Craig Kimbrel still has to pass his physical, but it looks like he's headed to Wrigley Field after signing a three-year, $43 million contract with the Cubs, earning $10 million the remainder of this season and $16 million in 2020 and 2021 (with a $1 million buyout/vesting option for 2022).
As successful as Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon have been, the search for stability in the ninth inning has been a revolving door even as they Cubs made the postseason the past four seasons. To review:
2015: Hector Rondon had a 1.67 ERA and 30 saves and was the closer in the playoffs.