{"id":168824,"date":"2026-03-25T02:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168824"},"modified":"2026-03-25T02:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:17:32","slug":"%f0%9f%92%a5-heartbreaking-chicago-cubs-just-released-their-loyal-6-year-veteran-in-a-brutal-roster-shake-up-that-has-fans-in-shock-%f0%9f%98%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168824","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udca5 HEARTBREAKING: Chicago Cubs Just Released Their Loyal 6-Year Veteran in a Brutal Roster Shake-Up That Has Fans in Shock \ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2238864265.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2238864265.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2238864265.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2238864265.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cubs Make Roster Move Announcement on 6-Year MLB Veteran\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; OCTOBER 02: Craig Counsell #11 of the Chicago Cubs walks onto the field in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres in game three of the National League Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field on October 02, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordan Mastian of MLB.com reports that the Chicago Cubs are selecting the contract of Dylan Carlson<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDylan Carlson has been told he will be on the 26-man roster. Scott Kingery is heading to Chicago with the team, and likely on roster, but Cubs still monitoring external possibilities.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Carlson is a six-year MLB veteran. He came up with the St. Louis Cardinals and spent his 2025 season with the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Cubs Select Dylan Carlon\u2019s Contract<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5734181\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg 3129w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=782,521 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=780,520 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=425,283 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=254,169 254w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=270,180 270w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=225,150 225w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dylan-Carlson.jpg?resize=242,161 242w\" alt=\"Cubs Make Roster Move Announcement on 6-Year MLB Veteran\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5734181\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5734181\">GettyChicago Cubs new outfielder Dylan Carlson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once a top prospect in the Cardinals organization, Dylan Carlson hasn\u2019t totally panned out in MLB. Over 1755 career at-bats, Carlson has a .233 average with 43 home runs and a lifetime 91 OPS+.<\/p>\n<p>While those aren\u2019t the greatest hitting stats, he\u2019s still just 27-years-old, and the Cubs need some outfield help to start the season with Seiya Suzuki starting the year sidelined with a mild PCL strain.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson posted a -0.7 bWAR with the Orioles last season. In 83 games, he hit .203 with six home runs and a .278 on-base percentage.<\/p>\n<p>Being that Carlson is on the Opening Day roster, that unlocks the $2 million base salary in his contract.<\/p>\n<p>There will have to be a few corresponding roster moves to make room for Carlson and Michael Conforto. Conforto is another outfielder that the Cubs plan to select to their 26-man roster to start the season. Those moves will likely be players being optioned to the minor leagues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dylan Carlson\u2019s Journey in MLB<\/h2>\n<p>MLBTradeRumors.com was quick to break the news, and Darragh McDonald provided some insight on Carlson\u2019s journey in baseball:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarlson, 27, was once one of the top prospects in the league for the Cardinals. A few years ago, he seemed to be cementing himself as a key piece of the St. Louis outfield but his results have tapered off in recent seasons. He has a combined .210\/.294\/.314 batting line since the start of 2023. His once-strong defensive grades have also slipped recently. He bounced to the Rays and Orioles, with Baltimore cutting him loose at the end of last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicago is Carlson\u2019s fourth MLB organization.<\/p>\n<p>BaseballReference.com projects that Carlson will hit eight home runs in 2026 with a .227 average in 308 at-bats. He will have some opportunities to start the season, and it will be up to the coaching staff and the front office\u2019s discretion on what they want to do with him after that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; OCTOBER 02: Craig Counsell #11 of the Chicago Cubs walks onto the field in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udca5 HEARTBREAKING: Chicago Cubs Just Released Their Loyal 6-Year Veteran in a Brutal Roster Shake-Up That Has Fans in Shock \ud83d\ude31 - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168824\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udca5 HEARTBREAKING: Chicago Cubs Just Released Their Loyal 6-Year Veteran in a Brutal Roster Shake-Up That Has Fans in Shock \ud83d\ude31 - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Getty CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; 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