REPORT: Chicago Cubs Sign Shane Victorino (Updates)

February 26, 2016, by Michael Cerami Chicago Cubs

Can’t a guy catch his breath around here? Just as Brett was finishing the Bullets, which immediately got buried …

Without skipping a beat after yesterday’s insanity (more on that in a bit – UPDATE: here it is), the Chicago Cubs continued to add to their enormous stockpile of minor league signings.

Today, per Ken Rosenthal, the Chicago Cubs have signed outfielder Shane Victorino to a minor league contract, including an invitation to big league camp:

Source: Victorino to #Cubs.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 26, 2016

Victorino deal with #Cubs is minor-league contract.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 26, 2016

#Cubs announce they've signed Shane Victorino to a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league camp.

— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) February 26, 2016

Victorino, 35, will head to Spring Training to compete for a bench spot, but will most like head to AAA Iowa to serve as extreme outfield depth, once the season begins. We’ll have more on this as it unfolds, but I wanted to get it in front of you, now.

Update: And the contract details are now out. It’s a $1 million deal if he makes the big league roster, with an addition $1 million in performance bonuses, thereafter. It’s a nice, low-risk move for the Cubs.

Shane Victorino deal with #cubs is for $1M if he makes big league roster. Includes an additional $1M in performance bonuses.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) February 26, 2016

Update 2: It appears the Cubs may have had a deal/agreement with Victorino before the Fowler madness yesterday, and they continued to honor that deal, despite changes to the roster. Still, with Coghlan gone and Victorino on a minor league deal, I don’t think the front office had too much new information to consider.