Impact Blach had been a free agent since the end of last season, so he could head to the Cubs' spring training facility in Arizona to build up his pitch count before eventually reporting to Triple-A Iowa, where he'll likely slot into the rotation. The soft-tossing lefty has seen big-league action in parts of seven seasons across stops with the Giants, Orioles and Rockies, but he spent the entire 2025 campaign in the minors as a member of the Rangers organization. Over his 11 starts for Triple-A Round Rock, Blach compiled a 3.88 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 40:13 K:BB in 51 innings.
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