The Cubs didn’t wait long to fill the open outfield spot created when they designated Alexander Canario for assignment. As reported Friday evening, they have signed 33-year-old outfielder Travis Jankowski to a minor league deal that includes an invite to big league camp. Jed Hoyer was probably impressed by Jankowski’s homer last year against the Cubs on Opening Day, which happened to be his only big fly of the year.
That total put him three shy of his career high set back in 2018 with the Padres. Jankowski has just 11 home runs in 1,709 career plate appearances over parts of 10 MLB seasons, and his .