CHICAGO CUBS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
09/10/2026
Wednesday, September 9th , 2026
Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Ken Phipps.
Failed to sign 9th round draft pick Mike MacIntosh.
Failed to sign 12th round draft pick Kris Potter.
Tuesday, September 1st , 2026
Placed RP Jeff Branch on the active roster.
Activated RP Jeff Branch from the injured list.
Friday, August 28th , 2026
Signed Team Trainer Lonnie Soloff to a 4-year contract extension.
Tuesday, August 25th , 2026
Signed 3B Coach Chris Heisey to a 3-year contract extension.
Signed Scouting Director Billy Gasparino to a 4-year contract extension.
Placed LF Dan Williams on the active roster.
Activated LF Dan Williams from the injured list.
Monday, August 17th , 2026
Assigned SP Albert Arroyo to Rookie League DSL.
Assigned SP Jud Harvey to Rookie League DSL.
Placed RP Jeff Branch on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/16/2026.
Placed CF Ron Hicks on the active roster.
Activated CF Ron Hicks from the injured list.
Thursday, August 13th , 2026
Signed Jud Harvey to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $5,750,000.
Tuesday, August 11th , 2026
Signed Albert Arroyo to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,750,000.
Thursday, August 6th , 2026
Assigned SP Ron Kelley to Rookie League DSL.
Tuesday, August 4th , 2026
Signed Ron Kelley to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $390,000.
Friday, July 31st , 2026
Assigned RF Tim Myers to Triple A Iowa.
Thursday, July 30th , 2026
Placed LF Dan Williams on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/2026.
Purchased the contract of LF Eric Stewart from Triple A Iowa.
Purchased the contract of RF Joe Taylor from Triple A Iowa.
Traded 28-year old CF Dave Hopper to the Boston Red Sox, getting 23-year old minor league CF Ron Lindsey, 25-year old minor league RF Tim Myers, and 24-year old minor league RHP Héctor Pérez in return.
Tuesday, July 21st , 2026
Placed CF Ron Hicks on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/20/2026.
Monday, July 6th , 2026
Optioned SP Chris McCarthy to Triple A Iowa.
Purchased the contract of RP Jeff Branch from Triple A Iowa.
Thursday, June 11th , 2026
Sent RP Jeff Branch to Triple A Iowa for injury rehab.
Saturday, May 23rd , 2026
Assigned LF Miguel Angel López to Triple A Iowa.
Monday, May 18th , 2026
LF Miguel Angel López was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Adam Conley from Triple A Iowa.
Thursday, May 7th , 2026
Placed RP Jeff Branch on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/04/2026.
Purchased the contract of SP Matt Harvey from Triple A Iowa.
Sent SP Adam Conley to Triple A Iowa for injury rehab.
Tuesday, April 14th , 2026
Sent SP Matt Harvey to Triple A Iowa for injury rehab.
Tuesday, March 31st , 2026
Assigned 1B Juan Cháves to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned SS Yeiler Peguero to Triple A Iowa.
Sent RP Jose G. Gonzalez to Triple A Iowa for injury rehab.
Wednesday, March 25th , 2026
Placed SP Adam Conley on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/22/2026.
Demoted SP Dave Davis to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SP Brad Faulkner to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SP Ed Jones to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SP Virgil Peterson to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SP José Salinas to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SP Joe Webb to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted RP Alex Ferguson to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted C Norbert Gardner to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned C Daniel Guerrero to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SS Ron Knapp to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted SS Ignacio Moreno to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted CF Bob Henderson to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted CF Manolo Ríos to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted CF Bob Smith to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted RF Joe Taylor to Triple A Iowa.
Assigned RP Sergio García to Triple A Iowa.
Optioned LF Eric Stewart to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted CF Phil Ferris to Triple A Iowa.
Demoted RP Mike Morris to Triple A Iowa.
SS Yeiler Peguero was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
1B Juan Cháves was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed C Jed Bly on the active roster.
Saturday, March 21st , 2026
Placed SP Adam Conley on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/18/2026.
Received former Rule 5 draft pick RP Sergio García from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Traded 27-year old SS Fidel Mejia (retaining 100%) to the Seattle Mariners, getting 20-year old minor league CF Steve Bender and 28-year old C Jed Bly in return.
Sunday, March 15th , 2026
Placed SP Matt Harvey on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/12/2026.
Placed RP Jose G. Gonzalez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 03/14/2026.
Monday, March 9th , 2026
Invited non-roster SP Dave Davis to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Brad Faulkner to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Bob Smith to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Joe Taylor to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Manolo Ríos to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Bob Henderson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Phil Ferris to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Norbert Gardner to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Alex Ferguson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Ron Knapp to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Ignacio Moreno to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Quentin Coleman to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Ed Jones to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Mike Morris to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Virgil Peterson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP José Salinas to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Trey Supak to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Joe Webb to Spring Training camp.
Monday, March 2nd , 2026
Recalled SP Jeff Branch from Triple A Iowa.
Recalled LF Miguel Angel López from Triple A Iowa.
Recalled SS Yeiler Peguero from Triple A Iowa.
Recalled 1B Juan Cháves from Triple A Iowa.
Recalled SP Chris McCarthy from Triple A Iowa.
Recalled LF Eric Stewart from Triple A Iowa.
Wednesday, September 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76