The Cubs have agreed to a minor-league deal with a reliever, while Reese McGuire is heading to a division rival.
The Cubs have agreed to a minor-league deal with a reliever, while Reese McGuire is heading to a division rival.Veteran reliever Trent Thornton and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league camp for spring training, the team announced Wednesday.
The 32-year-old right-hander is recovering from season-ending Achilles tendon surgery with Seattle. He was 2-0 a 4.68 ERA in 33 appearances before he was injured coming off the mound on a ground ball against the Texas Rangers on July 31. The recovery was expected to take six to eight months.Thornton is 14-19 with a 4.38 ERA in 235 appearances over seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle.Veteran catcher Reese McGuire has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to major league camp.McGuire, who turns 31 on March 2, batted .226 with a .245 on-base percentage, nine homers and 24 RBIs in 44 games for the Chicago Cubs last season.He has hit .248 with a .293 on-base percentage, 25 homers and 106 RBIs in 399 career games with the Toronto Blue Jays , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox and Cubs. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected McGuire with the 14th pick in the 2013 draft.Two-time All-Star William Contreras and 23-year-old prospect Jeferson Quero are the only catchers on the Brewers’ 40-man roster. Danny Jansen, who had been Contreras’ main backup after arriving from Tampa Bay at last season’s trade deadline, signed a two-year, $14.5 million contract with the Texas Rangers in the offseason.
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