The Cubs made their first free-agent signing of the offseason on Tuesday, signing right-handed pitcher Jonathan Holder to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Holder, 27, has been a member of the Yankees bullpen for the last five seasons and pitched primarily out of the bullpen. The right-hander was 3-0 with a 4.98 ERA in 18 appearances for the Yankees and has a career 4.38 ERA over 176 2/3 innings.
Holder becomes another under-the-radar move for the Cubs, who have had success taking pitchers who have specific strengths and adjusting their arsenal with the hopes of making them better pitchers.