The Cubs have signed 38-year old righty swinging 1B/OF Kevin Millar to a minor league deal. Millar played in 78 games for the Blue Jays last season and he was 56 for 251 (.223 avg, .674 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 7 homers and 29 RBIs. He has now played in 1,427 games in his major league career and he is 1,284 for 4,688 (.274 avg, .810 OPS) with 648 runs scored, 170 homers and 699 RBIs. Millar will have a chance to win a spot on the bench for the Cubs in 2010.

The Cubs have signed 29-year old lefty swinging 1B Chad Tracy to a minor league deal. Tracy played in 98 games for the D-Backs last season and he was 61 for 257 (.237 avg, .695 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 8 homers and 39 RBIs. He has now played in 704 games in his major league career and he is 654 for 2,338 (.280 avg, .792 OPS) with 293 runs scored, 78 homers and 318 RBIs. I like this signing for the Cubs as Tracy could give them a nice lefty power bat off the bench in 2010.

The Cubs have signed 31-year old righty swinging Xavier Nady to a 1-year deal worth $3.3 million bucks plus incentives. Nady only played in 7 games for the Yankees last season in which he was 8 for 28 (.286 avg, .739 OPS) with 4 runs scored and 2 RBIs. He missed most of last season due to Tommy John Surgery. Nady should be ready to go in spring training as he will be the Cubs #4 outfielder and he could work himself into a platoon in RF with the vastly overrated Kosuke Fukudome. Nady has now played in 679 games in his major league career and he is 632 for 2,257 (.280 avg, .792 OPS) with 290 runs scored, 87 homers and 325 RBIs. The injury risk is worth taking for the Cubs as they needed outfield help for 2010.

The Cubs have signed 34-year old lefty swinging catcher Mark Johnson to a minor league deal. He played in 22 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 12 for 71 (.169 avg, .478 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 4 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Johnson last played in the majors in 2007 with the Cardinals. He has played in 332 games in his major league career and he is 204 for 934 (.218 avg, .632 OPS) with 115 runs scored, 16 homers, 83 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Johnson will likely start the season in AAA and only get a call to the Cubs if he is playing well and the need arises.

The Cubs have signed 37-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Scott McClain to a minor league deal. He played last season in Japan and he last played in the majors during the 2008 season with the Giants. McClain has played in 44 games in his major league career and he is 15 for 78 (.192 avg, .579 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 2 homers and 8 RBIs. McClain has 292 homers in his 16 years in the minor leagues making him a modern day Crash Davis.