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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Remaining in Chicago Yan Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Remaining in Chicago	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	—
First Base	M. MervisMatt Mervis	P. Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs Patrick Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs	J. Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis Jared Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis
Second Base	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base N. Madrigal Cubs' Nick Madrigal: No restrictions this offseason Nick Madrigal Cubs' Nick Madrigal: No restrictions this offseason
Shortstop	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base
Third Base	N. Madrigal Cubs' Nick Madrigal: No restrictions this offseason Nick Madrigal Cubs' Nick Madrigal: No restrictions this offseason	P. Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs Patrick Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base J. Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis Jared Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis
Left Field	I. HappIan Happ	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman A. CanarioAlexander Canario P. Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs Patrick Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs J. Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis Jared Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis
Center Field	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base A. CanarioAlexander Canario
Right Field	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman A. CanarioAlexander Canario P. Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs Patrick Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs
Designated Hitter	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Trying out first base	J. Candelario Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Headed to Cincinnati Jeimer Candelario Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Headed to Cincinnati	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman P. Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs Patrick Wisdom Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Avoids arbitration with Cubs M. AmayaMiguel Amaya S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki I. HappIan Happ Y. Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Remaining in Chicago Yan Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Remaining in Chicago M. MervisMatt Mervis J. Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis Jared Young Cardinals' Jared Young: Claimed by St. Louis

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. SteeleJustin Steele	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	K. Hendricks Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Club option picked up Kyle Hendricks Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Club option picked up	J. WicksJordan Wicks	J. AssadJavier Assad

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
A. AlzolayAdbert Alzolay	J. MerryweatherJulian Merryweather	M. LeiterMark Leiter D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia J. CuasJose Cuas K. ThompsonKeegan Thompson L. LittleLuke Little M. RuckerMichael Rucker