In their never-ending search for organizational depth, the Cubs have signed righty Jeff Brigham to a minor league deal. Brigham is not young, sitting just over a month from his 34th birthday, but he’s put up decent strikeout numbers over parts of six seasons with the Marlins, Mets, and Diamondbacks. The righty has never pitched as many as 38 innings in a season, and the last 86 of his 90 career appearances have come in relief.
Originally drafted by the Dodgers out of Washington as a fourth-rounder in 2014, Brigham debuted with Miami four years later and has bounced around over the last few years.