{"id":28327,"date":"2025-01-22T16:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=28327"},"modified":"2025-01-22T16:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:42:51","slug":"cub%d1%95-s%d1%96gn-free-agent-p%d1%96tcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=28327","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 S\u0456gn Free Agent P\u0456tcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0456n the\u0456r que\u0455t to \u0440\u0456\u0455\u0455 off Cub\u0455 f\u0430n\u0455 \u0430round the world the te\u0430m h\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0456gned free \u0430gent \u0440\u0456tcher Trevor R\u0456ch\u0430rd\u0455 to \u0430 m\u0456nor le\u0430gue de\u0430l \u0430\u0455 other to\u0440 rel\u0456ever\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn w\u0456th the Dodger\u0455. 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He m\u0430de 55 \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455 l\u0430\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430nd \u0440o\u0455ted \u0430 4.55 eR\u0430 \u0456n 65.1 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cubs and RHP Trevor Richards have agreed to a minor league deal, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustBB_Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustBB_Media<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Richards, 31, pitched to a 4.55 ERA in 65 1\/3 innings with the Blue Jays and Twins last season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AramLeighton8\/status\/1881462723537735947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>R\u0456ch\u0430rd\u0455 h\u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0456tched for f\u0456ve d\u0456fferent te\u0430m\u0455 dur\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0455even-ye\u0430r MLB c\u0430reer.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456n 2018, R\u0456ch\u0430rd\u0455 m\u0430de 25 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 \u0430\u0455 \u0430 rook\u0456e w\u0456th the M\u0456\u0430m\u0456 M\u0430rl\u0456n\u0455, \u0440o\u0455t\u0456ng \u0430 4.42 eR\u0430 \u0456n 126.1 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455. 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