Friday, the Cubs traded Pedro Araujo to the Orioles for $750,000 in international spending space. It’s a minor move, but serves as another look at Rule 5 Draft rules. With the extra spending space, look for the Cubs to add three or four international players to the system that they wouldn’t have been able to add otherwise.
Araujo began in the Cubs system as a starting pitcher in the Dominican League, and pitched in Boca Chica for the next three-and-change seasons. Araujo advanced by 2017 to a season spent largely in Myrtle Beach, and one game in Tennessee.