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Cubs Add Hoby Milner to Bullpen with $3.75 Million, 1-Year, AP Source Says
Milner joins Cubs to strengthen bullpen amid offseason changes, reuniting with manager Craig Counsell after striking out 58 batters in 70.1 innings last season, sources said.
- On Thursday, the Chicago Cubs agreed to sign left-handed relief pitcher Hoby Milner to a one-year, $3.75 million contract for the 2025 season, pending a physical, a person told The Associated Press.
- Milner, who pitched for Milwaukee Brewers for four years before joining Texas, is a Fort Worth-raised, Austin-educated side-winder and reunites with Craig Counsell, manager hired by the Cubs in November 2023.
- Milner appeared in 73 games last season, matching his career high with Texas, posting a 3-4 record, 3.84 ERA, 58 strikeouts in 70.1 innings, and a-0.6 WAR.
- Milner brings a 13-9 career record with a 3.82 ERA in 367 games, and Collin Snider also is joining the Cubs on a minor league deal announced on Instagram.
- Chicago is remaking its bullpen after the playoff return this year, with three key relievers—Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz and Caleb Thielbar—now free agents and Phil Maton signed last month.
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Reports: Cubs, LHP Hoby Milner agree to 1-year deal
Left-handed ground-ball specialist Hoby Milner is joining the Chicago Cubs' relief corps, agreeing to a one-year, $3.75 million deal, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.
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Hoby Milner, Cubs agree to 1-year contract as free agency continues: Reports
The Chicago Cubs have signed left-handed relief pitcher Hoby Milner to a contract, according to multiple reports. According to ESPN and The Athletic, Milner has inked a 1-year contract with the Cubs that will pay him $3.75 million for the 2025 season. Milner appeared in 73 games with the Texas Rangers last season, posting a 3-4 record and a 3.84 ERA. He had 58 strikeouts in 70.1 innings, but did register a -0.6 WAR, his second consecutive season…
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