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Report: Chicago Cubs and Right-Handed Reliever Agree to Deal

The Chicago Cubs and right-handed relief pitcher Brad Boxberger agree to a one-year deal.
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Report: Chicago Cubs and Right-Handed Reliever Agree to Deal
Report: Chicago Cubs and Right-Handed Reliever Agree to Deal

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The Chicago Cubs have added to their bullpen as they are reportedly signing Brad Boxberger to a one-year deal. ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that the right-handed relief pitcher has agreed to a one-year $2.8 million deal.

It's not a flashy move on the Cubs' end, but Boxberger did compile a 2.95 ERA with the Milwaukee Brewers during the 2022 MLB season over 64.0 innings pitched. He had a similar performance in 2021 with the Miami Marlins when he pitched 64.2 innings to the tune of a 3.34 ERA.

Boxberger will slot in nicely with the retooling Cubs bullpen and provide much needed innings for the club. 

Surprisingly, Boxberger passed through waivers unclaimed, which made him a free agent after no team wanted to pay him $3 million for his services. He gets close to that with Chicago and will have ample opportunity to apply his craft in Chicago. 

As a pitcher who does not get many swings and misses and issues plenty of walks, he is prone to implosions. If he can keep it together and continue to develop, then the Cubs may have just made a shrewd move. 

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KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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