2016 Chicago Cubs season

2016 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Ricketts
General manager(s)	Jed Hoyer
Manager(s)	Joe Maddon
Local television	WGN-TV CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WLS-TV WPWR-TV (Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies)
Local radio	WSCR (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2016 Chicago Cubs season is the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs 100th season at Wrigley Field. To celebrate their 100th season at Wrigley, the Cubs wore a patch on their home uniforms and will wear 1916 throwback uniforms on July 6.^[1]

They began the season on the road against the Los Angeles Angels on April 4, 2016 and will finish the regular season on October 2, 2016 at the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

Trades and acquisitions

November 2015

• Minor league free agent RHP Andury Acevedo signed a major league contract with the Cubs on November 19.^[2]
• RHP Ryan Cook was claimed off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on November 19.^[3]
• LHP Jack Leathersich claimed off waivers from New York Mets on November 19.^[4]
• 1B Dan Vogelbach's contract selected from Tennessee Smokies.^[5]
• RHP Pierce Johnson's contract selected from Tennessee Smokies.^[5]
• Catcher Willson Contreras's contract selected from Tennessee Smokies.^[5]
• Switch-hitting 3B Jeimer Candelario's contract selected from Tennessee Smokies.^[5]
• Texas Rangers traded RHP Spencer Patton to Chicago Cubs for 2B Frandy De La Rosa.^[6]

December 2015

• Ryan Cook's contract was non-tendered by the Cubs, making him a free agent on December 2.^[7]
• Jack Leathersich's contract was non-tendered by the Cubs, making him a free agent on December 2.^[7] He was re-signed to a minor league contract on December 23.^[8]
• Cubs sign former St. Louis Cardinals RHP pitcher John Lackey.^[9]
• Infielder Starlin Castro is traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named later.^[10] The Yankees completed the deal by trading Brendan Ryan to the Cubs on December 17. The Cubs released Ryan on December 23.^[11]
• Cubs sign former Kansas City Royals 2B Ben Zobrist.^[12]
• Cubs sign former St. Louis Cardinals OF Jason Heyward.^[13]

February 2016

• Cubs claim left-hander C.J. Riefenhauser off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles ^[14]
• Cubs trade RF Chris Coghlan to Oakland Athletics for RHP Aaron Brooks.
• Cubs sign OF Dexter Fowler to one-year contract for $8 million.^[15]

Broadcast changes

After just one year broadcasting on WBBM (780-AM), the Cubs announced that the radio broadcast of their games will move to WSCR (670-AM) for the 2016 season.^[16]

Season notes

Opening day starters and lineup

Monday, April 4, 2016 at Los Angeles Angels

Opening Day Starters
Name	Pos.
Fowler	CF
Heyward	RF
Zobrist	2B
Rizzo	1B
Bryant	3B
Schwarber	LF
Soler	DH
Montero	C
Russell	SS

Injuries, trades and acquisitions during the season

• April 7, injury to Kyle Schwarber; Torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee. Out for the season.^[17]
• April 13, Cubs acquire LHP Giovanni Soto from the Cleveland Indians for cash.
• April 28, Cubs place C Miguel Montero (stiff back) on the 15 day DL retroactive to April 25.^[18]
• May 3, Cubs place Matt Szczur (mild right hamstring strain) on 15 day DL.^[19]

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	21	6	0.778	—	8–3	13–3
Pittsburgh Pirates	15	13	0.536	6½	7–7	8–6
St. Louis Cardinals	15	14	0.517	7	8–8	7–6
Cincinnati Reds	12	17	0.414	10	10–7	2–10
Milwaukee Brewers	11	17	0.393	10½	8–9	3–8

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	21	6	0.778
Washington Nationals	19	9	0.679
San Francisco Giants	15	15	0.500

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	17	10	0.630	+2
Miami Marlins	15	12	0.556	—
Philadelphia Phillies	16	13	0.552	—
Pittsburgh Pirates	15	13	0.536	½
St. Louis Cardinals	15	14	0.517	1
Los Angeles Dodgers	14	14	0.500	1½
Colorado Rockies	14	14	0.500	1½
Cincinnati Reds	12	17	0.414	4
San Diego Padres	12	17	0.414	4
Arizona Diamondbacks	12	18	0.400	4½
Milwaukee Brewers	11	17	0.393	4½
Atlanta Braves	7	20	0.259	8

Record vs. opponents

2016 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–5	1–2	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	0–0	0–0
Atlanta	0–0	—	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	3–0	0–0	1–5	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–6	1–3
Chicago	3–1	1–1	—	6–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–0
Cincinnati	0–0	0–0	1–6	—	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–3	3–0	3–3	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–0
Colorado	5–1	0–0	2–1	1–2	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	2–4	3–1	0–0	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	—	0–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–2	3–4	0–0	0–0	1–1
Miami	3–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–0	—	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	3–3	0–2
Milwaukee	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	6–4
New York	0–0	5–1	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	—	3–3	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–2
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–3	—	0–0	3–1	0–0	1–3	4–2	3–0
Pittsburgh	2–1	0–0	0–3	3–3	3–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	—	1–2	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–3
San Diego	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–2	2–4	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–3	2–1	—	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–0
San Francisco	0–4	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–3	4–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	3–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0
St. Louis	2–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	0–3	2–1	0–0	—	0–3	0–0
Washington	0–0	6–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	0–0	0–0	2–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	—	5–1

Through games of May 5, 2016.

Regular season

April

The Cubs won their first three games and eight of their first nine to begin the season 8–1, their best start since 1969.^[20]

• April 8 – Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler collided in the outfield in a game against the Arizona Diamonbacks. Schwarber tore his ACL and LCL in his left knee on the play and will miss the remainder of the season.^[21]
• April 21 – The Cubs hit five homers to beat the Cincinnati Reds 16–0 as Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter for the second time in 11 regular season starts. ^[22]
• April 24 – After losing the day before, the Cubs crushed the Reds 9–0 with two homers by Anthony Rizzo. As a result, the Cubs remain the only team in baseball not to have lost back-to-back games.^[23]
• April 30 – The Cubs finished the month of April with an MLB-best record of 17–5.

May

• May 2 – Prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, it was announced that Jason Heyward had a sore wrist and was expected to miss a few days, but would be available off the bench.^[24]
• May 2 – Matt Szczur left the game versus the Pirates with tightness in his hamstring and underwent an MRI.^[25]
• May 3 – For the third regular season month in a row (August, September, April), Jake Arrieta was named Pitcher of the Month for the National League, tying a major league record.^[26]
• May 4 – The Chicago Cubs had their best 26-game start since 1907, going 20–6 (went 22–4 in 1907).^[27]

Game log

Legend
	Cubs win
	Cubs loss
	Postponement
Bold	Cubs team member

2016 Game Log (21–6)
April: 17–5 (Home: 7–2; Away: 10–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 April 4 @ Angels 9–0 Arrieta (1–0) Richards (0–1) — 44,020 1–0 W1 2 April 5 @ Angels 6–1 Lester (1–0) Heaney (0–1) — 37,042 2–0 W2 3 April 7 @ D-backs 14–6 Lackey (1–0) De La Rosa (0–1) — 24,656 3–0 W3 4 April 8 @ D-backs 2–3 Ziegler (1–0) Cahill (0–1) — 27,539 3–1 L1 5 April 9 @ D-backs 4–2 Hendricks (1–0) Greinke (0–2) Rondón (1) 32,185 4–1 W1 6 April 10 @ D-backs 7–3 Arrieta (2–0) Miller (0–1) — 33,258 5–1 W2 7 April 11 Reds 5–3 Warren (1–0) Cingrani (0–1) Rondón (2) 40,882 6–1 W3 8 April 13 Reds 9–2 Lackey (2–0) Simón (0–1) — 36,496 7–1 W4 9 April 14 Reds 8–1 Hammel (1–0) Iglesias (1–1) — 34,898 8–1 W5 10 April 15 Rockies 1–6 Bettis (2–0) Hendricks (1–1) — 34,437 8–2 L1 11 April 16 Rockies 6–2 Arrieta (3–0) Bergman (0–2) — 41,702 9–2 W1 12 April 17 Rockies 0–2 Chatwood (2–1) Lester (1–1) McGee (3) 41,678 9–3 L1 13 April 18 @ Cardinals 5–0 Lackey (3–0) Leake (0–2) — 45,432 10–3 W1 14 April 19 @ Cardinals 2–1 Hammel (2–0) Garcia (1–1) Rondón (3) 43,841 11–3 W2 15 April 20 @ Cardinals 3–5 Martínez (3—0) Hendricks (1–2) Rosenthal (4) 43,093 11–4 L1 16 April 21 @ Reds 16–0 Arrieta (4–0) Finnegan (1–1) — 16,497 12–4 W1 17 April 22 @ Reds 8–1 Lester (2–1) Moscot (0–1) — 25,940 13–4 W2 18 April 23 @ Reds 5–13 Wood (2–0) Lackey (3–1) — 41,660 13–5 L1 19 April 24 @ Reds 9–0 Hammel (3–0) Simón (0–2) — 36,220 14–5 W1 20 April 26 Brewers 4–3 Warren (2–0) Nelson (3–2) Rondón (4) 35,861 15–5 W2 — April 27 Brewers Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: August 16) 21 April 28 Brewers 7–2 Arrieta (5–0) Jungmann (0–4) — 32,734 16–5 W3 22 April 29 Braves 6–1 Strop (1–0) Johnson (0–3) — 34,007 17–5 W4 — April 30 Braves Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: July 7)
May: 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 3–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 23 May 1 Braves 3–4 (10) Vizcaino (1–0) Rondon (0–1) Grilli (2) 40,164 17–6 L1 24 May 2 @ Pirates 7–2 Hammel (4–0) Cole (2–3) — 18,376 18–6 W1 25 May 3 @ Pirates 7–1 Arrieta (6–0) Niese (3–1) — 22,195 19–6 W2 26 May 4 @ Pirates 6–2 Lester (3–1) Nicasio (3–3) — 28,782 20–6 W3 27 May 5 Nationals 5–2 Hendricks (2–2) Ross (3–1) — 37,564 21–6 W4 28 May 6 Nationals – — – 29 May 7 Nationals – — – 30 May 8 Nationals – — – 31 May 9 Padres – — – 32 May 10 Padres – — – 33 May 11 Padres – — – 34 May 13 Pirates – — – 35 May 14 Pirates – — – 36 May 15 Pirates – — – 37 May 17 @ Brewers – — – 38 May 18 @ Brewers – — – 39 May 19 @ Brewers – — – 40 May 20 @ Giants – — – 41 May 21 @ Giants – — – 42 May 22 @ Giants – — – 43 May 23 @ Cardinals – — – 44 May 24 @ Cardinals – — – 45 May 25 @ Cardinals – — – 46 May 27 Phillies – — – 47 May 28 Phillies – — – 48 May 29 Phillies – — – 49 May 30 Dodgers – — – 50 May 31 Dodgers – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 53 June 1 Dodgers – — – 54 June 2 Dodgers – — – 55 June 3 D-backs – — – 56 June 4 D-backs – — – 57 June 5 D-backs – — – 58 June 6 @ Phillies – — – 59 June 7 @ Phillies – — – 60 June 8 @ Phillies – — – 61 June 10 @ Braves – — – 62 June 11 @ Braves – — – 63 June 12 @ Braves – — – 64 June 13 @ Nationals – — – 65 June 14 @ Nationals – — – 66 June 15 @ Nationals – — – 67 June 17 Pirates – — – 68 June 18 Pirates – — – 69 June 19 Pirates – — – 70 June 20 Cardinals – — – 71 June 21 Cardinals – — – 72 June 22 Cardinals – — – 73 June 23 @ Marlins – — – 74 June 24 @ Marlins – — – 75 June 25 @ Marlins – — – 76 June 26 @ Marlins – — – 77 June 27 @ Reds – — – 78 June 28 @ Reds – — – 79 June 29 @ Reds – — – 80 June 30 @ Mets – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 81 July 1 @ Mets – — – 82 July 2 @ Mets – — – 83 July 3 @ Mets – — – 84 July 4 Reds – — – 85 July 5 Reds – — – 86 July 6 Reds – — – 87 July 8 @ Pirates – — – 88 July 9 @ Pirates – — – 89 July 10 @ Pirates – — – 90 July 15 Rangers – — – 91 July 16 Rangers – — – 92 July 17 Rangers – — – 93 July 18 Mets – — – 94 July 19 Mets – — – 95 July 20 Mets – — – 96 July 22 @ Brewers – — – 97 July 23 @ Brewers – — – 98 July 24 @ Brewers – — – 99 July 25 @ White Sox – — – 100 July 26 @ White Sox – — – 101 July 27 White Sox – — – 102 July 28 White Sox – — – 103 July 29 Mariners – — – 104 July 30 Mariners – — – 105 July 31 Mariners – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 106 August 1 Marlins – — – 107 August 2 Marlins – — – 108 August 3 Marlins – — – 109 August 5 @ Athletics – — – 110 August 6 @ Athletics – — – 111 August 7 @ Athletics – — – 112 August 9 Angels – — – 113 August 10 Angels – — – 114 August 11 Cardinals – — – 115 August 12 Cardinals – — – 116 August 13 Cardinals – — – 117 August 14 Cardinals – — – 118 August 16 Brewers – — – 119 August 17 Brewers – — – 120 August 18 Brewers – — – 121 August 19 @ Rockies – — – 122 August 20 @ Rockies – — – 123 August 21 @ Rockies – — – 124 August 22 @ Padres – — – 125 August 23 @ Padres – — – 126 August 24 @ Padres – — – 127 August 26 @ Dodgers – — – 128 August 27 @ Dodgers – — – 129 August 28 @ Dodgers – — – 130 August 29 Pirates – — – 131 August 30 Pirates – — – 132 August 31 Pirates – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 Giants – — – 134 September 2 Giants – — – 135 September 3 Giants – — – 136 September 4 Giants – — – 137 September 5 @ Brewers – — – 138 September 6 @ Brewers – — – 139 September 7 @ Brewers – — – 140 September 9 @ Astros – — – 141 September 10 @ Astros – — – 142 September 11 @ Astros – — – 143 September 12 @ Cardinals – — – 144 September 13 @ Cardinals – — – 145 September 14 @ Cardinals – — – 146 September 15 Brewers – — – 147 September 16 Brewers – — – 148 September 17 Brewers – — – 149 September 18 Brewers – — – 150 September 19 Reds – — – 151 September 20 Reds – — – 152 September 21 Reds – — – 153 September 23 Cardinals – — – 154 September 24 Cardinals – — – 155 September 25 Cardinals – — – 156 September 26 @ Pirates – — – 157 September 27 @ Pirates – — – 158 September 28 @ Pirates – — – 159 September 29 @ Pirates – — – 160 September 30 @ Reds – — –
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 161 October 1 @ Reds – — – 162 October 2 @ Reds – — –
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement Bold = Cubs team member

Current roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 49 Jake Arrieta 39 Jason Hammel 28 Kyle Hendricks 41 John Lackey 34 Jon Lester Bullpen 53 Trevor Cahill 52 Justin Grimm 54 Neil Ramirez 33 Clayton Richard 46 Pedro Strop 43 Adam Warren 37 Travis Wood Closer 56 Héctor Rondón		Catchers  3 David Ross 15 Tim Federowicz Infielders  9 Javier Báez 17 Kris Bryant  2 Tommy La Stella 44 Anthony Rizzo 27 Addison Russell 18 Ben Zobrist Outfielders 24 Dexter Fowler 22 Jason Heyward 68 Jorge Soler 51 Ryan Kalish		Pitchers 79 Andury Acevedo 32 Dallas Beeler 13 Aaron Brooks  6 Carl Edwards, Jr. 80 Pierce Johnson 40 Spencer Patton 60 C. J. Riefenhauser -- Giovanni Soto Catchers 76 Willson Contreras 47 Miguel Montero Infielders  7 Arismendy Alcántara 75 Jeimer Candelario 66 Munenori Kawasaki 74 Dan Vogelbach Outfielders 20 Matt Szczur		Manager 70 Joe Maddon Coaches 64 Henry Blanco (quality assurance) 58 Mike Borzello (catching) 25 Chris Bosio (pitching) -- Doug Dascenzo (outfield) 77 Eric Hinske (assistant hitting) 16 Brandon Hyde (first base)  1 Gary Jones (third base) 11 John Mallee (hitting)  4 Dave Martinez (bench) 95 Chad Noble (bullpen catcher) 35 Lester Strode (bullpen) 60-day disabled list 59 Zac Rosscup 12 Kyle Schwarber 61 Christian Villanueva 25 active, 14 inactive 7- or 15-day disabled list ^† Suspended list ^# Personal leave Roster and coaches updated May 3, 2016 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of 05/04/16)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
Arrieta, JakeJake Arrieta	6	15	2	4	0	0	1	3	.267	.353	.467	0
Baez, JavierJavier Baez	14	41	7	14	3	0	1	4	.341	.372	.488	2
Bryant, KrisKris Bryant	25	99	20	30	7	0	4	17	.303	.395	.495	0
Cahill, TrevorTrevor Cahill	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0
Federowicz, TimTim Federowicz	3	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	0
Fowler, DexterDexter Fowler	25	92	22	32	11	1	3	15	.348	.470	.587	5
Grimm, JustinJustin Grimm	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0
Hammel, JasonJason Hammel	6	13	3	3	1	0	0	3	.231	.231	.308	0
Hendricks, KyleKyle Hendricks	4	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	0
Heyward, JasonJason Heyward	23	90	13	19	4	0	0	13	.211	.317	.256	4
Kalish, RyanRyan Kalish	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
Kawasaki, MunenoriMunenori Kawasaki	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1
La Stella, TommyTommy La Stella	15	37	7	11	5	0	1	4	.297	.381	.514	0
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey	5	14	0	2	0	0	0	2	.143	.200	.143	0
Lester, JonJon Lester	6	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	.111	.200	.222	0
Montero, MiguelMiguel Montero	13	48	7	10	3	0	1	6	.208	.316	.333	0
Ramirez, NeilNeil Ramirez	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0
Richard, ClaytonClayton Richard	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
Rizzo, AnthonyAnthony Rizzo	26	96	22	25	7	1	9	27	.260	.406	.635	2
Rondon, HectorHector Rondon	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0
Ross, DavidDavid Ross	12	36	8	9	1	0	2	8	.250	.370	.444	0
Russell, AddisonAddison Russell	24	85	11	19	1	1	2	14	.224	.356	.329	1
Schwarber, KyleKyle Schwarber	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	0
Soler, JorgeJorge Soler	25	65	11	12	1	0	2	6	.185	.276	.292	0
Strop, PedroPedro Strop	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
Szczur, MattMatt Szczur	21	30	9	11	1	0	2	10	.367	.441	.600	1
Warren, AdamAdam Warren	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
Wood, TravisTravis Wood	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0
Zobrist, BenBen Zobrist	24	88	16	22	5	0	2	16	.250	.373	.375	1

Pitching

(Updated as of 05/04/16)

Stats in bold are the team leaders. Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Arrieta, JakeJake Arrieta	6	0	0.84	6	6	0	43.0	20	4	4	12	37
Cahill, TrevorTrevor Cahill	0	1	3.86	10	0	0	9.1	10	5	4	6	8
Grimm, JustinJustin Grimm	0	0	2.16	9	0	0	8.1	6	2	2	0	12
Hammel, JasonJason Hammel	4	0	1.24	5	5	0	29.0	21	4	4	10	25
Hendricks, KyleKyle Hendricks	1	2	3.52	4	4	0	23.0	20	11	9	4	19
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey	3	1	4.32	5	5	0	33.1	28	17	16	9	29
Lester, JonJon Lester	3	1	1.58	6	6	0	40.0	33	7	7	9	38
Ramirez, NeilNeil Ramirez	0	0	4.50	6	0	0	6.0	4	3	3	4	7
Richard, ClaytonClayton Richard	0	0	6.75	4	0	0	2.2	5	4	2	2	2
Rondón, HéctorHéctor Rondón	0	1	1.00	9	0	4	9.0	4	1	1	0	15
Strop, PedroPedro Strop	1	0	2.38	13	0	0	11.1	5	3	3	3	15
Warren, AdamAdam Warren	2	0	0.00	9	0	0	10.1	4	3	2	4	11
Wood, TravisTravis Wood	0	0	2.45	12	0	0	7.1	4	2	2	3	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pacific Coast League	Marty Pevey
AA	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	Buddy Bailey
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Mark Johnson
A	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League	Jimmy Gonzalez
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Pat Murphy
Rookie	AZL Cubs	Arizona League	Ricardo Medina
Rookie	VSL Cubs	Venezuelan Summer League	Pedro Gonzalez
Rookie	DSL Cubs	Dominican Summer League	Juan Cabreja

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External links

• Chicago Cubs schedule for the 2016 season
• 2016 Chicago Cubs season at ESPN
• 2016 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference