The Cubs recalled Triantos from Triple-A Iowa on Friday.
He's grabbing the roster spot vacated by Kevin Alcantara, who was optioned to Iowa. Triantos has slashed .306/.344/.440 with seven home runs, 18 stolen bases and a 20:44 BB:K this season and will be making his major-league debut when/if he gets into a game. The 23-year-old's versatility gives him multiple avenues to playing time, but everyday reps are unlikely.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Slated for promotion to majors
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The Cubs are slated to promote Triantos from Triple-A Iowa, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.
Triantos saw his prospect stock tumble following a disappointing 2025 campaign, but he's bounced back in 2026 with a .306/.344/.440 batting line, seven home runs, 18 stolen bases and a 20:44 BB:K. The 23-year-old has primarily played second and third base this season but has also made starts at all three outfield spots. The path to regular playing time for Triantos doesn't seem to be there, but the right-handed hitter could see spot starts at a variety of positions.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Shielded from Rule 5 Draft
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The Cubs selected Triantos' contract from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
Triantos' dynasty value has taken a hit over the past year, as he has been a below-league-average hitter in 128 games at Triple-A dating back to 2024. A bat-first player, Triantos has shown remarkable pure hitting ability at Double-A and in the Arizona Fall League, so the Cubs will still protect him from the Rule 5 Draft despite the fact he slashed .258/.315/.369 in 102 games at Triple-A in 2025. If Triantos can take a step forward as a hitter, his propensity to steal bases could eventually come in handy in fantasy -- he has stolen 78 bases over the past two seasons.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Headed to Triple-A
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The Cubs promoted Triantos from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register reports.
Triantos will head to Iowa after he compiled a .300 average with seven home runs, 40 RBI, 63 runs scored and 38 stolen bases over 89 games with Tennessee. He'll join fellow infielder Matt Shaw and outfielder Kevin Alcantara in being promoted to Triple-A.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Back in action at High-A
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Triantos (knee) is slashing .364/.417/.568 with two home runs, two stolen bases, seven RBI and nine runs in 11 games since being reinstated from High-A South Bend's 7-day injured list May 9.
Triantos spent the first month of the season on the shelf while recovering from the surgery he underwent in March to address a torn meniscus in his right knee, but the 20-year-old has hit the ground running upon reporting to South Bend. After playing primarily at third base in 2022, Triantos has made the move to the keystone in 2023, as nine of his 11 starts to date have come at second base. His other two starts have come as a designated hitter.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Undergoes knee surgery
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Triantos underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
The procedure is expected to keep him on the shelf for 6-to-8 weeks. Triantos, 20, is coming off a 2022 season at Low-A Myrtle Beach which saw him bat .272/.335/.386 with seven homers and 20 steals over 113 games.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Having quiet 2022 campaign
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Triantos is hitting .257/.34/.368 with five home runs and 11 steals through 90 games for Single-A Myrtle Beach.
He was hitting over .300 as recently as early June, but Triantos has been ice cold for quite a while now. Since uncharacteristically homering in three straight games to open the month of July, Triantos has gone just 17-for-97 (.175) with zero home runs in 24 games. The bright side is that he's still making plenty of contact -- his 17 percent strikeout rate is a positive -- but Triantos simply hasn't hit the ball very hard this year.
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Cubs' James Triantos: Two hits in spring debut
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Triantos went 2-for-2 with an RBI in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Angels.
Triantos, the 56th overall pick in the 2021 Draft last July, looked good in his first action of the spring. The 19-year-old is still presumably a few years away from his MLB debut, but he's someone to keep an eye on if his bat plays well as he move through the minors. He was considered an above-average hitting prospect coming out of Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia.
