Cubs continue stockpiling arms, taking a flyer on a former first-round pick

Diamond Images/GettyImagesNo, it's not the Alex Bregman signing, but we have another Chicago Cubs addition to hit on as we all bask in the glow of Victory Sunday. Chicago has agreed to a minor-league deal with former first-round pick and Vanderbilt University standout Tyler Beede.

The Giants selected Beede, 32, with the 14th overall pick back in 2014. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and bounced between San Francisco and the minors in the coming years, never really able to establish himself at the big-league level. The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed him off waivers in 2022, he spent the 2023 season in Japan and spent the last couple of seasons with the Guardians and Twins organizations,…