We’re used to the Cubs signing oft-injured pitchers to provide depth with a little upside, but seeing them do so with a guaranteed MLB contract is rare. It’s even less common to see Jed Hoyer target pitchers with big velocity, and it’s unheard of to give such a player relatively big money. Yet that’s exactly what happened with 31-year-old reliever Hunter Harvey, who has agreed to a one-year deal that will pay him $6 million.
Harvey has pitched in parts of seven seasons for three different teams, but has only compiled 185 total innings in that time.