Over the years, Jed Hoyer has found a good deal of success signing reclamation projects and bounceback candidates to round out the pitching staff. We saw that this year with the likes of Brad Keller, Caleb Thielbar, Chris Flexen and Drew Pomeranz. The same success, however, hasn't been there when it comes to position players picked up off the scrap pile.
That was certainly the case with former Cleveland slugger Franmil Reyes when the Cubs picked him up off waivers in Aug. 2022. Once a 30-homer bat, Reyes' struggles at the big-league level continued in Chicago, slashing just .