CHICAGO CUBS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
03/30/2026
Monday, March 30th , 2026
Purchased the contract of SP Jim Allain from Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Jason Blades to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Matt Hunt to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned CF Luke Speight to Triple A Iowa.
Sunday, March 29th , 2026
3B Ricardo Peraza was claimed off waivers by River Hills.
Saturday, March 28th , 2026
Assigned RP Jared Carbine to Triple A Iowa.
Friday, March 27th , 2026
SP Ed Paulino was claimed off waivers by Colorado.
Assigned SP Jim Allain to Triple A Iowa.
Thursday, March 26th , 2026
Assigned LF Adam Clower to Triple A Iowa.
SS Pedro Veliz was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.
SP Jim Allain was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.
C Will Pender was claimed off waivers by Colorado.
LF Ricardo Peraza was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Tuesday, March 24th , 2026
C Will Pender was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
CF Carlos Gonzalez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
LF Adam Clower was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Optioned SP Drew Healy to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Jason Adams to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Jared Carbine to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Tom Myers to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Jerry Shepard to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RP Lyly Jortikka to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned 2B Leo Sanchez to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned LF Ricky Puente to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned RF Juan Rojas to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned LF Evan Hauer to Triple A Iowa.
Activated SP Logan Phillips from the injured list.
RP Ed Paulino was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Monday, March 23rd , 2026
Assigned RP Kyle LaBerge from Spring Training camp to Class A South Bend.
Tuesday, March 17th , 2026
Activated SP John Blake from the injured list.
Sent SP John Blake to Triple A Iowa for injury rehab.
Recalled SP John Blake from Triple A Iowa.
Assigned 3B Marty Ball from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned C Norm Kennedy from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned 1B Gregoire Cellini from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned RF Angel Centino from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned 1B John Henninger from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned CF Eric McIndoo from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned SS Victor Cruz from Spring Training camp to Double A Tennessee.
Assigned LF Carlos Pina from Spring Training camp to Double A Tennessee.
Assigned 3B Bill Snowden from Spring Training camp to Double A Tennessee.
Assigned 1B Manny Bedoya from Spring Training camp to Class A South Bend.
Assigned 3B Danny Rubio from Spring Training camp to Class A South Bend.
Tuesday, March 10th , 2026
Placed SP Logan Phillips on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/09/2026.
Assigned CF Jonathan Bailey from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned LF Mike Bell from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned 2B Corey Berry from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned 2B Antonio Blea from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned CF Tyrese Fincher from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned 1B Alexis Flores from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned RF Brent Garretson from Spring Training camp to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned C Mark Barton from Spring Training camp to Double A Tennessee.
Assigned SS Joe Nolan from Spring Training camp to Double A Tennessee.
Wednesday, February 18th , 2026
Placed CL Zion Mays on the 60-day injured list.
Invited non-roster 1B John Henninger to Spring Training camp.
Tuesday, February 17th , 2026
Invited non-roster SP Aaron Simkins to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Angel Centino to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Carlos Pina to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Manny Bedoya to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Marty Ball to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Bill Snowden to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Gregoire Cellini to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Eric McIndoo to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Victor Cruz to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Norm Kennedy to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Joe Nolan to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Mark Barton to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Danny Rubio to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Jonathan Bailey to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Antonio Blea to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Kyle LaBerge to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Alexis Flores to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Mike Bell to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Brent Garretson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Tyrese Fincher to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Corey Berry to Spring Training camp.
Wednesday, February 4th , 2026
2B Jose Aguilera was claimed off waivers by River Hills.
Sunday, February 1st , 2026
SS Chris Osborne was claimed off waivers from Kansas City.
2B Jose Aguilera was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Assigned LF Carlos Pina to Triple A Iowa.
Saturday, January 31st , 2026
LF Carlos Pina was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Friday, January 30th , 2026
Traded 24-year old 2B Steve Pierce to the Washington Nationals, getting 25-year old 1B Chad Harris in return.
Traded 35-year old LHP Jay Luck to the Chicago White Sox, getting 24-year old minor league RHP Jason Blades in return.
Monday, January 26th , 2026
1B Randy Kamber was claimed off waivers by River Hills.
Sunday, January 25th , 2026
Assigned RP Willie Negron to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned C Norm Kennedy to Triple A Iowa.
SP Carlo Kennedy was claimed off waivers by Toronto.
SS Jose Garcia was claimed off waivers by River Hills.
Saturday, January 24th , 2026
CF Olivier Rivière was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.
Friday, January 23rd , 2026
C Dennis King was claimed off waivers from Seattle.
1B Randy Kamber was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Assigned LF Angel Centino to Triple A Iowa.
Thursday, January 22nd , 2026
LF Angel Centino was claimed off waivers from Boston.
LF Jon Felipe was claimed off waivers from New York.
SS Pualani Ieke was claimed off waivers by Athletics.
RP Carlo Kennedy was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
C Norm Kennedy was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
SS Jose Garcia was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
RP Willie Negron was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Wednesday, January 21st , 2026
CF Olivier Rivière was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Purchased the contract of LF Adam Clower from Triple A Iowa.
Assigned RP Chris Reynolds to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned RP Sean Grant to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned RP Elias Relles to Triple A Iowa.
CF Luke Speight was claimed off waivers from Kansas City.
SP Andres Urbina was claimed off waivers from Washington.
Traded 19-year old minor league RHP Rob Moore and 18-year old minor league 1B Pablo Garza to the Kansas City Royals, getting 37-year old RHP Franklin Labrador (retaining 80%) and $690,000 in cash in return.
Monday, January 19th , 2026
SS Pualani Ieke was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Purchased the contract of RF Juan Rojas from Triple A Iowa.
Sunday, January 18th , 2026
Placed SP John Blake on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 01/15/2026.
Placed RP Tim McLean on the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of LF Evan Hauer from Triple A Iowa.
SP Ed Paulino was claimed off waivers from Seattle.
RP Matt Hunt was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee.
RP Troy Keyes was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles.
RP Elias Relles was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
RP Chris Reynolds was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
RP Sean Grant was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Purchased the contract of RP Alex Fuerte from Triple A Iowa.
Purchased the contract of 2B Leo Sanchez from Triple A Iowa.
Thursday, January 15th , 2026
Signed free agent RP David Andrade to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000.
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