Cubs Officially Add Colin Rea, DFA Michael Arias

We already covered this acquisition when the news first came out, but here’s the official media release:

The Chicago Cubs today have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Colin Rea (RAY) on a one-year major league contract with a club option for 2026. To make room on the 40-man roster for Rea, right-handed pitcher Michael Arias was designated for assignment. The 40-man roster currently stands at 40 players.

Rea, 34, is 26-20 with a 4.57 ERA (227 ER/446.2 IP) in 94 career games (76 starts) across parts of six major league seasons with San Diego (2015-16), Miami (2016), Chicago (N.L.) (2020) and Milwaukee (2021-2024). He went 12-6 with a 4.29 ERA (80 ER/167.2 IP) in 32 games (27 starts) en…