Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. He's also written three books about the Cubs, the latest is "Chicago Cubs Firsts."
Tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. CT, MLB teams are required to activate all players on the 60-day injured list and restore them to the 40-man roster.
The Cubs have eight players on the 60-day: Yency Almonte, Adbert Alzolay, Colten Brewer, Ben Brown, Brennen Davis, Luke Little, Nick Madrigal and Julian Merryweather.
With Kyle Hendricks and Jorge López currently free agents, Drew Smyly gone via a buyout, and Caleb Knight outrighted to Triple-A Iowa (Knight is a catcher, signed just before the 2024 season ended), the Cubs currently have 36 players on the 40-man roster.