The Chicago Cubs are continuing their bargain-bin shopping as they reconstruct a bullpen that lost Andrew Kittredge, Drew Pomeranz, and Brad Keller. The Athletic's Patrick Mooney reports that the Cubs are signing right-handed relief pitcher Jacob Webb to a one-year deal that includes a club option for 2027.
Webb is set to make $1.5 million in 2026, with incentives that could bring the total to $2 million. The club option for 2027 is worth $2.5 million.
With an increasing likelihood that Pete Fairbanks is going to be priced out of the Cubs' reach, it would seem that Webb may be the last established arm that the front office adds to the bullpen.