Rotoworld and Baseball America are reporting that the Cubs have signed Japanese pitcher Ken Kadokura, Matt Smith, Erick Almonte, and Joseph Colon to minor league contracts with invites to Spring Training. Kadokura is a right handed pitcher, Smith is a left handed pitcher, Almonte is a third baseman, and Colon is a short stop. Here's some stats:
Matt Smith
Ken Kadokura
Erick Almonte
Couldn't find anything for Colon. Here's what my google search showed. If you find his stats please post a link in my comments.
It looks like Almonte played in the big league with the Yankees in 2001 and 2003. He's been in the minors with the Rockies and Tigers organizations since 2004. In 2008 he hit .258 with a .349 OBP at AAA.
We know about Kadokura. He's pitched with Japan his whole career. He will be added to the bullpen mix that a talked about in my post earlier. He can be a buddy for Kosuke in spring training along with So Taguchi who the Cubs signed last week.
Smith has played with the Phillies organization. He last appeared in the big leagues in 2007. He also played with the Yankees in 2006, appearing in 12 big league games.
More info to come...
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