670 the Score’s Bruce Levine reports the Chicago Cubs have signed veteran right-hander George Kontos to a minor league deal. Kontos, 33, spent last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees organizations after playing most of his career with the San Francisco Giants.
This move goes along with the typical Theo Epstein way of building bullpen depth. In recent years, he’s been all about a few big splashes and a lot of waiver claims and minor league deals. It is a low-risk, high-reward acquisition. Kontos has an invite to major league camp in Arizona so he will compete for a spot against other guys on the current 40-man.