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By Jackson Roberts
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The competition was fierce to earn a spot on the Chicago Cubs' opening day pitching staff this year, and plenty of intriguing names missed the cut.
Right-handed hurler Tyler Beede was one of the more well-known Cubs minor-league signings this offseason, as he'd once been a first-round pick for the San Francisco Giants and pitched in 71 major league games. However, after seven rough outings for the Cubs in Grapefruit League play, it became clear that there wasn't going to be a spot for Beede when the Cubs took on the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field on Thursday.
It made sense, then, when the Cubs released Beede on Monday, according to the official transactions log on his roster page. It could be that Beede didn't want to go to Triple-A and exercised an opt-out, or simply that the Cubs didn't see a path forward for him in the organization.
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In 3 2/3 innings for the Cubs, spread across seven spring training games, Beede allowed three earned runs on five hits, walking four batters and striking out two. Small sample size, sure, but combine that with his lack of recent major league success and it didn't seem very feasible that he would challenge for a spot in one of the National League's most competitive bullpens.
Beede was actually a two-time first-rounder, as the Toronto Blue Jays selected him 21st overall in 2011 before he opted to attend Vanderbilt. In 11 1/2 years since the Giants selected him with the 14th pick, he's pitched in four affiliated organizations -- San Francisco, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Minnesota Twins.
Beede also pitched in Japan in 2023 and in Mexico last season, so he could once again pursue the international route as seasons begin around the globe.
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