The Chicago Cubs have signed 23-year old righty swinging outfielder Johermyn Chavez to a minor league deal. Chavez played in 81 games in Rookie+AA-ball for the Mariners last year and he was 64 of 265 (.242 avg, .768 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 10 homers, 34 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 678 games in his first seven years in the minors and he is 638 of 2,429 (.263 avg, .783 OPS) with 376 runs scored, 89 homers, 347 RBIs and 41 stolen bases. Maybe a change of scenery will get Chavez going back in the right direction.

The Cubs have signed 29-year old righty swinging infielder Alberto Gonzalez to a minor league deal. Gonzalez played in 24 games for the Rangers last year and he was 13 of 54 (.241 avg, .556 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 0 homers and 4 RBIs. He has now played in 402 games in his first six years in the majors and he is 216 of 893 (.242 avg, .596 OPS) with 91 runs scored, 3 homers, 85 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Gonzalez will get a shot to win a bench job next spring.

The Cubs have signed 28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Brian Bogusevic to a minor league deal. He played in 146 games for the Astros last year and he was 72 for 355 (.203 avg, .596 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 7 homers, 28 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Bogusevic has now played in 252 games in his first three years in the majors and he is 124 of 547 (.227 avg, .656 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 11 homers, 46 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. He is going to have a good shot of winning a bench job with the Cubs next spring.