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Cubs 2021 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agent Watch List

UPDATED 4/27:

As things stand right now...

70 Cubs minor leaguers are eligible for selection in the December 2021 MLB Rule 5 Draft, and 44 Cubs minor leaguers (39 post-2021 6YFA and five 2021 second-contract players) are eligible to be declared MLB Rule 55 minor league 6YFA at 5 PM Eastern on the 5th day after the final game of the 2021 World Series (or at 5 PM Eastern on October 15th if the 2021 World Series is cancelled).

In addition, RHP Pedro Strop (has Article XIX-A status) and INF Ildemaro Vargas (has Article XX-D status) accepted an Outright Assignment to the minors and deferred free-agency until the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season, unless the player is added back to the MLB 40-man roster prior to filing for free-agency.