Maton to the Cubs

[82birds]

Good for Maton. Playing for a team that should be playing in post season playoffs - also receive a playoffs check.

yup

[CCard]

smart move.
from MLBTR:By Charlie Wright | November 21, 2025 at 9:43pm CDT

Free agent reliever Phil Maton is signing with the Cubs, reports Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation. It’s a two-year pact with a club option for a third year, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. The team has yet to announce the deal.

Maton split last season between the Cardinals and Rangers. He joined St. Louis on a one-year, $2MM deal and pitched well for the first half of the season. After 38 1/3 innings of a 2.35 ERA, the Cardinals shipped him to Texas at the trade deadline for minor league pitchers Mason Molina and Skylar Hales. Maton’s ERA rose to 3.52 with his new team, but he upped his strikeout rate to 36.7% and picked up three saves over 23 appearances.

Chicago will be Maton’s eighth team in 10 big-league seasons. He was drafted by the Padres in 2015. Eye-popping strikeout numbers helped the righty zoom through San Diego’s system, and he reached the big leagues by 2017. Maton delivered decent contributions with the Padres in his first two seasons, though he missed time with a lat strain in 2018. After a half-season spent bouncing between the Padres and Triple-A El Paso the following year, Maton was dealt to Cleveland for cash.

Would've looked good in Cardinal red but they decided to cut payroll. He'll help the Cubs if he performs like he did for the Cards. The Cards just lost ground.

[Absolut]

He’s no Ryan Fernandez.

[rockondlouie]

Scrubbies potentially could lose Brad Keller, Caleb Thielbar and Drew Pomeranz who have hit FA and they already dealt away Andrew Kittredge last season.

Lotta work to do in their BP.