Looks like Jed Hoyer isn’t asleep at the wheel after all. As first reported by Jeff Passan, the Cubs have agreed to a one-year deal with righty reliever Hector Neris that has an option for a second year. Neris is guaranteed $9 million and there’s a $9 million club option for 2025 that converts to a player option at 60 appearances. With incentives, the deal can max out at $23.25 million.
This is just the Cubs’ second guaranteed signing of the offseason after adding lefty starter Shu014dta Imanaga just before his posting window closed earlier this month.