The Cubs signed Christopher Morel out of the Dominican Republic in 2015 and he’s made steady progress through the system. He was added to the 40-man roster in November 2020, and played most of 2021 at Double-A Tennessee, with a few games at Triple-A Iowa.
This year, Morel has played 28 games at Tennessee and batted .306/.380/.565 (33-for-108) with seven home runs while playing primarily center field (18 games), with some time also at third base and shortstop. Before this year he was primarily a third baseman in the system, and he’s also played in some major-league spring games the last couple of years.