As the MLB offseason continues, the Cubs have signed Colin Rea to a $5M contract, stealing him away from the division rival Brewers.

The Chicago Cubs and Colin Rea have agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract, reuniting the right-hander with manager Craig Counsell. A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations confirmed the agreement to the AP on Friday on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the deal.

The Chicago Cubs rotation is full at the moment, but they prioritized overall pitching depth and brought in a solid backend option in Colin Rea

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer says the team is focused on improving its bullpen and bench at this point in the offseason.

The Milwaukee Brewers have had an interesting offseason to this point. Milwaukee added a needed starting pitcher in Nestor Cortes. The Brewers shipped Devin Williams to the New York Yankees for ...

According to a report from MLBTradeRumors, the Chicago Cubs are signing former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Colin ... Rea will join Justin Steele, Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon and ...

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Colin Rea throws during a baseball game ... The Cubs have Justin Steele, Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon and Matthew Boyd for their starting rotation, but Rea could push Javier Assad for the fifth spot or work out of the bullpen.

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