Cubs Pull a Reinheimer off the Waiver Wire

The Cubs have claimed 26-year old infielder Jack Reinheimer off waivers from the New York Mets, sent INF Mike Freeman and OF Terrance Gore outright to AAA Iowa (both were declared minor league free-agents), and reinstated RHSP Yu Darvish, RHRP Justin Hancock, RHRP Brandon Morrow, and OF Mark zagunis from the 60-day DL.

So the Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) now stands at 39 (one slot is open).

The 6'1 185 RH-hitting Reinheimer was the 5th round pick of the Seattle Mariners in the 2013 draft out of East Carolina University. He was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks in June 2015 in the five-player deal that sent 1B-OF Mark Trumbo to Seattle, and he was rated a Diamondbacks Top 15 Prospect…