Cubs To Promote James Triantos

The Cubs are planning to recall infield prospect James Triantos for his major league debut, reports Geoff Pontes of Baseball America. Corresponding transactions are not yet known. Triantos, 23, is a 2021 second-rounder is a former top-100 prospect. His stock dipped with a tepid .258/.315/.359 performance in his first season of Triple-A work last year, but Triantos has had a nice season with the Cubs’ top affiliate in Des Moines in 2026. Through 378 plate appearances, the righty-swinging Triantos is hitting .306/.344/.440. He’s only walked at a 5.3% clip but has also fanned in only 11.6% of his plate appearances. Triantos has swatted seven homers but piled up 24 doubles and a triple in addition to 18 steals (23 attempts). Though Triantos has spent the bulk of his professional career (2026 included) at second base and third base, the Cubs have gotten him acclimated to playing all over the diamond. He’s spent 76 innings in center field, 45 in left field and nine in right field this season. The Cubs got him some brief looks at shortstop shortly after his draft selection, but he hasn’t played there at all since a one-off appearance in the 2023 Arizona Fall League. He could still be considered an emergency option at the position, but he’s not going to command any regular playing time there, even in the event of a Dansby Swanson injury. More to come. View Comments (3)