Eloy Jimenez, Ian Happ Among 24 Cubs Non-Roster Invitees To Spring Training

In addition to the 40 men on the Cubs’ current offseason roster, the team Friday issued 24 invitations to non-roster players for spring camp.

While few of these players have any chance of making the 25-man roster for Opening Night in St. Louis, they will provide rest for regulars during the longer-than-usual spring training, and many of them will wind up at Triple-A Iowa this summer as injury replacements.

The Cubs’ first-round pick in 2015, Ian Happ, who starred in the Arizona Fall League championship game, and Eloy Jimenez, who wowed fans with great defense in last summer’s Futures Game, are among the top names on the list.

Here are the 24 players, by position. Under pitchers, lefthanders are indicated with * . Some of these names you will recognize from previous springs.

Pitchers (14)

Andury Acevedo
Maikel Cleto
Gerardo Concepcion *
Daniel Corcino
James Farris
Seth Frankoff
Jim Henderson
Casey Kelly
Jhondaniel Medina
Conor Mullee
Manny Parra *
Fernando Rodriguez
Zac Rosscup *
Ryan Williams

Catchers (2)

Carlos Corporan
Taylor Davis

Infielders (5)

Chris Dominguez
Ian Happ
Munenori Kawasaki
Jemile Weeks
Chesny Young

Outfielders (3)

John Andreoli
Eloy Jimenez
Mark Zagunis