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Cubs 2021 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agent Watch List

UPDATED 9/29

As things stand right now...

58 Cubs minor leaguers are eligible for selection in the December 2021 MLB Rule 5 Draft, and 44 Cubs minor leaguers (28 post-2021 6YFA and 16 2021 second-contract players) are eligible to be declared MLB Rule 9 (formerly known as MLB Rule 55) minor league free-agents at 5 PM Eastern on the 5th day after the final game of the 2021 World Series (or at 5 PM Eastern on October 15th if the 2021 World Series is cancelled).

In addition, INF Andrew Romine was assigned outright to the minors on 9/8, and because he has Article XIX-A status (he has accrued at least five years of MLB Service Time) he had the right to elect free-agency upon being outrighted, or else accept the outright assignment and defer the right to elect free-agency until after the conclusion of the MLB regular season (he had 48 hours to decide).