Cubs finalize 1-year deal with reliever Jeremy Jeffress

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:27 PM CST Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs and reliever Jeremy Jeffress finalized an $850,000, one-year contract on Saturday.

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CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs and reliever Jeremy Jeffress finalized an $850,000, one-year contract on Saturday.

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CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs and reliever Jeremy Jeffress finalized an $850,000, one-year contract on Saturday.

The 32-year-old Jeffress can earn $200,000 in performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 40, 45, 50 and 55 games pitched.

Jeffress was one of baseball’s most dominant relievers in 2018, going 8-1 with a 1.29 ERA and 15 saves in 73 games for Milwaukee. But the right-hander struggled with injuries last season before he was cut by the Brewers on Sept. 1.

FILE -In this May 27, 2019 file photo Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress throws against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. The Chicago Cubs and free-agent reliever Jeremy Jeffress have agreed to an $850,000, one-year contract. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed the deal on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

He finished 2019 with a 3-4 record and a 5.02 ERA in 48 games.

Jeffress was selected by Milwaukee in the first round of the 2006 amateur draft and made his big league debut with the Brewers in 2010. He is 28-11 with a 3.16 ERA and 44 saves in 392 career games with Milwaukee, Texas, Kansas City and Toronto.