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Totally get why Minch would be upset getting left off taxi squad. A tough go for a guy like this: 35th round pick, 7th year as a pro and one appearance above AA, kind of on the verge. Not making any money as he nears age 27. Guys like this are at the mercy of the club and can get jerked around.

But, at the other end, his tweet in quote marks is that he was told he was “penciled in” for taxi squad......and that’s not really a firm commitment by Cubs. Don’t want to get hyper technical but Websters says it means:  “to put (someone or something that may be changed later) on a schedule, list, etc.”

So, maybe Cubs were playing with words or maybe Minch didn’t check Websters and relied more than he should have, but would be nice if Theo reached out to Minch in some way. I guess that’s why there’s minor league free agency after 6 full seasons. Hope that Minch sticks with it and gets a good shot somewhere, eventually.