Cubs agree to 1-year contract with LH reliever Caleb Thielbar, AP source says

CHICAGO AP The Chicago Cubs retained a key reliever on Tuesday agreeing to a one-year contract with Caleb Thielbar A person familiar with the deal validated the agreement to the AP on condition of anonymity because it was pending a physical Thielbar who turns in January went - with a ERA in appearances in his first season with Chicago He held lefty batters to a batting average and a OPS Thielbar s return puts another left-hander in Chicago s bullpen after Hoby Milner agreed to a million one-year contract this month Right-handed reliever Phil Maton finalized a million two-year contract with the Cubs on Nov Chicago is looking for a return trip to the postseason after it made the playoffs this year for the first time since Brad Keller and Drew Pomeranz two more key relievers for the Cubs are free agents Thielbar spent his first eight seasons with the Minnesota Twins He went - with a ERA and three saves in games in The Minnesota native was selected by Milwaukee in the th round of the amateur draft He is - with a ERA in career appearances all in relief AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source