The Chicago Cubs sign Alberto Gonzalez
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.