Wesneski made 28 appearances for the Cubs in 2024, including seven starts. The swingman pitched to a 3.86 ERA in his third year with the club.
Smith was the Cubs’ seventh-rated prospect heading into the day, according to MLB Pipeline. The 21-year-old reached as high as AA in 2024 after being drafted No. 14 overall in the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Florida State.
You might be right there. Very competitive as all of the NYM / PHI / ATL made it last year. I could see all three getting there again. Loser of SDP / LAD gets the other one. I think NYM / PHI / ATL / SDP / LAD will end up taking all of the spots for a few years moving fwd. It kind of crowd out the next tier of guys like AZ / CHC / SFG and then folks like Cincy / Pitt