Right-hander Jesse Chavez is returning to the Texas Rangers on a two-year deal in the $8 million range, according to multiple reports.
Chavez, 35, was the backbone of the Chicago Cubs bullpen in the second half of the 2018 season, allowing just five runs on 26 hits in 39 innings. He walked five and struck out 42 in that stretch.
Signed by the Rangers to a $1.5 million deal last spring, Chavez had a 3.51 ERA in 56 1/3 innings with Texas before being traded to the Cubs for left-handed pitching prospect Tyler Thomas on July 19.