Roster Move: Cubs agree to terms with lefty pitcher Caleb Thielbar |
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Caleb Thielbar (THEEL-bar) on a one-year major league contract. The 40-man roster stands at 40 players.
Thielbar, 30, has played all eight of his major league seasons with the Minnesota Twins. Last season, he went 2-4 with a 5.32 (28 ER/47.1 IP) ERA in 59 relief appearances. Over his major league career, he is 23-12 with four saves and a 3.38 ERA (120 ER/320.0 IP) in 347 games as a reliever in two separate stints with the Twins (2013 – 15 and 2020-2024). He was awarded the Twins Bill Boni Outstanding Rookie Award in 2013 after going 3-2 with a 1.76 ERA in his first major league campaign. He has made 50-plus appearances in three of the last four major league seasons (2021 – 59, 2022 – career-high 67 and 2024 – 59). In 2021, he won a career-high seven games and turned in a 3.23 ERA. Originally selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 18th round of the 2009 draft of out South Dakota State, Thielbar is a native of Northfield, Minn. In addition to his time with the Twins and Brewers organizations, he has also played in the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres farm systems. The Chicago Cubs today agreed to terms with LHP Caleb Thielbar on a one-year major league contract. The 40-man roster stands at 40 players.
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