The Cubs announced Friday that they have invited 19 non-roster players to big league spring training, which opens when pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday, February 14 at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. The team’s first full-squad workout will take place five days later, though many players have been at the facility for a while now.
There are 11 pitchers among the NRIs: right-handers Colten Brewer, Chris Clarke, Carl Edwards Jr., Sam McWilliams, Ethan Roberts, Cam Sanders, and Riley Thompson; then lefties Edwin Escobar, Richard Lovelady, Thomas Pannone, and Brad Wieck.