Chicago Cubs non-tender former Toronto Blue Jays catcher, now a free agent
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The Cubs announce they’ve non-tendered Reese McGuire and Eli Morgan. They tendered contracts to Justin Steele and Javier Assad.
McGuire squeezed of roster due to return of Amaya and arbitration price
McGuire, 30, was headed into his final year of arbitration, where he was projected to make $1.9 million in 2026.
That’s a hefty price for a player who projected to be a fourth catcher on the Cubs’ 26-man roster.
That duo was thriving before Amaya suffered an oblique injury in May that sidelined him for over two months.
McGuire, who was signed to a minor-league pact with an invitation to big league camp in spring training last winter as catching depth, performed admirably in Amaya’s stead.
Flashback to Reese McGuire’s Cubs debut where he launched two homers to lead an 11-8 comeback win over the Reds. With Amaya sidelined this season, McGuire stepped up and proved to be a strong backup to Carson Kelly.
He finished with nine home runs in just 44 games (140 plate appearances), drove in 24 runs and had a .688 OPS.
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