Cubs sign right-handed pitcher Jonathan Holder

The Cubs made their first free-agent signing of the offseason on Tuesday, signing right-handed pitcher Jonathan Holder to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Holder, 27, has been a member of the Yankees bullpen for the last five seasons and pitched primarily out of the bullpen. The right-hander was 3-0 with a 4.98 ERA in 18 appearances for the Yankees and has a career 4.38 ERA over 176 2/3 innings.

Holder becomes another under-the-radar move for the Cubs, who have had success taking pitchers who have specific strengths and adjusting their arsenal with the hopes of making them better pitchers. The team’s hope is that Holder and recent waiver addition…