Iowa Cubs Announce 2021 Opening Day Roster
DES MOINES- The Iowa Cubs, in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs, today announced their 2021 Opening Day roster. The active roster consists of 15 pitchers, six infielders, three catchers and four outfielders. A pair of top prospects lead the charge for the Iowa Cubs pitching staff. Righties Keegan Thompson and
DES MOINES- The Iowa Cubs, in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs, today announced their 2021 Opening Day roster. The active roster consists of 15 pitchers, six infielders, three catchers and four outfielders.
A pair of top prospects lead the charge for the Iowa Cubs pitching staff. Righties Keegan Thompson and Cory Abbott enter the season ranked as the No. 14 and No. 15 prospects for Chicago, respectively, according to MLB.com. Abbott, a second round selection by Chicago in 2017, spent the 2019 season with Double-A Tennessee. He led the Smokies in wins (8), games started (26) and innings pitched (146.2).
Of the remaining 13 pitchers on the I-Cubs 2021 roster, eight were a part of major league rosters in the 2019 season.
Stewart was selected fourth overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2013 draft, the same draft that the Chicago Cubs selected
Wisdom has provided some big offensive numbers as well, leading the Memphis Redbirds with 31 home runs in 2017 and crushed the second-most home runs for the Nashville Sounds in 2019 with 31.
Despite playing in 10 games with Detroit last season,
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Pitchers Keegan Thompson and Kyle Ryan, along with infielder Ildemaro Vargas and outfielder Cameron Maybin are on the Iowa Cubs roster entering the 2021 season. They are members of the Taxi squad and will be travelling with Chicago to Cincinnati this weekend
The Iowa Cubs season opener is on Tuesday, May 4, with a 6:38 p.m. first pitch against the Indianapolis Indians. The first 2,000 fans at Principal Park will receive a 2021 Magnet Schedule upon entering the gates. For more information or tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.