The Cubs have been very active in terms of handing out minor league deals, so much so that they actually exceeded their quota for newsworthy signings. As such, a few transactions had slipped through the cracks until Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America released an updated list of MiLB signings from December 15 – January 10.
On it were four previously unreported moves: RHP Bryan Brickhouse, RHP Juan Gamez, RHP William (Caleb) Simpson, and LHP Rex Brothers. Not exactly a quartet from which you’d expect to pull much impact, though it’s in keeping with the Cubs’ volume approach to the offseason.