Cubs sign left-hander Brett Anderson to a one-year, $3.5 million contract
The Cubs made it official Thursday and announced the one-year deal with LHP Brett Anderson. Anderson received a Major League contract for the 2017 season. With the addition of Anderson, the Cubs’ 40-man roster stands at 40 players.
Brett Anderson, who turns 29 on February 1, is 38-43 with a 3.86 ERA (294 earned runs in 685.2 innings), a 1.31 WHIP and 3.70 FIP in 127 major league appearances, all but 12 as a starter, covering all or part of eight seasons with the Oakland Athletics (2009-13), Colorado Rockies (2014) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2015-16).