As expected, the Cubs reached agreement with reliever Brandon Morrow on a minor-league deal that will pay him $1 million in base salary if he remains healthy and makes the club, with another $1.25 million available in workload incentives, sources confirmed.
Morrow, 35, was dominant as the Cubs’ closer in the first half of 2018 after signing a two-year, $21 million deal, before an elbow injury and series of setbacks sidelined him for the remainder of his contract.
He joins a bullpen that now includes seven-time All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel.
Morrow’s agent told the Sun-Times last month that his client was healthy and willing to sign a minor-league deal with the Cubs if they were interested in bringing him back.
“The Cubs invested a lot of time into Brandon, and money, of course, and Brandon feels a certain sense of loyalty and obligation back to the Cubs to stay with them if they want him on a minor-league contract or something like that,” agent Joel Wolfe said.
