5 players who are entering their final days on the Cubs

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4. Mike Tauchman

The Cubs already have an outfield logjam for the 2025 season and that is before you include Cody Bellinger returning by virtue of not exercising his opt-out clause. At the minimum, the Cubs will have a starting outfield next season of Ian Happ, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Seiya Suzuki. If Bellinger comes back, then Suzuki slides to being the team's designated hitter while Bellinger is starting in right field.

Beyond those four outfielders, the Cubs will have top outfield prospects Owen Caissie and Kevin Alcantara knocking on the door as both could be theoretical call-ups before the end of this season.

Mike Tauchman will be the odd man out. With Crow-Armstrong's ascension during the final two months of this season, Tauchman's playing time has been significantly reduced. The Cubs' Summer of Tauchman has ended, and a return in 2025 doesn't seem likely.

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