Former Chicago Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr. signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The deal will be worth $950K with up a potential additional $500K in incentives.
The lanky right-hander really struggled in 2019 before being shut down with a shoulder injury. With the Cubs, Edwards had a 5.87 ERA in 15 1/3 innings before getting traded to the San Diego Padres for Brad Wieck, who ended up being an important piece of the Cubs bullpen.
Wieck pitched in 14 games for the Cubs and posted a 3.