Cubs’ bargain basement puzzle coming together
(MCT) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The deer antlers Jed Hoyer joked about getting as a winter meetings trophy didn’t turn up in baggage claim at O’Hare Airport on Thursday night when the Cubs brass arrived home.
But the Cubs still felt good about their relatively modest accomplishments — signing outfielder Nate Schierholtz for $2.25 million, selecting Indians right-hander Hector Rondon with the second pick in the Rule 5 draft and re-signing third baseman Ian Stewart for $2 million.
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