There has been much discussion here about whether David Bote would make the Opening Day roster. After a strong start to Spring Training his numbers declined a bit, and now stand at .222/.271/.578 (10-for-45), but with five home runs.
Thursday, the Cubs sent Bote back to the minor-league camp. Three other non-roster invitees have also been reassigned to the minor-league camp: righthander Colten Brewer and lefthanders Richard Lovelady and Thomas Pannone.
In addition, righthanded reliever Daniel Palencia has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa.
That leaves 37 players in camp, broken down as follows: 18 pitchers (which includes two non-roster invitees), four catchers (two non-roster invitees), eight infielders (two non-roster invitees), six outfielders (one non-roster invitee) and one infielder/outfielder.