With recent attention on Tatsuya Imai and Munetaka Murakami, there was a hope that the Chicago Cubs would sign someone who had success overseas, and to their credit, they just did. It just wasn't someone Cubs fans on their radar. ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that the Cubs have signed former New York Yankees top prospect Tyler Austin to a one-year deal.
Austin never quite lived up to the expectations of a top prospect, bouncing around with the Yankees, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, and Milwaukee Brewers. Honestly, his most memorable major league moment may have been inciting a brawl against the Boston Red Sox.