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Cubs to consider pitching for Rule 5 Draft
- Updated: December 8, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Cubs may select a player in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft, especially if they can find a pitcher who can give them more depth.
The Draft will take place on the final day of baseball’s Winter Meetings, and start at 8 a.m. CT at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. The Cubs have the final pick of the first round.
Clubs pay $100,000 to select a player in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft. If that player does not stay on the 25-man roster for the full season, he must be offered back to his former team for $50,000. The last Cubs’ pick in this Draft was Hector Rondon in 2012.
The Cubs are looking ahead. Among the pitchers who will be free agents after the 2017 season are Jake Arrieta, John Lackey, Pedro Strop, Brian Duensing and Wade Davis.
The Cubs acquired Davis from the Royals on Wednesday in exchange for outfielder Jorge Soler, and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said the team is still looking at free-agent pitchers on the market but would consider short-term deals.
One concern for the Cubs is making sure they have enough starting pitching options in case …
