Edwards, 24, who spent the 2015 season making the adjustment from starter to reliever, did appear in five September games after he was promoted from Triple-A Iowa. In October, the right-hander, ranked No. 3 on MLBPipeline.com's list of Top 30 Cubs prospects, then became a cheerleader.
"The whole playoff atmosphere was mind blowing," Edwards said Sunday. "It was to the point where every day, I'd walk out and just look around, and say, 'Wow, there's a lot of people. There's a lot on the table right now.' It was exiting to be there."
Minors matters
• As of now, the Cubs won't have a pick in the First-Year Player Draft until No.