Cubs propping up their back end

The bullpen gagged away the playoffs last year, and now they're finally sorta addressing it

Cubs propping up their back end

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Doesn’t it feel like the Cubs offseason moves have been the equivalent of trying to look busy at work so you have to hit your spacebar every nine minutes so that your screen doesn’t go to sleep?

In November they hired Craig Counsell. In December they didn’t do anything, but they showed up at the Winter Meetings and let reporters tell everybody how active they were going to be.

In January they thrilled us all by claiming Rockies catcher Brian Serven off waivers, but then followed that up with a real addition. They signed our new favorite Cubs pitcher, Shōta Imanaga, then set Cubs Convention further abuzz by trading two prospects you’ve never seen play (pitcher Jackson Ferris and OF Zyhir Hope) to the Dodgers for infielder Michael Busch and reliever Yhency Almonte.

Then…nothing, until Saturday when they hit their space bar and signed former Phillies and Astros reliever Hector Neris to a one year, $9 million deal with a team option (also at $9 million) for 2025 which becomes a player option if Hector pitches in 60 games. If David Ross were still around, Hector would have that player option by June.

That should be enough for Jed until what…the middle of February, now? Pace yourself.