The Cub Reporter (TCR) · Oct 12, 2018
Cubs 2018 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agent Watch List
UPDATED 10/11
As things stand right now...
At present, 22 Cubs minor leaguers (21 6YFA and one second-contract FA) are eligible to be MLB Rule 55 minor league free-agents at 5 PM Eastern on the 5th day following the final game of the 2018 World Series, and 63 Cubs minor leaguers are eligible for selection in the December 2018 Rule 5 Draft.
So the Cubs have until five days after the final game of the World Series to either sign a post-2018 Rule 55 minor league free-agent to a 2019 minor league successor contract or add the player to their MLB 40-man roster, otherwise the player will automatically be declared a free-agent.