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Second round of minor league Rule 5, Cubs took former cup-of-coffee major leaguer Nick Burdi.

Burdi is a former 2nd round draft pick. He turns 30 in January.

Burdi had TJ surgery in 2017, thoracic outlet surgery in 2019, and a second TJ surgery in 2020. Needless to say, he hasn’t pitched since 2020. Last pitched in minors in 2018. Drafted from Padres organization.

According to AZ Phil, Burdi has so much major league service time from IL status on the 40-man, he would be arb eligible if he was on major league roster.

Well, the guy has perseverance. Burdi used to throw in upper 90s, touching 100. Would be a nice story.