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Cubs 2022 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agency Watch List

8/1 UPDATE:

The Cubs have traded RHRP Scott Effross to the New York Yankees for minor league RHSP Hayden Wesneski.

Wesneski is eligible for selection in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft if he is not added to the Cubs 40-man roster by the 11/18 reserve list filing deadline.

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7/31 UPDATE:

The Cubs have traded minor league INF Dixon Machado to the San Francisco Giants for minor league RHP Raynel Espinal. Both players were eligible to be minor league free-agents after the 2022 season, but Machado was selected to the Giants MLB 40-man roster after the trade.