The Chicago Tribune reports that Felix Pie, Rich Hill and Ronny Cedeno are each out of minor league options and "all three figure to be with different teams by the end of spring training."
That seems like a bit much, but clearly they'll be shopped. Pie was a top prospect not so long ago and has hit .300/.353/.478 in 281 games at Triple-A, yet the Cubs have soured on him after 260 poor at-bats through the age of 23. Cedeno held his own in a backup role last season and deserves a chance for regular playing time after hitting .357 with 18 homers and 17 steals in 140 games at Triple-A. And Hill looked like a long-term member of the rotation before falling apart last year. If the Cubs do indeed deal all three, they'll be selling low on an awful lot of talent.