Cubs, reliever Ryan Tepera agree to $900,000 deal
Posted December 20, 2019 6:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs and reliever Ryan Tepera agreed Friday to a one-year deal that pays a $900,000 salary while in the major leagues.
The 32-year-old right-hander is 12-11 with a a 3.64 ERA and 10 saves over five seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was limited to 23 appearances last season because of a right elbow impingement that sidelined him from mid-May through August and finished 0-2 with a 4.98 ERA.
Tepera gets a $300,000 salary while in the minors.
Chicago went 84-78 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
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