Been meaning to comment on this one. I'm disappointed he was not given a fair shot last year when he was up with the big league team. He definitely was a plus glove defensively but he never got any kind of playing time even though he hit fairly well in Iowa the past 2 seasons. Would have been a cheap and optionable utility infielder. The Cubs have done a terrible job lately giving some of their position prospects playing time at the big league level other than PCA. Vazquez got just 12 AB in 11 games last year, Canario has only got 42 AB in 21 games the past 2 years and both these guys were hitting well in Iowa before they were called up to warm the bench while we let Madrigal, Wisdom, Mastrobuoni, and other bums get plenty of opportunity even though the all stunk for long stretches.
I'm really curious to see what the plans are for Caissie and Alcantara as we may as well trade 1 or both now before they lose trade value like Canario already has. There aren't going to be a lot of AB available with Happ, PCA, and Tucker as the everyday OF and Suzuki the primary DH and occasional start in RF. Canario has to win a spot in spring training as he is out of options otherwise they have to trade or release him and they won't get much in return if that is the case. Happ and Suzuki are signed through 2026 with NTC so even if Tucker is not resigned there is still a bit of a logjam in the OF until the 2027 season.
