Main League Baseball’s offseason remains to be in its vacation lull, however that ought to be altering over the approaching days. Beneath, CBS Sports activities has gathered all of Sunday’s most notable strikes and murmurs in a single handy spot on your viewing pleasure.

Cubs signal Harvey

The Cubs have reached a one-year, $6 million settlement with reliever Hunter Harvey, in keeping with ESPN.

Harvey, 31, was as soon as a prime prospect. His profession has largely been impacted by damage, nevertheless, to the extent that he is thrown 185 innings throughout elements of seven seasons. Final yr, Harvey threw 10 innings for the Royals, compiling a 0.00 ERA and an 11 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Harvey continues to own loud stuff, together with a mid-to-upper-90s fastball, a splitter, and a pair of breaking balls. There isn’t any telling how typically he’ll be accessible for supervisor Craig Counsell to deploy. However, when wholesome, Harvey has an opportunity to be a top quality addition to the Chicago bullpen.

Reds purchase outfielder

The Reds added one outfielder to their combine on Saturday morning, inking former Athletic J.J. Bleday to a one-year contract. Nonetheless not glad, the Reds then agreed to a commerce with the Marlins that netted them Dane Myers in alternate for outfield prospect Ethan O’Donnell.

Myers, 29, loved a powerful begin to final season, posting a .711 OPS in 66 first-half video games. Alas, his efficiency fell aside after the All-Star Recreation handed. In his closing 40 video games, he batted simply .143/.217/.219 with thrice as many strikeouts as walks.

Myers does have sufficient encouraging underlying attributes to ascertain him contributing to the Reds in a extra optimistic method than his numbers point out. He hits the ball exhausting, he minds the strike zone, and he is a quick runner who performs an excellent outfield. 

Because it stands, the Reds will doubtless platoon Bleday and Myers whereas staffing the remainder of their outfield with TJ Friedl and Noelvi Marte.