The Chicago Cubs signed left-handed reliever Manny Parra to a minor league contract Monday.
Parra, 33, has spent the past three seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, posting a 1-2 record and 3.90 ERA over 32 1/3 innings in 40 games last year. He has a combined 3.91 ERA with 113 strikeouts in 115 innings for the Reds from 2013-2015.
Parra previously spent parts of his first five major league seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, recording a 5.12 ERA in 172 games from 2007-12.