The Cubs have signed RHP Jean Machi to a minor league contract according to his agent Felix Olivo. Machi received a non-roster invite to Spring Training.
Machi spent the first three and a half seasons of his Major League career with the Giants and he helped San Francisco win The Series in 2014 when he was 7-1 in 71 appearances with a 2.58 ERA and 0.95 WHIP.
Machi, 33, is 6-foot, 255 pounds and signed as an amateur free agent with the Phillies in 2000.
Jean Machi was very effective in back-to-back seasons pitching out of Bruce Bochy’s bullpen.