The Chicago Cubs have placed Tommy La Stella on the inactive list as he contemplates retirement.

La Stella, who was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on July 29, has said the Cubs are the only team he wants to play for as his priorities have changed over the last season.

"I'm a baseball player by profession. My identity is not tied up in that," La Stella said.

"That's not who I am as a person. I don't need to make every life move centered around my profession, because that's not who I am. I kind of disassociated with that identity. It felt a lot better to me going out there playing because that's what I felt in me, not because I felt obligated to do it. It was a lot more enjoyable this year."