Headlines

  • Giants Hire Tony Vitello As Manager
  • Kazuma Okamoto To Be Posted This Offseason
  • Angels Hire Kurt Suzuki As Manager
  • Albert Pujols No Longer A Candidate In Angels’ Managerial Search
  • Giants Close To Hiring Tony Vitello As Manager
  • Latest On Tigers, Tarik Skubal
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Athletics
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Cubs, Brailyn Marquez Agree To Minor League Deal

By Anthony Franco | December 6, 2022 at 5:52pm CDT

The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Brailyn Marquez, tweets Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times. He’d been non-tendered last month, removing him from the 40-man roster.

After a couple weeks on the open market, Marquez returns to the only organization he’s known. Signed out the Dominican Republic during the 2015-16 international amateur period, Marquez blossomed into one of the game’s most talented pitching prospects. Owner of a fastball that worked into the upper 90s, he appeared among Baseball America’s top 100 prospects league-wide in both 2020 and ’21. Shaky control led to some speculation he could wind up in the bullpen as a potential high-leverage reliever.

Unfortunately, injuries have thrown off that once-promising career. Marquez made his big league debut with one appearance during the abbreviated 2020 campaign, but he hasn’t thrown a competitive pitch since then. He’s spent each of the past two years on the minor league injured list, and he underwent surgery on his throwing shoulder in June. Chicago decided at year’s end to cut him from the 40-man roster as a result.

Still just 24 in January, Marquez will try to get back onto the roster in 2023. He clearly has a fair bit of potential when healthy, but it remains to be seen what kind of form he’ll show after the rehab from the shoulder procedure.

Share Repost Send via email

Chicago Cubs Transactions Brailyn Marquez

Red Sox Notes: Bogaerts, Wong, Vazquez, Contreras, Heaney
Main
Giants Showing Interest In Sean Manaea
View Comments (20)
Post a Comment

20 Comments

  1. egrossen

    3 years ago

    Well worth the risk

    1
    Reply
    • TrueOutcomeFan

      3 years ago

      What risk?

      1
      Reply
      • egrossen

        3 years ago

        Touché

        2
        Reply
  2. DonOsbourne

    3 years ago

    I’m gonna guess a $12.5 million incentive if he makes the big league roster out of Spring Training.

    Reply
  3. #1WhiteSoxFan

    3 years ago

    2 Cubs’ dumpster dives within the past hour!

    Reply
    • fearthecub

      3 years ago

      I’d rather occasionally dive into a dumpster than perpetually live there.

      12
      Reply
      • rememberthecoop

        3 years ago

        Good one fear.

        1
        Reply
    • drasco036

      3 years ago

      Says the fan of the team that signed Mike Clevinger and is shipping their closer.

      2
      Reply
    • thefallensoldier

      3 years ago

      Signing their own minor leaguer is a dumpster dive? Lol losing continually has really made you sox fans dumb.

      5
      Reply
  4. Gwynning

    3 years ago

    @LloydE- here’s your main course after the Belli appetizer. Bon appétit monsieur!

    Reply
  5. AndyWarpath

    3 years ago

    Aaron Judge updates only, please!

    1
    Reply
  6. drasco036

    3 years ago

    I’m glad the Cubs were able to bring back Marquez. I don’t expect huge things from him but the upside in his arm is exciting.

    2
    Reply
    • Holy Cow!

      3 years ago

      He should come on by to my place. I have some some good stuff to help him relax.

      Reply
      • #1WhiteSoxFan

        3 years ago

        Wrong thread

        Reply
        • Holy Cow!

          3 years ago

          Go away! I’m talking about Brailyn.

          Reply
  7. ChiSoxCity

    3 years ago

    Apparently I’ve been banned from commenting on the Cubs signing Bellinger. I just want to take this moment to thank all the really, really wee Cubbie fans, who’s whining and moaning about me, made it happen. Your recognition gives me the strength to carry on, and keep fighting the good fight against meatballery and koolaid consumption. *Fist in the air, mike drop.

    Reply
    • Holy Cow!

      3 years ago

      Ok, then. Fight your fight. (Circling my finger near my ear.)

      Reply
  8. Unclemike1525

    3 years ago

    How can the Cubs sign him to a Minor League deal when he was just Non Tendered and supposedly eligible for the Rule 5 draft? Don’t they have to wait until AFTER it happens tomorrow? Hmmmm. Odd.

    Reply
    • Holy Cow!

      3 years ago

      I think it’s legal. He was a free agent. The Cubs can offer something similar to what he was making before without giving him the 40 man roster spot.

      Reply
  9. Steve Rogers

    3 years ago

    The Cubs are better with him in their system than without him.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Giants Hire Tony Vitello As Manager

    Kazuma Okamoto To Be Posted This Offseason

    Angels Hire Kurt Suzuki As Manager

    Albert Pujols No Longer A Candidate In Angels’ Managerial Search

    Giants Close To Hiring Tony Vitello As Manager

    Latest On Tigers, Tarik Skubal

    Phillies Expected To Trade Or Release Nick Castellanos

    Nestor Cortes Undergoes Arm Surgery

    Aaron Judge Will Not Require Elbow Surgery; Rodón, Volpe Expected To Start 2026 On IL

    Anthony Volpe Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

    Alex Bregman Will Opt Out Of Red Sox Contract

    Mike Shildt Steps Down As Padres Manager

    Tigers Extended Manager A.J. Hinch Earlier This Season

    Munetaka Murakami To Be Posted This Offseason

    Cody Bellinger To Opt Out Of Contract With Yankees

    Angels, Albert Pujols Discussing Managerial Deal

    Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026

    Rangers Hire Skip Schumaker As Manager

    Albert Pujols To Interview For Angels’ Managerial Vacancy, May Be “Leading Choice”

    Bill Schmidt Will Not Return As Rockies’ GM

    Recent

    Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs

    Giants Hire Tony Vitello As Manager

    Brewers Claim Sammy Peralta

    Rockies Narrow Front Office Search To At Least Two Finalists

    Latest On Braves’ Managerial Search

    MLBTR Podcast: The Phillies’ Outfield, Tarik Skubal, And Hiring College Coaches

    The Opener: Okamoto, Hirings, Brewers, Mariners

    Kazuma Okamoto To Be Posted This Offseason

    MLB Mailbag: Skubal, Castellanos, Happ, Pablo Lopez

    Angels Hire Kurt Suzuki As Manager

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Every MLB Trade In July
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Tim Dierkes' MLB Mailbag
    • 2025-26 Offseason Outlook Series
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version