CHICAGO -- The Cubs have declined a $7.5 million contract option on pitcher Colin Rea for next season, sources said.
Rea, 35, made 46 starts for the Cubs over the past two years, moving between the bullpen and the rotation. He finished second in innings pitched in each of his two years with the club.
Last season, he was 8-8 with a 4.34 ERA over 137 innings. He pitched out of the pen during the second half after the Cubs acquired starters Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes at the trade deadline in early August.
Rea has a 4.