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2017 Chicago Cubs
DivisionCentral Division
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersTom Ricketts
ManagersJoe Maddon
TelevisionWGN-TV
CSN Chicago
CSN Chicago Plus
WLS-TV
(Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies)
RadioWSCR (AM)
Chicago Cubs Radio Network
(Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies, Mark Grote)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
← 2016 Seasons

The 2017 Chicago Cubs season is the 146th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 142nd in the National League and the Cubs' 102nd season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are the defending World Series champions, having defeated the Cleveland Indians four games to three in the 2016 World Series.

The Cubs began the season on April 2, 2017 at the St. Louis Cardinals and will finish the season October 1 at home against the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason transactions

November 2016

Source[1]

  • November 6, the Cubs declined to exercise option on RHP Jason Hammel.
  • November 6, OF Dexter Fowler declined his mutual option with the club.
  • November 7, RHP Jose Rosario was added to the 40-man roster from AAA Iowa.
  • November 7, RHP Conor Mullee was claimed off waiver from the New York Yankees. On the same day, RHP Aaron Brooks and IF Christian Villaneuva were activated from the 60-day DL. Also on November 7, the Cubs activated RHP Dallas Beeler from the 60-day DL and outrighted him to AAA Iowa. RHP Andury Acevedo and C Tim Federowicz were also sent outright to AAA Iowa the same day
  • November 19, the Cubs claimed LHP David Rollins off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. The contracts of LHP Jack Leathersich, OF Jacob Hannemann, C Victorr Caratini, and RHP Duane Underwood Jr. were selected.
  • November 20, signed OF Jon Jay to a one-year on contract.

December 2016

Source[1]

  • December 2, the Cubs declined to tender a 2017 contract to LHP Gerardo Concepcion, LHP Zac Rosscup, RHP Conor Mullee, and INF Christian Villanueva. Agreed to terms with LHP Brian Duensing on a one-year contract.
  • December 7, the Cubs traded OF Jorge Soler to the Kansas City Royals for RHP Wade Davis.[2]
  • December 8, the Cubs acquired LHP Caleb Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash.
  • December 14, RHP Koji Uehara agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
  • December 16, the Cubs named Desi Wilson and Mariano Duncan hitting coaches for AAA Iowa; Jacob Cruz hitting coach, Ricardo Medina assistant coach, and Mike McNulty athletic trainer for AA Tennessee; Guillermo Martinez hitting coach and Ty Wright assistant coach for A Myrtle Beach; Brian Lawrence pitching coach, Jeremy Farrell hitting coach, Jonathan Mota assistant coach, Logan Severson athletic trainer, and Ryan Nordtvedt strength coach for A South Bend; David Rosario pitching coach, Juan Cabreja hitting coach, and James Edwards athletic trainer for A Eugene; Armando Gabino pitching coach, Osmin Melendez hitting coach, Leo Perez assistant coach, Ben Carhart rehab coach and Sean Folan athletic trainer for Mesa.[3]

January 2017

Source[4]

February 2017

Source[4]

  • February 1, traded RHP James Farris and international bonus money slot number 28 to the Colorado Rockies for RHP Eddie Butler and international bonus money slot number 74. Designated RHP Dylan Floro for assignment.
  • February 3, assigned RHP Dylan Floro to Iowa.
  • February 8, designated LHP David Rollins for assignment.
  • February 10, promoted Kyle Evans to director of pro scouting/special assistant to the president and general manager; Alex Suarez to director of international pro scouting, assistant director of player development and international amateur scouting; Jason Parks to special assistant to the president and general manager; Greg Davey, promoted to coordinator, baseball operations; Albert Lyu to developer, research and development; Andrew Bassett to assistant director, pro scouting; Min Sung to supervisor, Pacific Rim scouting/special assignment professional scout; John Baker to coordinator, mental skills; Jason Cooper to special assignment scout; Jake Ciarrachi to MLB scout; Shane Farrell to Upper Midwest area.
  • February 14, assigned LHP David Rollins outright to Iowa.
  • February 24, agreed to terms with RHP Pedro Strop on a one-year contract for 2018 to avoid arbitration.[5]

March 2017

Source[4]

  • March 7, assigned RHPs Andury Acevedo, Daniel Corcino, Fernando Rodriguez and Ryan Williams; and LHPs Gerardo Concepcion and Manny Parra to their minor league camp.
  • March 10, agreed to terms with RHPs Aaron Brooks, Jake Buchanan, Eddie Butler, Carl Edwards Jr., Kyle Hendricks, Pierce Johnson, Alec Mills, Felix Pena, Jose Rosario, and Duane Underwood Jr.; LHPs Jack Leathersich, Mike Montgomery, Caleb Smith, and Rob Zastryzny; Cs Victor Caratini, Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber; INFs Javier Báez, Kris Bryant,[6] Jeimer Candelario, Tommy La Stella, and Addison Russell; and OFs Albert Almora Jr., Jacob Hannemann, and Matt Szczur on one-year contracts.
  • March 14, released RHP Maikel Cleto. Also optioned RHPs Aaron Brooks and Jose Rosario and LHP Jack Leathersich to Iowa (PCL) and RHP Duane Underwood Jr. to Tennessee. Assigned RHPs Seth Frankoff, Casey Kelly, Jhondaniel Medina and Conor Mullee, and LHP Rosscup to their minor league camp.
  • March 17, optioned RHPs Pierce Johnson and Felix Pena, C Victor Caratini and OF Jacob Hannemann to Iowa. Assigned INF Chesny Young and OFs Eloy Jimenez and Mark Zagunis to their minor league camp.
  • March 23, released RHP Jim Henderson. Optioned RHPs Jake Buchanan and Alec Mills, and INF Jeimer Candelario to Iowa. Assigned RHPs Williams Perez and Dylan Floro and LHP David Rollins to minor league camp.
  • March 28, optioned RHP Eddie Butler and LHP Rob Zastryzny to Iowa. Assigned INF Ian Happ, OF John Andreoli and C Taylor Davis to their minor league camp.
  • March 29, released INF Munenori Kawasaki.
  • March 29, placed LHP Brian Duensing on the 10-day disabled list to start the season.[7]

Injuries and transactions during the season

April

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 92 70 .568 — 48‍–‍33 44‍–‍37
Milwaukee Brewers 86 76 .531 6 46‍–‍38 40‍–‍38
St. Louis Cardinals 83 79 .512 9 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 87 .463 17 44‍–‍37 31‍–‍50
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420 24 39‍–‍42 29‍–‍52
Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 104 58 .642
Washington Nationals 97 65 .599
Chicago Cubs 92 70 .568
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 93 69 .574 +6
Colorado Rockies 87 75 .537 —
Milwaukee Brewers 86 76 .531 1
St. Louis Cardinals 83 79 .512 4
Miami Marlins 77 85 .475 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 87 .463 12
Atlanta Braves 72 90 .444 15
San Diego Padres 71 91 .438 16
New York Mets 70 92 .432 17
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420 19
Philadelphia Phillies 66 96 .407 21
San Francisco Giants 64 98 .395 23


Record vs. opponents

2017 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 2–4 3–3 3–3 11–8 11–8 3–4 4–3 6–1 6–1 4–3 11–8 12–7 3–4 2–4 12–8
Atlanta 4–2 — 1–6 3–3 3–4 3–4 11–8 4–2 7–12 6–13 2–5 5–2 4–3 1–5 9–10 9–11
Chicago 3–3 6–1 — 12–7 2–5 2–4 4–3 10–9 4–2 4–3 10–9 2–4 4–3 14–5 3–4 12–8
Cincinnati 3–3 3–3 7–12 — 3–4 0–6 2–5 8–11 3–4 4–2 13–6 3–4 4–3 9–10 1–6 5–15
Colorado 8–11 4–3 5–2 4–3 — 10–9 2–4 4–3 3–3 5–2 3–3 12–7 12–7 2–4 3–4 10–10
Los Angeles 8–11 4–3 4–2 6–0 9–10 — 6–1 3–3 7–0 4–3 6–1 13–6 11–8 4–3 3–3 16–4
Miami 4–3 8–11 3–4 5–2 4–2 1–6 — 2–4 12–7 8–11 3–4 5–1 5–1 2–5 6–13 9–11
Milwaukee 3–4 2–4 9–10 11–8 3–4 3–3 4–2 — 5–2 3–3 9–10 5–2 3–4 11–8 4–3 11–9
New York 1–6 12–7 2–4 4–3 3–3 0–7 7–12 2–5 — 12–7 3–3 3–4 5–1 3–4 6–13 7–13
Philadelphia 1–6 13–6 3–4 2–4 2–5 3–4 11–8 3–3 7–12 — 2–5 1–5 4–3 1–5 8–11 5–15
Pittsburgh 3–4 5–2 9–10 6–13 3–3 1–6 4–3 10–9 3–3 5–2 — 3–3 1–5 8–11 4–3 10–10
San Diego 8–11 2–5 4–2 4–3 7–12 6–13 1–5 2–5 4–3 5–1 3–3 — 12–7 3–4 2–5 8–12
San Francisco 7–12 3–4 3–4 3–4 7–12 8–11 1–5 4–3 1–5 3–4 5–1 7–12 — 3–4 1–5 8–12
St. Louis 4–3 5–1 5–14 10–9 4–2 3–4 5–2 8–11 4–3 5–1 11–8 4–3 4–3 — 3–3 8–12
Washington 4–2 10–9 4–3 6–1 4–3 3–3 13–6 3–4 13–6 11–8 3–4 5–2 5–1 3–3 — 10–10


Opening Day Starters

Sunday, April 2, 2017 at St. Louis Cardinals

Name Pos.
Kyle Schwarber LF
Kris Bryant 3B
Anthony Rizzo 1B
Ben Zobrist RF
Addison Russell SS
Jason Heyward CF
Willson Contreras C
Jon Lester P
Javier Báez 2B

Season summary

March

  • March 2, the Cubs announced Jon Lester will be the opening day starter on April 2 vs. St. Louis.[8]

April

  • On opening night, Willson Contreras homers in the ninth to tie the game before the Cubs lose in the bottom half of the ninth.[9] The loss marks the first time since the third game of 2015 that the Cubs record was under .500.[10]

Roster

Chicago Cubs 2025 spring training roster
40-man roster Non-roster invitees Coaches/Other

Pitchers


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders







Manager

Coaches

  • 55 Quintin Berry (third base)
  • 63 Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting)
  • 93 Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher)
  • 84 Ryan Flaherty (bench)
  • 68 Tommy Hottovy (pitching)
  • 86 Casey Jacobson (assistant pitching)
  • 65 Jose Javier (first base)
  • 76 Dustin Kelly (hitting)
  • 85 Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher)
  • 80 John Mallee (assistant hitting)
  • 90 Jonathan Mota (major league coach)
  • 97 Alex Smith (major league strategy)
  • 81 Mark Strittmatter (bullpen)



40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
 * Not on active roster
 † Suspended list
 Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated December 13, 2024
 Transactions • Depth chart
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Game log

2017 regular season game log: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
April: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
1 April 2 @ Cardinals 3–4 Oh (1–0) Montgomery (0–1) — 47,566 0–1 L1
2 April 4 @ Cardinals —
3 April 5 @ Cardinals —
4 April 7 @ Brewers —
5 April 8 @ Brewers —
6 April 9 @ Brewers —
7 April 10 Dodgers —
8 April 12 Dodgers —
9 April 13 Dodgers —
10 April 14 Pirates —
11 April 15 Pirates —
12 April 16 Pirates —
13 April 17 Brewers —
14 April 18 Brewers —
15 April 19 Brewers —
16 April 21 @ Reds —
17 April 22 @ Reds —
18 April 23 @ Reds —
19 April 24 @ Pirates —
20 April 25 @ Pirates —
21 April 26 @ Pirates —
22 April 28 @ Red Sox —
23 April 29 @ Red Sox —
24 April 30 @ Red Sox —
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member

Statistics

Batting

(Through April 3, 2017)
Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage;

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVG OBP SLG TB
Albert Almora, Jr.
Jake Arrieta
Javier Báez 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1
Kris Bryant 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 0
Willson Contreras 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.250 5
Kyle Hendricks
Jason Heyward 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 1
Jon Jay 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
Tommy La Stella 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
John Lackey
Jon Lester 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
Miguel Montero
Mike Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
Anthony Rizzo 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 1
Addison Russell 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 1
Kyle Schwarber 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .750 1.000 3
Matt Szczur
Ben Zobrist 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 0

Pitching

(Through April 3, 2017)
Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Brett Anderson
Jake Arrieta
Wade Davis
Carl Edwards, Jr. 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Justin Grimm
Kyle Hendricks
John Lackey
Jon Lester 0 0 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 7 1 1 2 7
Mike Montgomery 0 1 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 2 1
Héctor Rondón
Pedro Strop 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 2 0
Koji Uehara 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Marty Pevey
AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Mark Johnson
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Buddy Bailey
A South Bend Cubs Midwest League Jimmy Gonzalez
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Jesús Feliciano
Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Carmelo Martinez
Rookie DSL Cubs Dominican Summer League Lance Rymel

References

  1. ^ a b "Chicago Cubs 2016 Team Transactions: Trades, DL, Free Agents and Callups - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cubs trade Jorge Soler for Wade Davis". Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cubs Announce 2017 Minor League Managers, Staff and Coordinators | Chicago Cubs Online". Chicago Cubs Online. December 16, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Chicago Cubs 2017 Team Transactions: Trades, DL, Free Agents and Callups - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cubs Avoid Arbitration With Pedro Strop". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Cubs have signed Kris Bryant to a record contract, but it's not what you think". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Brian Duensing to start season on 10-day DL". Chicago Cubs. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Jon Lester named Cubs' Opening Day starter". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "Cubs-Cardinals 2017 rivalry starts out right". Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Athletic on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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