CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs and free-agent reliever Jonathan Holder have agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract that is not guaranteed.
Holder can earn $150,000 in performance bonuses for games pitched under the deal: $50,000 each for 50, 60 and 70.
The 27-year-old right-hander was 10-6 with a 4.38 ERA in 157 games - all but two in relief - over parts of five seasons with the New York Yankees. He was 3-0 with a 4.98 ERA in 18 appearances last year, striking out 14 and walking 11 in 21 2/3 innings. He earned $277,778 in prorated pay from a $750,000 salary.
