref> He was selected to play in the [[Arizona Fall League]] for the [[Mesa Solar Sox]] following the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2019-arizona-fall-league-rosters-announced/|title=2019 Arizona Fall League Rosters Announced|first=Josh|last=Norris|website=www.baseballamerica.com}}</ref> Amaya was added to Chicago's 40–man roster following the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cubs-protect-miguel-amaya-zack-short-ahead-of-rule-5-draft-565253462.html |title=Cubs Protect Miguel Amaya, Zack Short Ahead of Rule 5 Draft – NBC Chicago |publisher=Nbcchicago.com |date=2019-11-20 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. {{Baseballstats|mlb=665804|espn=38905|br=|fangraphs=sa917354|brm=amaya-000mig}} {{Clear}} ===Dakota Chalmers=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Dakota Chalmers |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|8}} |birth_place = [[Snellville, Georgia]] |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value = |stat2label = [[Earned run average]] |stat2value = |stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Dakota Reid Chalmers''' (born October 8, 1996) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Chalmers attended [[Lakeview Academy]] in [[Gainesville, Georgia]], for his first two years of high school<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/sports/high-schools/boys-athlete-of-the-week-lakeview-academys-dakota-chalmers/|title=Boys Athlete of the Week: Lakeview Academy's Dakota Chalmers|website=www.gainesvilletimes.com|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> before transferring to [[North Forsyth High School (Georgia)|North Forsyth High School]] in [[Cumming, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forsythnews.com/sports/north-forsyth-high-school/baseball-co-pitcher-of-the-year-dakota-chalmers-north-forsyth/|title=BASEBALL CO-PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Dakota Chalmers, North Forsyth|website=www.forsythnews.com|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> The [[Oakland Athletics]] selected Chalmers in the third round of the [[2015 MLB draft]], and signed for a $1.2&nbsp;million [[signing bonus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-draft-pick-dakota-chalmers-adjusting/c-141551706|title=Top Draft pick Dakota Chalmers adjusting|website=MLB.com|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> He signed with Oakland, forgoing his commitment to play [[college baseball]] at the [[University of Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=296049|title=Dakota Chalmers Class of 2015 – Player Profile – Perfect Game USA|website=www.perfectgame.org|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> After signing, Chalmers made his professional debut for the [[Arizona League Athletics]] where he posted a 0–1 record with a 2.66 ERA in 11 starts. He spent 2016 with the [[Vermont Lake Monsters]], going 5–4 with a 4.70 ERA in 15 games (13 starts), and 2017 with the [[Beloit Snappers]], pitching to a 2–2 record and a 4.34 ERA in ten games (five starts).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=663793#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Dakota Chalmers Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> He returned to Beloit to begin 2018, but only pitched in two games due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/8/10/17675794/twins-trade-fernando-rodney-to-athletics-for-prospect-dakota-chalmers|title=Twins trade Fernando Rodney to Athletics for prospect Dakota Chalmers|first=John|last=Sickels|date=August 10, 2018|website=Minor League Ball|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> On August 9, 2018, the Athletics traded Chalmers to the [[Minnesota Twins]] for [[Fernando Rodney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/minnesota-twins-acquire-rhp-dakota-chalmers-from-oakland-in-exchange-for-fernando-rodney-080918|title=Twins acquire RHP Chalmers from Oakland in exchange for Rodney|first1=A. P.|last1=Aug 9|first2=2018 at 10:40p|last2=ET|date=August 9, 2018|website=FOX Sports|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> He did not pitch after being traded. In 2019, he began the year rehabbing before being assigned to the [[Fort Myers Miracle]], with whom he started five games, pitching to a 1-1 record with a 3.38 ERA. Chalmers was added to the Twins 40-man roster on November 20, 2019.<ref name="twincities1">{{cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/11/20/twins-add-five-to-40-man-roster-before-wednesday-nights-deadline/|title=Twins add five to 40-man roster before Wednesday night’s deadline|author=Betsy Helfand|website=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. On May 29, 2021, Chalmers was designated for assignment by the Twins.<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/twins-select-juan-minaya-designate-dakota-chalmers.html</ref> On June 5, 2021, Chalmers was claimed off waivers by the [[Chicago Cubs]].<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/cubs-activate-jason-heyward-designate-nick-martini-claim-dakota-chalmers.html</ref> On June 11, Chalmers was designated for assignment by the Cubs without appearing in a major or minor league game for the organization.<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/cubs-jose-lobaton-catcher-dfa-dakota-chalmers.html</ref> He was outrighted to the Double-A [[Tennessee Smokies]] on June 13.<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/minor-mlb-transactions-6-14-21.html</ref> {{baseballstats |brm=chalme000dak}} {{clear}} ===Brennen Davis=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Brennen Davis |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Outfielder]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|11|2}} |birth_place = [[Chandler, Arizona|Chandler]], [[Arizona]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Brennen Davis''' (born November 2, 1999) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Davis attended [[Basha High School]] in [[Gilbert, Arizona|Gilbert]], [[Arizona]]. He committed to play [[college baseball]] at the [[University of Miami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=522985 |title=Brennen Davis Class of 2018 - Player Profile &#124; Perfect Game USA |publisher=Perfectgame.org |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Following his senior year, he was drafted by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the second round of the [[2018 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-brennen-davis-mlb-draft-20180605-story.html|title=Cubs' draft features a West Coast lean|first=Mark|last=Gonzales|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref name="nbcsports1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/cubs-sign-second-round-pick-brennen-davis-mlb-draft-nico-hoerner |title=Cubs sign second-round pick Brennen Davis &#124; RSN |publisher=Nbcsports.com |date=2018-06-17 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> He signed for $1.1 million<ref name="nbcsports1"/> and made his professional debut with the [[Arizona League Cubs]], hitting .298 over 18 games. Davis spent 2019 with the [[South Bend Cubs]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brennen-davis-hopes-revamped-swing-helps-make-up-lost-time/|title=Brennen Davis Hopes Revamped Swing Helps Make Up Lost Development Time|first=Bill|last=Mitchell|website=www.baseballamerica.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/professional/sbcubs/davis-off-to-impressive-start-for-south-bend-cubs/article_d544b0d2-d0bf-588a-a03e-eae8f8084e1a.html|title=Davis off to impressive start for South Bend Cubs|first=Scott Davidson South Bend|last=Tribune|website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> slashing .305/.381/.525 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs over fifty games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. {{baseballstats|brm=davis-014bre}} {{clear}} ===Kohl Franklin=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Kohl Franklin |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|9|9}} |birth_place = [[Broken Arrow, Oklahoma]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Kohl Riddle Franklin''' (born September 9, 1999) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Franklin attended [[Broken Arrow High School]] in [[Broken Arrow, Oklahoma]]. He missed a majority of his senior baseball season in 2018 while nursing a fractured foot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/high-school/chicago-cubs-sign-broken-arrows-kohl-franklin/article_e96f83f4-a881-5ee0-b890-7632d86cdc40.html|title=Chicago Cubs sign Broken Arrow's Kohl Franklin|first=Barry Lewis Tulsa|last=World|website=Tulsa World}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skordle.com/blog/240/Chicago_Cubs_draft_Broken_Arrows_Kohl_Franklin |title=Chicago Cubs draft Broken Arrow's Kohl Franklin |publisher=Skordle.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> After the season, he was selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the sixth round (188th overall) of the [[2018 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/highschools/pro-baseball-broken-arrows-kohl-franklin-and-former-holland-hall-pitcher-jackson-goddard-taken-in/article_532d5b81-3e4f-5c8f-b889-7c6621c28f1c.html|title=Pro baseball: Broken Arrow's Kohl Franklin and former Holland Hall pitcher Jackson Goddard taken in MLB draft|first=Mike Brown Tulsa|last=World|website=Tulsa World}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ktul.com/sports/high-school/broken-arrows-kohl-franklin-and-his-family-reflect-on-mlb-draft |title=Broken Arrow's Kohl Franklin and his Family Reflect on MLB Draft |publisher=KTUL |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> He signed with the Cubs for $540,000, forgoing his college commitment to the [[University of Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5599249/broken-arrows-kohl-franklin-signs-with-cubs |title=Broken Arrow's Kohl Franklin signs with Cubs |publisher=Oklahoman.com |date=2018-06-24 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Franklin made his professional debut that year with the [[Arizona League Cubs]], compiling a 6.23 ERA over {{fraction|8|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Mims |url=https://www.registerguard.com/sports/20190613/player-by-player-look-at-2019-eugene-emeralds |title=A player-by-player look at the 2019 Eugene Emeralds - Sports - The Register-Guard - Eugene, OR |publisher=The Register-Guard |date=2019-06-13 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> In 2019, he spent a majority of the season with the [[Eugene Emeralds]], pitching to a 1-3 record with a 2.31 ERA over ten starts, striking out 49 batters over 39 innings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/barry-lewis-baseball-column-for-sept-15-former-drillers-infielder-gavin-lux-wins-minors-top/article_4af2ed07-72a7-5a6a-8e33-d4caea66a837.html|title=Barry Lewis baseball column for Sept. 15: Former Drillers infielder Gavin Lux wins minors' top award|first=Barry Lewis Tulsa|last=World|website=Tulsa World}}</ref> Near the end of the season, he was promoted to the [[South Bend Cubs]] and pitched in one game for them.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stimson |first=Alex |url=https://www.milb.com/eugene/news/franklin-whitney-called-up-to-south-bend-310374900 |title=Franklin, Whitney Called Up To South Bend &#124; Emeralds |publisher=Milb.com |date=2019-08-28 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Franklin did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Franklin's father, Jay Franklin, is a baseball agent as well as the president of BBI Sports Group, representing MLB players such as [[Dylan Bundy]], [[Ian Kinsler]], and [[Archie Bradley (baseball)|Archie Bradley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox23.com/sports/ba-s-kohl-franklin-ready-for-first-full-pro-baseball-season/925986926/|title=BA's Kohl Franklin ready for first full pro baseball season|first=Jeff|last=Kolb|website=FOX23 News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/may/27/sports-agency-cutting-big-deals-players-20120527/|title=Sports agency cutting big deals for players|date=May 27, 2012|website=Arkansas Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbisportsgroup.com//|title=Home|website=BBI Sports Group}}</ref> He is also the nephew of former MLB pitcher [[Ryan Franklin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-legacies-in-mlb-draft-c279859128 |title=Baseball legacies in MLB Draft |publisher=Mlb.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> {{baseballstats|brm=frankl000koh}} ===Ryan Jensen=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Ryan Jensen |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|23}} |birth_place = [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[California]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Ryan Austin Jensen''' (born November 23, 1997) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. He played [[college baseball]] at [[Fresno State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/article231108718.html|title=Will Fresno State call on ace Ryan Jensen on short rest in NCAA Stanford Regional final?|last=By|website=fresnobee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/article230244034.html|title=Bulldogs’ Ryan Jensen on throwing 100 mph|last=By|website=fresnobee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/sports/2015/10/03/salinas-jensen-play-college-ball-fresno-state/73271012/|title=Salinas’ Jensen to play college ball at Fresno State|website=The Salinas Californian}}</ref> Jensen attended [[Salinas High School]] in [[Salinas, California|Salinas]], [[California]]. In 2016, as a senior, he went 2-5 with a 2.75 ERA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mystateline.com/sports/cubs-draft-fresno-state-pitcher-ryan-jensen/2050750095 |title=Cubs draft Fresno State pitcher Ryan Jensen |publisher=Mystateline.com |date=2019-06-04 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> He was not drafted in the [[2016 MLB draft]], thus enrolling at [[Fresno State University]]. He struggled as a freshman in 2017 and as a sophomore in 2018, posting ERAs of 6.60 and 5.35, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d1baseball.com/at-the-ballpark/mwc-dispatches-ryan-jensen-leads-fresno-state/|title=MWC Dispatches: Ryan Jensen Leads Fresno State • D1Baseball|date=May 24, 2019|website=D1Baseball}}</ref> He broke out as a junior in 2019, going 12-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 16 games<ref>https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/article231108718.html</ref> and being named [[Mountain West Conference]] Pitcher of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/sports/2019/05/30/salinas-palma-monterey-sports-2019-college-world-series-regionals-baseball-ncaa-division-i/1289174001/ |title=Local prep stars set for 2019 College World Series Regionals |publisher=Thecalifornian.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Jensen was selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] with the 27th overall pick in the [[2019 MLB draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/cubs-select-rhp-ryan-jensen-in-first-round-of-the-2019-mlb-draft |title=Cubs select right-handed pitcher Ryan Jensen in first round of the 2019 MLB Draft |publisher=Mlb.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/sports/2019/06/03/chicago-cubs-draft-salinas-native-and-star-pitcher-ryan-jensen/1334531001/ |title=Chicago Cubs draft Salinas native and star pitcher Ryan Jensen |publisher=Thecalifornian.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-amateur-draft-20190603-story.html|title=Cubs select right-handed pitcher Ryan Jensen — the 109th-ranked prospect — with the No. 27 pick|first=Mark|last=Gonzales|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> He signed with the Cubs for $2 million<ref>{{cite web|author=Ty Bradley |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/cubs-sign-first-rounder-ryan-jensen-to-below-slot-deal.html |title=Cubs Sign First-Rounder Ryan Jensen To Below-Slot Deal |publisher=MLB Trade Rumors |date=2019-06-08 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ryan-jensen-signs-deal-with-cubs |title=Ryan Jensen signs deal with Cubs |publisher=Mlb.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> and was assigned to the [[Eugene Emeralds]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stimson |first=Alex |url=https://www.milb.com/eugene/news/cubs-bolster-emeralds-roster-with-top-draft-picks/c-308733614 |title=Cubs Bolster Emeralds Roster With Top Draft Picks &#124; Emeralds |publisher=Milb.com |date=2019-07-03 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Over six starts, he compiled a 2.25 ERA, striking out 19 over 12 innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. {{baseballstats |mlb=686754 |espn= |br= |fangraphs=sa3011496 |brm=jensen002rya}} *[https://gobulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9127 Fresno State bio] <!-- {{2019 MLB Draft}} {{Chicago Cubs first-round draft picks}} [[Category:1997 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Monterey, California]] [[Category:Baseball players from California]] [[Category:Baseball pitchers]] [[Category:Fresno State Bulldogs baseball players]] --> {{clear}} ===Ben Leeper=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Ben Leeper |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|6|15}} |birth_place = [[Bedford, Texas]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Benjamin Kyle Leeper''' (born June 15, 1997) is an American [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Leeper attended [[Carroll Senior High School]] in [[Southlake, Texas]].<ref>https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article3856313.html</ref> In 2014, as a junior, he went 11-1 with a 0.90 ERA and 106 strikeouts.<ref>https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2014/06/18/all-area-baseball-kyler-murray-kent-myers-among-dual-sport-stars-on-first-team/</ref> He underwent [[Tommy John surgery]] during his senior year.<ref>https://www.ocolly.com/sports/leeper-throws-career-high-6-strikeouts-in-loss-to-wichita-state/article_6812cf64-3d43-11e8-8bea-77ae07be18d2.html</ref> After graduating, he enrolled at [[Oklahoma State University]] where he played [[college baseball]]. Leeper made two appearances as a freshman in 2016 before an arm injury that required a second Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss all of the 2017 as well.<ref>https://texasscorecard.com/sports/after-injuries-sidelined-him-for-two-seasons-texan-ben-leeper-returns-to-the-pitchers-mound-for-oklahoma-state/</ref> He returned to play in 2018, pitching {{fraction|27|2|3}} innings in which he compiled a 12.69 ERA.<ref>https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma-state/Article/Oklahoma-State-pitcher-Ben-Leeper-flourishing-new-closer-role-130384617/</ref> In 2019, he moved into the closer role and pitched to a 4-4 record, a 4.31 ERA, and seven saves with 43 strikeouts over {{fraction|31|1|3}} innings.<ref>https://www.ocolly.com/sports/unfinished-business-leeper-enters-fifth-year-with-sights-set-on-omaha/article_b6872fa0-4d27-11ea-a7e9-0b1aebeaef17.html</ref><ref>https://www.stwnewspress.com/sports/osu_sports/leeper-thriving-as-cowboy-closer/article_28716869-e0f6-5b85-a4d0-d229d41778e8.html</ref> He made six appearances in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>https://cubsinsider.com/2021/06/08/prospect-profile-how-did-ben-leeper-go-from-undrafted-fa-to-aaa-already/</ref> Unselected in the [[2020 Major League Baseball draft]], he signed with the [[Chicago Cubs]] as an undrafted free agent.<ref>https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5664620/osu-baseball-ben-leeper-signs-with-cubs-trio-return-to-cowboys</ref> Leeper made his professional debut in 2020 with the [[Tennessee Smokies]] of the [[Double-A South]]. After pitching to a 1.26 ERA over {{fraction|14|1|3}} innings, he was promoted to the [[Iowa Cubs]] of the [[Triple-A East]] in early June.<ref>https://outofthevines.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/ben-leeper-promoted-to-triple-a/</ref> {{baseballstats|brm=leeper000ben}} *[https://okstate.com/sports/baseball/roster/ben-leeper/7584 Oklahoma State bio] {{clear}} ===Brendon Little=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Brendon Little |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|11}} |birth_place = [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Bryn Mawr]], [[Pennsylvania]] |bats = Left |throws = Left |debutleague = |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Brendon David Little''' (born August 11, 1996) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Little graduated from [[Conestoga High School]] in 2015. He was drafted by the [[San Francisco Giants]] in the 36th round of the [[2015 MLB draft]], but he chose not to sign and instead decided to enroll at the [[University of North Carolina]] to play [[college baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/6/23/18319910/cubs-no-1-pick-brendon-little-determined-to-remain-on-rapid-ascent |title=Cubs No. 1 pick Brendon Little determined to remain on rapid ascent |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2017-06-23 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> After appearing in only four games as a freshman in 2016, he transferred to the [[State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/brendon-little-finding-road-back/#UMDEbmLwmZbAbovK.97 |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718124233/http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/brendon-little-finding-road-back/#UMDEbmLwmZbAbovK.97 |archive-date=July 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article129036564.html|title=Brendon Little poised to live up to the hype with State College of Florida baseball|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article155429324.html|title=SCF's Brendon Little grows into possible first-round pick|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Bourne Braves]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]], and was named a league all-star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=893807&seasonid=29795 |title=#15 Brendon Little |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, his sophomore year, he went 5-3 with a 2.53 ERA in 15 starts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/2017-baseball-draft-conestoga-high-school-brendon-little-cubs-20170613.html|title=Locals in the MLB draft: Conestoga grad Brendon Little goes 27th to Cubs|first=Teddy |last=Bailey |website=www.inquirer.com}}</ref> After his sophomore season, was drafted by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the first round of the [[2017 MLB draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/235983104/cubs-draft-brendon-little-with-27th-pick/?topicId=27118368|title=Cubs draft Brendon Little with 27th pick|website=MLB.com|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-no-1-pick-brendon-little-determined-to-remain-on-rapid-ascent/|title=Cubs No. 1 pick Brendon Little determined to remain on rapid ascent|access-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194929/https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-no-1-pick-brendon-little-determined-to-remain-on-rapid-ascent/|archive-date=August 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He signed, and was assigned to the [[Eugene Emeralds]], where he went 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA in six starts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=663893#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL|title=Brendon Little Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|access-date=October 31, 2017}}</ref> Little spent the 2018 season with the [[South Bend Cubs]], compiling a 5-11 record with 5.15 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=663893#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Brendon Little Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref> Little began 2019 with the [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]] on the [[injured list]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Ernst |url=http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2019/04/myrtle-beach-pelicans-preview/ |title=Myrtle Beach Pelicans Preview &#124; Cubs Den |publisher=Chicagonow.com |date=2019-04-03 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> After being activated from the IL, he returned to South Bend before being promoted back to Myrtle Beach. Over six starts with South Bend, he compiled a 1.91 ERA, and over four starts with the Pelicans, he went 2-1 with a 5.95 ERA. Little did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. {{baseballstats|brm=little000bre}} <!-- ==References== {{reflist}} {{2017 MLB Draft}} {{Chicago Cubs first-round draft picks}} [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Baseball pitchers]] [[Category:SCF Manatees baseball players]] --> {{clear}} ===Dakota Mekkes=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Dakota Mekkes |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|6}} |birth_place = [[Jenison, Michigan|Jenison]], [[Michigan]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Dakota Mekkes''' (born November 6, 1994) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Mekkes attended [[Jenison High School]] in [[Jenison, Michigan|Jenison]], [[Michigan]]. As a senior in 2013, he was 6-1 with a 2.28 ERA and 73 strikeouts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/2017/04/jenison_pitcher_dakota_mekkes.html|title=Ex-Jenison, MSU pitcher Dakota Mekkes set for Round 2 against Whitecaps|date=April 12, 2017|website=mlive}}</ref> He went undrafted out of high school in the [[2013 MLB draft]] and enrolled at [[Michigan State University]] where he played [[college baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-6840621280413845448/added-speed-puts-jenison-pitcher-dakota-mekkes-on-michigan-states-radar/|title=Added speed puts Jenison pitcher Dakota Mekkes on Michigan State's radar|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> He redshirted his 2014 freshman season and pitched only 12 innings as a redshirt freshman in 2015, but broke out as a redshirt sophomore in 2016, going 3-2 with a 1.74 ERA in 57 relief innings, striking out 96.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/2018/06/jenisons_dakota_mekkes_continu.html|title=Jenison's Dakota Mekkes continues tear through Chicago Cubs' system|date=June 11, 2018|website=mlive}}</ref> After the season, he was drafted by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the 10th round of the [[2016 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2017/04/jenison_pitcher_dakota_mekkes.html|title=Ex-Jenison, MSU pitcher Dakota Mekkes set for Round 2 against Whitecaps|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> Mekkes signed and spent his first professional season with the [[Arizona League Cubs]] and [[Eugene Emeralds]], pitching to a combined 1-1 record and a 1.80 ERA in 20 relief innings pitched between both teams. He pitched 2017 with the [[South Bend Cubs]] and [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]], going 8-2 with a 0.98 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP in 42 total relief appearances,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=669728#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Dakota Mekkes Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> and started 2018 with [[Tennessee Smokies]], with whom he was named a [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]] All-Star<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/tennessee/news/four-smokies-named-southern-league-all-stars/c-279898568 |title=Four Smokies Named Southern League All-Stars &#124; Smokies |publisher=Milb.com |date=2018-06-05 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> before being promoted to the [[Iowa Cubs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2017/08/dakota-mekkes-continues-his-incredible-run/|title=Dakota Mekkes Continues His Incredible Run|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/06/jenisons_dakota_mekkes_continu.html|title=Jenison's Dakota Mekkes continues tear through Chicago Cubs' system|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> In 41 relief appearances between the two clubs, he was 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=669728#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Dakota Mekkes Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref> Mekkes returned to Iowa for the 2019 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/baseball/iowa-cubs/2019/04/04/chicago-cubs-ian-happ-iowa-cubs-minor-league-baseball-pacific-coast-league-icubs/3330027002/ |title=Breaking down the Iowa Cubs' 2019 opening day roster |publisher=Desmoinesregister.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> compiling a 4-2 record with a 5.29 ERA and 61 strikeouts over {{fraction|49|1|3}} relief innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. {{baseballstats|brm=mekkes000dak}} {{clear}} ===Christopher Morel=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Christopher Morel |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = 76 |position = [[Infielder]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|6|24}} |birth_place = [[Santiago, Dominican Republic]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Christopher Rafael Morel''' (born June 24, 1999) is a Dominican professional [[baseball]] [[infielder]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Morel signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2015. The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.<ref name="chicagotribune1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-chicago-cubs-cory-abbott-roster-moves-20201120-pqi6iipbxzadfdkjbqoeuvaopa-story.html|title=Chicago Cubs add 3 to their 40-man roster, leaving 3 spots open for free-agent signings or trade acquisitions|first=Mark|last=Gonzales|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> {{baseballstats|brm=morel-000chr}} {{clear}} ===Manuel Rodríguez=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Manuel Rodríguez |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = 77 |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|8|6}} |birth_place = [[Merida, Mexico]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Manuel De Jesus Rodríguez''' (born August 6, 1996) is a Mexican professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Rodríguez began his professional career in the [[Mexican League]] with the [[Leones de Yucatán]], playing for them from 2014 through 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rodrig015man|title=Manuel Rodríguez player page|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> He was named the 2015 Mexican League Rookie of the Year, after posting a 4–0 record with a 1.84 ERA over 49 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/noticias/nota/_/id/2483232/manuel-rodriguez-es-el-novato-del-ano-en-la-liga-mexicana-de-beisbol|title=Manuel Rodríguez is the Rookie of the Year in the Mexican Baseball League|author=Staff Report|website=[[ESPN Deportes.com]]|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> Rodríguez's contract was purchased by the [[Chicago Cubs]] from Yucatán on July 21, 2016 for $400,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/interesting-players-who-were-added-to-40-man-rosters|title=Here are 10 interesting 40-man roster additions|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=Jim Callis|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sipse.com/deportes/yucateco-manuel-rodriguez-leones-yucatan-firma-cachorros-de-chicago-214674.html|title=Yucateco Manuel Rodríguez signs with Chicago Cubs|date=July 21, 2016|website=SIPSE|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name=mr17>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2019/11/cubs-add-four-players-to-40-man-roster/|title=Cubs add four players to 40-man roster|author=Michael Ernst|website=[[ChicagoNow]]|date=November 21, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> He played for the [[Eugene Emeralds]] and the [[South Bend Cubs]] in 2017, going a combined 1–0 with a 3.94 ERA over {{frac|29|2|3}} innings.<ref name=mr17/> He spent the 2018 season with South Bend, going 3–5 with a 7.59 ERA and 64 strikeouts over {{frac|40|1|3}} innings.<ref name=MR/> He spent the 2019 season with the [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]], going 1–3 with a 3.45 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 45 innings.<ref name=MR>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/cubs-add-four-players-40-man-roster-ahead-rule-5-draft-including-top-prospect-miguel-amaya|title=Cubs add four players to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 Draft, including top prospect Miguel Amaya|author=Tim Stebbins|date=November 20, 2019|website=[[NBC Sports Chicago]]|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> Rodríguez was added to the Cubs 40-man roster after the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cubs-protect-miguel-amaya-zack-short-ahead-of-rule-5-draft-565253462.html|title=Cubs Protect Miguel Amaya, Zack Short Ahead of Rule 5 Draft|website=[[WMAQ-TV|NBC 5 Chicago]]|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> {{baseballstats|mlb=655889|espn=|br=|fangraphs=|brm=rodrig015man}} {{clear}} ===Cole Roederer=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Cole Roederer |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Outfielder]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|9|24}} |birth_place = [[Newhall, California|Newhall]], [[California]] |bats = Left |throws = Left |debutleague = [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Cole Roederer''' (born September 24, 1999) is an American [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Roederer attended [[William S. Hart High School (California)|William S. Hart High School]] in [[Newhall, California|Newhall]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://signalscv.com/2018/08/hart-grad-cole-roederer-exceeding-expectations/|title=Hart grad Cole Roederer exceeding expectations|publisher=Santa Clarita Valley Signal|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> In 2018, as a senior, he batted .392 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calhisports.com/2018/07/12/all-state-baseball-first-team-5/|title=All-State Baseball: First Team|publisher=CalHiSports.com|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> After his senior year, the [[Chicago Cubs]] drafted Roederer with the 77th overall pick of the [[2018 MLB draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-brennen-davis-mlb-draft-20180605-story.html|title=Cubs' draft features a West Coast lean|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://signalscv.com/2018/06/hart-grads-go-back-to-back-in-2018-mlb-first-year-draft/|title=Hart grads go back-to-back in 2018 MLB first-year draft|publisher=Santa Clarita Valley Signal|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> He signed with the Cubs, forgoing his commitment to play [[college baseball]] at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/cubs/press-release/cubs-sign-outfielder-cole-roederer-283181066|title=Cubs sign outfielder Cole Roederer|publisher=MLB.com|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2018/06/07/four-ucla-players-and-four-commits-taken-in-mlb-draft/|title=Four UCLA players – and four commits – taken in MLB draft|publisher=Los Angeles Daily News|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> After signing, Roederer was assigned to the [[Rookie-level]] [[Arizona League Cubs]]. He homered in his first at-bat of his first professional game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleachernation.com/2019/03/20/watch-19-year-old-of-prospect-cole-roederer-goes-deep-in-his-first-cactus-league-ab/|title=WATCH: 19-Year-Old OF Prospect Cole Roederer Goes Deep in His First Cactus League AB|publisher=Bleacher Nation|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> He finished the year in Arizona batting .275 with five home runs, 24 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases in 36 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wsbt.com/sports/content/cubs-prospect-has-high-expectations-in-south-bend|title=Cubs prospect has high expectations in South Bend|publisher=WSBT|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> He spent the 2019 season with the [[South Bend Cubs]] of the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[Midwest League]], slashing .224/.319/.365 with nine home runs, sixty RBIs, and 16 stolen bases over 108 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.am1050.com/news/sports/2019/april/south-bend-cubs-announce-opening-night-roster|title=South Bend Cubs announce opening night roster|publisher=WTCA|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbpelicans.mlblogs.com/who-might-land-at-the-beach-in-2020-d7233541e20f|title=Who might land at the beach in 2020|first=Noah|last=Cloonan|date=March 9, 2020|website=Medium}}</ref> Roederer did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. To begin the 2021 season, he returned to South Bend, now members of the [[High-A]] [[High-A Central|Central League]].<ref>https://www.wndu.com/2021/05/04/south-bend-cub-cole-roederer-built-batting-cage-in-offseason-to-get-extra-work-in/</ref> {{baseballstats|brm=roeder001col}} {{clear}} ===Michael Rucker=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Michael Rucker |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|27}} |birth_place = [[Columbus, Mississippi|Columbus]], [[Mississippi]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value = |stat2label = [[Earned run average]] |stat2value = |stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Michael Patrick Rucker''' (born April 27, 1994) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Rucker attended and played baseball [[Auburn Riverside High School]] in [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/auburn-riverside-rucker-hitting-their-stride/|title=Auburn Riverside, Rucker hitting their stride|date=May 11, 2011|website=[[Black Press|Auburn Reporter]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> In 2011, as a junior, he was 8–2 with a 1.51 ERA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://universe.byu.edu/2016/05/24/michael-rucker-byu-baseballs-ace-taking-team-to-new-heights1/|title=Michael Rucker: BYU baseball's ace taking team to new heights|date=May 24, 2016|website=[[The Universe (student newspaper)|The Universe]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> Undrafted out of high school in the [[2012 MLB draft]], Rucker enrolled at [[Gonzaga University]] to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball|Bulldogs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myhorrynews.com/sports/professional/pelicans/brigham-young-standout-pitcher-a-good-fit-with-myrtle-beach/article_84323460-73cb-11e7-9022-7be580185d40.html|title=Brigham Young standout pitcher a good fit with Myrtle Beach Pelicans|author=Joe Wedra|website=Myhorrynews.com|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> After his freshman year at Gonzaga, he transferred to [[Brigham Young University]] where he played baseball for the [[BYU Cougars baseball|Cougars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dawindycity.com/2018/01/15/chicago-cubs-prospect-profile-michael-rucker/|title=Chicago Cubs prospect profile: Michael Rucker|date=January 15, 2018|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, as a junior at BYU, he was 11–1 with a 2.73 ERA over 102.1 innings,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2016/6/11/11899082/michael-rucker-byu-baseball-mlb-draft-chicago-cubs-all-american|title=Chicago Cubs draft BYU pitcher Michael Rucker in 11th round|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> earning a spot on the All-[[West Coast Conference]] First Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052416aab.html|title=WCCSPORTS.COM :: WCC Announces 2016 Baseball All-Conference Teams :: West Coast Conference Official Athletic Site West Coast Conference Official Athletic Site :: Baseball|website=Wccsports.com|access-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727054810/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052416aab.html|archive-date=July 27, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> After his junior year, Rucker was drafted by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the 11th round of the [[2016 MLB draft]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/baseball/mlb-draft-day-fulfills-dream-for-byu-and-uvu-players/article_46bf9215-6fa1-5ac8-9082-7adecd5876c9.html|title=MLB draft day fulfills dream for BYU and UVU players|author=Neil K. Warner|website=[[Daily Herald (Utah)|Daily Herald]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> and he signed with them for $180,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagocubsonline.com/archives/2016/07/cubs-sign-eleventh-round-pick-michael-rucker.php|title=Cubs Sign Eleventh Round Pick Michael Rucker|website=Chicago Cubs Online|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> After signing, Rucker made his professional debut with the [[Arizona League Cubs]] before finishing the season with the [[Eugene Emeralds]]; in 12.2 relief innings pitched between both teams, he did not give up an [[earned run]] and was 3–0. He began 2017 with the [[South Bend Cubs]], and after seven relief appearances in which he compiled a 1.42 ERA, he was promoted to the [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]], where he transitioned into a [[starting pitcher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/local/2018/07/08/chicago-cubs-pitching-prospect-michael-rucker-makes-transition-starter-tennessee-smokies-byu/751755002/|title=Chicago Cubs: Pitching prospect Michael Rucker makes transition to starter|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> In 20 games (15 starts) for Myrtle Beach, he was 5–5 with a 2.51 ERA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=621074#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Michael Rucker Stats, Highlights, Bio|website=MiLB.com|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with the [[Tennessee Smokies]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/mlb/cubs/Article/Several-familiar-faces-are-back-in-Tennessee-for-todays-home-opener-including-Southern-League-all-star-Jason-Vosler-117225892/|title=Several familiar faces are back in Tennessee for today's home opener including Southern League all-star Jason Vosler|website=[[247Sports.com]]|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> going 9–6 with a 3.73 ERA in 26 starts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=621074#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Michael Rucker Stats, Highlights, Bio|website=MiLB.com|access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> He returned to Tennessee to begin 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cubsinsider.com/2019/04/02/2019-chicago-cubs-affiliate-preview-tennessee-smokies-starting-pitchers-look-to-impress/|title=2019 Chicago Cubs Affiliate Preview: Tennessee Smokies' Starting Pitchers Look to Impress|date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> and was promoted to the [[Iowa Cubs]] during the season. Over {{fraction|79|2|3}} innings (pitched mainly in relief), Rucker compiled a 0–3 record with a 4.18 ERA and 93 strikeouts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/breaking-news/2019-rule-5-draft-scouting-reports|title=Scouting the Rule 5 Draft picks|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=Jim Callis|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> On December 12, 2019, Rucker was selected by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 2019 [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-rule-5-draft-20191212-4q4zzwetkvh6llswd2ewpligl4-story.html|title=Orioles select pitchers Brandon Bailey, Michael Rucker in Rule 5 draft|author=Jon Meoli|website=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> On March 6, 2020, Rucker was returned to the Cubs. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to Iowa. {{baseballstats|mlb=621074|espn=|br=|fangraphs=|brm=rucker000mic}} {{clear}} ===Erich Uelmen=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Erich Uelmen |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|19}} |birth_place = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = |statyear = |stat1label = |stat1value = |stat2label = |stat2value = |stat3label = |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Erich Uelmen''' (born May 19, 1996) is an American [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Uelmen attended [[Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School|Faith Lutheran High School]] in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], where he played [[baseball]]. In 2014, his senior year, he earned All-State honors after going 9-1 with a 1.19 ERA, striking out 89 batters over {{fraction|58|2|3}} innings alongside batting .510.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/nevada-preps/np-baseball/2014-all-state-baseball-team-1766389/ |title=2014 All-State Baseball Team &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Undrafted in the [[2014 Major League Baseball draft]], he enrolled at [[California Polytechnic State University]] where he played [[college baseball]]. In 2015, Uelmen's freshman year at Cal Poly, he appeared in 16 games (making one start) in which he went 0-1 with a 7.08 ERA over twenty innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/mlb/cubs/Article/NorthSidersReport-has-the-latest-on-all-41-picks-including-links-to-stories-from-the-2017-draft-74900604/ |title=2017 Cubs Draft Central |publisher=247sports.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> That summer, he played in the [[Northwoods League]] with the [[Eau Claire Express]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northwoodsleague.com/blog/2015/07/24/uelmen-strikes-out-nine-over-seven-scoreless-express-roll-over-honkers/ |title=Uelmen strikes out nine over seven scoreless, Express roll over Honkers. |publisher=Northwoods League |date=2015-07-24 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> As a sophomore at Cal Poly in 2016, Uelmen went 5-3 with a 3.68 ERA, striking out seventy over 93 innings.<ref>https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/college/cal-poly/article133195029.html</ref> Following the season, he played in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] for the [[Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox]], going 2-1 with a 4.87 ERA over twenty innings.<ref>https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/college/cal-poly/article125650114.html</ref> In 2017, his junior season, he pitched to a 4-8 record with a 2.93 ERA over 15 starts, earning [[Big West Conference]] Second Team honors.<ref>{{cite web|last=Emerson |first=Terrel |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/aviatorsbaseball/faith-lutheran-grad-erich-uelmen-expected-to-be-top-area-player-taken-in-mlb-draft/ |title=Faith Lutheran grad Erich Uelmen expected to be top area player taken in MLB draft &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> After the season, he was selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the fourth round of the [[2017 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/college/cal-poly/article155946974.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Emerson |first=Terrel |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/aviatorsbaseball/2-former-southern-nevada-players-drafted-by-cubs-pirates/ |title=2 former Southern Nevada players drafted by Cubs, Pirates &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jun 13, 2017 at 2:58 pm ET1 min read |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-erich-uelmen-falls-to-cubs-with-final-pick-of-fourth-round/ |title=Cubs' Erich Uelmen: Falls to Cubs with final pick of fourth round |publisher=CBSSports.com |date=2017-06-13 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Uelmen signed with the Cubs and made his professional debut with the [[Eugene Emeralds]], compiling a 2.04 ERA over {{fraction|17|2|3}} innings.<ref>[https://www.registerguard.com/rg/sports/35843534-81/cubs-top-prospects-form-line-through-eugene.html.csp ]{{dead link|date=May 2021}}</ref> In 2018, he began the season with the [[South Bend Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mwltraveler.com/2018/04/04/pitching-prospects-highlight-south-bends-opening-day-roster/ |title=Pitching prospects highlight South Bend’s Opening Day roster &#124; The Midwest League Traveler |publisher=Mwltraveler.com |date=2018-04-04 |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> before being promoted to the [[Myrtle Beach Pelicans]] in June. Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the two teams, he went 8-8 with a 3.83 ERA, striking out 82 over {{fraction|89|1|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|author=About Tom Usiak |url=https://www.prospects1500.com/top-50-lists/chicago-cubs-2019-top-50-prospects/ |title=Chicago Cubs 2019 Top 50 Prospects |publisher=Prospects1500 |date= |accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> Uelmen returned to Myrtle Beach to begin the 2019 season before earning a promotion to the [[Tennessee Smokies]] in July, with whom he finished the season; over 17 starts with both clubs, he pitched to a 5-6 record with a 4.55 ERA, compiling 76 strikeouts over 91 innings. Following the season, he was selected to play in the [[Arizona Fall League]] with the [[Mesa Solar Sox]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news|title=Baseball News|website=MiLB.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-arizona-fall-league-updates|title=Cubs Arizona Fall League updates|website=MLB.com}}</ref> Uelmen did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. He returned to the Smokies to begin the 2021 season.<ref>https://www.cubsinsider.com/2021/05/03/2021-chicago-cubs-affiliate-previews-tennessee-smokies-boast-top-hitting-prospects-stacked-bullpen/</ref> {{baseballstats|brm=uelmen000eri}} *[https://www.gopoly.com/sports/bsb/2016-17/bios/uelmen_erich_ddpm Cal Poly bio] {{clear}} ===Dauris Valdez=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Dauris Valdez |image = |team = Chicago Cubs |number = |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|22}} |birth_place = [[Baní]], [[Dominican Republic]] |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = |debutyear = |debutteam = |statleague = MLB |statyear = |stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value = |stat2label = [[Earned run average]] |stat2value = |stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s |stat3value = |teams = }} '''Dauris Valdez''' (born October 22, 1995) is an Dominican [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization. Valdez signed with the [[San Diego Padres]] as an international free agent on February 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/dauris-valdez-667378|title=Dauris Valdez|website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> He made his professional debut with the [[DSL Padres]], going 4–3 with a 3.51 ERA in {{frac|56|1|3}} innings. He split the 2017 season between the [[Tri-City Dust Devils]] and the [[Fort Wayne TinCaps]], going a combined 1–2 with a 3.67 ERA in {{frac|34|1|3}} innings. He spent the 2018 season with the [[Lake Elsinore Storm]], going 1–4 with a 4.39 ERA in {{frac|53|1|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://padres.mlblogs.com/andres-munoz-gerardo-reyes-dauris-valdez-three-relief-prospects-who-could-debut-with-padres-in-6ce77bb07ea8|title=Andres Munoz, Gerardo Reyes, Dauris Valdez Three Relief Prospects who could Debut with Padres in 2019|author=FriarWire|date=November 14, 2018|website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> He played for the [[Peoria Javelinas]] of the [[Arizona Fall League]] following the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/san-diego/story/padres-arizona-fall-league-review-112118|title=Padres Arizona Fall League Review|author=John Horvath|website=[[Fox Sports San Diego]]|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-statcast-performers-in-arizona-fall-league-c300999734|title=Top Statcast performers during 2018 AFL season|author=Mike Rosenbaum|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> He spent the 2019 season with the [[Amarillo Sod Poodles]], going 2–0 with a 4.23 ERA in {{frac|55|1|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/gallery/who-might-padres-protect-in-the-rule-5-draft|title=Who might Padres protect in the Rule 5 draft|author=Jeff Sanders|website=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://madfriars.com/2019/10/29/2019-amarillo-sod-poodle-pitcher-year/|title=2019 Amarillo Sod Poodles Pitcher of the Year|website=MadFriars|author=David Jay|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> On April 5, 2021, Valdez was traded to the [[Chicago Cubs]] in exchange for [[James Norwood (baseball)|James Norwood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/padres-acquire-james-norwood-from-cubs.html|title=Padres Acquire James Norwood From Cubs|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> {{baseballstats|mlb=667378|espn=40758|br=|fangraphs= |brm=valdez000dau}} {{clear}} ==Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters== ===Triple-A=== {{Iowa Cubs roster}} ===Double-A=== {{Tennessee Smokies roster}} ===High-A=== {{South Bend Cubs roster}} ===Low-A=== {{Myrtle Beach Pelicans roster}} ===Rookie=== {{Arizona League Cubs roster}} ===Foreign Rookie=== {{Dominican Summer League Cubs 1 roster}} {{Dominican Summer League Cubs 2 roster}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Chicago Cubs}} {{Minor league baseball players by franchise}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Players, Chicago Cubs Minor League}} [[Category:Chicago Cubs lists|Minor league players]] [[Category:Lists of minor league baseball players|Chicago Cubs]]'