Chicago Cubs: Free agent relievers the team could look at

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Chicago Cubs: This experienced reliever would be a perfect fit

Will Harris has had himself a pretty solid run in his career. Since joining the league in 2012 he sports a career 2.84 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 1.1 WHIP, 9.6 K/9, 2.3 BB/9 in 419 games. He was an All Star in 2016 and is coming off a career-low 1.50 ERA season.

Harris is a cutter/curveball kind of guy that can generate some swings-and-misses and a good number of groundballs, which has worked well for him with the Astros infield defense. What is also nice about him is that he has been able to make 60+ appearances consistently without missing a whole lot of time due to injuries in his career.

As stated in previous articles, he fits a lot of what the Cubs would want to get. He may rely on some groundball contact but he gets a healthy number of strikeouts as well. Not to mention he has pitched a healthy number of postseason innings so he does not lack in experience in that department.

The Astros would certainly love to bring him back as other teams would like to have him. It seems like a long shot, but a shot worth taking.

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