The Cubs set their 40-man roster for the upcoming Rule 5 Draft by selecting left-handed pitcher Justin Steele. Going the other way, outfielder Johnny Field and left-handed reliever Jerry Vasto have both cleared waivers and have been assigned to Triple-A Iowa. This leaves the Cubs with 39 players on the 40-man roster.
Steele was the Cubs’ 5th-round pick in 2014 out of high school in Mississippi. The 23-year-old left-hander missed about a year from July of 2017 to July of this year with Tommy John surgery. He made a pretty quick comeback from the surgery and was back on the mound on July 3 of this past season.