With the Cubs off today, let’s have a bit of fun by looking back at some players we used to root for when they were members of our favorite team.
These men are all the former Cubs on other MLB 26-man active rosters as of today (with one exception, noted below). Notes: This does not include players who played in the Cubs minor-league system but never for the MLB Cubs.
Further, there are currently just five players who played for the 2016 World Series Cubs still on active rosters as of now: Jeimer Candelario
(yes, he played in five games for the Cubs in 2016, going 1-for-11), Aroldis Chapman, Willson Contreras, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez. Kris Bryant remains on the Rockies’ 60-day injured list and it’s unclear when, or whether, he will play again.
Here is the entire list — a total of 34 players on 23 of the other 29 MLB teams. Many of these players had very brief Cub careers, but all wore the blue pinstripes at one time.
NL Central
Brewers: Trevor Megill
Cardinals: No one
Pirates: No one
Reds: Pierce Johnson, P.J. Higgins
NL East
Braves: No one
Marlins: Owen Caissie
Mets: Richard Lovelady, Brooks Raley, Luis Torrens, Jared Young
Nationals: No one
Phillies: Brad Keller, Kyle Schwarber
NL West
Diamondbacks: Michael Soroka, Ildemaro Vargas
Dodgers: Kyle Tucker
Giants: Caleb Kilian
Padres: Nick Castellanos
Rockies: Willi Castro
AL East
Blue Jays: Tommy Nance
Orioles: No one
Rays: Hunter Bigge
Red Sox: Aroldis Chapman, Willson Contreras
Yankees: Cody Bellinger
AL Central
Guardians: Shawn Armstrong
Royals: No one
Tigers: Javier Báez
Twins: Victor Caratini
White Sox: Anthony Kay, Reese McGuire, Sean Newcomb
AL West
Angels: Jeimer Candelario, Drew Pomeranz, Jorge Soler
Astros: Isaac Paredes
Athletics: Aaron Civale, Mark Leiter Jr.
Mariners: No one (Miles Mastrobuoni on IL, currently on rehab assignment)
Rangers: Joc Pederson
