As initially reported by Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Cubs have agreed to a minor-league deal with infielder Carlos Asuaje. Sharma had written last week that the club was pursuing the 28-year-old lefty-batting journeyman, who came on strong in the Dominican Winter League after being released by Chiba Lotte of the KBO and putting together a lackluster second half with the D-backs’ Triple-A team.
By my unofficial count, this now puts the Cubs at something like 147 non-guaranteed deals with no fully guaranteed MLB agreements since the season ended.