The Chicago Cubs today announced that seven players have been reassigned to the roster of Triple-A Iowa as the team gets closer to Opening Day. The roster now stands at 36 players.
Right-handed pitcher Manuel Rodríguez was the only player on the 40-man roster sent down to Iowa. He had made three appearances in Spring Training for a total of 2u2154 innings. He gave up three hits, but no runs.
The other six players sent to Iowa were non-roster invitees: Right-handed pitchers Adrian Sampson, Mark Leiter Jr, Eric Yardley and Cayne Ueckert; and catchers John Hicks and P.