06/14/2026 |
Round 5, Pick 15 - Los Angeles (N) Dodgers: SP Bill MeloDrafted in the 2026 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 16, 149th overall pick) by the Chicago (N) Cubs, out of high school Sterling Heights (Sterling Heights; Sterling Heights, MI). |
06/17/2026 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization with a signing bonus of $500,000. |
01/01/2027 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 20 (50); Eye: 25 (35). |
01/01/2028 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (30); Power: 20 (40); Eye: 25 (30). |
01/01/2029 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (35); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 30 (30). |
06/03/2029 |
Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/2030 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (35); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (35). |
01/01/2031 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (35); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35). |
01/01/2032 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40). |
11/13/2032 |
Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization. |
01/01/2033 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40). |
11/27/2033 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/2034 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40). |