In a move that wouldn’t raise eyebrows under normal circumstances, it was announced Monday evening that the Cubs had signed Chris Gimenez, a 35-year-old journeyman catcher, to a minor league contract. The slow market and connections with another Cubs target imbued the deal with more than a little low-key sexiness.
Minor-league deal for Gimenez. He’s tight with Yu Darvish. https://t.co/k1nDJ1yV7m
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) January 23, 2018
Gimenez’s connection to Darvish was immediately pegged as a potential precursor to a Darvish move, or at least as a lure for the Japanese ace.