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Cubs Reportedly Sign Reliever Xavier Cedeno

Cedeno had a 2.43 ERA in 48 appearances with the Brewers and White Sox last season

The Chicago Cubs have added another arm to their bullpen, reportedly signing reliever Xavier Cedeno to a non-guaranteed contract.

According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Patrick Mooney, the Cubs will pay Cedeno $900,000 for the contract, and he will compete for a spot in the team’s bullpen for the coming season.

The contract is a definite boost for the Cubs, who were looking for a left-handed specialist this offseason. Cedeno posted a 2.43 ERA in 48 games with the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers last season, and he had a 55 percent ground-ball rate while only giving up one home run in 33.1 innings of work.

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It’s unclear what role Cedeno will play in the team’s bullpen, but with Brandon Morrow on the shelf and the Cubs looking to avoid a repeat of their over-usage of relievers last season, he will likely have a great shot to make the team out of spring training.

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