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Right-handed reliever Hector Neris and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $9 million contract that includes an option, sources told ESPN, bolstering the back end of Chicago's bullpen with the top reliever remaining on the free agent market.
Neris, 34, was third among all pitchers in baseball last year with a 1.71 ERA over 68.1 innings, the best season of his 10-year career. A $9 million option for 2025 belongs to the team unless Neris reaches 60 games - he has done so six of his last seven full seasons - at which point it turns into a player option.