The optics here don’t look great. Cubs sign Yu Darvish over the weekend so the Cardinals respond with...Bud Norris? According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the Cardinals have signed the righty reliever. According to Chris Cotillo, it is a major league deal.
Norris was a mostly-league-average starter for the Astros and Orioles from 2009 to 2014 before taking on a swingman role in 2015 and 2016 for the Orioles, Padres, Braves, and Dodgers.